John Wilson Biography Hancock County, WV ********************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ********************************************************************** Submitted by Dale Patterson Copied from " History of the Panhandle, being Historical Collections of the Counties of Ohio, Brooke, Marshall and Hancock, West Virginia". Compiled and Written by: J.H. Newton, G.G. Nichols, and A.G. Sprankle Published by: J.A. Caldwell, 1879, Wheeling, W. VA. Biographical Sketches of Hancock County: John Wilson: was born in 1818, on King's Creek, Hancock County, West Virginia. Located in Fairview in 1841. Finished learning the saddle and harness trade after removing to said village. Went into partnership with his brother in 1846 in that business, carrying on a shop until 1852, when his brother migrated to California. Married Miss Elizabeth Owings in 1846. He purchased his partner's interest and continued the business himself. Elected sheriff in 1870, and re-elected in 1872. He was appointed post master under President Buchanan. Was again appointed under President Johnson's administration. He is still engaged in the saddlery business in Fairview. Is a member of the Christian Church. Has a family of eight children, seven boys and one girl.