Peter S. Wilson

1833 - 1915  (81 years)

• Name	Peter S. Wilson
  Birth	22 Dec 1833	Lincolnton, Lincoln Co., NC
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 Mar 1915	Byers Crossroads, Carroll County, Georgia, USA
  Burial	Saint Paul Methodist Church Cemetery, Carrolle County, GA, USA
  Person ID	I11264	MyTree
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	Moses Wilson, Jr.,   b. 14 Jun 1800, Lincolnton, Lincoln Co., NC d. 3 Jul 1865, Whitesburg, Carroll Co., GA (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Margaret Ann Mosteler,   b. 5 Mar 1805, Lincolnton, Lincoln Co., NC d. 27 Jun 1904, Whitesburg, Carroll Co., GA (Age 99 years)
  Marriage	3 Mar 1827	Lincolnton, Lincoln Co., NC
  Family ID	F5801	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy Caroline Avery,   b. 11 Aug 1851, Whitesburg, Carroll County, Georgia, USA d. 19 Jun 1906, Byers Crossroads, Carroll County, Georgia, USA (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F16	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2025

  
  

• Photos

  Peter S. Wilson Portrait

  
  

  Headstones		Peter S. Wilson Main memorial
  		Peter S. Wilson Headstone (footstone)

  
  

• Notes

  Third of four children of Moses A. Wilson, Jr. (1800-1865) and Margaret Ann Mosteller (1805-1904) of the Cross Plains Community of northwest, Whitesburg, Georgia; but formerly of Lincoln County, North Carolina. On 20 February 1879 in Carroll County, Georgia, Peter married Nancy Caroline Avery (1851-1906). The daughter of William Charles Avery (1812-1895) and Marinda Nancy Nash (1815-1884) of the Byers Crossroads Community of northeast, Whitesburg, Georgia. Three children: 1.) Infant Wilson (1879-1879) who died at birth. 2.) William Oscar "Will" Wilson (1880-1949) who married Margaret "Daisy" Barron (1881-1964). 3.) Herculese Lee "Herk" Wilson (1881-1949) who married Pearl Mae Hilley (1889-1957). Inscription Peter S. Wilson Dec. 22, 1833 Mar. 6, 1915 Rest Soldier Rest Thy Warfare O'er