by DezinsAdmin | Feb 8, 2018
After going public, H. J. Wilson Co., Inc. grew to include 82 stores throughout the South.
by DezinsAdmin | Feb 8, 2018
The Wilsons founded H. J. Wilson Co., Inc., their first catalog showroom retail business on Main Street in downtown Baton Rouge, La.
by DezinsAdmin | Feb 8, 2018
Mr. Wilson opened Huey’s Jewelry & Loan.
by DezinsAdmin | Feb 8, 2018
Mr. Wilson graduated from the Gemological Institute of America in New York City, the same year he entered the retail jewelry business with the opening of National Jewelry.
by DezinsAdmin | Feb 8, 2018
Huey John Wilson married Angelina Josephine Mumphrey in an intimate ceremony at his sister’s home. In the same year, Mr. Wilson opened his first business, a jewelry and watch repair shop. He often traveled throughout southern Louisiana selling jewelry out of the trunk...