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America in June, 1857, and received his A. B. and A. M. degrees at Colgate University. Ordained in the Baptist ministry he was an early Nebraska pioneer preacher. From 1875 to 1881 he served the First Baptist Church at Nebraska City; and from 1886 to 1894 the First Baptist Church at Lincoln. In 1894 he was made superintendent of missions for Minnesota, Wisconsin, North and South Dakota, continuing until 1907. His death occurred at Albert Lea, Minnesota, on February 9, 1915. Mary Piper Williams was born at Wolfboro, New Hampshire, April 22, 1835, of Holland Dutch ancestors who came to New England in 1660. Before her marriage she was a teacher in New York State. After taking up her residence in Nebraska she conducted a private school at Nebraska City from 1877 to 1880. Her death occurred at Lawrence, Kansas, October 30, 1910.
Mr. Williams attended Knox Academy at Galeshurg, Illinois, and later the University of Nebraska. He received his A. B. from the latter in 1891, and his LL. B. in 1893. In 1891 he was president of his class, and in 1893 was president of the glee club. While at the university he was a member of the Delian Male Quartet, and during 1914-15 was president of the Alumni Association.
Entering the practice of law upon his admission to the bar, in 1898 he became a member of the law firm of Flansburg and Williams which continued until 1910, when the firm was reorganized as Flansburg, Williams and Flansburg. Since 1913 he has been engaged in private practice. For the past thirty years Mr. Williams has been attorney for the Union Central Life Insurance Company of Cincinnati, Ohio, in Nebraska.
A Republican, Mr. Williams has never aspired to political office, but has taken an active part in professional and educational circles. Since 1920 he has been attorney for the Board of Education, and in 1927 was president of the Lancaster County Bar Association. He has been for many years a member of the Chamber of Commerce, and the Social Welfare Society and is a member of the Nebraska State Bar Association. His religious affiliation is with the First Baptist Church of Lincoln, of which he has been a member for many years. From 1914 to 1919 he took an active part in Boy Scout work and served as Scout Master for Troop No. 9. He is vice president of the Lancaster County Humane Society, and a member of the Open Forum and the Young Men's Christian Association. His hobby is music.
On June 20, 1900, Mr. Williams was married to Lina F. Cutts. She graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1900, and received the honor of membership in Phi Beta Kappa. Mr. and Mrs. Williams have three children, Dorothy, born May 26, 1903; Margaret, born March 26, 1905; and Owen, born June 28, 1906. Both daughters are members of Phi Beta Kappa, and Owen is a member of Sigma Xi. Residence; Lincoln.
Albert Williamsen
Albert Williamsen was born at Palmer, Nebraska, February 3, 1893, the son of Swen and Mary (Petersen) Williamsen. His father, who was born at Sandner, Norway, December 7, 1862, was a farmer for many years and has served as county commissioner of Howard County, Nebraska, for two terms. His mother was born at Feskebed, Denmark, September 13, 1869, and died in 1903 at Palmer, Nebraska.
Mr. Williamsen completed his high school education at Dannebrog, Nebraska, was graduated from the business and normal college at York, and has been prominent in civic and business affairs there since then. He was engaged in farming until 1914 when he entered the employ of the York Foundry where he remained until 1917. In 1918 he entered the nursery business as salesman for Harrison Nursery Company. In 1920 he was made sales manager of the latter organization and since 1927 has been secretary and treasurer.
He is a member of the board of directors of the York County Commercial Club, and holds membership in the Rotary Club, the Young Men's Christian Association, the Parent Teacher's Association, and the Nebraska Horticultural Society. His fraternal organizations are the Masons, Knights of Pythias, and the Eastern Star. Mr. Williamsen is affiliated with the Church of Christ at York, is a member of the Red Cross, and holds membership in the York Country Club. During the World War be served in 70th Spruce Squadron, stationed at Vancouver, Washington, and at this time is a member of the American Legion. His sports include golfing, fishing, and hunting, and his hobby is landscape gardening.
On September 14, 1916, he was united in marriage with Luella Pearle Wells at York. Mrs. Williamsen, who taught in the public schools prior to her marriage; was born at Palmer, Nebraska, March 11, 1895. Their children are: Gerald, born March 17, 1920, who died March 24, 1920; Donald, born May 30, 1921; Kenneth, born February 19, 1924; Huburt, born July 25, 1926; Dola, born April 26, 1928. Residence: York.
