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FLORIDA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 
WILLIAM NATHANIEL WILSON 
Mr. William Nathaniel Wilson, the 
son of Col. Lemuel and Mrs. Rafaila 
Wilson, was born at Newnansville, Flor¬ 
ida, June. 18, 1864. At a very early age 
he moved with his parents to Gainesville, 
Florida. In 1886 he was married to Mrs. 
Ruth Scarratt, who with one child, Miss 
Rafaila, survive him. His death occurred 
March 15, 1920. Though prominent as 
a dry goods merchant, he was intensely 
interested in horticulture and truck farm¬ 
ing and owned several large citrus groves 
in different parts of the State. He was 
also a member of the Standard Fertilizer 
Company of Gainesville, and Vice-Presi¬ 
dent of the Gulf Fertilizer Company of 
Tampa. 
