Obituary Record

Samuel Lewis Wilson
Died on 2/13/1939

#1-3 Feb., 1939 - The Enterprise

SAM WILSON DIED FEBR. 13

Word reached relatives in this county last week of the death of Sam Wilson of Albion, Nebraska on Monday, February 13.

Deceased was the son of the late Mr. and Mr. Tom Wilson, pioneers of this county. He was born March 7, 1875 in this county, and grew to manhood here, where on December 15, 1900 he was married to Miss Effie Johnson, also of pioneer stock.

About twenty years ago they moved to Albion where they have since resided. Besides the wife, he leaves three children, Donavon, Joseph and Mary Elizabeth of Albion, Nebraska. He also leaves two sisters, Mrs. Ed Pilcher of Blair and Mrs. W. C. Cameron of Herman and four brothers, Mike and Ed Wilson of Herman and James and Tom Wilson of Casper, Wyoming.

Funeral services were held in Albion where interment was made.

#2-31 Feb., 1939 - Samuel Louis Wilson

S. L. WILSON PASSES AWAY AT HOME HERE

Death Followed Light Stroke Suffered Sunday Night Funeral Wednesday

S. L. Wilson passed away at his home in Albion early Monday morning following a light stroke suffered while he was downtown Sunday evening. He had been in poor health for some time.

Samuel Louis Wilson was born March 7, 1876, at Herman, Washington county, Nebraska. He lived in that community with his parents, Thomas R. and Mary Wilson, attending the country school. At the age of eighteen he went to Lincoln to school.

He was married December 19, 1900 to Effie A. Johnson at Blair. To this union three children were born, two sons and one daughter, Donovan S., Joseph J. and Mary Elizabeth.

Mr. and Mrs. Wilson lived on a farm near Blair for a few years after their marriage, later moving to Decatur and then to Walthill where they engaged in the dairy business. About twenty years ago they moved to Albion where he has since made his home.

Mr. Wilson came from a family of eight children and his is the first death in the family.

He leaves four brothers, James and Thomas Wilson of Casper, Wyoming and Mike and Edward Wilson of Herman and three sisters, Mrs. Louise Pilcher of Blair and Mrs. Cara Cameron and Mrs. Minnie Skinner of Herman. Besides the brothers and sisters, Mr. Wilson leaves his widow, Mrs. Effie A. Wilson; his children, Donovan of Harlan, Iowa, Joseph of Albion and Betty of Omaha, two granddaughters and one grandson.

Mr. Wilson was not a member of any church, but had a religion of his own founded in honesty and in doing all he could for those who needed help. He was honored and respected by his acquaintances and his friends and friends of the family unit in genuine sympathy.

Funeral services were held from the Congregational church Wednesday afternoon in charge of Rev. James. A. McKeeman, pastor. Interment was in the Rose Hill cemetery.

Relatives from away who attended the funeral were: Mrs. and Mrs. O. Mathews, Mrs. Louise Pilcher, and Ray Johnson of Blair; Ed Wilson, Mrs. Minnie Skinner and family, Mrs. Jim Brodersen and Mrs. Whit Cameron of Herman; Mrs. R. Leonard of Council Bluffs; Mr. and Mrs. Dan Wilson and son Sammy Lee of Harlan, Iowa; and Miss Betty Wilson of Omaha. Friends attending from out of town were Miss Wylene Hall, Mrs. L. L. McGoogan and Jack Wickstrom of Omaha.

~~~Obituaries courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair, Nebraska Public Library~~~

Find a Grave Memorial #149465148

Printed in the Washington County Enterprise on 2/3/1939


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