David Harper Wilson

David Harper was born on July 3rd, 1850 in Of, Smyth, Virginia.¹   David Harper's father was William D. Wilson and his mother was Susan Williams.  His paternal grandparents were William Wilson and Jenny Maxwell. He had two brothers and a sister, named Charles C., James Levi Fillmore and Loudema.  He was the oldest of the four children. He had five half-brothers and a half-sister, named John S., James W., Henry J., Isaac Newton, George Rudy and Kisier V..