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John Henry Wilson (January 30, 1846 – January 14, 1923) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Born in Crab Orchard, Kentucky, Wilson pursued preparatory studies. He graduated from Tusculum College in June 1870. After this he studied law. Wilson was admitted to the bar in September 1871 and commenced practice in Barbourville, Kentucky. He ...
Wilson was born on February 11, 1920, in Brandon, Mississippi. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1941 from Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi, where he participated in football and track. Wilson was also an active member of the Alpha Iota chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, initiated on February 23, 1939.
Richmond September 5. Evacuation of Cumberland Gap and retreat to Greenup, on the Ohio River, September 17-October 3. Expedition to Charleston, West Va., October 21-November 10. Duty in eastern Kentucky until May 1864. Johnson County December 1, 1862. Floyd County December 4–5. Louisa March 12, 1863. Near Louisa March 25–26.
Louisa's eastern border is the Levisa Fork, and its northern border is the Big Sandy River, which also serves as the Kentucky–West Virginia border. U.S. Route 23 passes through the western side of the city, leading north 30 miles (48 km) down the valley of the Big Sandy River to Ashland on the Ohio River and southwest 28 miles (45 km) to ...
Vinson died on September 8, 1953, of a heart attack at his Washington home. His body was interred in Pinehill Cemetery in Louisa, Kentucky. [14] [15] An extensive collection of Vinson's personal and judicial papers is archived at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, where they are available for research. [16]
Ellis Wilson's painting "Funeral Procession" was featured in the American television NBC sitcom The Cosby Show, in Season 2, "The Auction". In this episode, Clair Huxtable, played by Phylicia Rashad, bids on the painting by her great-uncle (Ellis Wilson) and she wins the auction. The painting then remains in the Huxtable living-room throughout ...
Lawrence County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky.As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,293. [1] Its county seat is Louisa. [2] The county is named for James Lawrence, [3] and co-founded by Isaac Bolt, who served as a Lawrence County Commissioner and Justice of the Peace.
A funeral is a ceremony connected with the final disposition of a corpse, such as a burial or cremation, with the attendant observances. [1] Funerary customs comprise the complex of beliefs and practices used by a culture to remember and respect the dead, from interment, to various monuments, prayers, and rituals undertaken in their honour.