1892 Biography - Julius E. Wilson

Julius E. Wilson, attorney and farmer, Greensburg, La. Among the representative citizens of St. Helena parish, La., there are none more favorably known or more highly esteemed than Mr. Wilson, who was originally from Darlington district, S. C., born November 22, 1826. He was the third of six children born to Peter F. and Laodicia (Williams) Wilson, natives of South Carolina. The father came to Louisiana in 1833, settled in St. Helena parish, and afterward moved to East Feliciana parish, where his death occurred in 1845. He had followed planting all his life. The paternal grandfather, Roger Wilson, was quite a noted character in the Palmetto state. The maternal grandfather, Daniel Williams, was a native of South Carolina. Julius E. Wilson is a leading lawyer and planter of his parish. He has been quite prominent in the politics of his parish, was elected district judge of the old Eighth district in 1857, and held the office for four years. He owns 550 acres of land and has 150 acres under cultivation. This beautiful home is situated four miles southeast of Greensburg, and his surroundings are now most pleasant. He has been married twice, first in 1859 to Miss Rebecca M. Kemp, a native of Louisiana, and daughter of Dempsey Kemp, of Georgia. Four children were born to this union: Rufus P., Julius E. Jr., Maurice C. and Sallie K. Judge Wilson was married again in 1876 to Miss Elizabeth Ramsay, a native of Louisiana, and daughter of William H. Ramsay, of New York. Judge Wilson was in the Civil war but only served a short time. He enlisted in 1861 in Company D, Ninth Battalion of Louisiana and went out as captain of his company. He was only in the service for a year when failing health obliged him to resign. He was not able to enter the service again during the remainder of the war. He is a Mason, and has contributed liberally to all worthy movements likely to benefit the country and people generally.

Contributed 2021 Nov 04 by Mike Miller, from Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Louisiana, published in 1892, volume 2, page 462.