History of Alabama and dictionary of Alabama biography, Volume 4
By Thomas McAdory Owen, Marie Bankhead Owen
p. 1784
WILSON JOSEPH COLUMBUS representative in the legislature 1919 from Calhoun County was born March 13 1848 in Campbell County Ga son of James Harwell and Rebecca Matilda Pitts Wilson the former who resided in Franklin County Ga grandson of William and Mary Leak Wilson who lived in Fulton County Ga and of Joseph and Ann Lemon Pitts who resided in Fulton County Ga JC Wilson was educated at Fayetteville academy Fayetteville Ga and at the Jonesboro academy Jonesboro Ga He began teaching at Cave Springs Ga in 1868 Samuel Bailey institute Griffin Ga 1870 principal Irwinton academy Irwinton Ga 1871 Oxford college Oxford Ala 1876 79 80 and in 1884 became a merchant of Lincoln He is a Methodist and a Mason Married on January 11 1871 at Griffin Ga to Margaret Helena Nichols daughter of Isaac Coleman and Catherine Prothero Nichols of that place the former who represented Meriwether Ga in the legislature for several years Children Joseph Harwell m Linde Louise Harrison 2 Mary Josephine 3 Emery Helena m Henry Bascom Rudisell 4 Myrtice m George D Patterson 5 William Coleman m Marie Harrison 6 George Nichols 7 Louis Pinckney m Anna Manville Walker 8 Evalyn m Emmett McIntyre White side Residence Anniston
Alabama official and statistical register
By Alabama. Dept. of Archives and History, pg. 114
JOSEPH COLUMBUS WILSON, of Anniston, representative in the Legislature, 1919, from Calhoun county, was born March 13, 1848, on a plantation in the county of Campbell, state of Georgia; is the son of James Harwell and Rebecca Matilda (Pitts) Wilson, the former a large slave holder of Franklin county, Ga. Representative Wilson was educated at Fayetteville Academy, Fayetteville, Ga., and Jonesboro Academy, Jonesboro, Ga. He began teaching at Cave Springs, Ga., in 1868; Samuel Bailey Institute, Griffin, Ga., 1870; principal Irwinton Academy, Irwinton, Ga., 1871; Oxford College, Oxford, Ala., 1876-'79-'80. Since 1884 he has been a merchant of Lincoln, Ala. He is a Methodist and a Mason. He married on Jan. 11, 1871, at Griffin, Ga., Margaret Helena, daughter of Isaac Coleman and Catherine (Prothero) Nichols, of that place. Isaac Coleman Nichols represented Meriwether county, Ga., in the Legislature for several years.
He was the twin of Josephine M. Wilson.
By Thomas McAdory Owen, Marie Bankhead Owen
p. 1784
WILSON JOSEPH COLUMBUS representative in the legislature 1919 from Calhoun County was born March 13 1848 in Campbell County Ga son of James Harwell and Rebecca Matilda Pitts Wilson the former who resided in Franklin County Ga grandson of William and Mary Leak Wilson who lived in Fulton County Ga and of Joseph and Ann Lemon Pitts who resided in Fulton County Ga JC Wilson was educated at Fayetteville academy Fayetteville Ga and at the Jonesboro academy Jonesboro Ga He began teaching at Cave Springs Ga in 1868 Samuel Bailey institute Griffin Ga 1870 principal Irwinton academy Irwinton Ga 1871 Oxford college Oxford Ala 1876 79 80 and in 1884 became a merchant of Lincoln He is a Methodist and a Mason Married on January 11 1871 at Griffin Ga to Margaret Helena Nichols daughter of Isaac Coleman and Catherine Prothero Nichols of that place the former who represented Meriwether Ga in the legislature for several years Children Joseph Harwell m Linde Louise Harrison 2 Mary Josephine 3 Emery Helena m Henry Bascom Rudisell 4 Myrtice m George D Patterson 5 William Coleman m Marie Harrison 6 George Nichols 7 Louis Pinckney m Anna Manville Walker 8 Evalyn m Emmett McIntyre White side Residence Anniston
Alabama official and statistical register
By Alabama. Dept. of Archives and History, pg. 114
JOSEPH COLUMBUS WILSON, of Anniston, representative in the Legislature, 1919, from Calhoun county, was born March 13, 1848, on a plantation in the county of Campbell, state of Georgia; is the son of James Harwell and Rebecca Matilda (Pitts) Wilson, the former a large slave holder of Franklin county, Ga. Representative Wilson was educated at Fayetteville Academy, Fayetteville, Ga., and Jonesboro Academy, Jonesboro, Ga. He began teaching at Cave Springs, Ga., in 1868; Samuel Bailey Institute, Griffin, Ga., 1870; principal Irwinton Academy, Irwinton, Ga., 1871; Oxford College, Oxford, Ala., 1876-'79-'80. Since 1884 he has been a merchant of Lincoln, Ala. He is a Methodist and a Mason. He married on Jan. 11, 1871, at Griffin, Ga., Margaret Helena, daughter of Isaac Coleman and Catherine (Prothero) Nichols, of that place. Isaac Coleman Nichols represented Meriwether county, Ga., in the Legislature for several years.
He was the twin of Josephine M. Wilson.
