When Dorcus Elizabeth Wilson was born on 3 November 1862, in Georgia, United States, her father, James “Jim” Wilson, was 46 and her mother, Darcus Elizabeth Alexander, was 36. She married William Lafayette Aaron on 2 October 1898, in Walker, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Election Precinct 14 Bartonville, Walker, Alabama, United States in 1900. She died on 12 March 1910, in Walker, Alabama, United States, at the age of 47, and was buried in Aaron Cemetery, Red Rock, Walker, Alabama, 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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