Original: Early life Wilson was born in Staunton, Virginia on December 28, 1856 as the third of four children of Reverend Dr. Joseph Ruggles Wilson (1822 - 1903) and Jessie Janet Woodrow (1826 - 1888).
Simplified: Dr. Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856 - February 3, 1924) was born in Virginia and grew up in Georgia. Life Early life Woodrow Wilson, son of Joseph Ruggles Wilson and Janet "Jessie" Woodrow Wilson, was born in Staunton, Virginia, United States.