William Lee Pilson

1845 - 1920  (74 years)

• Name	William Lee Pilson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33]
  Birth	5 Jul 1845	Patrick County, Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 24, 25, 27, 29]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1850	Patrick County, Virginia, USA   [12]
  	Northern District
  Residence	1860	Rockford, Surry, North Carolina, USA   [11]
  MilitaryMuster	4 Apr 1864	North Carolina, USA   [27]
  Imprisonment	12 Jul 1864	Washington, District of Columbia, USA   [27]
  Family Search ID	LRZN-X7Q
  Occupation	Farmer  [15, 19, 25]
  Residence	1870	Rockford, Surry, North Carolina, USA   [24]
  Residence	1880	Rockford, Surry, North Carolina, USA   [25]
  Residence	1900	Rockford, Surry, North Carolina, USA   [15]
  Residence	1910	Rockford, Surry, North Carolina, USA   [19]
  Residence	1920	Greenwood, Lee, North Carolina, USA   [20, 21]
  Burial	1920	Cameron, Moore, North Carolina, USA   [3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 17]
  Death	14 Mar 1920	Cameron, Moore, North Carolina, USA   [1, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 17, 29]
  Person ID	I21131	Cock_Goad Family | Turner, Francis and Gilley, Elizabeth
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Moses Pilson,   b. 1815, Patrick County, Virginia, USA d. 1890, Surry County, North Carolina, USA (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Rebecca Kelley,   b. 1810, Patrick County, Virginia, USA d. Aft 1880, Rockford, Surry, North Carolina, USA (Age > 71 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	7 Jan 1838	Patrick County, Virginia, USA   [34]
  Family ID	F10972	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Emilia F Poindexter,   b. 1849, North Carolina, USA d. 1880 (Age 31 years)
  Marriage	27 Feb 1867	Surry County, North Carolina, USA   [26]
  Children	1. Richard Frank Pilson,   b. Aug 1868, Rockford, Surry, North Carolina, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Nancy M Pilson,   b. 1874, North Carolina, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 3. Milton Green Pilson,   b. 23 Aug 1877, Surry County, North Carolina, USA d. 14 Feb 1945, Lee County, North Carolina, USA (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Rebeca E Pilson,   b. 1880, North Carolina, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F10995	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Susan Evelyn Bray,   b. 20 Oct 1857, Surry County, North Carolina, USA d. 5 Nov 1955, High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, USA (Age 98 years)
  Married	23 Oct 1890	Surry County, North Carolina, USA   [2, 15]
  Marriage	1891
  Children	+ 1. Dala Elizabeth Pilson,   b. 28 Nov 1881, Virginia, USA d. 16 Jan 1970, Thomasville, Davidson, North Carolina, USA (Age 88 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Lydia Josephine Pilson,   b. 11 Dec 1883, Rockford, Surry, North Carolina, USA d. 5 Sep 1929, High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, USA (Age 45 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. William J Pilson,   b. Aug 1884, North Carolina, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 4. Thomas Winford Pilson,   b. 21 Aug 1887, Surry County, North Carolina, USA d. 24 Dec 1961, Sanford, Lee, North Carolina, USA (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 5. John Gilbert Pilson,   b. 25 Aug 1894, Surry County, North Carolina, USA d. 25 Dec 1966, Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 6. Alexander Vanderford Pilson,   b. 12 Mar 1897, Surry County, North Carolina, USA d. 18 Jun 1978, High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, USA (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 7. Charles Wade Pilson,   b. 12 Aug 1899, Surry County, North Carolina, USA d. 5 Jul 1993, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA (Age 93 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F12396	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 5 Jul 1845 - Patrick County, Virginia, USA Residence - Northern District - 1850 - Patrick County, Virginia, USA Residence - 1860 - Rockford, Surry, North Carolina, USA MilitaryMuster - 4 Apr 1864 - North Carolina, USA Imprisonment - 12 Jul 1864 - Washington, District of Columbia, USA Marriage - 27 Feb 1867 - Surry County, North Carolina, USA Residence - 1870 - Rockford, Surry, North Carolina, USA Residence - 1880 - Rockford, Surry, North Carolina, USA Married - 23 Oct 1890 - Surry County, North Carolina, USA Residence - 1900 - Rockford, Surry, North Carolina, USA Residence - 1910 - Rockford, Surry, North Carolina, USA Residence - 1920 - Greenwood, Lee, North Carolina, USA Burial - 1920 - Cameron, Moore, North Carolina, USA Death - 14 Mar 1920 - Cameron, Moore, North Carolina, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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