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    1. [TNGIBSON] Wilson and Court Records
    2. Cheryl Walker
    3. I know there are a couple of Wilson researchers out there who might find this interesting. It seems there was a J. W. Wilson who was brought up on charges more than once for selling whiskey either on election day or within 4 miles of a school! I found this on the circuit court records for 1882-1884. The most common crimes in Gibson County back then seemed to be larceny, whiskey violations, carrying a pistol, or disrupting a church service. My goal is to transcribe the indexes for the rolls I purchased so they can be posted to the Gibson web site. Then if there are lots of folks interested, we can discuss pooling our funds to get the microfilm transferred to CD-ROM. Sort of a try before you buy. It will take at least a month, though, considering I've been snowed in for 3 days now in beautiful Oklahoma Ski country. Here's an illustration of our slopes: ____________ Cheryl (Varner) Walker

    01/29/2000 09:04:46