Wesley Asbury Wilkerson

Wesley Asbury Wilkerson (February 13, 1844 - August 8, 1915) was a teacher, Baptist minister, justice of the peace, and state legislator. He served in the Florida House of Representatives in 1881, 1883, and 1885.[1]

The Home Mission Society documented his work in an 1889 report. It listed statistics on his and other Baptist leaders sermons preached, meetings held, literature distributed and other church work. His field is described as "Colored People".[2]

He attended the February 5, 1884 State Conference of Colored Men of Florida in Gainesville.[3]

In 1903, the Ocala Evening Star noted he and his wife were in Ocala from Flemington, Florida.[4]

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References

  1. ^ Brown, Canter (1998). Florida's Black Public Officials, 1867-1924. University of Alabama Press. ISBN 9780817309152.
  2. ^ "American Baptist Home Missions: Annual Report". 1889.
  3. ^ "Proceedings of the State Conference of the colored men of Florida, held at Gainesville, February 5, 1884. ยท Colored Conventions Project Digital Records". omeka.coloredconventions.org.
  4. ^ "Article clipped from The Ocala Evening Star". The Ocala Evening Star. December 19, 1903. p. 16 – via newspapers.com.