Louis James Wilson

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, USA
• _UID: 3E4E3619FC89468F95B564A896F706AECC53
• Graduation: 1941, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, Winona Senior High School,
• School: Sep 1942 to May 1943, Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa, USA; Grinnell College,
• School: Jun 1943 to Dec 1943, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA; University of Minnesota
• Military Service: Jan 1944 to Apr 1946; in the Navy,
• Degree: Jun 1948, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA, Univerisity of Minnesota; Bachelor of Arts
• Degree: Jul 1949, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA, Univerisity of Minnesota; Bachelor of Science
• Degree: Jun 1951, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA, Univerisity of Minnesota; Bachelor of Medicine
• Degree: 14 Jun 1952, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA, Univerisity of Minnesota; Doctor of Medicine
• Occupation: 7 Jul 1952, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA
• Ordained: 12 Mar 1961, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, St. Paul's Church
• Occupation: 19 May 1980, Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, USA; family practice physician

Notes:

Occupation:
with his father, Dr. R.H. Wilson as a physician.

Ordained:
Deacon, Episcopal Church

Louis married Miloty Elizabeth Vitosky on 7 Apr 1945 in Hollywood, Broward County, Florida, USA. Miloty (daughter of Joseph John Vitosky and Magdalena\Madelyn Barbara Grych) was born on 20 Oct 1922 in Kaufman, Kaufman County, Texas, USA; died on 31 Jan 2006 in Irving, Dallas County, Texas, USA; was buried on 3 Feb 2006 in Ennis, Ellis County, Texas, USA, St. Joseph Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living
2. Nancy Louise Wilson was born on 1 Oct 1950 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA; was christened on 1 Nov 1950 in Edina, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church; died on 20 Apr 1982 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA; was buried in Ennis, Ellis County, Texas, USA, St. Joseph Cemetery.
3. Living
4. Living

Louis married Rita Galewski on 21 Sep 1977 in Cresco, Howard County, Iowa, USA. Rita was born on 10 Oct 1930 in Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA; died on 17 Oct 2015 in Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, USA; was buried in Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, St. Mary's Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _UID: BD019F6AC7AD48B3BAA761C651BBB8E0621B
• Graduation: 1915, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, Winona Senior High School,
• Attended: 1915-1918, St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA; Hamline University
• Military Service: 1918-1919; in WWI
• Degree: 2 Sep 1921, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA; University of Minnesota Bachelor of Science
• Degree: 14 Dec 1922, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA; University of Minnesota Bachelor of Medicine
• Resided: 1923-1928, Harmony, Fillmore County, Minnesota, USA
• Degree: 17 Jun 1929, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA; University of Minnesota Doctor of Medicine
• Resided: 1929-1930, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA; Marion St.
• Resided: 1931-1932, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, 1114 W. Broadway; 1114 W. Broadway
• Resided: 1933-1938, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA; 419 Washington St.
• Resided: 19 Feb 1938-1960, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA; 724 Washington St.
• Resided: 1960-1968, Homer Township, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, La Moille Village; Queen's Cove

Notes:

COMMENCEMENT HONORS AT WINONA HIGH SCHOOL

Miss Gladys Winter Ranks Highest and Will Be Veladictorian and Rolland Wilson Comes Next and Will Be Salutatorian — Both Residents of Dakota Village— Interesting Announcement by Principal Webster Davis.

Gladys Winter with an average grade of 95.32 was today declared to be the valedictorian of the class of 1915 of the Winona High school and Holland Wilson with an average grade of 94.68 the salutatorian of the class, by Principal Webster Davis before a general assembly of the student body of the school.
The honor roll of this year's graduating class oj the High school consists of fourteen students who have performed the work of their High school career with an average grade ibove 90 per cent. This compares very favorably with the honor roll of last year's class, which contained the names of fifteen students out of a class of eighty while this year's class will have only about 60 members.
Mr. Davis congratulated the school, the faculty and those on the honor roll for the excellent record they had made after his announcement had been received by the student body.

