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James Wilson

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Bryan, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 30° 54' 30.2976", -96° 16' 59.0988"
 
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     (1821-1904) Ireland native James Wilson immigrated to the United States in 1842. He graduated in 1847 from Lafayette College in Boston, and from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1850, the year he was ordained as a Presbyterian minister. Wilson was sent to Texas in 1856 as a missionary in Brazos County. During his 53 year ministry, he served as a circuit preacher and organizer of many Brazos Valley Presbyterian congregations, including those at Wheelock, Bryan and Centerville. He married Laura Barnes, a published poet, in 1866. They are buried near the site of a church he founded. (1997)

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

James Wilson Historical Marker Location Map, Bryan, Texas