James Medford Willis
A distinguished physician of Nebraska is James Mcdford Willis who resides at McCook. He was born at Orick, Missouri, January 19, 1881, the son of John Franklin and Nannie C. (Petty) Willis, the former a farmer who was born in Maryland, March 8, 1832, and died at Arapahoe, Nebraska in 1915; his English ancestors came to this country prior to the Revolution.
His mother was born in Ray County, Missouri, in 1847, and died in Calloway County, Missouri, November 12, 1883, having taught in the public schools of that state for two terms. She was of English and Irish descent.
Dr. Willis holds the M. D. degree from Central Medical College at St. Joseph, Missouri, and is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He has been engaged in the general practice of medicine and surgery at McCook since 1903 when he was admitted to the practice of his profession. He is vice president of the Nebraska State Medical Association and owns the Willis Clinic at McCook.
He is a director in the Chamber of Commerce, was the first president of the McCook Kiwanis Club, and holds membership in the Red Willow County Medical Society, the American Medical Association, and the American College of Surgeons. He is affiliated with the Methodist Church, the Young Men's Christian Association, and the Southwest Nebraska Historical Society. His hobby is aviation, he being one of the first physicians over 50 years of age to receive a government pilot's license.
On August 20, 1902, he was united in marriage with Ethelyn Maud Keaton at St. Joseph, Missouri. Mrs. Willis, whose parents were Irish, was born in Montana, December 31, 1881. Two children were born to them: Lucile Leona, March 20, 1907; and Alma F., born July 13, 1913, who is a student at Ward Belmont Girls School. Ladle is married to L. A. Walker.
Dr. Willis is the author of various articles on professional topics published in the Nebraska State Medical Journal. He was recently elected to membership in the Nebraskana Society. Residence: McCook.
Robert Henry Willis
A pioneer resident of Nebraska, Robert Henry Willis was born at Cheyenne, Wyoming, March 22, 1869, the son of John Gregory and Cecelia Jane (Beck) Willis. His father, who was a merchant, was born at Charlton, New York, October 14, 1840, came to Omaha in 1865, immediately after the war. He was a freighter from there to Cheyenne and Denver until 1868, and in May, 1868, married in Cheyenne. During this year he was a merchant in Cheyenne, when his store burned down. He then moved to Omaha, where he entered the wholesale business, and was active in this until he retired in 1884. He
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died at Omaha, March 26, 1925. He served as a member of the city council at Cheyenne in 1868, and during the Civil War was second lieutenant in the 17th Illinois Cavalry, Company K. His father, Robert Frazier Willis, was born in Cork, Ireland, of Scotch-English ancestry.
Cecelia Jane (Beck) Willis, whose ancestry was English, was born at Muscatine, Iowa, May 1, 1850, the daughter of St. Ledger and Emily Jane (Vermilion) Beck, and died at Omaha, July 25, 1920. Emily Jane Vermilion Beck's ancestors were of English stock and came to America in 1812. She was born in Fairfax County, Virginia. St. Ledger Beck was born in Tennessee, and was a descendant of a Dr. Collyer, who practiced medicine in Dublin, Ireland.
Mr. Willis attended the Omaha High School during 1882-1885, was a student at Creighton College in 1886, and studied at Rensselaer Institute at Troy, New York, during 1887-90. His fraternity was Zeta Psi. He has held the following professional positions: civil engineer for the Union Pacific Railroad, 1890; in the city engineer's office at Omaha, 1891; employed by the Douglas County Engineering Department, 1892-93; state water commissioner of Nebraska, 1894-1909; state water superintendent, 1909-18 assistant state engineer, 1919; chief of the Bureau of Irrigation, Water Power and Drainage of Nebraska, 1902-to date.
He is a member of the American Association of Engineers and the Association of Western State Engineers. He served as a school board member at Bridgeport from 1896 to 1908, and holds membership in the Lions Club, the Nebraska State Historical Society, and the Red Cross. Mr. Willis is a Mason and Knight of Pythias, is affiliated with the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, and is a member of the Nebrsskana Society.
On December 30, 1891, he was married to Carrie Lea Melius at Rensselaer, New York; she was born at Rensselaer, October 14, 1869, a descendant of Holland-Dutch ancestors who came to this country in 1600; and died at Bridgeport, September 14, 1911. She was the daughter of Charles and Anna (Huyler) Melius. Her father was George Washington Huyler. His father, Jeremiah Melius, was born in Hudson, New York, in 1808; and his father, Jacob, was born in New York State in 1777.
