Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Lyon County, Kentucky, attorney. Caldwell County, Kentucky, native. Son of James Wilson and Amanda Wilson. Attended school in Caldwell County in 1850. Attorney in Lyon County in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District No. 1, p. 312A

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lyon County, Eddyville, p. 769.

Citation

Wilson, Finis A.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32201201 (November 12, 2026).

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The people, organizations, and places listed below appear in the same documents as Finis A. Wilson (Lyon County, Kentucky, attorney). They are sorted by the number of documents they share.

Documents (4)

Petition
Frederick H. Skinner et al. to Beriah Magoffin
1861-01-22
Petition
Frederick H. Skinner et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
1863-09-19
Petition
M. Mayes et al. to James F. Robinson
1862-12-09
Petition
R. W. Wake et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette

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