Rev. Joseph Ruggles Wilson and Janet Woodrow Wilson

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Woodrow Wilson was born to Joseph Ruggles Wilson, a Presbyterian minister, and Janet Woodrow Wilson in Staunton, Virginia, on December 28, 1856 . The couple also had two older daughters at the time of Woodrow's birth, and a second son was born after the family moved to Augusta in 1858.

Rev. Joseph Ruggles Wilson and Janet Woodrow Wilson

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