One daughter was born to this marriage, Cornelia, September 17, 1893, who married Frank William Gordon. They have five children, Margaret Jane, born July 2, 1923; Jean Myro, June 11, 1926; Willis Gould, August 25, 1928; Frank Ameluis, March 26, 1930; and Robert Warren, September 19, 1931.
On January 6, 1914, Mr. Willis was united in marriage with Anna E. Hascall at Cheyenne. She is the daughter of Henry and Dorothea (Foellmer) Hascall, and was born at Grand Island, June 2, 1881. Residence: Bridgeport.
Tilford A. Willmore
For the past 42 years Tilford A. Willmore has been a resident of Thayer County, Nebraska, where he has been prominent in the civic, business, and political world. He was born at Clinton, Illinois, November 18, 1869, the son of Charles and Sarah J. (Wright) Willmore. His father, who was born in Essex County, Virginia, July 16, 1830, and died at Hebron, Nebraska, August 11, 1898, was a farmer, and was active in the Democratic party; his ancestors had lived in England for many generations prior to the founding of the new world. His mother was born in Illinois, February 14, 1836, and died at Hebron, August 21, 1924; her ancestors, natives of North Carolina, were of Irish descent.
Mr. Willmore was graduated from the Hebron High School in 1892, and until 1905 was a farmer near Hebron. He taught school for 12 years, and since then has been engaged in the real estate business. A Democrat, he has been one of the leaders of his chosen party in Thayer County both in state and national affairs, and has held the following positions: chairman of the Democratic county committee, eight years; member of the state committee at this time; and postmaster for eight years under Woodrow Wilson's administration. He has attended three national Democratic conventions and practically all state conventions.
He is a member of the Hebron Commercial Club, is affiliated with the Christian Church, and holds membership in the Ancient Order of United Workmen and the Nebraskana Society. He is a member of the Red Cross.
His marriage to Maude Woodward occurred at Clinton, Illinois, September 14, 1893. Mrs. Willmore, who is a homebuilder, was born at Clinton, February 21, 1872, of English parentage. She is eligible to membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution and Order of Eastern Star, and is a member of the Hebron Woman's Club.
Three children were born to this union: Zelma and Velma, twin daughters, born February 26, 1903. One child, born December 3, 1901, died in infancy. Velma and Zelma have both been successful school teachers in the public schools and are now married. Residence: Hebron.
Allan Brittain Wilson
Allan B. Wilson was born at Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska, September 28, 1876, the son of William Lewis and Josephine Catharine (Doud) Wilson. His father, who was an old time resident of Nebraska City, was born at Berwick, Pennsylvania, March 4, 1840, ad died at Nebraska City in 1912. He was an adjutant in the 142nd Pennsylvania Volunteers in the Civil War, and during his residence in Nebraska was president of the Nebraska City National Bank. Of Scotch-Irish descent, he was the son of a physician and the grandson of a Revolutionary War officer.
His mother, a member of the distinguished Doud family in Connecticut, was born at Madison, Connecticut, July 10, 1842, and died at Nebraska City on September 28, 1905.
Mr. Wilson received his education in the Nebraska City High School and the Shattuck Military School at Faribault, Minnesota. He has lived in Nebraska City all his life and is a grain dealer there. At the present time he is also president of the Nebraska City National Bank.
On June 17, 1908, he was united in marriage with Lula Janet Reed, at Nebraska City. Mrs. Wilson was born in Nebraska City, October 3, 1884. There are three children: Robert, born March 1, 1910; James, born November 28, 1913; and Josephine, born May 29, 1919.
During the Spanish-American War Mr. Wilson was sergeant-major in the 2nd Nebraska Volunteers, and from 1899 to 1904 was first lieutenant and adjutant of the 2nd Nebraska Volunteers. He is a member of the Rotary Club, and is an Elk and Mason. He is affiliated with the Episcopal Church at Nebraska City. His hobby is orchard work. He is a Republican. Residence: Nebraska City.
Andrew Gordon Wilson
Andrew Gordon Wilson was born at Scotch Grove, Iowa, April 5, 1861, the son of James L. Wilson and Ellen (Gordon) Wilson. His father, who was a pioneer Presbyterian minister in Iowa, was born at Hopewell, Pennsylvania, January 20, 1824, and died at Eustis, Florida, November 24, 1890. James Wilson was graduated from Jefferson College in Pennsylvania, 1851, completed his education at the Allegheny Theological Seminary in 1854, and for many years served as president of the board of trustees of Lennox College, Hopkinton, Iowa; he was of Scotch-Irish descent.
