Henry T. Willson
Henry T. Willson, farmer, P. O. Edinburgh, was born in the State of New York, November 22, 1820; son of David and Rebecca Willson, former a native of Coxsackie, N. Y., born in 1790, latter a native of New York. They were married in New York and came to this county in 1833, settling and remaining here until their death. Our subject was married the first time, in 1842, to Martha Hancock, born in Michigan in 1826, died in 1865. After her death Mr. Willson married, August 20, 1867, Mary Bartly, born in 1832 in Edinburg, this county. Our subject is the father of seven children, five of whom are now living: Ellen, Omar O., John T., George E. and Alice. Mr. Willson is a carpenter by trade, but of late years has been engaged in farming. He owns eighty-one acres of nice land in Edinburg Township where he and his family reside.
From History of Portage County, Ohio, Warner, Beers & Co., Chicago, 1885