Winner of First Honors

Gladys Winter, the valedictorian, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Winter of Dakota, Minn., her father being a fruit raiser. Misa Winter was born in 1897 and, although a student in Dakota, received most of her education in a little, rural, one-roomschool-hoese at Richmond, Minn. There she easily led her class and almost invariably carried off the reward of merit cards. She finished the later years of her grade schooling in Dakota, where she completed her work with high honors under Miss Cora Dickson, now Mrs. Frank Morrisey of Winona.
Miss Winter is a graduate of the literary course of the Winona High School having completed the subjects of that course with the exceptionally fine average of 95.32. Thruout her school career here she had done tplendid work and taken much interest and active.part in the different interests o£ the High school. She has been on the Radiograph staff and was editor in chief of a recent number. She also did splendid work as a member of the Junior Dramatic society a rear ago.

Second Honors Winner
Rolland Wilson, the salutatorion oi his class, is the son of Mr. and Mrs, C . E. Wilson, also of Dakota, Minn. Mr. Wilson was born in 1895, and as a student of Dakota, proved himself very competent in his school work, re ceiying very high marks. He completed his school work there in 1908 under Miss Agnes Hatch, four years before he took up his High school ionrse in Winona. C- B. Wilson, his father, is a physician and surgeon at Dakota. Mr. Wilson will be a graduate of .he classical course of the High school with an average grade of 94.68. Mr. Wilson has proved himself a consistent and excellent student all thru his school career and he has also taken an active interest in the affaiTs of Sis class and school. Conddentally, both Miss Winter and Mr Wilson, both residents of Dakota, started school at the same time and will complete their preparatory school work together with very high grades, the highest of their class, a worthy showing. An interesting feature of the honor roll which those people lead, is the fact that half of its members are boys and half are girls.



Obituary published in the Winona, Minnesota, Daily News on January 11, 1974.

Dr. Rolland Harvey Wilson. 78. who retired from medical practice in Winona in 1965, died at 5:10 a.m. today at Commu-nity Memorial Hospital. He had been ill 10 years.
He located in Winona in July 1929, was appointed Winona County Physician in 1932, serving in that capacity about 15 years, and was elected city health officer in 1950.
He was a member of the Harmony, Minn., Greenfield Ma-sonic Lodge A.F. & A.M.: Winona Scottish Rite Bodies: Osman Temple of the Shrine St. Paul; a life member of the Winona County Historical Society, honorary member of the American Medical Association and the Minnesota State Medical Society of which he was past president, and served on the Minnesota State Welfare Committee about 20 years and was a member of the Winona County Medical So-ciety. He was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church and had served as senior warden and vestryman.
The son of Dr. Clarence E. and Etna Harvey Wilson. be was born at Dakota, Minn., April 30, 1895. He attended Dakota schools, was a 1915 graduate of Winona Public Schools, attended Hamline University. St. Paul, two years and received the degree of medical doctor from the University of Minnesota Medical School in 1923. He served in the Army Medical Corps in World War I. On Sept.17, 1921, be married Hildred Thurow at Winona.
Dr. Wilson practiced in Harmony, Minn., six years. then was at Swedish Hospital, Minneapolis, where he did post graduate work in surgery prior to locating in Winona.
Survivors are: his wife; three sons, Dr. Louis Wilson, Rushford, Minn.; David D. Wilson, Waukesha, Wis, and Rolland H. Wilson, Jr., Minneapolis: eight grandchildren, and two sisters, Mrs. Earl (Alice) Smith, Winona, and Mrs. Wilfred (Sylvia) Quinlivan, Lakewood, Col.
Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m., Monday at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, the Rev. A.S. Lawrence, Jr., officiating. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery.
There will be no visitation. Fawcett Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
A memorial is being arranged.

