BIOGRAPHIES Memorial Record of Licking
Co., Ohio
containing Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens of the
County
together with Biographies and Portraits of all the
Presidents of the United States.
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WILLIAM W.
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Source: Memorial Record of Licking Co., Ohio - Chicago
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CHARLES WILKIN.
One of the fine farms of Mary Ann Township is situated near
the village of Wilkin's Run and is the property of the
subject of this sketch. The place consists of two
hundred and seventy-two acres, of which about two hundred
and fifty have been placed under cultivation. The farm
is divided by good fencing into fields of convenient size
for the raising of grain and pasturage of stock. Of
this latter branch of agriculture Mr. Wilkin makes a
specialty and is the owner of a large number of
horses, sheep, hogs and cattle.
Upon the farm where he now resides our subject was born
Jan. 11, 1828, being the second son of Daniel and Rebecca
(Barnes) Wilkin. About 1812 his parents removed
from Woodstock, Va., to Licking County, Ohio, and soon
afterward entered from the Government the land now owned by
Charles. Both parents were natives of the Old
Dominion, the father having been born Apr. 17, 1785, and the
mother Feb. 10, 1789. Their family consisted of three
sons and four daughters, namely: Sarah Ann.
who was born in 1815; Barbara, 1818; Albert,
1820; Mary, 1823; Jane, 1826; Charles,
1828; and Joseph, 1830. Of these only two are
now living, Charles and Mary, the latter being
the wife of Edward Hickey. The others
attained manhood and womanhood, and all except one died in
Licking County.
In boyhood Charles Wilkin was a student
in the pioneer subscription schools, but his advantages were
limited and his education has been acquired mainly by
self-culture. In youth he gained a thorough knowledge
of agriculture, which he chose as his life occupation.
Upon establishing domestic ties, he was united in marriage
with Miss Abbie Jane Smith, who
was born June 28, 1833, and is a member of a family of
eleven children, of whom three brothers and one sister are
now living in Ohio and one brother in Missouri. The
parents, Adna and Phśbe
Ann (Carpenter) Smith, were natives of
New York and were members of families long established in
the Empire State.
The union of Mr. and Mrs. Wilkin resulted in the
birth of six children, of whom four are living.
James H., the eldest, died in infancy; Horace is
living under the parental roof; Phoebe died at the
age of twenty-four; Nelson is at home; Nettie
married Milton Wilkin and lives on a farm near
that of her father; Emma, the youngest, is a bright
and accomplished young lady. The children enjoyed
every advantage offered by the schools of modern days and
are well educated and refined. Having resided in
Licking County through more than sixty changing years, Mr.
Wilkin has aided in bringing about the result so
nobly achieved in making the wilderness the habitation of
the white man. In his chosen vocation he has met with
more than ordinary success and is numbered among the
prosperous agriculturists of the town ship. With his
family he holds membership in the Methodist Episcopal
Church. While affiliating with the Democratic party
upon the national issues of the age, in local affairs he
votes for principles rather than party and gives his support
to the candidates whom he deems best qualified for the
office, irrespective of political ties.
Source: Memorial Record of Licking Co., Ohio - Chicago
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FRANKLIN
WILKIN, a successful agriculturists residing on
section 17, Mary Ann Township, was born July 28, 1833, upon
the farm where he now resides. He is the youngest son
and ninth child born to the union of Henry and Magdalene
(Smootz) Wilkin. His parents were both natives of
Virginia, the father born in Hardy County July 4, 1781, and
the mother in Shenandoah County July 6, 1794. They
were married in the Old Dominion and thence, in October of
1816, removed to Licking County, Ohio, at a period so early
in the history of this section that the entire country was
one vast wilderness. At present only one family is
living in the county that resided here at the time of their
arrival. They continued to make this their home until
called from earth.
