"NELSON T. WILSON resides on section 29, Center Township, where he settled in 1876, purchasing his land of W. C. Jackson. The first improvements were made by Isaac Thatcher. Mr. Wilson was born in Clarke County, Ohio, in 1832, where he was reared and educated. He married Mary A. Payne, a native of Madison County, Ohio, and in 1857 they removed to Louisa County, Iowa. Seven years later they removed to Jefferson County, where they remained three years, then returned to Louisa County, Iowa and lived there until they came to Decatur County. Mr. Wilson’s parents were Joseph and Mary Ann (Jones) Wilson, the former born in New York and the latter in Maryland. The mother died in Clarke County, and the father came to Iowa in 1863, and made his home with his children. He died in Louisa County in 1868. Mr. Wilson’s parents were Amasa and Sarah (Greene) Payne. Her father was born in Williamston, Massachusetts, and her mother in East Windsor, Connecticut. They removed from Vergennes, Vermont, to Ohio, in 1812, and in 1814 settled in Madison County. Later in life they lived with Mr. and Mrs. Wilson. The father died in Darke County, in 1856, and the mother in Louisa County, Iowa, in 1861. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson have five children – Emma, wife of John Moffett; Eugene O., Lily May, Olive P. and Albin G. Mrs. Wilson’s paternal grandfather fought in the French and Indian war under General Putnam, and an uncle was killed at the battle of Bennington. The ancestors of both Mr. and Mrs. Wilson date back to the early history of our country. Mr. Wilson’s paternal great-grandparents were Henry and ____________ (Thomas) Wilson, and his grandparents were Junia and Sally (Chapin) Wilson. Mrs. Wilson’s great-grandfather was Abram Payne, and her grandfather was Samuel Payne. Her great-uncle, Abram Payne, fought under General Wolfe at the battle of Quebec."