Wilson County, North Carolina
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| − | [[Image:Wilson County Courthouse.jpg|thumb|right|200px]] [http://www.wilson-co.com/ Wilson County Courthouse]<br>115 E. Nash Street<br>Wilson, North Carolina 27894 <br><br>Post Office Box 1608<br>Wilson, North Carolina 27894 <br> | + | [[Image:Wilson County Courthouse.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Wilson County Courthouse.jpg]] [http://www.wilson-co.com/ Wilson County Courthouse]<br>115 E. Nash Street<br>Wilson, North Carolina 27894 <br><br>Post Office Box 1608<br>Wilson, North Carolina 27894 <br> |
Register Deeds has birth, marriage death and land records<br>Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1868<br>and probate records from from 1855<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Wilson County, North Carolina. Page 514 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | Register Deeds has birth, marriage death and land records<br>Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1868<br>and probate records from from 1855<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Wilson County, North Carolina. Page 514 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 23:15, 12 February 2013
United States 
North Carolina Wilson County
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| County Seat | Wilson | ||||||||
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Contents |
County Courthouse
115 E. Nash Street
Wilson, North Carolina 27894
Post Office Box 1608
Wilson, North Carolina 27894
Register Deeds has birth, marriage death and land records
Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1868
and probate records from from 1855[1]
Wilson County was fromed from Edgecombe, Johston, Nash, Wayne 13 Feb 1855
History
Parent County
1855--Wilson County was created from Edgecombe, Nash, Johnston, and Wayne Counties.
County seat: Wilson [2]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Some of the early records are missing.
Places/Localities
Populated Places
- Black Creek
- Elm City
- Lucama
- Saratoga
- Sims
- Stantonsburg
- Wilson
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
- Wilson County Cemetery Census
- Cedar Grove Cemetery - Elm City
- Contentnea Primitive Baptist Church - Wilson
- Maplewood Cemetery - Wilson
- New Vester Cemetery - Buckhorn Crossroads
- Pleasant Grove Methodist Church - Conner
- Rest Haven Cemetery - Wilson
- Rocky Branch United Church - Buckhorn Crossroads
- Stantonsburg Town Cemetery - Stantonsburg
- Town Creek Cemetery - Elm City
- William Chapel Church - Elm City
- Fnd-a-Gravie - Wilson County
Census
For tips on accessing Wilson County, North Carolina census records online, see: North Carolina Census.
Church
Wilson County North Carolina Churches
Baptist
- Toisnot. Founded 1756.[3] Edwards published a membership list dated 1758 in Materials Towards a History of the Baptists... (1772), 138. Originally located in Edgecombe County.[4]
Court
Land
Registrar of Deeds Online Recorder's Index Search
Local Histories
Trees of Wilson - Wilson County Genealogical Society publication
Maps
Military
Recorded military discharges - Wilson County
Civil War
Civil War Confederate units - Brief history, counties where recruited, etc.
- 1st Regiment, Heavy Artillery (African Descent
- 1st Regiment, Infantry
- 1st Regiment, Infantry (African Descent)
- 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
- 2nd Regiment Mounted Infantry
- 2nd Regiment Infantry (African Descent)
- 3rd Regiment Infantry (African Descent)
- 3rd Regiment Mounted Infantry
- 7th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
- 4th Regiment5th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
Newspapers
Probate
- 1855-1960 - Will Books 1 to 11 (1855-1960) have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
Taxation
Vital Records
Obtain copies of Wilson County Birth, Marriage and Death records.
Societies and Libraries
Wilson County Genealogical Society
Wilson County Library - East Branch Library - 1006-C Ward Blvd - Wilson, NC - (252)237-2627
Wilson County Library - 249 Nash Street W - Wilson, NC 27893 - (252) 237-5355
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Family History Library Catalog
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Wilson County, North Carolina. Page 514 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ George Washington Paschal, History of North Carolina Baptists, 2 vols. (1930; reprint, Gallatin, Tenn.: Church History Research and Archives, 1990), 1:491. FHL Book 975.6 K2p 1990; "Toisnot Church," North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, http://www.ncmarkers.com, accessed 22 October 2012.
- ↑ "Toisnot Church," North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, http://www.ncmarkers.com/, accessed 22 October 2012.
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