When did Wilson live?

Wilson was born around 1888-01-01 and died around 1889-01-01. Documented in Grant County, New Mexico.

What is Wilson associated with?

Documented relationships include: witnessed, departed_for, pulled_rope_in. 4 claims extracted from primary sources.

What sources cite Wilson?

5 primary sources cite this person, including: He seemed to have lost none of his bravado… (1888); Sheriff Laird gave the signal by a dropped… (1888); Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1888-07-06 (1888); and 2 more.

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Wilson person

born: [1888-01-01,1889-01-01)died/dissolved: [1889-01-01,1890-01-01)🌐 Q1645480id: p_wilson_90d364

also known as: the darky Wilson

Probable 70%

Summary: A Black man who pulled the rope to execute Pilar Perez and felt honored to do so.

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Claims (4)

departed_for

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cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-03-08 (1889)

being John Brockman. Last Monday night Lara left his family for the second time, and with the girl Parra started for Whitewater station on foot, where it is supposed the couple took the outging train for El Paso or Mexico. The career of …

pulled_rope_in

Hanging of Pilar Perez

cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1888-07-06 (1888) · +1 more

had a long life still before him. He slept well, ate a hearty breakfast, and when asked by Sheriff Laird at 9 o’clock whether there was anything he wanted, replied, “No, I have had plenty.” He confessed to Father Girard on Wednesday and on …

witnessed

hanging of Pilar Perez

cited from He seemed to have lost none of his bravado… (1888) · +1 more

stories of old times with Indians and white pioneers

cited from We were sitting one night at a freighter’s… (1891)

We were sitting one night at a freighter’s campfire, around which were drawn a score or more of the freighters, who, with their outfits, were in camp for the night. Stories of old times, when the Indians were bad, and of the bravery of the wh…