CIVIL WAR VETERAN
He was named for his uncle Alfred.
Died from pneumonia.
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His daughter Julia wrote: "Just before he was 21 years old, the Civil War came on. He was among the first volunteers of Western NC."
Daughter Elsie wrote: "Alfred Wilson fought in the Civil War, 1861-1865. Fighting down in Mississippi, had to brush the frog eggs and scum off the top of the water to drink. He was wounded by a shell explosion and left for dead. Someone found him and cared for him. While fighting, he carried a Bible in his shirt pocket which saved his life from a shot."
Julia: "Four years in war, then 7 or 8 years in SC, helping with the reconstruction of the South."
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Alfred married Laura Bryson on Dec. 31, 1874. They lived in Glenville, NC where they had 5 sons and 7 daughters:
1. CLAUD Edwin - born Dec. 18, 1875; died Dec. 29, 1955 in California; married his cousin Lillie Wilson on Nov. 28, 1897
2. Estelle Julia Wilson Hutchings
3. Emilia BESSIE - born July 2, 1879; died Nov. 18, 1925; married Mr. Godbey in Indiana; married W.F. Dillman in Arizona
4. DAISY - b. Aug. 6, 1880 or '81; d. 1953 (?) in Bremerton, Wash.; married Bob Turnquist
5. LONNIE Richard - born Nov. 21, 1883; died May 21, 1903 in Baker, Oregon; never married
6. Nell Grace "Nellie" Wilson
When Hamburg Cemetery was moved to make way for Glenville Lake, Nellie's patent leather shoes were still in her casket.
7. Elsie Lee Wilson Davis
8. Walter Cleveland Wilson
9. Laura Elizabeth "Lizzie" Wilson Triplett
10. Ernest Willie Wilson
11. Minnie MYRTLE - born March 28, 1896; lived in NY City; married Harold Brown
12. Charles FREDERICK - born Oct. 1, 1897; died Jan. 29, 1958; buried in Glenville, NC; never married
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He was named for his uncle Alfred.
Died from pneumonia.
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His daughter Julia wrote: "Just before he was 21 years old, the Civil War came on. He was among the first volunteers of Western NC."
Daughter Elsie wrote: "Alfred Wilson fought in the Civil War, 1861-1865. Fighting down in Mississippi, had to brush the frog eggs and scum off the top of the water to drink. He was wounded by a shell explosion and left for dead. Someone found him and cared for him. While fighting, he carried a Bible in his shirt pocket which saved his life from a shot."
Julia: "Four years in war, then 7 or 8 years in SC, helping with the reconstruction of the South."
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Alfred married Laura Bryson on Dec. 31, 1874. They lived in Glenville, NC where they had 5 sons and 7 daughters:
1. CLAUD Edwin - born Dec. 18, 1875; died Dec. 29, 1955 in California; married his cousin Lillie Wilson on Nov. 28, 1897
2. Estelle Julia Wilson Hutchings
3. Emilia BESSIE - born July 2, 1879; died Nov. 18, 1925; married Mr. Godbey in Indiana; married W.F. Dillman in Arizona
4. DAISY - b. Aug. 6, 1880 or '81; d. 1953 (?) in Bremerton, Wash.; married Bob Turnquist
5. LONNIE Richard - born Nov. 21, 1883; died May 21, 1903 in Baker, Oregon; never married
6. Nell Grace "Nellie" Wilson
When Hamburg Cemetery was moved to make way for Glenville Lake, Nellie's patent leather shoes were still in her casket.
7. Elsie Lee Wilson Davis
8. Walter Cleveland Wilson
9. Laura Elizabeth "Lizzie" Wilson Triplett
10. Ernest Willie Wilson
11. Minnie MYRTLE - born March 28, 1896; lived in NY City; married Harold Brown
12. Charles FREDERICK - born Oct. 1, 1897; died Jan. 29, 1958; buried in Glenville, NC; never married
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CIVIL WAR VETERAN
He was named for his uncle Alfred.
