1850 Census Smith County Mississippi
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| CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: MS COUNTY: Smith REEL NO: M432-381 PAGE NO: 347 REFERENCE: Henretta Williams 19 Sept by S.C. Deen | |||||||||
| LN | HN | FN | LAST | FIRST | AGE | SEX | OCCUP. | VALUE | BIRTH |
| 34 | 298 | 298 | Willson | James | 35 | M | farmer | 60 | Indiana |
| 35 | 298 | 298 | Willson | Sarah | 24 | F | SC | ||
| 36 | 298 | 298 | Willson | Margaret | 2 | F | Miss | ||
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1st Battalion State Troops Mississippi Infantry (12 Months)
James A. Wilson; Company F; First Sergeant; Private
http://www.mississippiscv.org/MS_Units/MS_ST_Troops_Inf.htm
[Note: Little information regarding MS State Troops survives. The information below is all that is to be found on these units in Rowland’s memorable survey of Mississippi’s Confederate heroes.]
STATE TROOPS. MAINLY TROOPS OF 1864.
In August, 1864, Governor Clark was authorized to call out every able-bodied man in the State to repel invasion, and all capable of bearing arms were called to assemble at Grenada, Okolona or Macon. In August also, the Legislature authorized General Forrest to order on military duty for thirty days boys and men between the ages of 16 and 55 years.
Letter from James A. Wilson to Thomas J. Wilson age 10
Text:
Meridian Miss. December 18, 1884
Dear Son,
I promised to write you a letter and I now take the opportunity of doing so and if I should never see you again I wish you to keep this letter and you and your brother keep the instructions I now give you. If you live you will have to do the duty of a citizen and I admonish you to be kind to your brothers and sister and obey the instructions of your mother. Do not keep company with bad boys do no mischief and you will not get into trouble but have the goodwill of all. Be industrious learn your book and be wise and good be honest and just in all your dealings.
And now my dear son's, I advise you should you ever become men to never vote for a man who was in favor of cecession (secession) or had anything to with bringing about this accursed war for it is the there fault that I now have to be separated from you perhaps never to see you again. though I hope it may please God to spare my life and enable me to return in peace to you.
Your affection able Father
James A Wilson
To: Thomas Wilson