James C. Wilson

Birth Date

1829-10-20

Death Date

1899-01-20

Gender

Race Description

White

Entity Type

Person

Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Hopkins County, Kentucky, native. Married to Eliza J. Majors Wilson in Hopkins County, Kentucky, on May 17, 1856. Father of C. A. Wilson, Henrietta Wilson, James H. Wilson, and Benjamin F. Wilson. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1850. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1860. Served in the 17th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a captain from March 28, 1865, to September 20, 1865.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hopkins County, District 2, p. 172B.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hopkins County, p. 648.
Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hopkins County, Precinct 8, p. 159A.
Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll #994039, Hopkins County Marriages.
Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0142.
"James C. Wilson (1829-1899)," Find A Grave, Memorial #70095954, accessed August 4, 2021, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70095954.

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