By request. Source: 1881 History of Grundy County, Missouri William H. Wilson, p. 487 WTLLIAM H. WILSON William Harvey Wilson, present sheriff of Grundy county, was born near Edinburg, Grundy county, Missouri, March 31,1844. He lived with his parents, James and Nellie Wilson, at Edinburg and Trenton until his nineteenth year, when he joined the Federal army, enlisting in company A, Forty-fourth Missouri volunteer infantry and served one year, the term of enlistment. After his discharge he returned to Trenton and began to learn the trade of shoemaking with F. P. Buren, and afterwards worked for other persons until 1870, when lie entered the store of Dr. R. N. Featherston as a clerk and continued with him until 1873. In 1875 he was elected constable of Trenton township and served as such until 1880, when, in November of that year, he was elected sheriff of Grundy county and still holds that position. December 24, 1872, he married Miss Mollie E. Crouch, of Trenton. He is a member of Trenton.Lodge No. 52, I. 0. 0. F., of Trenton. His mother died when he was very young.