The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-08-13
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| ST.: Brother WiLiAli WILsoy
a ch":icr ,ur,ubcr OF GRAY Lodre,
No. 319 \ f / \ u
r.. H.. ITn.<5;,fiI V,t<t,r UIy.
d,.<arj Br,tjL,u al Gynu Lodrr,
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The UNDERSIGNED committee, 20
who.n WAS referred the duty oi.rc-
por;in~ = sil;,ahle memorial cx-
I,rcSs:vc Of The jr,'in~< ot' our
Lodsc, on the occasion OF the tecp.
" iamcntcd death Of orr Brother.
William G.. Wilson. bee Gcayv 20
submit the fnIIowiry.
Brothcr William C. Wilson WAS
born in Ecwberrv District. South
Carolina On ,hc 18th G;,y Of Fchru-
ar. \. =. 1920 anI died !; Rock
briirc Alum SPRINGS V;ryiuia. Ju.
~ lth. A. y. Ie73 \. l.. 5S73, are
II wears + months AID 6 Iays
Brother Wilson entered Erskiue
CoIlcrc, Due West. South Carolina
at the ace Of 13 and rradnated
with DISTINGUISHED honors ut the
c,rlv soc ri 16 vc,rs The vonno-
ost Student, but one. that ever
graduated at that noted institution
Of learnirr. During his studies
his mind dcvc)onnd ~ ronidIv tho,
his friends were alarmed 13r lis
health. and advised q different
course Of ;ife. but to no avail.
Soon after Graduating. he deter
mined to SHAPE his own destiny.
and to that end commenced read,
ing medicine, which he continued
tor sometime. Finding that the
practice Of medicine was not adap.
ted to his peculiar mind and con-
stitution, he abandoned it, and be.
can reading law, and soon gradua.
ted in that department.
lie was married in Newbcrry,
South Carolina: on the 18th day Of
November, A. d. 1858, to Miss
Harriet II. Dewalt, who survives
him,
Soon after his marriage he was
solicited to take charge Of the
male and female college in New
berry. both OF which he declined,
and determined to move to Tex
rs.
lie arrived in Texas on the 18th
day Of Fcbuary. \. D. 1858. and
settled in Fairfield. Frccstone
county, and began the practice Of
law, and by his bearing, high NOR
al character and gentlcmanly
conduct, soon placed himself at
the head of the bar in that coun-
ty. Of which the lamentcd iurist
and gallant soldier. Gcucral John
Gregg. was q member.
At the brcakino out Of The war
between the South and the North
like i trnc Southern gentleman -
he was he volunteered ir the
cause Of the South, was elected
CAPTAIN of his companv, and scrv-
ed in the field until his naturally
feeble constitution, worn out by
the fatigue and exposure incident
to the life OF q soldier, he was
forced bv his superior officer to re.
sign and return to his home after
returning to the quiet Of his fam.
;jy and home. his health soon i'm
proved, and he was elected 4 mem
bcr Of the State Senate. in which
bn snrvod onn session With orAot
crodit ~ bin.olf and his co,S,; ,;tn
cncv.
lis hnoIth wos so mucb ;mnrov-
cd that he decmcd if his dntv 10
return to the armv, He there.
fore RESIGNED his seat in the Sen
ate and returncd to the field but
his constitution was naturally 50
weak that it. was deemed nrudert
by thc commander ofhis reo;mcnt
not 70 oIIow him 70 90 ;ntn oct;vc
and ne was nIocrd in tho
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