Mays Family Tree - Person Sheet
Misc. Notes
A David Wilson, father of Samuel P. Wilson, Esq., ex-treasurer of Clearfield county, was born in Huntington county, Pa., in the year 1797, and came to Clearfield county about the year 1826, settling at first near the mouth of Wolf run, in Lawrence township, on the farm now owned by Judge Cloyd.
After a residence here of about four years, he removed and settled in Bradford township, on the farm now owned by Judge Holt [is son-in-law?]. His first purchase was a tract of one hundred and fifty acres, which he actively began clearing up and improving. While he paid some attention to lumbering, the principal portion of his time and efforts were devoted to the reliable pursuit of farming.
Of the family which he raised consisting of six sons and three daughters all of the sons and one daughter yet survive him, and are residents of Clearfield county. He died in the year 1845, aged forty-eight years, and left behind the record of an estimable and worthy citizen.
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Samuel P. Wilson, Esq., above mentioned, and son of David Wilson, now a resident of Bradford township, was born in the year 1822, and at the age of twenty-seven married Miss Hannah Kyler, daughter of Jacob Kyler, elsewhere spoken of in this work.
A year previous he had purchased the tract of land now comprising his farm; at first purchasing ninety-seven acres, and subsequently adding to it until he acquired two hundred acres. This farm, it may be truthfully said, is now of the best improved and highest cultivated in the township, presents a fair index of the industry, perseverance and good taste of its owner, and the buildings and surroundings furnish one of the neatest embellishments contained in this work.
At an early age for such a responsibility, Samuel P. Wilson was elected by his fellow-citizens to the office of justice of the peace, and has since filled, at different periods, all the various positions in the gift of the people of the township.
In the year 1871 he was elected to the office of county treasurer, being chosen over his opponent at general election, John McGaughey, of the town of Clearfield, by a vote of 2,744 to 1,469. At the Democratic primaries of that year, Mr. Wilson received the largest vote ever cast for a candidate in Bradford township, which speaks volumes for the high estimation in which he was held by his neighbors. He took charge of the office in January, 1872, and filled the trust for two years, discharging his duties faithfully and honestly, and rendering satisfaction to the people in all parts of the county.
After a residence here of about four years, he removed and settled in Bradford township, on the farm now owned by Judge Holt [is son-in-law?]. His first purchase was a tract of one hundred and fifty acres, which he actively began clearing up and improving. While he paid some attention to lumbering, the principal portion of his time and efforts were devoted to the reliable pursuit of farming.
Of the family which he raised consisting of six sons and three daughters all of the sons and one daughter yet survive him, and are residents of Clearfield county. He died in the year 1845, aged forty-eight years, and left behind the record of an estimable and worthy citizen.
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Samuel P. Wilson, Esq., above mentioned, and son of David Wilson, now a resident of Bradford township, was born in the year 1822, and at the age of twenty-seven married Miss Hannah Kyler, daughter of Jacob Kyler, elsewhere spoken of in this work.
A year previous he had purchased the tract of land now comprising his farm; at first purchasing ninety-seven acres, and subsequently adding to it until he acquired two hundred acres. This farm, it may be truthfully said, is now of the best improved and highest cultivated in the township, presents a fair index of the industry, perseverance and good taste of its owner, and the buildings and surroundings furnish one of the neatest embellishments contained in this work.
At an early age for such a responsibility, Samuel P. Wilson was elected by his fellow-citizens to the office of justice of the peace, and has since filled, at different periods, all the various positions in the gift of the people of the township.
In the year 1871 he was elected to the office of county treasurer, being chosen over his opponent at general election, John McGaughey, of the town of Clearfield, by a vote of 2,744 to 1,469. At the Democratic primaries of that year, Mr. Wilson received the largest vote ever cast for a candidate in Bradford township, which speaks volumes for the high estimation in which he was held by his neighbors. He took charge of the office in January, 1872, and filled the trust for two years, discharging his duties faithfully and honestly, and rendering satisfaction to the people in all parts of the county.