Frederick E. Wilson (1829-1917) was born in Vermont and died in Dayton, Ohio. He served as a soldier in the Mexican war for one year when he was 17, then was Captain of an Ohio regiment in the Civil War during the years 1861-1864. He was appointed the postmaster of David City, Nebraska, in 1885 and served for four years. He then served two terms as the county judge for Butler County, Ohio. He was married four times, to Mary M. Wilson (b. Cann) (d. 1863) in 1849, then to Permelia H. Wilson (b. Jerard) (d. 1887) in 1866, to Nora Wilson (b. Johnson) (d. 1910) in 1889, and to Virginia Wilson (b. Hill) (d. 1917) in 1911. Between these marriages, he had thirteen children surviving at the time of his death. He was a Mason, at one point being the high priest of the lodge of David City, Nebraska. Wilson wrote to Mary Baker Eddy in 1886 regarding an order for Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures.

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