James Wilson was born 1780-1790 in Rutherford Co., NC and died after 1860 near Cliffside, Sandy Run Creek, Rutherford Co., NC. James was born to William & Nancy Dianna Green Wilson. He married Nancy Haney on 21 Mar 1803. Nancy was the daughter of Robert & Elizabeth Bailey Haney. Nancy was born 10 Jan 1785. She died before 1850 from census records.
Her father Robert Haney memorial #104873554

James Wilson
 in the 1850 United States Federal Census
James Wilson Age: 60 Birth Year: abt 1790
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1850: Sandy Run, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Family Number: 1276
Household Members:
James Wilson 60 (Widowed?)
Mary Wilson 37 (Mary F. Polly Wilson, 1819-1907)
James Wilson 26, idiotic
Nancy Gould 15
Julian Allen 16
His son William Green Wilson Family #1275 listed before him.

James Wilson is on the 1860 Rutherford Co., NC census, Sandy Run, Oak Springs P.O., family #152. James Wilson, 80, born 1780, in the same HH are his son & family: Wm G. Wilson, age 45. Angeline Wilson, age 30. Joseph Wilson, age 10. Julius Wilson, age 8. Oliver Wilson, age 6. Decator Wilson, age 3. infant Wilson, age 7 months. On this 1860 census page Mary F. Polly" Wilson is in the household of Anthony Street Harrill & Hannah McDaniel Harrill , family #155. Robert H. Wilson and family are in the next dwelling family #151. Robert H. Wilson married Sarah Harrill, a sister to Anthony Street Harrill.

Nancy Haney Wilson is not on the census records above because she died before 1850. James & Nancy Haney Wilson could be buried in a family cemetery or at Cliffside Cemetery near where they lived and died but there is no proof of where they are buried. They were not brought over 70 miles from Bakersville, Mitchell County to Cliffside to be buried, him on top of her, as shown by Roger Phillip Burnett. The memorials on FAG #104870650 for William James Wilson & Nancy Haney Wilson #14512674 at Cliffside Cemetery are not correct, misleading and completly wrong. The grave marker photo clearly has Wm Wilson Haney died July 27, 1855 in his 30th year, born about 1825. He was a nephew of Nancy Haney Wilson and a son of John & Drusilla Haney. See memorial #263134235.

Rutherford Co., NC Deed #365 recorded 8 Feb 1808
This indenture was made 9 Aug 1806 between William Wilson & James Wilson both of Rutherford County NC. William Wilson sold to James Wilson for the sum of $100 a tract of land, 90 acers,in Rutherford County on a fork of Sandy Run (lines given, one property owner mentioned, Jacob Chrisenans?). Land granted to William Wilson on 23 Dec 1796. Unto James Wilson his heirs forever to have & to hold.
Wit: _____?, Abraham Womack, William Wilson's mark
(Deed abstract provided by James Webb. [email protected])