Henry V. Wilson
Henry V. Wilson was born in Washington Township, Shelby County, Ohio, November 30, 1841. He is a son of Hiram J. Wilson, who was one of the pioneers of Washington Township, of which he was a resident about fifty-seven years. On the 18th day of August, 1861, Henry V. Wilson, subject of this sketch, enlisted as a private in Company B, 20th O. V. I., served as such until December 31, 1863, when he was discharged on account of re-enlistment, and, on the 1st day of January, 1864, he re-enlisted as a veteran in same company and regiment. February 1, 1865, he was commissioned commissary sergeant, which ofllce he filled until July 15, 1865, when he was honorably discharged from the service. He was actively engaged in the following-named battles: Shiloh, April 6-7, 1862; Raymond, Miss., May 12, 1863; Champion Hills, May 16, 1863; the Siege of Vicksburg; Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia; Atlanta, Georgia, where, on the 22d day of July, 1864, he was wounded by a musket ball, which rendered him unable for service. He returned home on a furlough, and it was not until November 4, 1864, that he returned to his regiment able for duty, and participated in the battles of Savannah, Georgia. and Orangeburgh, South Carolina. Also several other minor engagements. Soon after the close of the war he returned to his home in Washington Township.
November 15, 1866, he married Miss M. Adelia, daughter of Jolm and Phebe Betts, who was bo|'n in Washington Township, this county, May 2, 1848. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson settled on a farm in their native township, remained until March, 1868, when he purchased and moved on the farm in section 32, Turtle Creek Township, on which they now reside. They have four children, viz., Ernest C., Frank E., Nina M., and Lois J.
From History of Shelby County, Ohio; R. Sutton & Co, Philadelphia PA, 1883