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Lewis Wilson

Birth	:	8 Nov 1845 Campbell County, Tennessee, USA
Death	:	unknown
Burial	:	Jacksboro City Cemetery, Jacksboro, Campbell County, USA
Coordinate	:	36.3286018, -84.1778030
Inscription	:	Co. F. 6 Tenn Inf
Description	:	The following information comes from "Goodspeed's Biographical Sketches of the Residents of Campbell County, Tennessee, 1887": Lewis Wilson, register of Campbell County, and one of the leading citizens of Jacksboro, Tenn., was born in the above county, November 8, 1845, and is the son of Henry and Sarah (Fleming) Wilson. The father was born in Campbell County, in October, 1821, and is the son of Jeremiah Wilson, a native of North Carolina. The father has followed farming as a vocation, and is now a citizen of the Fourth Civil District. The mother was born in December, in 1822, in Campbell... Read More	The following information comes from "Goodspeed's Biographical Sketches of the Residents of Campbell County, Tennessee, 1887": Lewis Wilson, register of Campbell County, and one of the leading citizens of Jacksboro, Tenn., was born in the above county, November 8, 1845, and is the son of Henry and Sarah (Fleming) Wilson. The father was born in Campbell County, in October, 1821, and is the son of Jeremiah Wilson, a native of North Carolina. The father has followed farming as a vocation, and is now a citizen of the Fourth Civil District. The mother was born in December, in 1822, in Campbell County, and is still living. Both parents are members of the Baptist Church, and are esteemed, and respected as worthy citizens and neighbors. Our subject was reared on the farm of his parents, and attended school in the neighboring schools, and at Big Creek school, and finished his education at Fincastle. He worked on the farm, and with his father at the iron forges, in his native county, until the breaking our of the Rebellion. In March, 1863 he enlisted in the Federal Army, in Kentucky, joining Company F, of the Sixth Regiment Tennessee Infantry, and served through the war with the same, and was discharged at Nashville, in July, 1865. He then returned to the farm, in Campbell County, where he worked faithfully and attended school. While engaged in play at school, he met with an accident, which left him cripple for life. He has since followed school teaching, and was elected, in August, 1882, to the office of county register, and re-elected in 1886, which office he fills with satisfaction to the public and himself. He is a member of the Milton L. Phillips Post, No. 27, G. A. R., and is a man universally respected for his integrity and enterprise. He is also a member of the Baptist Church.

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Latitude: 36.3286018
Longitude: -84.1778030

Family Members:

Parent

Henry Wilson

(1821 - 1899)

Sarah S. E. L. Campbell Wilson

(1822 - 1893)

Siblings

Jeremiah “Jerry” Wilson

(1861 - 1925)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Jacksboro City Cemetery
Jacksboro, Campbell County, USA
Coordinate: 36.3286018, -84.1778030

2. Montgomery Cemetery
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Coordinate: 36.3363991, -84.1853027

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6. Clotfelter Cemetery
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Coordinate: 36.3097000, -84.1769028

7. Mount Paran Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
Jacksboro, Campbell County, USA
Coordinate: 36.3093987, -84.1707993

8. Queener Cemetery #02
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Coordinate: 36.3269005, -84.2052002

9. Smith Cemetery
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Coordinate: 36.3196983, -84.2039032

10. DeLap Cemetery
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Coordinate: 36.3506012, -84.1622009

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Coordinate: 36.3286018, -84.1455994

12. Evans Cemetery
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Coordinate: 36.3260994, -84.2121964

13. Woods Cemetery
Jacksboro, Campbell County, USA
Coordinate: 36.3260994, -84.2121964

14. Sharp Cemetery #1
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Coordinate: 36.3125992, -84.2065964

15. McGhee Cemetery
Caryville, Campbell County, USA
Coordinate: 36.3046989, -84.1983032

16. Willoughby Cemetery
Jacksboro, Campbell County, USA
Coordinate: 36.3139000, -84.1466980

17. Mount Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery
Jacksboro, Campbell County, USA
Coordinate: 36.3231010, -84.1421967

18. David Cemetery
Campbell County, USA
Coordinate: 36.3106003, -84.2086029

19. Carroll Cemetery
Jacksboro, Campbell County, USA
Coordinate: 36.3321991, -84.2157974

20. Cumberland View Baptist Church Cemetery
Jacksboro, Campbell County, USA
Coordinate: 36.3106003, -84.1425018

21. Madison Cemetery
Campbell County, USA
Coordinate: 36.3252983, -84.2197037

22. Wheeler Cemetery
Caryville, Campbell County, USA
Coordinate: 36.3053017, -84.2099991

23. Marlow Cemetery
Caryville, Campbell County, USA
Coordinate: 36.2914009, -84.1905975

24. Johnson Cemetery
Campbell County, USA
Coordinate: 36.3431015, -84.1322021