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James W. Wilson (Crittenden County, Kentucky, farmer.)

b. 1798?

Crittenden County, Kentucky, farmer. Married to Rebecca Bridges Wilson in Livingston County, Kentucky, on September 7, 1822. Father of W. F. Wilson and R.W. Wilson. Postmaster for Willow Grove in Crittenden County, Kentucky on October 24, 1843. Merchant and Farmer in Crittenden County, Kentucky in 1850. Farmer in Crittenden County, Kentucky in 1860.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Crittenden, District 1, p. 213B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Crittenden, Marion (West Half), p. 406.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Livingston County Marriages, Film 000318176.

Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971, NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, Records of the Post Office Department, Record Group Number 28, [p. 596, Casey-Graves], (accessed via Ancestry.com).

Citation

Wilson, James W.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32202713 (November 12, 2026).

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