[p. 1001] owner of 115 acres of valuable land in Little Beaver Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, comes of an old and respected family of the county. He was born on his father's farm in that township February 27, 1880, and is a son of Lee R. and Anna (Cook) Wilson.
Lee R. Wilson was born on the farm now owned by his son, Frank L., in 1848, and is a son of Robert W. Wilson, who settled in the woods of Little Beaver Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, with his parents at a very early date. Robert later purchased the farm now owned by the subject of this sketch, and there he lived until his death in 1905, at the age of eighty-one years. He married Nancy Reed, who was born in Beaver County, and they became parents of nine children, namely: Lee R., Milo F., Elizabeth, Isa, Calvin, deceased; Samuel, Seldon A., Phoebe and Dr. Stanley A.
Lee Reed Wilson helped to clear the farm settled by his father and for many years lived in the old log house which adorned the place. He is a man of superior educational attainments, having attended the public schools of his native township, and at Edenburg. He was a school teacher in his younger days, as were all his brothers, and he taught in all some twelve years, in Lawrence and Beaver Counties, Pennsylvania, and in Kansas, being in the West two seasons. He later turned his attention to farming, and purchased his present farm in Little Beaver Township. He was united in marriage with Anna Cook, daughter of John and Isabella (Davis) Cook, and they have but one child, Frank L.
Frank L. Wilson spent his boyhood days on his father's farm, and attended the district schools and the public schools at Slippery Rock, from which he was graduated in 1900. He then attended Ohio Northern University, at Ada, Ohio, and Duff's Business College, at Pittsburg, Pa. He began teaching school in 1898, and in all taught about five years with good success. After the death of his grandfather he bought the old Wilson homestead of the estate, and has there since carried on agricultural pursuits. He follows general farming along modern and approved ideas, and his efforts have brought forth good results.
November 20, 1902, Mr. Wilson was married to Miss Carrie Patterson, a daughter of John and Elizabeth (Russell) Patterson, and they have one son, Lee Russell. In political affiliation Mr. Wilson is a stanch Republican, has served as township auditor and is at the present time inspector of elections. Religiously, he and his wife are members of the Presbyterian Church.
20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908
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