James Jackson Wilson (1817 - 1882)

Born 8 Jul 1817 in Abbeville, South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Martin) Wilson — married 22 Dec 1836 in Anderson, South Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 15 Dec 1882 at age 65 in Banks, Georgia, United States

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Biography

James was born 8 July 1817 ^[1]in Abbeville District, South Carolina, the son of James Wilson and Sarah Richey. He moved with his parents to Anderson District about 1835.^[2][3] On 22 December 1836 he married Mary "Polly" Martin.^[4] James became a Baptist preacher, serving as pastor of Six and Twenty Baptist Church from 1843 to 1864. In 1860 he purchased land in Banks County, Georgia, where he moved sometime before 1870. ^[5][6] He became the first pastor of Webbs Creek Baptist Church in 1881. James died on 15 December 1882 and is buried at Webbs Creek Baptist Church cemetery.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35513983/james-jackson-wilson
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8QD-4XS : 23 December 2020), James J Willson, Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZT4-HF8 : 18 February 2021), South Carolina, Anderson, 42d Regiment: J J Wilson, 1860.
4. ↑ Via, Eva Ann Wilson, Piercetown Cousins, History of Piercetown, Anderson County, South Carolina, 1835-1993, Including Wilson, Owen and 28 Allied Families. (Baltimore, Gateway Press, Inc., 1993.), pp. 37-8 https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/102966/?offset=&return=1#page=1&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q=.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCSF-3K2 : 28 May 2021), Georgia, Banks, Bushville: Jas J Wilson, 1870.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8L4-DY7 : 13 January 2022), 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 .