Ethnicity/Relig.:
Episcopalian

Occupation:
Physician & Surgeon

Military Service:
He departed for Camp Dodge, Iowa, with his brother, Claude, to begin his service on Saturday, 23 Feb 1918.

Rolland married Hildred Rosamond Thurow on 17 Sep 1921 in Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA. Hildred (daughter of Louis Henry Thurow and Emma Lenore Staack) was born on 25 Sep 1897 in Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA; was christened on 24 May 1898 in Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA; died on 30 Aug 1993 in Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA; was buried in Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, Woodlawn Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA
• _UID: CF324DF6C0734746ABCE6CF9814BB3D4353D
• Graduation: 1915, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA; Winona High School
• Graduation: 6 Jun 1917, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA; Winona Normal School
• Occupation: 1917-1919, Sanborn, Redwood County, Minnesota, USA; Music Supervisor, Sanborn Schools,
• Occupation: 1919-1921, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA; 3rd grade teacher, Jefferson School

Notes:

(Medical):She had influenza in November of 1918. Her mother, Mrs. Emma Thurow, had to travel to Sanborn, MN, because of her illness.

Residence:
End of King Street, next to Lake Winona, thence to LaMoille, MN, thence to St. Anne's Hospice

Notes:

Married:
AArticle from the Winona Republican Herand, 17 Sep, 1921, p.4

Winona Girl Is Married Here Today

Miss Hildred Thurow Becomes Bride of Holland Harvey Wilson of Minneapolis, Formerly of Dakota.

A PRETTY wedding was solemnized this afternoon at 3 30 • o'clock at the home of Mr -and Mrs. Louis Thurow when their daughter, Hildred, became the bride of Rolland Harvey Wilson of Minneapolis. The ceremony was performed before an improvised altar of ferns and tall baskets of gladioli, the Rev. George S. Keller, rector of St. Paul's church, officiating.

Miss Gertrude Thurow of Minneapolis, a sister of the bride, acted as maid of honor. Benjamine B. Souster of St Paul, a fraternity brother of Mr. Wilson, was best man. Little Audrey Thurow, niece of the bride, was flower girl, and carried a basket of Ophelia roses.

Mendelssohn's wedding march was played by Miss Izetta Werner, while the bridal party took their places at the altar. The bride wore a gown of cream point lace over cream satin and carried a shower bouquet.

Following the ceremony, a wedding dinner was served to 35 immediate relatives and friends.

The bride is a graduate of Winona Teachers college and for the past two years has taught in the Winona public schools.

Mr. Wilson is the son of Dr and Mrs. C E Wilson of Dakota, Minn, and is a junior in the medical college o£ the University of Minnesota. He is a member of Phi Beta Pi fraternity.

Out-of-town guests included Dr and Mrs. C E Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Wilson, Miss Sylvia Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Smith, all of Dakota, Benjamin B Souster of St Paul, Josh Armstrong of Minneapolis, and Miss Gertrude Thurow o! Minneapolis.

Mr' and Mrs Wilson will spend the remainder of the month in the North and after November 1 will be at home at the Elmherst apartments, Minneapolis.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: New Hartford Township, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, Dakota Village; physican and surgeon
• _UID: BA16F905A6E541B8BE978EE463CF3640C1E8
• Graduation: 5 Nov 1896, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; Chicago Independent Medical College

Notes:

From The History of Winona County Minnesota, compiled by Franklyn Curtiss-Wedge, Editor in Chief, Assisted by William Jay Whipple, Reviewer of Manuscripts and a Large Corps of Local Contributors, Illustrated, Volume II, Chicago, H.C. Cooper Jr. and Co., 1913 (Copy in Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul), page 910:

