Joab Wilson b 1806 VA d 18 Jul 1861 Ramsey, Scott Co VA; s/o John Wilson and Rhoda Lawson. Joab Wilson m. 1825 Russell Co VA to Drady Horton b 11 Feb 1810 Castlewood, Russell Co VA d 19 Feb 1895 Wolfe Co KY; d/o John Horton and Jane Sergent. Children of Joab Wilson and Drady Horton;

1. John Floyd Wilson b 5 Apr 1834 VA d 14 Mar 1919 Butler Co OH; m. 17 Nov 1858 KY to Rebecca Prater d 3 Oct 1880 Blackwater, Morgan Co KY; buried Blackwater Cemetery, Blackwater, Morgan Co KY; d/o John Prater and Jemima Susannah Auxier.

2. Abner Wilson b 1835 VA

3. Henry S Wilson b 27 Jan 1836 VA d 29 May 1906 Paw Paw Creek, Marion WV

4. Thomas J Wilson b 1839 VA

5. Sarah Wilson b 1842 VA

6. Daniel P Wilson b 26 Aug 1844 VA d 24 Nov 1857 Russell Co VA

7. Rhoda Wilson b 1846 VA

8. Joab Watson Wilson b 30 Nov 1850 Russell Co VA d 5 Feb 1945 Beattyville, Lee Co KY; m. 12 Jun 1872 Wolfe Co KY to Mary Elizabeth Nickell b 23 Mar 1855 KY d 21 Jul 1877 Wolfe Co KY; d/o Isaac Nickell and Sarah Elizabeth Crain. Joab Watson Wilson m. 10 Oct 1877 Beattyville, KY to Esther Cassidy b 23 Mar 1855 Letcher Co KY d 28 Feb 1929 Beattyville, Lee Co KY

9. Elizabeth E Wilson b 1852 Russell Co VA; m. abt 1870 to Silas C Murphy b abt 1852 KY

10. Edith C Wilson b 12 Nov 1853 Russell Co VA

1860 Wise Co VA Census
656 Wilson, Joab 54 M Farmer VA
656 Wilson, Drady 50 F Housekeeper VA
656 Wilson, Thomas J 21 M Farm Hand VA
656 Wilson, Henry D 22 M Farmhand VA
656 Wilson, Sarah H 18 F Seamstress VA
656 Wilson, Rhoda 14 F VA
656 Wilson, Joab 9 M VA
656 Wilson, Elizabeth 7 F VA