Fayette County TN Archives Biographies.....Wilson, James December 16, 1813 - 
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Judy Harvey judycharvey@gmail.com August 9, 2009, 10:14 pm

Source: History of Fayette County,Tennessee
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James Wilson,a pioneer farmer and resident of Fayette County, was born in 
Campbell County,VA, December 16,1813, and is the only surviving member of a 
family of three sons and a daughter born to William H.and Agnes (Bayley) 
Wilson, who were both natives of Virginia, where they married; and in 1817 
they moved to Maury County, where they farmed until they died in 1822.The 
father in about 1810,before his marriage, moved to Giles County,Tennessee,and 
for several years acted as deputy sheriff there.After the death of his 
parents, our subjectremained at home with and aunt until twenty-one years of 
age, then in 1835 moved to Fayette County, locating in the immediate 
neighborhood of his present home, seven miles northwest of Somerville, his 
aunt accompanying him,and he has since then been identified with the 
agricultural interests of the country. He owns 550 acres of good land.in 1853 
Mr. Wilson married Ann E. Hall, daughter of William E. Hall now an aged 
citizen of Brownsville but formerly a pioneer of Fayette County,where he 
located in 1832.A son and a daughter were born to this union,and are still 
living: William H. and Sidney. Mrs. Wilson and daughter are members of the 
Methodist Church.Mr. Wilson was formerly a Whig, but is now a democrat.From 
his long citizenship in Fayette County, he is well posted in regard to the 
history and progress of the county,and has a large circle of friends and 
aquaintances.

Additional Comments:
I was doing research on my husbands Wilson line and copied this Wilson to see 
if he was connected.

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