Clarence E. Wilson, M. D., a physician and surgeon of Dakota Village, was born in New Hartford township, this county, November 2!, 1860, son of James G. and Sarah (Brown) Wilson. After receiving his preliminary education in the public schools, he entered the Chicago Independent Medical College from which he graduated in 1896. Since his graduation he has kept abreast of the latest developments in therapeutics and pathology by taking post-graduate courses in 1901, 1902, 1903, 1905 and 1910. After his completion of his course, Dr. Wilson opened an office in Dakota where he has since successfully continued in practice. Aside from attending to his medical practice, Dr. Wilson has been more or less identified with the agricultural interests of the county, and at one time owned a good farm. Dr. Wilson belongs to Pickwick Lodge, No. 110, A. F. and A. M., and to the Modern Woodmen of America, at Dakota. Dr. Wilson was married May 19, 1884, to Edna Harvey, who was born in Winona county, July 15, 1866, daughter of Fletcher and Rachael Harvey. Dr and Mrs. Wilson have six children, five of whom are still living. They are: Sibyl (deceased), Vida, Alice, Claude, Rolland and Sylbia. Vida is now Mrs. Daniel Luther, of La Crescent,.Minn., and has two children. Alice is now Mrs. Earle Smith, of Dakota village, and has three children. Rolland attends the Winona high school.

(Medical):"rhuematism," flu 2 years before death, depression?. Was said to have contracted tetanus.

Clarence married Etna Elinor Harvey on 19 May 1884 in La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, USA. Etna (daughter of Fletcher Clyde Harvey and Mary Virginia McAnally) was born on 15 Jul 1866 in , Winona County, Minnesota, USA; died on 16 Mar 1942 in , Winona County, Minnesota, USA; was buried in Pleasant Hill Township, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, Bush Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _UID: 8BA00FAC1D3744E2A8CC5A3FAB9212FDB99F

Notes:

Religion:
Methodist

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA; proprietor, Thurow box company
• _UID: 0293EABA7ED54401859603B38741F1CA2519
• Immigration: 1877
• Residence: 1912-1937, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, 153 Harriet Street

Notes:

From The History of Winona County Minnesota, compiled by Franklyn Curtiss-Wedge, Editor in Chief, Assisted by William Jay Whipple, Reviewer of Manuscripts and a Large Corps of Local Contributors, Illustrated, Volume II, Chicago, H.C. Cooper Jr. and Co., 1913 (Copy in Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul), page 694:

Louis H. Thurow, extensive box manufacturer, was born in Pomerania, Germany, September 14, 1860, son of William and Wilhelmina (Voght) Thurow. He received a good education in the old country and learned his trade as a cabinetmaker. At the age of eighteen he came to Winona from Germany, and secured work in a flour mill for several years. Then he entered the employ of the Bohn Manufacturing Co., and remained in its employ for twenty-seven years. In 1907 he started a box manufacturing plant at 625 West Tenth Street. The business grew immediately, and is now one of Winona's large industries. The present shops are located on West Third street, at the corner of Wilson. Mr. Thurow is the sole owner and proprietor. He manufactures wooden boxes, box "shocks," crates, beer and soda cases, window and door frames, poultry coops and the like. Mr. Thurow is a member of the Dryads and of the Eureka Club. The subject of this sketch was married in May, 1885, to Emma Staack, daughter of M. Staack. Mr. and Mrs. Thurow have seven children: Herbert, Otto, William, Clara, Laura. Gertrude and Hildred. William Thurow died in Germany, in 1870, at the age of forty-six years. His wife Wilhelmina died in Germany, in 1911, at the age of sixty-eight. Louis H. was the only one of the family who came to America.

From the Winona Republican-Herald, 6 Mar 1907, p. 3:

AN INDUSTRY FOR WINONA

A Small Factory is to be Operatin in
This City by Two
Local Men
---------
MAKE EUREKA MOP WRINGER

