William was born in 1870, the son of Civil War veteran William Marvin Wilson and Martha Jane Buster. He worked as an Indian Scout for 6 months when he was 24, and married Maggie Hardenia Garrett at age 25. William passed away in 1915 at 44 years old.
↑ U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914 - 1878-1914 - Indian Scouts, Image 864, #1321 - $Ancestry Image
↑ "Texas Marriages, 1837-1973," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXQD-TQY : 11 February 2018), W. R. Wilson and Maggie Garrett, 29 Oct 1896; citing , Lamar, Texas, , reference 2:1JB0NNQ; FHL microfilm 1,293,619.
↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3PH-L2Z : accessed 31 October 2019), Maggie Wilson in household of William R Wilson, Precinct 5 (north part), Lamar, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 82, sheet 16B, family 295, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,652.
↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2S6-4CD : accessed 31 October 2019), Maggie Wilson in household of William R Wilson, Justice Precinct 1, Lamar, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 72, sheet 12B, family 255, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1571; FHL microfilm 1,375,584.
↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3SN-D74 : 20 February 2021), W R Wilson in entry for Thomas W Wilson, 02 Mar 1932; citing certificate number 12845, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,135,795.
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