Thomas Mercer Wilson

b. 12 February 1887, d. 10 March 1969
  • Thomas Mercer Wilson was born on 12 February 1887 in Pelham, Mitchell County, Georgia.
  • He married Azilee Paul, daughter of John Liddle Paul and Lena Hazeltine Jennings, circa 1905.
  • Azilee Paul and Thomas Mercer Wilson appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Camilla, Mitchell County, Georgia, at Branchville Road. Other members of the household included Hubert Wilson, Edwin Wilson and Carl Wilson.
  • He was a farmer, according to the 1910 census.
  • Thomas Mercer Wilson registered for the draft on 5 June 1917 in Mitchell County, Georgia, while living with his wife and five children in Pelham, self-employed there farming.
  • Thomas Mercer Wilson and Azilee Paul appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Camilla, Mitchell County, Georgia, at Pelham & Branchville Road. Other members of the household included Hubert Wilson.
  • He was a farmer, according to the 1920 census.
  • Thomas Mercer Wilson became a widower at the 16 July 1922 death of his wife Azilee Paul.
  • He married Sarah Frances Powell on 16 December 1928.
  • Thomas Mercer Wilson and Sarah Frances Powell appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Mitchell County, Georgia. Also in the household were Wilma, Park, Alice and Melver Boutwell, Fannie's children from an earlier marriage. It is not clear who was the mother of the daughter identified as Myrel Wilson, age 8.
  • He was a farmer, according to the 1930 census.
  • The SSDI lists Barwick, Brooks County, Georgia, as the last residence of record of Thomas Mercer Wilson.
  • Thomas Mercer Wilson died on 10 March 1969 at age 82 in Mitchell County, Georgia.
  • He was interred at Oakview Cemetery, Camilla, Mitchell County, Georgia.
  • Last Edited: 13 Feb 2011

Family 1: Azilee Paul b. 22 February 1888, d. 16 July 1922

Family 2: Sarah Frances Powell b. 29 March 1890, d. 5 December 1964