Wisdom
 
Descendants of Thomas Wisdom
 

Generation No. 1

1.  THOMAS1 WISDOM was born 1738 in Spotsylvania, Virginia, and died March 1781 in Caswell Co., North Carolina.  He married MARTHA LEWIS 1760 in Spotsylvania, Virginia, daughter of HENRY LEWIS and MARTHA KENDALL.

Children of THOMAS WISDOM and MARTHA LEWIS are:
2. i. ABNER2 WISDOM, b. 1767, Spottsylvania, Virginia; d. Abt. February 1854, Caswell Co., North Carolina.
3. ii. JOHN WISDOM, b. 1761.
4. iii. LARKIN WISDOM.
 iv. LEWIS WISDOM.
 v. SARAH WISDOM, b. 1770.
 vi. MARTHA WISDOM, b. 1772; m. RICHARD ST. JOHN, April 15, 1799, North Carolina.
 vii. ANN WISDOM, b. 1775; m. RICHARD ALLEN(?), 1771.
 


Generation No. 2

ABNER2 WISDOM (THOMAS1) was born 1767 in Spottsylvania, Virginia, and died Abt. February 1854 in Caswell Co., North Carolina.  He married MARY FULLER January 20, 1790 in North Carolina, daughter of HENRY FULLER and CATHERINE SALLING.

Children of ABNER WISDOM and MARY FULLER are:
  i. WILLIAM3 WISDOM, b. 1810, Caswell Co., North Carolina; d. Aft. 1860, Missouri.
 ii. TAVNER WISDOM, b. Virginia; m. LUCY DAMERON, Missouri.
 iii. JESSE WISDOM, b. 1796; d. March 11, 1836; m. ELIZABETH GRIFFIN.
 iv. BIRD WISDOM, b. 1792, Caswell Co., NC; d. Bef. 1853, Gwinnett Co., Georgia.
 v. NANCY WISDOM, b. August 26, 1809; m. WILLIAM WARREN, North Carolina.
 vi. SARAH WISDOM, m. JAMES ROBERTS, November 02, 1818, Caswell Co., North Carolina.
 vii. CATHERINE WISDOM, m. GRIFFIN OWEN, April 17, 1816, North Carolina.
 viii. MARY WISDOM, m. EZEKIEL WARREN(?), April 15, 1816, North Carolina.

JOHN2 WISDOM (THOMAS1) was born 1761.  He married SARAH FULLER February 10, 1792 in Caswell Co., NC.

Children of JOHN WISDOM and SARAH FULLER are:
 i. JAMES WISDOM.
 ii. SALLY WISDOM.
7. iii. BARZALLAI WISDOM, d. November 29, 1827, North Carolina.
8. iv. CASWELL W. WISDOM, b. January 1809; d. December 02, 1869, Missouri.
 v. ALEXANDER M. WISDOM.

LARKIN WISDOM (THOMAS1).  He married ELIZABETH PHELPS.

Children of LARKIN WISDOM and ELIZABETH PHELPS are:
 i. NANCY WISDOM.
 ii. THOMAS WISDOM.
 iii. RACHEL WISDOM, m. WILLIAM STEWART.
 


Generation No. 3

5.  WILLIAM3 WISDOM (ABNER2, THOMAS1) was born 1810 in Caswell Co., North Carolina, and died Aft. 1860 in Missouri.  He married ELIZABETH ROAN February 15, 1830 in Caswell Co., North Carolina, daughter of JAMES ROAN and HENRIETTA BURCH.

Children of WILLIAM WISDOM and ELIZABETH ROAN are:
 i. WILLIAM JR.4 WISDOM, b. 1831.
 ii. JAMES WISDOM, b. 1833.
 iii. MARY WISDOM, b. 1837.
 iv. PHEOBE J. WISDOM, b. May 17, 1840; d. May 09, 1921; m. WILLIAM S. LAMBERT.
 v. JUSTIN BIRD WISDOM, b. 1842.
 vi. ELIZABETH HENRIETTA WISDOM, b. October 02, 1844; d. May 18, 1883; m. (1) RICHARD REDDING, 1862; m. (2) DAVID JAMES, 1876.
 vii. JOHN GREEN WISDOM, b. February 17, 1847, Caswell Co., North Carolina; d. December 24, 1932, Chariton Co., Missouri.
 viii. SARAH FRANCES WISDOM, b. 1849; d. Aft. 1932; m. REV. JAMES KELSON.
 ix. NANCY WISDOM, b. 1853.
 x. THOMAS A. WISDOM, b. 1853.