The Device is Practical One and is
Being Received With Much Favor
--- Many of the Machines Are Now
in Use Here.
---------
A new manufacturing industry is now being started in Winona on a small scale with every prospect that it will grow to much larger proportions. The gentlemen back of the enterprise are L. Thurow and Arthur J. Smith, and the article which they have started to make is the Eureka mop wringer. The device is a practical one and has already found much favor with those who have given it a trial. It is the invention of Mr. Thurow. The first machine was made in WInona about four months ago.
The many good points of the device and the favor with which it has been received have encouraged Messsrs. Thurow and Smith to engage in its manufacture. Up to the present time they have had the machine made at some of the woodworking plants in the city, but now they have decided to engage in its manufacture themselves, and have accordingly proceeded to the erection and equipment of a small factory budiling and expect to begin making the mop wringers in a about a week or two. The factory builing is located on West Howard street and is a frame structure 20 by 35 feet in size and two stories high. The manufacturing business will be carried on on the ground floor and the second floor will be used for storage. An electric motor will furnish the desired power.
There are already fifty of these machines in use in WInona and these are creating a demand for more. At the courthouse and the Winona they are in use. A few shipments have been made outside the city. Withe the completion and equipment of the factory building an endeavor will be made to push the sale of the machines, and it is expected the business will grow very considerably in the near future.
The Eureka mop wringer is buildt and designed for speed, durability, service and strength. With it a a wonderful pressure is produced with only light leverage power aided by four rollers. Large rollers spread the mop and small rollers regulate the speed. The machine is being made in three different sizes, ten inch for flat or residnece use, twelve inch a medium size for general work, and the large fourteen inch for all around work. The movement of the mop thru the rollers is produced by turning a small crank, doing away with the use of both feet and also the strain of the back. The two main rollers of the wringer are of hardwood. The first or feed roller is deeply corregated as to more easily raise the mop thru the rollers. Both rollers are deeply grooved on each side crossways so to prevent the water from flowing over the edges of the pail. The pail may be quickly changed or emptied without moving any part of the wringer.

From the Winona Republican-Herald, 17 Oct 1907, p. 8:

INDUSTRY OF BOX MAKING
---------
Has Been Started in Winona and Ap-
pears to Have Bright
Future
---------
STARTED BY LOUIS THUROW

If it Secures the Home Patronage it
Deserves it Should Become a Very
Successful Undertaking - On West
Howard Street
---------
A manufacturing industry which has been started on a small scale but for which there appears to be a large field if the encouragement of home patronage is bestowed is being carried on by Louis Thurow at 625 West Howard street. Mr. Thorow has engaged in the manufacture of boxes. He has since the winter been associated wtih A.J. Smith in the making of patent mop wringers, and now the box making will be carried on at the same place, but it is expected to enlarge the industry considerably.
While Mr. Thurow has been interested in this business for some little time the work has been done by Charles Beeman, but now Mr. Thorow has resigned his poisition with the Empire Lumber company and is giving his whole time to this work. At present Mr. Beeman is not there owing to an injury he recently received to one of his fingers, but when he has recovered from this he will return.
The box factory is now at work on a large order received from the Interestate Packing company for crates for its products. The demand for these creates will be more or less permanent and will alone give quite a little business to the factory. THre are many other manufacturing institutions here which use a good many boxes in the shipment of their product and Mr. Thurow proposed to docnuct his buisness in such a way as to merit and receive this patronage.
The quarters at present occupied on West Howard street are a two story barn. The lower floor of this has been fitted up into a workshop, and the upper floor is used for storage. For the present it is large enough to meet needs, but if the business grows enlarged quarters will be provided as necessary. Mr. Thorow, who has carefully looked over the ground, figures that there is plenty of business in this line in Winona to give steady employment to at least eight hands and he hopes to work up to the point where this number will be engaged.
Meanwhile the manufacture of the mop wringers will not be abandoned. An extended writeup of these wringers and their particular merits was given in these columns last spring. There are quite a number of these wringers now in use in Winona and they have received the hearty endorsement of those using them. As their merits become better known outside the city the demand for them is expected to increase. As yet they have been but little represented on the road. But by pushing their sale the number to be made could be increased quite materially
Many a large manufacturing institution has grown from such a small beginning as this and Winona desires to encourage small as well as large manufacturing institutions.

