A Wilson Family Tree
Notes for John Smith Herring
Gleanings of Virginia History and some other sources (which might have taken their information from there) say he was born in 1798. Hardesty's Encyclopedia says he was born on 6 Jul 1794 (see the notes for nephew George Chrisman).
WFT 22 # 1690:
He died of malaria in the marshy country west of the Tennessee River where he was engaged as commissioner of the State of VA
The Cain-Boyd Tree web site says he died in 1830 in Lexington, KY. Gleanings of Virginia History says he died in Ohio. So we seem to have three different stories about where he died. The Parks manuscript, which was probably the basis of WFT 22 # 1690, actually says that he died of malaria that was contracted in marshy country west of the Tennessee, so he could have contracted malaria there and then died in either Kentucky or Ohio. Hardesty's Encyclopedia seems to be the most knowledgeable, and says that John died on 9 Jan 1825 at Lexington, KY. Gleanings of Virginia History also says that he was a distinguished lawyer, a member of the Virginia state senate, and never married.
Note: Some of the information in these pages is uncertain. Please let me know of errors or omissions using the email link above. ...Mike Wilson
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