James Wilson (1791 - 1884)

Born 20 Oct 1791 in Abbeville, South Carolina, United States

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Died 2 May 1884 at age 92 in Banks, Georgia, United States

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Biography

According to an unsourced biographical sketch printed in Via, Eva Ann Wilson. Piercetown Cousins: History of Piercetown, Anderson County, South Carolina 1835-1993, Including Wilson, Owen and 28 Allied Families (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, 1993), pp. 16-19, James Wilson was orphaned at an early age and was raised by his Presbyterian relatives in Abbeville County, South Carolian. He married Miss Richey in 1813, at which time he was teaching school. Sometime later he became a merchant. In 1822 he left the Presbyterian church and joined Turkey Creek Baptist Church and was ordained as a minister in 1824. About 1830 he moved to Anderson County and settled near Piercetown, where he was a farmer and merchant in addition to pastoral duties at several different churches. One of his sons, Jackson Wilson, was also a minister, spending most of his life in Georgia. James Wilson died at the home of this son James Jackson in Georgia in 1883.

Research Notes

Although the FindAGrave page lists his name as James Jackson Wilson, the photos of tombstones clearly show only James Wilson. No records have been found with a middle name.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5S-H3M : 20 February 2021), James Willson, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States; citing 44, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 169; FHL microfilm 22,503: James Willson, 2 M 10-14, 1 M 15-19, 1 M 30-39, 2 F und 5, 1 F 5-9, 1 F 30-39 and 5 slaves

• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHY1-3D2 : 4 October 2021), James Willson, Anderson, 2d Part, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 153, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm:James Willson, 1 M und 5, 1 m 5-9, 1 M 20-29, 1 M 40-49, 3 F 5-9, 1 F 10-14, 2 F 15-19, 1 F 40-49 and 15 slaves

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8QD-QMQ : 23 December 2020), James Willson, Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.): James Willson, 59, Baptist clergyman; Sarah, 56; Nancy, 20; William H., 18; Margaret J., 17; Sarah J., 15; Benjamin Gannion?, 27, farmer; Margaret Gannion, 30; Christiana Boney?, 40

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZT4-HFC : 18 February 2021), James Wilson in entry for F G Carpenter, 1860: James Wilson, 64, Baptist clergyman, real estate 500, personal est 11,000; Sarah Wilson, 65

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TQ-W97 : 29 May 2021), Jas Wilson, 1870: Jas Wilson, 78, Farmer (head), real estate 900, pers est 2,300; Sarah Wilson, 76; S. Catherine Wilson, 23

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8L4-DYC : 18 November 2021), James Wilson in household of James J Wilson, District 208, Banks, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm : James Wilson, age 88, father of head, b. SC, parents b. Ireland, no occupation; Sarah Wilson, age 85, mother of head, b SC, parents b. Ireland

• Find A Grave: Memorial #35513855

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Morrow-372 created through the import of 3214733.ged on Sep 17, 2011 by Kim Richey. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Kim and others.