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Wilson County Genealogy

Wilson County was formed in 1855 from parts of Edgcombe, Johnston, Nash and Wayne Counties. It was named for a Mexican American War veteran and state legislator from Edgecombe county, Colonel Louis Dicken Wilson. He died in Veracruz in 1847 of fever.

Wilson County is split into the following townships: Black Creek, Cross Roads, Gardners, Old Fields, Saratoga, Springhill, Stantonsburg, Taylors, Toisnot, and Wilson.

Source: Wikipedia.

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Wilson County Genealogical Society, Inc.
P.O. Box 802
Wilson, NC 27894-0802

Black Creek Historical Society
P.O. Box 204
Black Creek, NC 27813

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Rivers rising after winter storms – WRAL.com

Rivers rising after winter storms
WRAL.com
Wilson County dispatchers said they received several calls over the weekend about water crossing Pelt Road, near NC Highway 222, outside Statonsburg.

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BRIEF: Conservation money available – Water World

BRIEF: Conservation money available
Water World
By The Wilson Daily Times, NC Feb. 8–The Wilson County Soil & Water Conservation District has funds available from the North Carolina Community




Man gets life after pleading guilty to killing his wife – StarNewsOnline.com

Man gets life after pleading guilty to killing his wife
StarNewsOnline.com
She was 21-year-old Avonna Terry, who was killed on June 9, 1988 in Wilson County. Rhodes was released from prison after serving 16 years of a possible

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Human-trafficking ring busted in Wilson – WRAL.com

Human-trafficking ring busted in Wilson
WRAL.com
Wilson, NC — Wilson County Sheriff Wayne Gay says that investigators arrested a man Thursday for allegedly running a prostitution ring with ties to human

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Survey shows IDs not checked [The Wilson Daily Times, NC] – Behavioral Health Central (blog)

Survey shows IDs not checked [The Wilson Daily Times, NC]
Behavioral Health Central (blog)
3–A survey conducted by the Wilson County Substance Abuse Coalition shows you aren't likely to get carded when purchasing alcohol in area stores.




Students help Haiti [The Wilson Daily Times, NC] – Insurance News Net (press release)

Students help Haiti [The Wilson Daily Times, NC]
Insurance News Net (press release)
30–Wilson County Schools is in the middle of a two-week campaign, Change for Haiti, to raise money to help earthquake victims. The campaign started Jan.

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