Wilson family. Wilson family papers, 1815-1924. 2.5 linear ft. Request #: 1300.00 South Carolina family. Robert Wilson (1838-1924) was a physician who served as a surgeon in the C.S.A. Army during the Civil War and afterwards became an Episcopal minister. He was born in Charleston, S.C., the son of James Mazyck Wilson (1814-1887) and Ann Isabel Gibbes Wilson. His second wife was Ann Jane Shand. His son, Robert Wilson, Jr. (1867-1946), was a distinguished physician and educator. John Knox emigrated from Ireland in the 1850s, settled in Charleston as a merchant, and married Elizabeth Condy Wilson, daughter of William H. and Mary E. Wilson. Papers consist of estate records; papers of Robert Wilson (1838-1924) including journals, sermons, letters, and writings; papers of John Knox including correspondence and legal documents; and a group of miscellaneous Wilson family papers. Estate records (1854-1875) consist of receipts and accounts for the estate of Robert W. Mazyck; James M. Wilson executor. Papers (1866-1924) of Robert Wilson (1838-1924) consist of journals (1866-1924) concerning daily ministerial activities, the weather, and other matters; sermons (1866-1893) preached in Charleston (S.C.), Stateburg (S.C.), Easton (Md.), and elsewhere; letters (1868-1875) from his wife "Nanna" describing home and church affairs during his absences; a Wilson family history (1877); and manuscripts of writings (ca. 1870-ca. 1910) including a poem, speeches, a novel "Cobwebs in White Hall," and essays and articles about birds, wildlife, South Carolina colonial art, and other topics; and other items. Papers (1850-1899) of John Knox include correspondence and legal documents concerning his French spoilation claims (1880s); a bound volume (1850) containing speeches by Knox, his diary of a voyage across the Atlantic to Charleston (S.C.), and genealogical information about the Reid, Knox, Mazyck, and Conde families; bonds; certificates; and other items. Wilson family series (1815-1928) includes genealogical information; legal documents; photographs of Charleston chimney sweeps, survivors of the Charleston earthquake camped out in Wragg Square (1886), Mazyck family portraits, and the Gibbes plantation on Barbados; and other items. Formerly in Miscellaneous Manuscripts Series I. Cite as: Wilson family. Wilson family papers, 1815-1938. (1300.00) South Carolina Historical Society. Source: South Carolina Historical Society 100 Meeting Street Charleston,SC 29401 Voice: (803) 723-3225 FAX: (803) 723-8584 http://www.historic.com/schs (area code changes to 843 in March 1988) South Carolina Historical Research Library Catalogs http://www.historic.com/schs/index.html http://www2.citadel.edu/otherserv/schs/indexmss.html -- + ------------------------------------------------------------------ + | Steven J. Coker [email protected] | | Home: PO Box 359, Charleston, SC 29402 [email protected] | | Work: PO Box 919, Charleston, SC 29402 [email protected] | | Home: 803-571-4586 http://www.wp.com/Coker | | Work: 803-727-4330 http://www.geocities.com/Paris/2780 | | Work: 800-208-2054 http://www.awod.com/gallery/rwav/cokers | + ------------------------------------------------------------------ +