When Wells Hooper Wilson was born on 16 February 1844, in Autauga, Alabama, United States, his father, Dr. Joseph Gray Wilson, was 28 and his mother, Penelope Rogers, was 28. He married Catherine M Rogers about 1865. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Antioch Township, Garland, Arkansas, United States for about 20 years and Thompson Township, Pike, Arkansas, United States in 1910. He registered for military service in 1911. He died on 5 January 1912, in Murfreesboro, Pike, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Murfreesboro Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Pike, Arkansas, United States.
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English: from the Middle English personal name Will + patronymic -son ‘son of Will’. Will was a very common medieval short form of William . This surname is also very common among African Americans.
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