(Medical):He lost four fingers of his right hand in an accident with a circular saw in his box company on 6 Oct 1910 according to a story in the Winona Republican-Herald on 7 Oct 1910, p. 3.

Immigration:
From Germany

Louis married Emma Lenore Staack on 24 May 1883 in Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA. Emma (daughter of Mathias Staack and Mary Peterson) was born on 23 Dec 1859 in Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA; died on 7 Nov 1941 in Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _UID: 37075AFD780C42BA94B75CD281C12C3A369C

Notes:

Mrs. Louis Thurow Dies at Age of 82

Mrs. Louis H. Thurow, 81, 101 Harriet street, died at 1:45 a. m. today at her home after an illness of about a year. She had been more seriously ill the past few days. Formerly Miss Emma Staack, daughter of Mathias and Mary (Petersen) Staack she wus born in Winona December 23, 1859, and lived here all her life. She was a member of the First Congregational church, Winona Chapter No. 141, Order of the Eastern Star, and Winona County Old Settlers Association. She took much interest, in needlework. Mr. and Mrs. Thurow observed their 68th wedding anniversary May 24, 1941. Survivors are her husband; three sons, Herbert, Winona; Otto, Fresno, Calif., and William J., Winona; four daughters, Mrs. D. W. Hiestand (Clara), Fairhope, Ala.; Mrs. J. A. Phillips (Laura), Winona; Gertrude, Beverly Hills, Calif., and Mrs. R. H. Wilson (Hildred), Winona; 14 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; two sisters, Mrs. Fred Welty, Winona, and Mrs. Mathilda Lindow, Berkeley, Calif., and two brothers, Richard Staack, Sioux City, Iowa, and Edward Staack, Chicago. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: New Hartford Township, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, Dakota Village
• _UID: 8CF2072B474B4EB8AE3F0E1CF1F2DBAECB97
• Census: 1840, Plattsburg, Clinton County, New York, USA; 1840 Federal
• Census: 13 Sep 1850, Chazy, Clinton County, New York, USA; 1950 Federal
• Migrated: 1854
• Census: 15 Jun 1880, New Hartford Township, Winona County, Minnesota, USA; 1880 Federal

Notes:

Had 13 Children according to History of Winona County. Census records from 1860 to 1900, however, reveal 14 entries.

From The History of Winona County Minnesota, compiled by Franklyn Curtiss-Wedge, Editor in Chief, Assisted by William Jay Whipple, Reviewer of Manuscripts and a Large Corps of Local Contributors, Illustrated, Volume II, Chicago, H.C. Cooper Jr. and Co., 1913 (Copy in Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul), page 909:

James G. Wilson was born in New York state, February 13, 1832, and died in Winona county, June 6, 1907. He came to Winona county in 1854, and settled in New Hartford township. He lived a quiet life, and devoted himself to his farm and his large family. He married Sarah Brown, who was born June 20, 1832, and died in June 1902. In the family there were thirteen children, ten boys and three girls. Eleven of the thirteen lived to adult years, and of these, ten are still living.

From the Winona Republican-Herald, 13 June 1908:

«u»Dakota
«/u»
Another of the rapidly diminishing members of Winona county pioneers has passed away. James G. Wilson died at his home in Dakota Valley June 7 1908 at the advanced age of seventy-six years, three months and twenty-four days. The deceased was born at Plattsburgh, N.Y., and came to Minnesota in 1854 and opened the farm which he has occupied ever since. He was joined in marriage to Sarah B. Brown a sister of the late Nathan Brown, the pioneer settler in Dakota. The marriage took place in 1852. Of this union were born thirteen children, three of whom are dead. The first Mrs. Brown died quite a number of years ago and on June 6, 1907 Mr. Wilson contracted a second marriage with Emma Einfeldt of La Crosse who survives him. The funeral services were held June 9, conducted by Rev. C. F. Dykeman. Interment was made in the cemetery about a mile and a half west of the village of Dakota, which was laid out as a burial place a number of years ago and is located near the residence of the deceased. It is one of the most beautiful and picturesque places in the west. Because the house was unable to hold the assembled number of people the services were held in the open air on the cemetery grounds. The grave was decked with garlands of flowers placed there by those who loved him best. Kind friends sang hymns of comfort and Rev. Dykeman pronounced and the people returned to their homes. Seven of the children were present at the funeral. Mr. Wilson possessed a robust and vigorous intellect, but lived rather a retired life, fond of horticulture and gardening, intimately known to but few and esteemed most of his old neighbors and associates, who with him came here in territorial days and labored to make Minnesota and abode of an industrious, intelligent and happy people.

