Diana, William Howell Wilson was the son of William Watkins Wilson, M.D. He was a descendent of Jesse Wilson, M.D. who was a brother of Capt. James Wilson. The mother of William Howell Wilson was Mary Shearouse. William Howell Wilson, M.D. was born Oct. 13, 1829 in Effingham Co., GA and died May 25, 1909 in Effingham Co., GA. He married Georgianna Elizabeth Davis Jan. 18, 1860 in Effingham Co., GA. He attended Oglethorpe Medical College in Savannah. Obtained medical degree on Feb. 26, 1861. Children: Katherine Wilson, Eugenia Wilson, Jesse Wilson, Margaret Wilson, Alice Gertrude Wilson, Florence G. Wilson, Jessie P. Wilson, Richard Clark Wilson, Hattie Wilson Anna Belle Wilson, Clara L. Wilson Miriam L. Wilson. Margaret