Died from pneumonia.
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His daughter Julia wrote: "Just before he was 21 years old, the Civil War came on. He was among the first volunteers of Western NC."
Daughter Elsie wrote: "Alfred Wilson fought in the Civil War, 1861-1865. Fighting down in Mississippi, had to brush the frog eggs and scum off the top of the water to drink. He was wounded by a shell explosion and left for dead. Someone found him and cared for him. While fighting, he carried a Bible in his shirt pocket which saved his life from a shot."
Julia: "Four years in war, then 7 or 8 years in SC, helping with the reconstruction of the South."
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Alfred married Laura Bryson on Dec. 31, 1874. They lived in Glenville, NC where they had 5 sons and 7 daughters:
1. CLAUD Edwin - born Dec. 18, 1875; died Dec. 29, 1955 in California; married his cousin Lillie Wilson on Nov. 28, 1897
2. Estelle Julia Wilson Hutchings
3. Emilia BESSIE - born July 2, 1879; died Nov. 18, 1925; married Mr. Godbey in Indiana; married W.F. Dillman in Arizona
4. DAISY - b. Aug. 6, 1880 or '81; d. 1953 (?) in Bremerton, Wash.; married Bob Turnquist
5. LONNIE Richard - born Nov. 21, 1883; died May 21, 1903 in Baker, Oregon; never married
6. Nell Grace "Nellie" Wilson
When Hamburg Cemetery was moved to make way for Glenville Lake, Nellie's patent leather shoes were still in her casket.
7. Elsie Lee Wilson Davis
8. Walter Cleveland Wilson
9. Laura Elizabeth "Lizzie" Wilson Triplett
10. Ernest Willie Wilson
11. Minnie MYRTLE - born March 28, 1896; lived in NY City; married Harold Brown
12. Charles FREDERICK - born Oct. 1, 1897; died Jan. 29, 1958; buried in Glenville, NC; never married
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He was named for his uncle Alfred.
Died from pneumonia.
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His daughter Julia wrote: "Just before he was 21 years old, the Civil War came on. He was among the first volunteers of Western NC."
Daughter Elsie wrote: "Alfred Wilson fought in the Civil War, 1861-1865. Fighting down in Mississippi, had to brush the frog eggs and scum off the top of the water to drink. He was wounded by a shell explosion and left for dead. Someone found him and cared for him. While fighting, he carried a Bible in his shirt pocket which saved his life from a shot."
Julia: "Four years in war, then 7 or 8 years in SC, helping with the reconstruction of the South."
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Alfred married Laura Bryson on Dec. 31, 1874. They lived in Glenville, NC where they had 5 sons and 7 daughters:
1. CLAUD Edwin - born Dec. 18, 1875; died Dec. 29, 1955 in California; married his cousin Lillie Wilson on Nov. 28, 1897
2. Estelle Julia Wilson Hutchings
3. Emilia BESSIE - born July 2, 1879; died Nov. 18, 1925; married Mr. Godbey in Indiana; married W.F. Dillman in Arizona
4. DAISY - b. Aug. 6, 1880 or '81; d. 1953 (?) in Bremerton, Wash.; married Bob Turnquist
5. LONNIE Richard - born Nov. 21, 1883; died May 21, 1903 in Baker, Oregon; never married
6. Nell Grace "Nellie" Wilson
When Hamburg Cemetery was moved to make way for Glenville Lake, Nellie's patent leather shoes were still in her casket.
7. Elsie Lee Wilson Davis
8. Walter Cleveland Wilson
9. Laura Elizabeth "Lizzie" Wilson Triplett
10. Ernest Willie Wilson
11. Minnie MYRTLE - born March 28, 1896; lived in NY City; married Harold Brown
12. Charles FREDERICK - born Oct. 1, 1897; died Jan. 29, 1958; buried in Glenville, NC; never married
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