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Saturday, May 15, 2010

Thomas Allen Wilson 1844-1920



Birth 7 May 1844

Death 28 Jul 1920

Biography

Thomas Allen Wilson was the son of Allen Green Wilson and Elizabeth Askins Wilson. He was born in TN but moved to Laclede County, MO by 1850. He fought in the Civil War for the CSA where he lost a leg, He married Sarah Eveline Hall October 8, 1867 in Laclede County, MO. He was a farmer and country doctor. His wife died in 1880 and he raised his three children, Joseph, Alice Bell and Allen Green by himself. At least two other children died in childhood - James, Mary Francis and possibly Minerva.He moved to Lamar County, TX about 1902. He continued to practice medican and ran a store in Slabtown. He was a brother of Rev. John William Wilson, a Methodist minister in Lake Creek, Delta County.

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