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A. W. Wilson, the well-known clerk of Clark County, Ark., is a native of the county, and on account of his long acquaintance in the vicinity, is held in high esteem by all who know him. His birth occurred on the 22d of April, 1855, and he is a son of Willis and Sarah A. (Wells) Wilson, the former a native of Missouri, and the latter of Clark County, Ark. The former was taken by his parents to Arkansas when he was an infant, and here he was reared to manhood, being one of the first settlers of this region. His father was a merchant, and at the breaking out of the Rebellion he enlisted in the supply department of the Government service, in which capacity he served throughout the war. After the cessation of hostilities he returned home, and followed different enterprises until his death, which occurred in 1875. His wife died in 1878, having borne him ten children, six of whom are living. A. W. Wilson, the immediate subject of this sketch, is the eldest of three brothers now residing in Arkadelphia, Ark., and in Clark County he was reared and educated. He finished his schooling in St. John's College, of Little Rock, Ark., in 1874, then taught in the public schools for about four years, after which he was appointed to the position of deputy circuit clerk, serving faithfully and well until September, 1888, when he was elected to his present office, which he has filled in a highly satisfactory manner to all concerned. He was married in 1877 to Miss Isabel Johnson, of Arkadelphia, by whom he has two children: Dora (born on the 28th of December, 1879) and Willis (born June 9, 1882). Mr. Wilson is one of the enterprising men of Clark County, and bears an enviable reputation for honesty and uprightness. The maternal grandparents were the first couple that were married between Little Rock and Arkadelphia, and were among the first settlers of this county. The grandfather was a farmer by occupation, and was also an extensive stock-raiser. The grandparents on both sides were among the earliest settlers of this region.