Robert E. Wilson was born in Madison County,Mississippi,on March 30,1856.[1] He was the son of Joseph Wilson (died 1876),an immigrant from County Donegal who served in the Confederate Army,and Eleanor Evans Wilson.[1] He had a brother,Edgar S. Wilson.[2] Robert grew up doing work on his parents' farm.[1] He attended country schools and later,the Brandon Male Academy for three years.[1]
Wilson was Methodist by religion.[1] In 1879,married Rosa Lowry (died 1915),the daughter of Governor Robert Lowry.[1] They had four children together:Robert G.,Lee J.,Rosa L.,and Nell.[1][2] Wilson died at his Jackson residence at midnight on January 12,1921.[2]
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