For the basketball player, see Jasper Wilson (basketball)

Jasper Wilson (basketball)

Jasper Wilson is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'6" forward from Southern University and A&M College, Wilson played two seasons in the American Basketball Association as a member of the New Orleans Buccaneers. He averaged 5.2 points per game in his career.-Note:...

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Jasper Wilson (October 30, 1819 – June 12, 1896), was a Baptist

Baptist

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 preacher

Preacher

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 and a representative from Bulloch County in the Georgia Legislature from 1881-1885.

Jasper was married to Mary Lee and they had seven children. Jasper was a circuit rider and preached in various churches, often walking on foot to some of them. Jasper owned a large plantation near Statesboro, Georgia

Statesboro, Georgia

Statesboro is a city in southeast Georgia, United States, and is the county seat and most populous city of Bulloch County. Statesboro has a population of 28,422 and the Statesboro, GA Micropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 70,217...

, and many slaves. During the Civil War

American Civil War

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, General Sherman's army went through his plantation.