Richard Luck Wilson

1819 - 1907  (88 years)

• Name	Richard Luck Wilson
  Birth	7 Jan 1819	Carter County, , , Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Death	8 Jul 1907	Johnson County, , , Tennessee
  Burial	Wilson Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee
  Notes	"Lieut. Wilson was born in the territory which is now Johnson county though at the time of his birth, January 7, 1819, it was part of Carter county. After the formation of Johnson county he was the first constable elected in it. He served as County Court Clerk of the county eight years and sheriff six years previous to the Civil War. He held the election of June, 1861, when the vote was taken on Separation or No Separation. Being a well-known citizen and property owner the notorious "Johnson County Home Guards", led by Capt. Parker, soon made it dangerous for him to remain at home. After witnessing the death of old Mr. Hawkins, who was shot down in cold blood because of his loyalty, he bade good-by to his home and made his way to the Federal lines. Before leaving his home, however, Mr. Wilson was engaged in the Carter county rebellion - was at the Taylor's Ford fight and shared with the brave men of Johnson and Carter counties in the dangers and persecutions of those times. He joined the Thirteenth Tennessee Cavalry at Nashville, Tenn. He was appointed First Lieutenant and Regimental Quartermaster and served with distinction through the East Tennessee campaigns. He had his horse shot from under him in the disastrous retreat from Bull's Gap. He was in the long and arduous campaign with Stoneman through Virginia, North and South Carolina and Georgia, and honorably mustered out with the Regiment at Knoxville, Tenn, September 5, 1865." History of the 13th Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry, by Samuel W. Scott and Samuel P. Angel, 1903.
  Person ID	I42706	DeLoach Ancestry
  Last Modified	25 Mar 2018

  
  

  Father	Garland Wilson,   b. Abt 1770   d. Mar 1843, Johnson County, , , Tennessee (Age ~ 73 years)
  Mother	Mary "Polly" Cook,   b. Abt 1772   d. Aft 1850 (Age ~ 79 years)
  Marriage	30 Jun 1795	Carter County, , , Tennessee
  Family ID	F475	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Greer,   b. Abt 1823, North Carolina, , ,
  Marriage	14 Nov 1841	Johnson County, , , Tennessee
  Children	1. James G. Wilson,   b. 24 May 1842, Johnson County, , , Tennessee d. 7 Feb 1922, Johnson County, , , Tennessee (Age 79 years)   2. William H. Wilson,   b. Abt 1844, Johnson County, , , Tennessee   3. George Scott Wilson,   b. 28 Nov 1845, Johnson County, , , Tennessee d. 21 Sep 1919, Sherman County, , , Oregon (Age 73 years)   4. Jacob M. Wilson,   b. Abt 1848, Johnson County, , , Tennessee   5. Mary Ellen Wilson,   b. Abt 1849, Johnson County, , , Tennessee   6. Robert B. Wilson,   b. 7 May 1851, Johnson County, , , Tennessee d. 28 Aug 1917, Johnson County, , , Tennessee (Age 66 years)   7. John K. Wilson,   b. Abt 1853, Johnson County, , , Tennessee   8. David B. Wilson,   b. Abt 1858, Johnson County, , , Tennessee   9. Jeremiah Miller "Jerry" Wilson,   b. 2 Sep 1860, Johnson County, , , Tennessee d. 7 Jan 1950, Johnson County, , , Tennessee (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F648	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Susan E. Davis,   b. 7 Feb 1864, Johnson County, , , Tennessee d. 2 Feb 1949, Johnson County, , , Tennessee (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1887	Johnson County, , , Tennessee
  Children	1. Sarah Louvenia "Venia" Wilson,   b. 17 Aug 1888, Johnson County, , , Tennessee d. 24 Aug 1972, , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina (Age 84 years)   2. Joseph E. Wilson,   b. Dec 1892, Johnson County, , , Tennessee
  Family ID	F13312	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart