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Below is a family biography included in The History of Posey County, Indiana by John C. Leffel and published by Standard Publishing Company in 1913.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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Dr. Thomas W. Wilson was born in Lynn township October 18, i860. He worked on the farm and attended the district schools until he was nineteen years of age, when he entered the Indiana University at Bloomington, graduating therefrom in 1884. He received his medical degree from the Miami Medical College at Cincinnati in 1887. Shortly after his graduation he formed a partnership with Dr. William Holton at New Harmony and they practiced together for eight years. Since then he has practiced alone in New Harmony, where he continues to reside. For ten years he was health officer of the county and has also filled the positions of president and secretary of the County Medical Society. Dr. Wilson is the son of John Wilson and Mrs. Amanda (Grad) Wilson, both of Lynn township. Dr. Wilson was married to Miss Annie B. Miller, of New Harmony, in 1893. They have one son, Gordon M. Wilson. Dr. Wilson is a member of the Knights of Pythias, the Modern Woodmen and the tribe of Ben Hur.

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This family biography is one of 232 biographies included in The History of Posey County, Indiana by John C. Leffel and published in 1913 by Standard Publishing Company.  For the complete description, click here: Posey County, Indiana History and Genealogy

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