Zara A. Wilson

Zara A. Wilson (born October 8, 1840) was an American reformer and lawyer.

Early life and family

Zara Mahurin was born in Burnettsville, Indiana, on October 8, 1840. She was the fourth in a family of eight children. Her maiden name was Mahurin, to which form it had been Americanized from the Scotch Mac Huron. Her father, Caleb Mahurin (1786–1859), was of southern birth and education, a native of North Carolina. He was twice married, his second wife being Matilda C. Freeman (1809–1882), the mother of Wilson, to whom he was married near Troy, Ohio, in 1832.

Mathilda L. Mahurin (November 11, 1827 – April 16, 1916) was for many years a resident of Indianapolis, and taught in the public school there for many years. She was born in Miami County, Ohio, on November 11, 1827, and moved to Indiana with her parents when she was a girl. She began teaching when a young woman, being for a time connected with the Methodist College at Fort Wayne. She moved to Indianapolis in 1867 and lived with her sister, Mary Kilbun Robinson (1821–1909), whose home was at 603 North New Jersey Street. Mathilda Mahurin was an active member of Meridian Street M.E. Church and died at Elkhart, Indiana.

Zara Mahurin had always shown a fondness for books, and during her student days she was fascinated by mathematics.

Personal life In the year 1867, Zara Mahurin married Port Wilson, a merchant of Goodland, Indiana. As a result of poor health, for ten years,her energies confined mostly to home duties and the care of her only child, a son.