Wilson, G. E. (George Edwin), 1857-

George Wilson was born March 23, 1857. He moved to Stillwater, Minnesota from Woodville, Maryland in about 1878. George worked in the lumber mills and then tried farming only to return to Stillwater where he worked for the Northwestern Manufacturing and Car Company and later was superintendent of the Minnesota Thresher Manufacturing Company and secretary of the Northwest Thresher Company. George Wilson married his wife Lena in 1896. Their daughter Rachel was born in 1897 and their son Evan was born in 1899. His brother Albert moved to Stillwater in about 1875 and had a stationery business there. He lived with his family in Oak Park outside of Stillwater. Nathan Wilson was at home in Woodville, Maryland and at school. Later his jobs took him to Oregon, Illinois, and other states.

From the guide to the George E. Wilson and family papers., 1878-1902., (Minnesota Historical Society)