Rolland Harvey Wilson

Rolland Harvey Wilson

Male 1895 - 1974  (78 years)

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  • Name Rolland Harvey Wilson 
    Birth 30 Apr 1895  New Hartford Township, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, Dakota Village Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Graduation 1915  Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, Winona Senior High School, Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Attended 1915-1918  St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Hamline University 
    Military Service 1918-1919  [2
    in WWI 
    • He departed for Camp Dodge, Iowa, with his brother, Claude, to begin his service on Saturday, 23 Feb 1918.
    Degree 2 Sep 1921  Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    University of Minnesota Bachelor of Science 
    Degree 14 Dec 1922  Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    University of Minnesota Bachelor of Medicine 
    Resided 1923-1928  Harmony, Fillmore County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Degree 17 Jun 1929  Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    University of Minnesota Doctor of Medicine 
    Ethnicity/Relig.
    • Episcopalian
    Resided 1929-1930  Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marion St. 
    Resided 1931-1932  Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, 1114 W. Broadway Find all individuals with events at this location 
    1114 W. Broadway 
    Resided 1933-1938  Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    419 Washington St. 
    Resided 19 Feb 1938-1960  Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    724 Washington St. 
    Resided 1960-1968  Homer Township, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, La Moille Village Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Queen's Cove 
    Occupation
    • Physician & Surgeon
    _UID BD019F6AC7AD48B3BAA761C651BBB8E0621B 
    Death 11 Jan 1974  Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: Parkinson's disease/Heart failure 
    Burial Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, Woodlawn Cemetery Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I10  Larry and Jane's Family Tree
    Last Modified 22 May 2023 

    Father Dr. Clarence Edmund Wilson,   b. 21 Nov 1860, New Hartford Township, Winona County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Feb 1925, New Hartford Township, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, Dakota Village Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Etna Elinor Harvey,   b. 15 Jul 1866, , Winona County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Mar 1942, , Winona County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 19 May 1884  La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F13  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hildred Rosamond Thurow,   b. 25 Sep 1897, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Aug 1993, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years) 
    Marriage 17 Sep 1921  Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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. [4]
    Children 
     1. Louis James Wilson,   b. 19 Apr 1923, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Oct 2012, Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
     2. David Donn Wilson,   b. 11 Dec 1925, Harmony, Fillmore County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Sep 1991, Waukesha, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
     3. Living
    Family ID F7  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 May 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 30 Apr 1895 - New Hartford Township, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, Dakota Village Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsGraduation - 1915 - Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, Winona Senior High School, Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsAttended - Hamline University - 1915-1918 - St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDegree - University of Minnesota Bachelor of Science - 2 Sep 1921 - Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 17 Sep 1921 - Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDegree - University of Minnesota Bachelor of Medicine - 14 Dec 1922 - Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResided - 1923-1928 - Harmony, Fillmore County, Minnesota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDegree - University of Minnesota Doctor of Medicine - 17 Jun 1929 - Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResided - Marion St. - 1929-1930 - Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResided - 1114 W. Broadway - 1931-1932 - Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, 1114 W. Broadway Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResided - 419 Washington St. - 1933-1938 - Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResided - 724 Washington St. - 19 Feb 1938-1960 - Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Cause: Parkinson's disease/Heart failure - 11 Jan 1974 - Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, Woodlawn Cemetery Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Rolland_H_Wilson.jpg
    Rolland_H_Wilson.jpg
    Clarence and Etna Wilson's Children
    Clarence Wilson's Cildren
    Left to right are Vida, Rolland, Silvia, Alice, and Claude
    Emma and Louis Thurow, Hildred and Rolland Wilson on steps
    Emma and Louis Thurow, Hildred and Rolland Wilson on steps
    Probably taken at Louis Thurow's house in Winona
    William Julius Thurow, Louis Thurow, Don Phillips (Laura Thurow's husband), Rolland Harvey Wilson, Sr.
    William Julius Thurow, Louis Thurow, Don Phillips (Laura Thurow's husband), Rolland Harvey Wilson, Sr.
    At Louis Thurow's Cottage on Mississippi River between Dakota and La Moille, MN.
    Possibly Rolland H. Wilson on raft (1914)
    Possibly Rolland H. Wilson on raft (1914)
    From Page 20a in Hildred's album.

    This looks like Larry's grandfather, Rolland H. Wilson. From Hildred's diary, it appears she made frequent trips to Dakota when she was a teenager. Rolland was her classmate at Winona High and their romance apparently started in high school.

    Documents
    How Horsey Can You Get?
    How Horsey Can You Get?
    Short memoir written by Dr. Rolland Wilson describing his experiences with horses when he was using a horse and buggy to do house calls.
    Dr. R.H. Wilson's Monthly Minnesota State Medical Association President's Letters - 1956
    Dr. R.H. Wilson's Monthly Minnesota State Medical Association President's Letters - 1956
    These are letters from the President of the Minnesota State Medical Association that were published each mone in the association's journal, "Minnesota Medicine" in 1956, the year Dr. R.H. Wilson was president.

  • 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.

  • Sources 
    1. [S56] Wilson, Louis James.

    2. [S4] Winona Republican-Herald, 19 Feb 1918, p. 8. (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S450] Hildred Wilson, Hildred Wilson's Diary, (1938) (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S4] Winona Republican-Herald, 17 Sep 1921, p. 4 (Reliability: 3).



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