In the book's own words, not ours, with obvious scanning errors fixed. Families often supplied these stories to the publisher, so check key dates.
From The biographical record of Jasper County, Missouri (1901)
N. U. WILSON.
For more than a tjuarter of a century N. L. W'wilson has been a resident of Jasper county and has long been engaged in mining operations, either on his own account or for others. He is a native of Brown comity, Ohio, and is descended from good old Kevolutioiiarv st>>ck. His great-grandfather fought for the independence of the colonies and alter the freedom of the nation was achieved he became a pioneer settler of Kentucky. He purcliased his land with continental money, which he had received for service in the Revolutionary war. This tract of land became known as Wilson's Bottoms and was famous throughout the entire valley for the splendid watermelons theVe raised. His son. Ralph Humphrey Wilson, the grandfather of our subject, served in the Indian wars in that ixDrtion of the Ohio valley and participated in the battle of Tippecanoe. Robert M. Wilson, the father of our subject, was born on the old homestead in Adams county, Ohio, and after arriving at years of maturity married Margaret Plummer, who also represented a pioneer family of Keiuucky. A bnnher of our subject is Dr. Samuel B. 'wilson. of Olathe, Kansas.
On leaving his native state X. U. Wilson, of this review, removed to Kansas, and while residing in that state was an active and leading factor in ]3emocratic politics, having marked influence in shaping the policy and movements of the party there. In 1874. however, he cast in his lot with the residents of Jasper county and for many years has been actively associated with its mining interests. He has opened up and developed mines on his own account, and for the past twelve years he lias been super intending mines, and superintended for eleven and one-half years the Redding mine, one of the greatest mining properties in the district. In 1891-2 he had charge of the Cave Spring lines and was also superintendent of the Chenango Stanley mine at East Galena.
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As printed in The biographical record of Jasper County, Missouri (1901). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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