Augustus Wilson traveled over the Allegheny Mountains, bringing his bride Susan Pemberton settling along the Yellowbud Creek and Scioto River in Pickaway County. His son Henry Clay was my great grand father. Henry married Ida Jean Martin and had five children. The family would enjoy playing the fiddle and singing songs in the evening after working hard on the farm each day. In later years, Henry's son Roy would become well known for his talent as a fiddle player. Several family members played other string instruments and soon formed a family band. They played at fairgrounds, family reunions and other events throughout the county. Some relatives moved to Darbyville. Wilson's married into the Buskirk and Sowers families. Henry Clay is buried in Darbyville Cemetery. The Wilson relatives proudly display the fiddles and instruments their family used, along with a recording of their performing during a family reunion. The family lost one farm through hard times, but regained new land, through several relatives service in the Civil War. Religion and strong spirit held the families together through hard-times and good-times. |