Calhoun County AlArchives Biographies.....Wilson, J. J. September 4 1834 - living in 1893
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Author: Brant & Fuller (1893)
   J. J. WILSON, a prominent citizen of Randall, Calhoun county, Ala., was born
September 4, 1834, a son of Craven and Lucinda (Langston) Wilson. The father was
a native of North Carolina and went to Georgia in 1827, at the age of
twenty-five, remained there five years and came to Alabama in 1832, and settled
on Terrapin creek, in Calhoun county, among the Indians and opened up a farm,
and there raised a family of seven children. He was a son of Joseph and Mary
(Denton) Wilson. The grandfather was a native of North Carolina and was always a
farmer. He came to Alabama about 1836, where he remained till his death. Mrs.
Lucinda Wilson was a native of South Carolina and a daughter of Levi and Nancy
(Billings) Langston. J. J. Wilson was reared in Calhoun county on the farm. He
never had the advantage of much schooling, but by observation and through the
means of books and papers he is a well informed man. In 1861, in February, he
volunteered for Capt. Peter Forney's company, but was not admitted. He then
returned home and organized a company and drilled several months, but this
company was not admitted, and they disbanded. In 1862, he enlisted in company A,
and was with Brewer's battalion a short time, when it was organized as the
Eighth Confederate regiment, in which Mr. Wilson served until February, 1865,
when he was wounded in Cumberland county, N. C., at the time Kilpatrick's
surprise, and was retired from the army. He was placed with Gen. Wheeler just
after the battle of Shiloh, and was with him until he was wounded. He was with
Gen. Bragg all through his raids, and until Johnston took command; was then with
Johnston until he was wounded while attached to Wheeler's regiment. After the
war he returned home and began farming and for a year or two worked on "half
rations." In 1866, he married Mary R. Dugger, daughter of Hiram and Zang (Nolen)
Dugger. This union brought forth five children, four still living: Allie G.,
Lucy, Richard and Anna. William died in infancy. The mother was born in 1847 in
Calhoun county; she died in 1882, a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal
church. In 1884, Mr. Wilson married Mary Simmons, daughter of P. D., and
Permelia (Courier) Simmons. This union has been blessed with two children -
Rempson and Pauline. Mrs. Wilson was born in Talladega in 1853. Mr. Wilson has
served as justice of the peace of beat No. 9 three years, and has been a member
of the Masonic order since 1859. In 1879 he engaged in mercantile business at
his home place and has conducted a fairly good business since that time. He has
always been a true blue democrat, and is one of the leading citizens of the
county. When he first began business he went to Jacksonville and remained three
years, then removed his store to his farm. He and wife are consistent members of
the Methodist church. J. C. Wilson, of Calhoun county, was born May 18, 1844, a
son of Craven and Lucinda (Langston) Wilson. He was reared on the farm and
attended the common schools of the neighborhood. In 1861 he enlisted in company
I, Nineteenth Alabama infantry, under Capt. James Savage, and served until 1863,
when he came, home, enlisted in the Twelfth Alabama cavalry under Capt. James
Maxwell, of Gen. Joe Wheeler's command and remained with Gen. Wheeler till the
close of the war. After the war he returned to Calhoun county and then attended
school about one year. He married Permelia Harbrow, daughter of P. W. and
Rebecca (Coats) Harbow. She is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church; he
has been a member of the Masonic order twenty years. He now owns 300 acres of
the old homestead farm that his father settled in 1832, and, like all the rest
of the family, holds the respect of the entire community.



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from "Memorial Record of Alabama", Vol. I, p. 622-623

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