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Nelson County, Kentucky, merchant. Kentucky native. Married to Elizabeth Wilson. Father of Joseph Wilson, Fielder Wilson, Thomas Wilson, Margaret Wilson, Catherine Wilson, Ben Wilson, M. Wilson, Alex Wilson, Jack Wilson. Merchant in Nelson County in 1860. Owned three enslaved persons in Nelson County in 1850. Merchant in Nelson County in 1860. Employed Joseph Wilson as a clerk in Nelson County in 1860. Owned one enslaved person in Nelson County in 1860.

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Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 274B.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 149.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 182.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 109B.

Citation

Wilson, John S.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32210260 (November 12, 2026).

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John C. Wickliffe et al. to Beriah Magoffin

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