When Mary Larkins was born on 30 October 1844, in Randolph's Landing, Olive Township, Meigs, Ohio, United States, her father, James W. Larkins, was 31 and her mother, Rebecca Becky Sharp, was 30. She married Elias Wilson on 16 February 1866. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Olive Township, Meigs, Ohio, United States for about 10 years and Orange Township, Meigs, Ohio, United States in 1900. She died on 19 February 1920, in Troy Township, Athens, Ohio, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Coolville, Athens, Ohio, United States.