Obituary Record

Thomas Cleveland Wilson
Died on 11/2/1957

Nov., 1957 - Thomas Cleveland Wilson

THOMAS WILSON DIES IN WYOMING

Word was received Saturday by Mrs. Louise Pilcher and Mr. E. W. Wilson of the death of their brother, Mr. Thomas C. Wilson of Casper, Wyoming.

He was born December 22, 1885 on a farm west of Spiker. His parents were Thomas R. and Mary Wilson who had settled in that neighborhood in 1870. He was the youngest of eight children, five of whom have preceded him in death. They were Mrs. Minnie Skinner, Michael V. Wilson and Mrs. Hattie Cameron, all of Herman, James R. Wilson of Casper, Wyoming, and Samuel Wilson of Albion, Nebraska.

He grew to manhood in the Herman and Blair vicinities making his home with his sister, Mrs. Louise Pilcher and Mr. Pilcher for several years before leaving for Casper in 1905.

He and Mabel Vietch were married at Casper in September, 1912 and moved to a farm near Winnebago, Nebraska where they lived until Febr., 1914 when they moved to Wyoming where they have lived for forty three years. He worked for the Allied Vans for a number of years, and received a medal for driving a million miles without having an accident.

He is survived by his widow, Mabel Wilson. Also two daughters and two granddaughters.

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

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