ISAIAH WILSON HOMES AND FARM Below is ISAIAH'S home Myrtle { His Grand daughter } said this was originally a one room log house, the structure has had sideing installed but she says indeed there is a log house under that. I'm told the house has had a room built on the back and a porch added..
Isaiah's Home

This view below was from the spring house, it's on the left forground the water from the spring fill's a large pond on the other side of the house with cold clear water..

Spring House

THE SPRINGHOUSE IS WHERE THEY KEPT THEIR PERISHABLES AND GOT THE WATER THAT WAS NECESSARY FOR DAY TO DAY LIVEING IT IS STILL IN USE TODAY AS A SOURCE FOR WATER IT'S LOCATED A FEW YARDS IN FRONT OF ISAIAH'S HOME BELOW IS THE INSIDE. THE DOOR IS GONEand a small frog lives here now

The Wilson Spring

Below is Jerimiah Wilson's home There were several houses on the farm . Prior to Jerimiah and his wife MARY liveing here this was Hiram and Louisa Wilson's home, Their Daughter MYRTLE say's till she was a young teenager this would be in the mid to late 1910's as she was born in 1906 and they lived in Kentucky in 1920. a younger daughter Anna May said she was born in this house in 1915. This photo was taken from Jim Wilsons house just below Jim is Jerimiah's last liveing son.

Hiram Wilson then Jerimiah's Families Lived here

You not only can see the old house from the cemetery you can see the cemetery from the old house  SEE BELOW
Wilson Home and Cemetery

BELOW IS A VIEW OF  PART OF THE FARM FROM THE WILSON CEMETERY  THE OLD HOUSE IS JUST BEYOND THE GROVE OF TREE'S ON THE RIGHT,,LOCATED IN LEE COUNTY VIRGINIA'''  STAN MORELOCK CALLS THE AREA AROUND HERE "THE VALLEY OF THE ANGELS" AND I'M INCLINED TO BELIVE HE'S RIGHT IT IS A BEAUTYFUL PLACE, STAN WAS RAISED IN THE AREA AND IT'S HOME TO HIM HE,S JERIMIAH'S GRANDSON
.View is part of the Wilson farm from the cemetery

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