Show Who Are You 83 The Romance o of 0 Your Name By RUBY HASKINS ELLIS ELLISA A Wilson F YOUR name Is Wilson you I IF will wUl perhaps he be Interested to know that In the beginning It was wu Williams It Is believed by the best authorities that It signified the son of William The Rev John Wilson one of ot the ilie earliest settlers In this country of or Boston Mass was the son of the Rev William Wilson of England He came to America on Governor WInthrops WInthrop's fleet and was the fir first t minister of ot the first church In Boston Bos Bos- ton ne TIc died In 1667 There were many others of this name who came to New England and settled there at a very early period Among them was William Wllliam Wilson a settler In Concord who was a soldier In the Continental army Among those who came later was James Wilson the ancestor of Woodrow Wilson He came from County Down Ireland and located In Philadelphia where he became editor of the Aurora a 8 newspaper once edited by Franklin Bache the brilliant grandson of BenjaminI Benjamina Benjamin a I II I r ih I I 1 II I II r Franklin James Wilson married Anne Adams and removed to Ohio where he with other newspapers newspapers news news- papers and became a member of the state legislature Ills His son Joseph Ruggles Wilson father of Woodrow Woodrow Woodrow Wood- Wood row Wilson was born In Steubenville Steu Steuben- Steuben cn ville Ohio He lie married Janet Woodrow and went to Virginia lIe He became a distinguished clergyman man and was minister of several churches In the Southland Woo Woodrow row Vil Vilson in son was born In Staunton Va but received his early education In North Carolina and Geor Georgia la It Is Interesting to note that Janet Woodrow mother of the war President President President dent was of Scotch descent and her father likewise was a minister Her Scottish foi forbears bears had for Cor GOO COO years ears furnished distinguished clergymen clergy clergy- men and notable men In Scotland Doctor Woodrow her father was a n graduate of Glasgow un university and served 16 years ears as a n minister of the Independent Congregation at Carlisle Carlisle Car Car- lisle England An Easter pHE HE name Easter was undoubtedly T TilE J- J edl edly taken talen by one who was Interested Interested interested In In- in th tier Crusades In the East being first Mist ll l and und later adding the tei termination ruination er cr It was considered considered con con- a glorious privilege to fi fight ht for the Cross In Palestine and many names were taken talen from places and Incidents connected with these pilgrimages The I Easter aster home was in Scotland The earliest known ancestor of this name was Kenneth McAlpin Easter Enster who was duke dule of Northumberland Northumberland Northum berland nm and served In the Crusades under Richard Coner oner de Lion This was In the latter part of ot the Twelfth century Several generations later a direct dl di descendant Kenneth McAlpin Easter was made lord of I Edinburgh Scotland In the Seventeenth century James Easter another descendant hid on his estate Charles I of England who on being accused of treason by 11 l ln n o y i lw lW t 1 Ills his government had fled led for tor his life For this act James Easter Enster bad to flee for Cor his own own life tie He escaped und and went to Spain where h he was protected and where he later married Robert Hobert Easter a n later descendant descend descend- ant married Catherine Hamilton dau daughter of the duke dule of Hamilton The first Easters to appear In Inthis Inthis inthis this country were William Archibald Archi bald Hamilton and John Julia I I McAlpIn l They settled In Maryland Maryland Mary Mary- land In iSoO 1810 It Is from this family family fam tam I ily lIy that practically all nil the Masters Easters I of ot Am America derive their ancestry e Inc Inc Service I I |