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at the Washington Ladies Seminary in Pennsylvania, was born at Hopewell, January 24, 1829, and died at Eustis, March 24, 1888. Her ancestry was Scotch-Irish.
Mr. Wilson was a profound student, was intensely interested in literature and research, and was an authority on most religious subjects. He was graduated from Lenox College and in 1884 was graduated from Wooster University, Ohio, where he received scholastic honors. He was county surveyor of Delaware County, Iowa, for a time, and for 20 years was a member of the faculty of Lenox College as geology instructor, and later as president. From 1901 until his death he was engaged in the abstract business at Hebron, Nebraska, where he was an elder in the First Presbyterian Church.
He married Elizabeth McKean who was born at Anamosa, Iowa, December 23, 1869. To their marriage the following children were born: Ruth Eleanor, July 13, 1900, who married Ove Peter Nielsen; Elizabeth G., January 18, 1906; Gordon McKean, July 30, 1908; and Frances Claire, June 29, 1912.
Mr. Wilson was a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, held a fellowship in a national organization of geologists, and was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution. He was the author of Frozen Streams of the Iowa Drift Border, published in the American Geologist in June, 1896.
His death occurred at his home in Hebron, April 19, 1922. Residence: Hebron.
Charles Malven Wilson
Charles M. Wilson was born at Garnett, Kansas, November 28, 1884, the son of James Lincoln and Floretta Ann (Davis) Wilson. His father, who was born in Ohio, January 19, 1856, has been a farmer for many years, and has always been interested in local politics; his ancestors came to America from Ireland. His mother, who was of English descent, was born at Woodsfield, Monroe County, Ohio, August 16, 1859, and died at Garnett, May 21, 1926; she was active in church affairs.
Mr. Wilson attended the public schools of Garnett; was a student at the Garnett High School for one year; attended the State Agricultural College at Manhattan, Kansas, one year; attended Sterling College for six years, where he was awarded his A. B. degree; and later studied for three winters at Xenia Theological Seminary, Xenia, Ohio. During his college days he took part in a number of state track meets.
Mr. Wilson has held the following pastorates: United Presbyterian Church of Jordan's Grove, Illinois, May 18, 1918 to November 30, 1921; United Presbyterian Church, Hanover, Illinois, December 1, 1921 to October 31, 1926; North Bend United Presbyterian Church, since 1926; and is also supplying the Webster Presbyterian Church, He was ordained to the ministry at Baldwin, Illinois, June 4, 1918 in the Jordan's Grove United Presbyterian Church by the Illinois Southern Presbytery.
He is now clerk of the Nebraska Presbytery of the United Presbyterian Church; is a member of the local Parent Teachers Association; and holds membership in the Nebraskana Society. In 1928 and 1929 he served as president of the Platte Valley Ministerial Association.
On February 27, 1912, he was united in marriage with Elsie Clara Whalcy at Garnett, Kansas. Mrs. Wilson, whose ancestry is Irish and German, was born at Westphalia, Kansas, December 30, 1881. Residence: North Bend.
Clarence Oren Wilson
Clarence Oren Wilson, railroad executive, was born near Norton, Kansas, December 31, 1888. He is the son of John Cleve and Esther Ellen (Ridgway) Wilson, the former of whom was a farmer of Holland Dutch descent. John Cleve Wilson was born near Sparta, Wisconsin, April 4, 1865, and died at Endicott, Nebraska, May 15, 1930. His wife; Esther, was born on a farm in Jasper County, Iowa, November 3, 1867, of Irish descent on her father's side, and Pennsylvania Dutch on her mother's.
Mr. Wilson attended public school and business college, completing his course at Skelton's College, Salina, Kansas, on February 1, 1906. For two years thereafter he was a telegrapher with the Atchison and Santa Fe Railway. He then became associated with the St. Joseph and Grand Island, later taken over by the Union Pacific. With these companies he held all positions from station helper to his present position as supervisory agent of the Union Pacific System at Hastings. During the World War he was division agent and later train dispatcher.
On September 21, 1908, Mr. Wilson was united in marriage to America Queen Sweetland, at Marysville, Kansas. Mrs. Wilson was a native of Wetmore, Kansas, born June 17, 1892. She is of French descent. They have one son, Vernon, born December 21, 1910, who served an enlistment in the United States Navy on the U. S. S. West Virginia.
Rejected for military service in the World War because of physical disability (twice at St. Joseph, and once at Topeka), Mr. Wilson later organized and was captain of the State Guard company at Axtell, Kansas. He was a member of the first liberty loan drive at Axtell, and handled accounts for the central division of the Union Pacific which made intensive drives among its employees.