In the Wilson cemetery under the huge boughs of the large oak trees which cover the place, Mr. Dykeman said in part to the large crowd of mourners and freinds, that he thought the service would be more impressive and appropriate right out in the open air, and in God's own temple he read a short sketch of Mr. Wilson's life and religious belief which was a Universalist. He then took up his theme which was to avoid or lessen future punishment; Justice and Truth doing all the good we can, and making all as happy as we can. He said Universalists were scarce and far between, and he believed that he was the only Universalist minister in southern Minnesota. Mr. Dykeman spoke as only Mr. Dykeman can. It has seldom been or privilege to listen to more truth. The choir were Wm. Winter, Mrs. Wolf, and Mrs. Workman.

Occupation:
Farmer (And Bonesetter)

Census:

Household Members:
1 male, age 5 and under 10
1 male, age 20 and under 30
1 male, age 30 and under 40
2 females under 5
1 female, age 5 and under 10
1 female age 30 and under 40

Census:

Household Members:
Edward Wilson 40
Hannah Wilson 42
James Wilson 19
Maryette Wilson 17
Sarah Wilson 15
Ida Wilson 12
Maria Wilson 9
Edward Wilson 6
Jane Wilson 3
Sally Baker 65
Harvey Smith 40

Migrated:
Came To Winona County, New Hartford Twnshp From Clinton County, New York

Census:

Household Members:
J. G. Wilson 47
Sarah Wilson 47
Wm. Wilson 18
Geo. A. Wilson 14
Judson Wilson 12
Sarah Wilson 10
Frances Wilson 7
John Wilson 6
Delbert Wilson 3
E. L. Wilson 71

James married Sarah Brown on 6 Apr 1852 in , Clinton County, New York, USA. Sarah (daughter of Charles Brown and Sarah Newton) was born on 20 Jun 1833; died on 12 Apr 1902 in , Winona County, Minnesota, USA; was buried in New Hartford Township, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, Dakota Village, Wilson Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _UID: 5E320724E89D49659E1407C160132A353AB7
• Census: 15 Jun 1880, New Hartford Township, Winona County, Minnesota, USA; 1880 Federal

Notes:

Census:

Household Members:
J. G. Wilson 47
Sarah Wilson 47
Wm. Wilson 18
Geo. A. Wilson 14
Judson Wilson 12
Sarah Wilson 10
Frances Wilson 7
John Wilson 6
Delbert Wilson 3
E. L. Wilson 71

Other Events and Attributes:

• _UID: 63C4DC8359884226B00B197D746E58EE48D5
• Military Service: Between 15 Aug 1862 and 16 Aug 1865; in the Civil War, Company D, 7th Minnesota Infantry

Notes:

Obituary indicated that he died in Brainerd and Al Sinclair brought his remains back to Pleasant Hill to be buried. Obituary also indicates he was survived by his wife, a son, Mr. Willam Harvey of Pleasant Hill, a daughter, Mrs. C. Wilson of Dakota, and a step-daugther, Mrs. A.L. Sinclair of Brainerd.