History of Alabama and dictionary of Alabama biography, Volume 4
By Thomas McAdory Owen, Marie Bankhead Owen
p. 1784
WILSON JOSEPH COLUMBUS representative in the legislature 1919 from Calhoun County was born March 13 1848 in Campbell County Ga son of James Harwell and Rebecca Matilda Pitts Wilson the former who resided in Franklin County Ga grandson of William and Mary Leak Wilson who lived in Fulton County Ga and of Joseph and Ann Lemon Pitts who resided in Fulton County Ga JC Wilson was educated at Fayetteville academy Fayetteville Ga and at the Jonesboro academy Jonesboro Ga He began teaching at Cave Springs Ga in 1868 Samuel Bailey institute Griffin Ga 1870 principal Irwinton academy Irwinton Ga 1871 Oxford college Oxford Ala 1876 79 80 and in 1884 became a merchant of Lincoln He is a Methodist and a Mason Married on January 11 1871 at Griffin Ga to Margaret Helena Nichols daughter of Isaac Coleman and Catherine Prothero Nichols of that place the former who represented Meriwether Ga in the legislature for several years Children Joseph Harwell m Linde Louise Harrison 2 Mary Josephine 3 Emery Helena m Henry Bascom Rudisell 4 Myrtice m George D Patterson 5 William Coleman m Marie Harrison 6 George Nichols 7 Louis Pinckney m Anna Manville Walker 8 Evalyn m Emmett McIntyre White side Residence Anniston
Alabama official and statistical register
By Alabama. Dept. of Archives and History, pg. 114
JOSEPH COLUMBUS WILSON, of Anniston, representative in the Legislature, 1919, from Calhoun county, was born March 13, 1848, on a plantation in the county of Campbell, state of Georgia; is the son of James Harwell and Rebecca Matilda (Pitts) Wilson, the former a large slave holder of Franklin county, Ga. Representative Wilson was educated at Fayetteville Academy, Fayetteville, Ga., and Jonesboro Academy, Jonesboro, Ga. He began teaching at Cave Springs, Ga., in 1868; Samuel Bailey Institute, Griffin, Ga., 1870; principal Irwinton Academy, Irwinton, Ga., 1871; Oxford College, Oxford, Ala., 1876-'79-'80. Since 1884 he has been a merchant of Lincoln, Ala. He is a Methodist and a Mason. He married on Jan. 11, 1871, at Griffin, Ga., Margaret Helena, daughter of Isaac Coleman and Catherine (Prothero) Nichols, of that place. Isaac Coleman Nichols represented Meriwether county, Ga., in the Legislature for several years.
He was the twin of Josephine M. Wilson.
By Thomas McAdory Owen, Marie Bankhead Owen
p. 1784
WILSON JOSEPH COLUMBUS representative in the legislature 1919 from Calhoun County was born March 13 1848 in Campbell County Ga son of James Harwell and Rebecca Matilda Pitts Wilson the former who resided in Franklin County Ga grandson of William and Mary Leak Wilson who lived in Fulton County Ga and of Joseph and Ann Lemon Pitts who resided in Fulton County Ga JC Wilson was educated at Fayetteville academy Fayetteville Ga and at the Jonesboro academy Jonesboro Ga He began teaching at Cave Springs Ga in 1868 Samuel Bailey institute Griffin Ga 1870 principal Irwinton academy Irwinton Ga 1871 Oxford college Oxford Ala 1876 79 80 and in 1884 became a merchant of Lincoln He is a Methodist and a Mason Married on January 11 1871 at Griffin Ga to Margaret Helena Nichols daughter of Isaac Coleman and Catherine Prothero Nichols of that place the former who represented Meriwether Ga in the legislature for several years Children Joseph Harwell m Linde Louise Harrison 2 Mary Josephine 3 Emery Helena m Henry Bascom Rudisell 4 Myrtice m George D Patterson 5 William Coleman m Marie Harrison 6 George Nichols 7 Louis Pinckney m Anna Manville Walker 8 Evalyn m Emmett McIntyre White side Residence Anniston
Alabama official and statistical register
By Alabama. Dept. of Archives and History, pg. 114
JOSEPH COLUMBUS WILSON, of Anniston, representative in the Legislature, 1919, from Calhoun county, was born March 13, 1848, on a plantation in the county of Campbell, state of Georgia; is the son of James Harwell and Rebecca Matilda (Pitts) Wilson, the former a large slave holder of Franklin county, Ga. Representative Wilson was educated at Fayetteville Academy, Fayetteville, Ga., and Jonesboro Academy, Jonesboro, Ga. He began teaching at Cave Springs, Ga., in 1868; Samuel Bailey Institute, Griffin, Ga., 1870; principal Irwinton Academy, Irwinton, Ga., 1871; Oxford College, Oxford, Ala., 1876-'79-'80. Since 1884 he has been a merchant of Lincoln, Ala. He is a Methodist and a Mason. He married on Jan. 11, 1871, at Griffin, Ga., Margaret Helena, daughter of Isaac Coleman and Catherine (Prothero) Nichols, of that place. Isaac Coleman Nichols represented Meriwether county, Ga., in the Legislature for several years.
He was the twin of Josephine M. Wilson.
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