- Born in 1856 in Illinois.
- Parents were NAPOLEON BONAPARTE WILSON and AMANDA S. DICKSON.
- Married REBECCA BUSH in 1874 in Clark County, Illinois.
- Died June 11, 1943 in Paris, Edgar County, Illinois.
CHILDREN
- CLEM WILSON, born March 8, 1877 in Clark County, Illinois; died November 13, 1973 in Edgar County, Illinois. Married MINNIE MAE TUCKER on March 21, 1900 in Edgar County, Illinois.
- MELINDA WILSON, born in April, 1883 in Illinois.
- ORPHA WILSON, born in July, 1886 in Illinois; died September 9, 1902 in Clark County, Illinois.