The journey of life for Emma C. Wilson began in 1925 as she was born the second of five daughters in Fisher, Louisiana. Her father worked in the sawmill and on the railroad. Her mother was a homemaker.
Her maternal grandfathers’ sister (Eula Williams Scott) graduated from Southern University so, she was destined to be a Southernite. Wilson’s continuation with Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated began at Southern University, Beta Alpha Chapter, in 1945 when she joined with Mary Osborne Flournoy.
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