Sep 23, 2017 | Confederate affiliation, Wilson
Sherrod Family Celebrates Home of Patriarch, a Former Slave (Source: The Wilson Times, July 16,2017, written by Drew Wilson, contributed by Morgan Dickerman) STANTONSBURG — The house that Jack Sherrod built is a hidden history. Built as a wood structure in 1886, the...
Nov 1, 2015 | Confederate affiliation, Wilson
A Deserter’s Story George Deans (1831-1839), a Wayne County farmer, was a loyal Union man and bitterly opposed to the war between the states. In May 1862 he was conscripted by the Confederate army and taken from his home by about 15 armed men and sent to...
