Author: John H. WilsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : African American families
Languages : en
Pages :
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John H. Wilson Family Papers
Author: John H. WilsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : African American families
Languages : en
Pages :
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John Wilson Family History and Genealogy
Author: Farel KirkpatrickJohn Wilson
Author: Farel KirkpatrickPublisher:
ISBN: 9780913062258
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 979
Book Description
Appendixes I and II to the John Wilson Family History and Genealogy Book, Second Edition
Author: Farel KirkpatrickAppendixes I and II to the John Wilson Family History and Genealogy Book
Author: Donley WilsonThe Family Record of John Wilson
Author: Edna W. TeagardenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Thomas, Samuel, and Sarah Wilson were the children of John Wilson and Mary Hill of County Cork, Ireland. They were brought to Washington County, Iowa by their Hill grandparents after the death of both of their parents. Descendants and relatives scattered throughout the United States.
History of the John Wilson Family
Author: Mary Wallace WilsonHenry Wilson and the Era of Reconstruction
Author: John L. MyersPublisher: University Press of America
ISBN: 076184743X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Already a leader of the Republican party when the Civil War began, Henry Wilson had distinguished himself as the most important Congressional figure on military and antislavery and pro-black legislation during the war. During the Era of Reconstruction, Wilson fought to protect the rights of the newly-freed slaves, but he was opposed to the severe punishment of Confederate leaders and initially tried to be conciliatory toward President Johnson's lenient policies. Soon Wilson joined others in promoting Congress's own Reconstruction program, including the 14th and 15th Amendments, the Military Reconstruction Acts, and the impeachment of the President. He became the Republican Party's most frequently-used campaign speaker. Long recognized as a spokesman for labor, he was also the foremost national politician promoting the cause of prohibition. He wrote the most authoritative three-volume work on the causes of the Civil War from the northern viewpoint. He was also a frequent contributor to the era's most influential religious periodical. In 1872, Wilson was rewarded for his political activities when he was nominated and elected as the country's vice-president.
Genealogies Cataloged by the Library of Congress Since 1986
Author: Library of CongressPublisher: Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, Cataloging Distribution Service
ISBN:
Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 1368
Book Description
The bibliographic holdings of family histories at the Library of Congress. Entries are arranged alphabetically of the works of those involved in Genealogy and also items available through the Library of Congress.
The Hairstons
Author: Henry WiencekPublisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1250276152
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 497
Book Description
As the country enters a new era of conversations around race and the enduring impact of slavery, The Hairstons traces the rise and fall of the largest slaveholding family in the Old South as its descendants—both black and white—grapple with the twisted legacy of their past. Spanning two centuries of one family’s history, The Hairstons tells the extraordinary story of the Hairston clan, once the wealthiest family in the Old South and the largest slaveholder in America. With several thousand black and white members, the Hairstons of today share a complex and compelling history: divided in the time of slavery, they have come to embrace their past as one family. For seven years, journalist Henry Wiencek combed the far-reaching branches of the Hairston family tree to piece together a family history that involves the experiences of both plantation owners and their slaves. Crisscrossing the old plantation country of Virginia, North Carolina, and Mississippi, The Hairstons reconstructs the triumphant rise of the remarkable children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren of the enslaved as they fought to take their rightful place in mainstream America. It also follows the white descendants through the decline and fall of the Old South, and uncovers the hidden history of slavery's curse—and how that curse followed slaveholders for generations. Expertly weaving stories of horror, tragedy, and heroism, The Hairstons addresses our nation’s attempt to untangle the twisted legacy of the past, and provides a transcendent account of the human power to overcome.