”Denson, Wiley C., minister, Warrensburg, Mo.

1861, Montevallo; s. J. M. Denson and L. A. Mann; b. Nov. 24, 1844. j. D., Cumberland Univ., 1870; Sgt., Co. B, 2nd Ala. Cav., C. S. A.; Pastor Cumberland Pres. Church, Nashville, 1870-71; Austin, Tex., 1890-97; Prin. Male Acad., Robertson Co., Tenn., 1876-80; Supt. Education, Robertson Co., Tenn., 1876-78; Pres. Birmingham F. Col., 1885-87; Member Board of Pardon Advisers, Tex., 1895-98; m. Ettie Ware, Columbiana, Oct. 26, 1870.”

Source:  A Register of the Officers and Students of the University of Alabama, 1831-1901, by Thomas Waverly Palmer, Published by the University, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1901, page 164