John Wesley Wilson was born in 1799, married Elizabeth Porter on April 5, 1827, and died in 1866. He owned and operated a store named Columbia for the years 1825-1828 which was located east of Robbstown on the main travelled east and west road, presumably named after the town Columbia in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. He kept an account ledger for 1826-1853 and the accounts at the Columbia store cover the first three-quarters of the account book. When he moved to Ohio, he used the account book for his accounts in connection with his saw mill and farm and later recorded a number of Illinois accounts after his move. David Gorsuch Wilson was born in 1836 as the youngest son of John Wesley Wilson. He volunteered as a corporal in Company B, 93rd Illinois Infantry Regiment, Bureau County, Illinois, August 12, 1862. After the Civil War he owned and operated a store in northeastern Kansas for which he kept an account ledger for 1869-1885. David Gorsuch Wilson died in 1921.
From the description of Ledgers, 1826-1853 (University of North Dakota). WorldCat record id: 463655998
