Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Simpson County, Kentucky, carpenter. Kentucky native. Father of William L. Wilson, David R. S. Wilson, Sarah E. Wilson, Elizabeth Wilson, Melinda J. Wilson, Josiah C. Wilson, and Mary A. Wilson. Married to Eliza A. Wilson. Farmer in Logan County, Kentucky, in 1850. Carpenter in Simpson County, Kentucky, in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Logan County, District 1, p. 25A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Simpson County, p. 134.

Citation

Wilson, James. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32279664 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
Arden McClanohan et al. to Cicero Maxwell
1863-12-01

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