At the present time Mr. Wilson is a member of the Hastings Chamber of Commerce, the Young Men's Christian Association, the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, the Royal Arch Masons, Knights Templar, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, the Knights of Pythias, Elks and the Security Benefit Association. During 1909-10, he was director of the school board at Hansen, Nebraska. Mr. Wilson's hobbies are landscaping and decorating. He has resided at Hastings, since May 12, 1921. (Photograph in Album).
Eliza Means Wilson
Eliza Means Wilson was born at Springfield, Sarpy County, Nebraska, November 16, 1882, the daughter of James Ritchie and Sarah Charlotte (Means) Wilson. Her father, a leader in his community, was a farmer and postmaster at Gretna, county clerk, county judge, and clerk of the district court of Sarpy County, Nebraska. Born in Carroll, Ohio, April 18, 1855, he moved to Nebraska in early days and has served his county in various capacities for over twenty-five years. He was the great grandson of William Wilson, who was born in Maryland, in 1755, and was of Scotch descent, and Hester (Fickle) Wilson, whose Welsh ancestors served in the Revolution. He died at Papillion, Sarpy County, Nebraska, September 14, 1920.
Sarah Wilson, mother of Eliza, was born at Clarksdale, DeKalb County, Missouri, August 10, 1859, and died at Gretna, July 9, 1888. Before her marriage she was a school teacher. She was descended from the Means, Atterberry, Butler, and Walker families, all of Scotch and English extraction, who came to America during the colonial days. Jesse Walker, an ancestor, was a scout under General Francis Marion during Revolutionary times.
Miss Wilson was educated in a country school near Gretna, and later attended the Papillion High School where she was graduated as valedictorian, in May, 1901. During 1903-04-05 she was a student at Peru State Teachers' College at Peru, Nebraska.
Vitally interested in school work, Miss Wilson has held various educational positions. From 1901 to 1903, she was teacher in a country school; was in the kindergarten department at Crawford, 1905-06; and taught in the elementary school at South Side, Omaha, 1906-10. A Republican, she has entered the political field both for herself and for national candidates. She served as deputy clerk of the district court of Sarpy County, from 1912 to 1920; was clerk of the district court from 1920 to 1930; and
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in 1930 was a candidate for the latter position with no opposition. She has been a resident of Nebraska for 48 years except for a short residence in Tripp County, South Dakota, where she homesteaded in 1910 and 1911.
Miss Wilson is a member of the Red Cross, of which she has been secretary in Sarpy County since 1921. She is a member of the Papillion Community Club, serving on the executive committee in 1926; the Papillion Woman's Club; and the Royal Neighbors of America. She has been secretary of the clerk of the District Court Association since 1921. A member of the First Presbyterian Church, she is the teacher of the young people's class. She is fond of hiking. Her hobby is reading. Residence: Papillion.
Elizabeth McKean Wilson
Elizabeth McKean Wilson, abstracter, was born at Anamosa, Iowa, December 23, 1869, daughter of Francis Crawford and Jane Eleanor (Dunlap) McKean. Her father, born at Carrol County, Ohio, February 12, 1842, was the grandson of Hugh McKean, whose father emigrated from Scotland to County Antrim, Ireland at the close of the war of 1688-90. Francis Crawford McKean was a lawyer, and held the rank of captain in Company D, 9th Iowa Infantry. He died May 5, 1874, at Evans, Colorado. His wife, Jane Eleanor, was born in Shannon, Ohio, July 22, 1849, and died at Hebron, October 25, 1923. She was descended from Jeremiah Joseph and Polly Smith, who were married at Morgantown, West Virginia, in 1873.
Educated in public school, Elizabeth McKean received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Lenox College, at Hopkinton, Iowa, in 1889, and was a graduate in voice from the music department of that college in 1898. On June 25, 1890, she was united in marriage to Andrew Gordon Wilson, at Hopkinton. Mr. Wilson, who was for many years a prominent figure in the business life of Hebron, was born at Scotch-Grove, Iowa, April 5, 1861. He was of Scotch-Irish ancestry, his family settling early in Pennsylvania. Mr. Wilson died at Hebron April 19, 1922.
Of this marriage were born four children, Ruth Eleanor, born July 13, 1900, married Ove Peter Nielsen; Elizabeth, born January 18, 1906; Gordon McKean, born July 30, 1908 and Frances Claire, born June 29, 1912. Ruth was graduated from Stanford University in 1923 and is a high school instructor in English and Spanish. Elizabeth was graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1929, with Phi Beta Kappa honors.