Fletcher married Mary Virginia McAnally on 16 Sep 1860 in Houston, Houston County, Minnesota, USA. Mary (daughter of Uriah Parker McAnally and Elizabeth Mulligan) was born on 22 Dec 1837 in , Paulding County, Virginia, USA; died in 1884 in , Winona County, Minnesota, USA; was buried in 1884 in Pleasant Hill Township, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, Bush Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _UID: 74A2D46BEA054E3C93B9F9FC0A2A0F33857C

Other Events and Attributes:

• _UID: 1BCE5B92410240CBA1C1467352B62D41B522

William + Wilhelmina Voght. Wilhelmina was born about 1843 in , , , Germany; died in 1911 in , , , Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _UID: A0BCCB4E16FA44FA8609695776FDA0E60BD9

Other Events and Attributes:

• _UID: 279CCBA6AA3C439DB4EDA399C9A007165DDD
• Citizenship: 1852
• Immigration: May 1852, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
• Census: 1900, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA
• Residence: 1900, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA

Notes:

From The History of Winona County Minnesota, compiled by Franklyn Curtiss-Wedge, Editor in Chief, Assisted by William Jay Whipple, Revier of Manuscripts and a Large Corps of Local Contributors, Illustrated, Volume II, Chicago, H.C. Cooper Jr. and Co., 1913 (Copy in Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul), page 694.:

Mathias Staack, a pioneer contractor and builder of Winona, was born in the northern part of Germany, June 16, 1826, and came to America as a young man. After landing in New Orleans, he came up the river to Davenport, where he had a friend, arriving in that city in the summer of 1852. There he spent three years. Then he went to Comanche, in the same state, and there on December 5, 1855, he married Mary Peterson, who was born July 26, 1836. In 1856, he was persuaded by E.A. Gertzen to come to Winona. For a time he lived with Mr. Gertzen, and then erected at 522 East Fifth Street, the cozy little house in which he has since made his home. For ten years he engaged in the grocery business at the corner of Third and Kansas streets. This business was not, however, greatly to his liking, and he disposed of his store and started work on the North-Western, then in the course of construction between this place and Rochester. Then he went into the the general building and contracting business. In 1904 he retired. He is in excellent health, and is one of the substantial citizens of the city. He has been prominently identified with the Odd Fellows, and is one of the oldest members of that order in the city. He has also joined the Druids. The subject of this sketch has eleven children, twenty grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. The children are: Emma, wife of Louis H. Thurow; Sophia, wife of H.F. Gerlicher; Clara, wife of Fred J. Welty; Richard; Gustaf, deceased; William, deceased; Edward, Albert, Matilda, Otto and Carl.

(Research):A web site in German lists Mathias as being born in Süderhastedt. It shows his correct birthdate and date of immigration. It also shows that he first settled in Davenport. The same web site lists a Catharina Staack, born 8 Mar 1837 in the same village and migrating to Davenport in 1852. Mathias would have been 26 years old in 1852. This Catharina would have been 15. It is possible that she may have been his sister.
The web site is found at:
http://www.aggsh.de/ger/pag/ags/st-sy.htm and is listed under the AGGSH registered association.


Citizenship:
Came from Schleswig-Holstein in Denmark. Renounced allegiance to the King of Denmark

Immigration:
Arrived on the Columbia from Bremen, Germany

Census:
He Was The Census Taker For This E.D.

Residence:
3rd Precinct

Mathias married Mary Peterson on 5 Dec 1855 in Camanche, Clinton County, Iowa, USA. Mary (daughter of ? Peterson) was born on 26 Jul 1836 in , , , Germany; died on 9 Sep 1930 in Seattle, King County, Washington, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _UID: 45C762E8E21A41578A57C478A66BE3706B1C

Notes:

The 1857 census shows a John Peterson, age 24, living with Mathias and Mary. This person was probably Mary's brother.

Mary went to live with her son, Richard, in Sioux City, Iowa, after Mathias died. She then went to Seatlle, Washington, to live with or near her son, Otto, where she died in 1930.