Family
On November 3, 1869 he married Evelyn Byrd Beverly Douglas daughter of Hugh Douglas and Nancy Hamilton. John and Evelyn had nine children, seven sons and two daughters:
- John Sergeant Wise
- Hugh Douglas Wise
- Henry Alexander Wise
- John Sergeant Wise
- Hamilton Wise
- Eva Douglas Wise
- Jennings Cropper Wise
- Margaretta Watnough Wise
- Byrd Douglas Wise
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