Peyton Rhea WILSON^[1]

1876 - 1940  (63 years)

• Name	Peyton Rhea WILSON
  Birth	23 Nov 1876	Tyro, Tate Co, MS   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  never married	Peyton never married.
  Occupation	1918	Arkansas   [2]
  	Peyton's September 1918 World War I draft registration card notes his occupations as "carpenter".
  Death	29 Jul 1940	Alma, Crawford Co, AR.   [1]
  	Peyton died in Alma, Arkansas on 29 July 1940. He was 63 years old. Cause of death was noted as "uremia and coma" due to Bright's Disease (chronic inflammation of the structures in the kidney that produce urine).
  Burial	30 Jul 1940	Alma, Crawford Co, AR.   [1]
  	His remains were interred at Alma City Cemetery in Alma, Arkansas on 30 July 1940.
  Person ID	I62849	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Dr. LeGrand James WILSON,   b. 8 Apr 1836, Lincoln Co, TN
  Mother	Elizabeth Cary SKIPWITH,   b. 1839, Tennessee d. 1920 (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	28 Feb 1860	Shelby Co, TN   [3]
  	The couple was married on 28 February 1860 by Rev. Edward McClure, rector of Grace Episcopal Church in Memphis, Tennessee.
  Notes	The family history written by LeGrand states that he and his wife had seven children, though the history names only six of the seven.
  Family ID	F7150	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		1900 US Census / Wilson, Legrande J. Elm Springs, Washington County, Arkansas.
  		1910 US Census / Wilson, L.J. Alma, Crawford County, Arkansas.
  		Peyton Rhea Wilson. WWI draft registration card. Alma, Crawford County, Arkansas.
  		1920 US Census / Wilson, Ray Alma, Crawford County, Arkansas.
  		1930 US Census / Wilson, Peyton R. Alma, Crawford County, Arkansas.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2739] Peyton Rhea Wilson, Arkansas death certificate no. 237 (1940). [S2769] Peyton Rhea Wilson. WWI draft registration card. [S2518] L.J. Wilson - E.C. Skipwith, Shelby Co, TN marriage bond & minister's return (1860). .