Joseph Wilson and Clara Bailey
Contributed by Ronald Palmer
Woodford County, Illinois Genealogy Trails

Marriage Certificate   Joseph Wilson of Green Tp., aged 23years & Miss Clara Bailey of Palestine Tp., age 20 years. Issued December 27, 1880, married December 29, 1880.  County Clerk Fraser M. Bassett	Return of marriage for Joseph Wilson, farmer, age 23, color, white,  born in Woodford Co., ILL. to J. R. Wilson and Sarah Wilson and Clara Bailey, age 20 years, color, white, born in Woodford Co., ILL. to Joab Bailey and Martha Stephenson.  Married at Stephen Cummings on 29th day of December 1880.

Clara Bailey married Joseph Wilson on 29 Dec 1880 in Stephen and Martha Cummins' home in Palestine Township.   Joseph was the son of Jonathon R. and Sarah A. Wilson of Greene Township.  1873 Greene Township map shows that  J. R. Wilson had a lot of farmland in 1873.   Land in blocks 17, 19, and 20 appear to belong to him.  Next to his land in block 20 is land belonging to H. Stephenson, which is believed to be Henry Stephenson --- Martha's dad. Stephen Cummins name  was found in the 1873 Patron's Directory for Palestine Township. Carrie Cummins and Winnie Ayres were  witnesses to their marriage.   Carrie was one of Stephen Cummins and Almira Darst's (Stephen's first wife) daughters.  In the Woodford County Marriages, (just below the stories titled "Double Knot" and "Golden Wedding"), is a story from The Minonk Journal dated March 4 1882.   It tells of the wedding between Mr. Henry L. Steward and Miss Etta Nofsinger. The article says the bride was attended by Misses Ella Collins, Carrie Cummins, and Maggie Baird.

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