Walter L. Wilson — Biographies and Information
Walter Lewis Wilson, M.D. (1881-1969) was an
American medical doctor, salesman, businessman, preacher, and soul-winner. He recorded many of his remarkable experiences in a series of books(see titles in italics below) to instruct and encourage others
in the great work of spreading the Gospel. |
- Walter L. Wilson: the Physician Personal Worker.
- Walter L. Wilson: Chronology of Events.
- Echoes from Glory. Selective sayings/portrait of Walter Wilson.
- Walter L. Wilson: Bibliography of his Writings.
- Miracles in a Doctor's Life.
- Remarkable New Stories Told by the Doctor.
- Strange Short Stories. Selections.
- A Sure Remedy Prescribed by the Doctor. Twelve Gospel messages for trouble hearts.
- True Stories by the Doctor. Selections from his various writings.
- Uncle Walter's Animal Stories.
- Whose Body Is Yours?
Marriage and Family:
Marion Baker Wilson married
Walter Wilson in 1904, the year he received his medical
license after completing medical school. They had eight children: Elizabeth, Walter, Jr., Margaret, Marion, Norman, Martha, Nathaniel,
and Catherine. Mrs. Wilson died, September 25, 1962, having been happily married for 58 years; Walter called her "Sweetheart."
Ruth
Selders Wilson married Dr. Wilson a year after
his first wife's death. Ruth was a member of Central
Bible Church for 40 years and an alumna of the Kansas City
Bible College. They spent 6 years together until his death
May 24, 1969.
Recommended books:
Just What the Doctor Ordered. Soulwinning Stories by Walter L. Wilson. Greenville, SC: Bob Jones University Press, ©1988.
Walter
L. Wilson: the Beloved Physician by Kenneth O. Gangel. Chicago:
Moody Press, ©1970.
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