1971

1971

After going public, H. J. Wilson Co., Inc. grew to include 82 stores throughout the South. 
1957

1957

The Wilsons founded H. J. Wilson Co., Inc., their first catalog showroom retail business on Main Street in downtown Baton Rouge, La. 
1953

1953

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. 
1949

1949

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...