Clara Melinda Kowitz

1882 - 1913  (30 years)

• Name	Clara Melinda Kowitz  [1]
  Alt. Birth	1 Mar 1881	, , Wisconsin, USA   [2, 3]
  Birth	1 Mar 1882	Wells, Monroe County, Wisconsin, USA   [4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  _UID	E34C07EF43E349CB81387C6E5F0C84170868
  Death	11 Feb 1913	La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, USA   [6, 7]
  Burial	13 Feb 1913	Sparta, Monroe County, Wisconsin, USA, Mt. Hope Cemetery   [6, 7]
  Person ID	I519	Larry and Jane's Family Tree
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2016

  
  

  Father	Gustave Kowitz,   b. Unknown   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Melinda Sheridan,   b. Unknown   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1810	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Wallace Wilson,   b. 25 Aug 1865, New Hartford Township, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, Dakota Village d. 9 Apr 1922, La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, USA (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	31 Aug 1904  [6]
  Children	1. Mildred Wilson,   b. 25 Apr 1905, , , Wisconsin, USA d. Yes, date unknown   2. Melinda Estelle Wilson,   b. 25 Nov 1906, , , Wisconsin, USA d. 6 Mar 1980, , Kern County, California, USA (Age 73 years)   3. Sylvia Helen Wilson,   b. 19 Sep 1909, , , Wisconsin, USA d. 4 Jul 1975, Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA (Age 65 years)
  Photos » Slide Show		William Wallace Wilson and Clara Melinda (Kovitz) Wilson Portrait
  		William Wallace Wilson and Clara Melinda (Kowitz) Wilson Another portrait, possibly their wedding picture
  		William Wallace and Clara Wilson at their house with children
  Family ID	F96	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2019

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 11 Feb 1913 - La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Clara Melinda (Kowitz) Wilson

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary from the Winona Republican-Herald, 17 Feb 1913, p. 6: Clara Melenda Hovitz was born March, 1882, in the town of Wells, Monroe county, Wisconsin, and there received her education and grew to womanhood. She was united in marriage August 31, 1904 to Wallace W. Wilson of Dakota, Minnesota, and for the next three years resided at Newry, Wisconsin. Following that they lived for two years at Marathon, Wisconsin and for the past three years they resided in Pickwick, Winona county. Mr. Wilson having charge of the Pickwick Co-operation creamery there. For the past seven weeks Mrs. Wilson had been seriously ill from an attack of gall stones and was finally removed to the La Crosse Hospital where she passed away on the morning of February 11. She leaves to mourn her unexpected passage her husband, Mr. Wallace W. Wilson, her paraents, Mr. and Mrs. Gustave Howitz of Sparta, three little girls, Mildred, aged seven, Melinda, aged six and Helen aged three, two brothers, E. G. Howitz of Sparta, Frank of Ekalaka, Montana, two sisters, Mrs. J. I. Menor of Sacramento, California and Miss Lottie Howitz also of Sparta. Mrs. Wilson was a member of the local chapter O.E.S. was also its treasurer and was highly esteemed by all who knew her. She was ever willing to do her part; was a kind and loving mother and a faithful wife and will be sadly missed in the community. The remains were taken to Sparta, Wis., where appropriate services were held Thursday, February the 13 at the home of the parents, with internment in Mount Hope cemetery, Rev. Harding R. Hogan of the congregational church officiating. Among those from Pickwick and vicinity attending the funeral were: Mrs. Clarence Wilson of Dakota, Mr. and Mrs. D. Griffin, Misses Jessie Dykeman and Rosie Pieger, Mrs. J.A. Johnston, J. M. Rutherford, and John Griffin and Mrs. S. L. Jamison of La Moille, Giles Brown and Loyd Wilson of Dakota.

  
  

• Sources

  [S67] Martin Hedman, Hedman, Martin, (Martin is a GG grandson of Wallace Wilson, brother of Dr. Clarence Wilson), E-mail to Larry Wilson on 12 Jul 2004 (Reliability: 3). [S67] Martin Hedman, Hedman, Martin, (Martin is a GG grandson of Wallace Wilson, brother of Dr. Clarence Wilson), E-Mail to Larry Wilson on 12 Jul 2004 (Reliability: 3). [S31] Don Rathbun, Rathbun, Don, E-Mail to Larry Wilson on 22 Apr 2005 indicated she was born in Wisconsin (Reliability: 3). [S4] Winona Republican-Herald, obituary, 17 Feb 1913, p. 6 provided place of birth and indicated March of 1882. (Reliability: 3). [S578] transcribed by Ralph Hendersin, Cemetery Transcription for Mt. Hope Cemetery, Sparta, Wisconsin, (http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wi/monroe/cemeteries/MtHope-cem.txt), Cemetery transciption gives her dates as 1882-1913 (Reliability: 3). [S4] Winona Republican-Herald, obituary, 17 Feb 1913, p. 6 (Reliability: 3). [S578] transcribed by Ralph Hendersin, Cemetery Transcription for Mt. Hope Cemetery, Sparta, Wisconsin, (http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wi/monroe/cemeteries/MtHope-cem.txt) (Reliability: 3).