Wilson, Lee, 1865-1933
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Name (Latin)
Wilson, Lee, 1865-1933
Other forms of name
Wilson, Robert Edward Lee, 1865-1933
Date of birth
1865-03-05
Date of death
1933-09-27
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- Whayne, J.M. Delta empire, c2011:ECIP t.p. (Lee Wilson) galley (Robert E. "Lee" Wilson; farmer, plantation owner, entrepreneur in Mississippi County, Ark.; b. in Mississippi County, Ark. in last weeks of Civil War; d. 1933)
- Encyclopedia of Arkansas history & culture on WWW, Apr. 7, 2011(Wilson, Robert Edward Lee; Lee Wilson; created plantation empire out of swamps of Mississippi County in late 19th century; 65,000-acre cotton plantation and lumbering operation; b. in Mississippi County, Ark., Mar. 5, 1865; d. Sept. 27, 1933)
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Wikipedia description:
Robert Edward Lee Wilson (March 5, 1865 – September 27, 1933) was the creator and owner of Lee Wilson and Company, a group of large cotton plantations in Mississippi County, Arkansas. Acquiring much of his father's former swamplands, Wilson formed a logging and farming business that would become one of the largest and most successful in the United States.
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