Biographical Sketch of Jasper Wilson, Bloomington Township, Buchanan County, MO >From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri. ********************************************************************** Jasper Wilson, farmer, section 14, postoffice DeKalb. His father, James, was a native of North Carolina, and was one of the early pio- neers of this county, and was murdered at the beginning of the war in 1861. His mother, Priscilla (Moore) was a native of Tennessee. Jasper was born in Orange County, Indiana, April 8, 1822, and when thirteen years of age his parents moved to Will County, Illinois, and in the fall of 1837 moved to Buchanan County, Missouri where he has since resided. He was raised on a farm, and has followed that voca- tiion during life. His farms contain 290 acres, being located in different sections. His home farm contains 160 acres, and moderately improved. He served in the State Militia about three years, and un- der the old law was commissioned Lieutenant, which postition he held for several years. He was married August 10, 1843 to Miss Mary Garton. She was born in Decatur County, Indiana, May 10, 1824. They have had six children, four now living: Mary J., born February 20, 1846; John W., born April 19, 1849; James M., born December 29, 1857; and Martha E., born August 23, 1867. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Penny Harrell ====================================================================