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	Record Group Number:	900000
	Series/Collection Number:	M89- 21
	Creator:	Wilson, Elizabeth Ann Love, 1822-1901
	Title, Dates:	Elizabeth Ann Love Wilson papers, 1848-1892.
	Amount:	8.00 items
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	Organization/Arrangement:	Chronological.
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	Biographical/Historical:	Elizabeth (Lizzie) Ann Love Wilson, daughter of Alexander Wilson (1800-1879), was born in Georgia in 1822. She moved to Gadsden County, Florida, with her family as an infant. Two of her brothers, William W. (1836-1862) and Thomas R. Love (1841-1863), died fighting in the Civil War. William served with the Sixth Florida Infantry and Thomas served with the First Florida Infantry. Elizabeth married Isaac Wilson (1812-1879) and they had six children: Isabella, Alexander Love, William C., Mary Jane (died 1886), Sarah, and Isaac Thomas Wilson (died 1883). Elizabeth Wilson died in 1901 and is buried in the Love Cemetery, located west of Quincy.
	Summary:	The collection contains photocopies of the papers of Elizabeth Ann Love Wilson of Gadsden County, Florida. It includes a diary/prayer book written at intervals from 1848 to 1892 (the earliest part of the volume appears to have been copied into the present volume later). The book contains information on her life and the deaths of various family members, and entries that are religious in nature. The collection also contains documentation of her brothers' Civil War service: a newspaper obituary for William W. Love in Knoxville and a copy of the last letter written by Thomas after being wounded at Gettysburg. The collection also includes an 1866 letter from Elizabeth Wilson's daughter, Mary Jane Wilson; a poem about a wedding day; and family genealogical notes.
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	Reproduction Note:	Photocopies.
	Location of Originals/Duplicates:	Originals in possession of donor.
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	Ownership/Custodial History:	The donor is a descendant of Elizabeth Ann Love Wilson.
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	Subject Access Fields:	Love family. Wilson family. Civil War (U.S.) Family Florida Religion. Women History 19th century Florida Diaries. aat Gadsden County (Fla.)
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