BIRD3 WISDOM (ABNER2, THOMAS1) was born 1792 in Caswell Co., NC, and died Bef. 1853 in Gwinnett Co., Georgia.  He married NANCY LANGLEY 1815 in Caswell Co., NC.

Children of BIRD WISDOM and NANCY LANGLEY are:
. i. FRANCIS L. WISDOM, b. 1816, Caswell Co., North Carolina; d. Abt. 1885, Clark Co., Arkansas.
 ii. DEANN WISDOM, b. 1818.
 iii. MARGARET WISDOM, b. 1821.
 iv. WILLIAM T. WISDOM, b. 1823.
 v. MARY WISDOM, b. 1825.
 vi. JOHN L. WISDOM, b. 1827.
 vii. JOSEPH L. WISDOM, b. 1829.
 
 

Generation No. 4

JOHN GREEN4 WISDOM (WILLIAM3, ABNER2, THOMAS1) was born February 17, 1847 in Caswell Co., North Carolina, and died December 24, 1932 in Chariton Co., Missouri.  He married MARY FRANCES REDDING October 15, 1873 in Linn Co., Misouri (near St. Catherine), daughter of JOHN REDDING and EVELYN LLEWELLYN.

Children of JOHN WISDOM and MARY REDDING are:
12. i. WILLIAM HENRY WISDOM, b. December 02, 1874, Linn Co., Missouri; d. February 09, 1929, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (in an accident).
13. ii. EVELYN MAY WISDOM, b. May 15, 1876; d. 1968.
 iii. TAVNER WISDOM, b. December 24, 1877; d. August 25, 1960; m. MARY ALLEN.
 iv. PHEOBE EMMA WISDOM, b. February 25, 1880, Linn Co., Missouri; d. June 25, 1975, Brookfield, Missouri.
14. v. NANCY ELIZABETH WISDOM, b. March 16, 1882; d. 1965.
 vi. JOHN ABNER WISDOM, b. November 11, 1884; d. 1970-1975; m. LENA WILSON, June 03, 1922.
15. vii. MARY ELLA WISDOM, b. November 22, 1886; d. October 1960.
16. viii. STACY ELECTA WISDOM, b. April 06, 1889; d. January 1932, Missouri.
17. ix. LESTER BIRD WISDOM, b. October 30, 1891.
18. x. HAZEL WISDOM, b. November 08, 1893, Rothville, Missouri; d. September 08, 1975, Herington, Kansas.
19. xi. FRANCIS CONGRAVE WISDOM, b. November 14, 1895.
 xii. BEATRICE EASTER WISDOM, b. April 03, 1899, Chariton Co., Missouri; d. May 13, 1899, Chariton Co., Missouri.
 xiii. BOY WISDOM.
 


Generation No. 5

HAZEL5 WISDOM (JOHN GREEN4, WILLIAM3, ABNER2, THOMAS1) was born November 08, 1893 in Rothville, Missouri, and died September 08, 1975 in Herington, Kansas.  She married WALTER IVAN POPE June 17, 1916 in Linneus, Linn Co., Missouri, son of ISAAC POPE and ESTELLA STEINBECK.

Children of HAZEL WISDOM and WALTER POPE are:
 i. WALTER IVAN JR.9 POPE, b. Feb. 6, 1917
 ii. FRANCES POPE, m. GIDEON PURYEAR, May 04, 1941.
 iii. PEGGY POPE.
 iv. JOSEPH W. POPE, b. May 09, 1920, Mendon, Missouri
 

 
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