Mrs. Wilson has resided in Hebron twenty-nine years. She is a Republican, a member of the First Presbyterian Church, the Order of Eastern Star, the P. E. O. Sisterhood and the Nebraskana Society. Her hobby is philately. Residence: Hebron.
Fredric Louis Wilson
Fredric Louis Wilson, physician and surgeon, was born at Petersburg, Nebraska, May 29, 1890, son of William Alexander and Louisa (Fanning) Wilson. The father, a native of Bland County, Virginia, was born in 1852. He was a Methodist minister, descended from a soldier in the War of 1812. His death occurred at Stuart, March 4, 1930. Louisa Fanning was born in Bland County, in 1856, and died at Stuart, March 2, 1931.
Dr. Wilson was graduated from high school at Stuart in 1907, and received his medical degree from Creighton University in 1917. There he was a member of Phi Rho Sigma, and president of his class. He was a student also at Nebraska Wesleyan University in 1912 and at the University of Nebraska in 1913.
He is the most outstanding physician in his section of the state, and is local surgeon for the North Western Railroad. Starting with a two bed hospital, he now has twenty beds, and one of the best and modernly equipped hospitals in the state. The unique thing about it, is the fact that Stuart has a population of only 800 people. During 1931, 425 patients registered in the hospital. He maintains a staff of five registered nurses, a cook and laundress, at all times.
On June 25, 1915, Dr. Wilson was married to Bessic Myrtle Coats at Fremont. She was born at Stuart, October 6, 1895. There are two children living, Fredrick, born November 14, 1916, and Terrance, born December 24, 1930. Robert, born November 1, 1924, died February 2, 1929.
Dr. Wilson is a Republican. He is president of the Stuart Silver Fox Ranch, Incorporated, was a member of the school board (1930), and from 1921-23 was secretary of the Northwest Nebraska Medical Association. During 1923 he served as mayor of Stuart.
He is a Mason, a member of the Stuart Methodist Church, is a life member of the Nebraskana Society, and lion-tamer of the local Lions Club, at Stuart, Nebraska. He enjoys fishing and hunting, while his hobby is painting. Residence Stuart. (Photograph on Page 1294).
Harry Doud Wilson
Harry Doud Wilson, for many years one of Nebraska's prominent bankers, was born at Plymouth, Pennsylvania, December 2, 1866, and died at Nebraska City, February 24, 1928. He was the son of William Lewis and Josephine Catherine (Doud) Wilson. William L. Wilson was born at Berwick, Pennsylvania, March 4, 1840, and died at Nebraska City, October 18, 1912. He was a colonel in the Civil War, having served with the 142nd Pennsylvnia (sic) Volunteers, and was wounded at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863. For many years he was president of the Nebraska City National Bank. He was descended from William Wilson, who emigrated from Stewardstown, County Tyrone, Ireland, and settled near Philadelphia, in 1732.
Josephine Catherine Doud was born at Madison, Connecticut, July 10, 1842, and died at Nebraska City, September 28, 1905. She was active in the Presbyterian Church, and in all charities. Her son, Harry Doud Wilson attended the Nebraska City public schools and was graduated in 1886. He was married to Mabel Stafford, at Nebraska City, June 5, 1894. (See Nebraskana).
At the time of his death he was president of the Nebraska City National Bank, with which he had been associated since leaving school. He was always active in the civic, religious and educational life of the city. For many years he was treasurer of the Red Cross, serving up until the time of his death, and he served as a member of the school board and as its vice president for some years. He was a member of St. Mary's Episcopal Church and was its treasurer and vestryman. He was also a member of the Elks and the Nebraska City Country Club. His death was mourned by all who knew him.
Henry H. Wilson
Henry H. Wilson, a resident of Nebraska since 1871, was born on a farm in Sandusky County, Ohio, January 1, 1854. His father, Nathaniel Wilson, who was a teacher and a farmer, was born on a farm in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, September 13, 1813, and died at Valparaiso, Saunders County, Nebraska, October 25, 1890. His ancestry was Scotch and Irish.
His mother, Mary (Feasel) Wilson was born on a farm in Franklin County, Ohio, May 23, 1819, and died in Saunders County, Nebraska, September 8, 1874. She was of English and Dutch descent.
Mr. Wilson attended the public schools of Ohio, was a student at Bryan Academy, Ohio, attended the Peru Normal School, and from 1873 until 1878 was a student at the University of Nebraska. He was awarded the
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