In the subscription and public schools of pioneer days
the children of Henry Wilkin received their
schooling. Of the large family only four are now
living, namely: David, a farmer living in Washington
Township, this county; Lucinda, the wife of Samuel
Pound and a resident of Eden Township; Mrs. Barbara
Wilson, the widow of George Wilson and a resident
of Newark Township; and Franklin of this sketch.
Of those deceased all grew to mature years. Amanda
married P. C. Fiske and both are now deceased;
Lydia married Bartholomew Chambers of Putnam
County, Ohio, by whom she had three children, two sons yet
living, Bartholomew and Bryon. After the
death of Mr. Chambers she became the wife of S. W.
Miles whom she preceded in death; George and John
were both widowers at the time of their demise; Henry
died unmarried. The family has been represented in the
various wars of the country from the time of the Revolution
to the present. George, a brother of our
subject, served for three years in the Union army during the
Civil War, being a member of an Ohio regiment.
The lady who, Oct. 13, 1864, became the wife of
Franklin Wilkin bore the maiden name of Mary A.
Jenkins, and was born in Licking County in 1847.
Her parents, James and Rebecca (Parker) Jenkins, were
native respectively of Washington Township, Licking County,
Ohio, and the Old Dominion. Both passed away in this
county. Three children were born of the union of
Mr. and Mrs. Wilkin, namely: Magdalene, who
was born Sept. 11, 1865, and died Nov. 13, 1870; Milton,
whose birth occurred Nov. 2, 1867; and Henry who was
born Oct. 1, 1879, and is now a student in the school at
Pataskala, Ohio. The elder son is a farmer by
occupation and married Miss Nettie Wilkin.
The public affairs of the
township and county receive a due share of Mr. Wilkin's
attention and he is prominent in the councils of the
Democratic party of this section. At the present time
he is serving as Treasurer of Mary Ann Township which
office has been in his house continuously for twenty-one
years. He has also served in various other positions
of trust and responsibility. In 1863 he joined the
Masonic order and has since been an ardent supporter of
Masonic principles. He is an attendant at religious
services, but not a member of any denomination. His
wife is a Baptist and his sons are worthy members of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. He was one of the charter
members of Acacia Lodge No. 464, A. F. & A. M., in which he
has held office positions. This lodge was organized at
Wilkin's Run and still exists, having a present membership
of about forty.
The farm owned and occupied by Mr. Wilkin is one
of the best in the neighborhood. The soil is fertile,
and in return for the care and cultivation of the owner,
yields bountiful harvests every year. It comprises
three hundred and fifty-six acres, the most of which is
bottom land, lying on Wilkin's Run. A portion of the
property is rented, while from the remainder Mr. Wilkin
reaps large harvests of golden grain. He and his
family are highly esteemed and are prominent in the social
circles of the community.
Source: Memorial Record of Licking Co., Ohio - Chicago
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WALLACE
WILKIN is a successful agriculturist of Madison
Township, and is engaged in general farming and
stock-raising on section 6. He is a native of Ohio,
having been born in Wyandot County, Oct. 1, 1857, and is the
only child of John and Lucinda (Halsey) Wilkin
The father, who was born in Licking County Nov. 16, 1826,
was called from earth in 1858, at the early age of
thirty-one years, his death occurring in Wyandot County.
The mother, who was of German lineage, was also born in
Wyandot County, where she died two weeks previous to the
demise of her husband, at the age of twenty-two years.
Thus sadly bereaved ere he was old enough to realize
his great loss, the subject of this biographical notice was
adopted into the family of his uncle, Franklin Wilkin
whose sketch is presented elsewhere in this volume.
Under the kind care of that gentleman, Wallace grew
to manhood and entered upon the occupation which his
ancestors for generations before him had pursued, that of
agriculture. His education in youth was limited to a
comparatively brief attendance in the public schools of this
county, but through self-culture he has become well
informed.
Dec. 22, 1882, Wallace Wilkin was united in
marriage with Miss Ella Hamilton who was born in this
county Apr. 13, 1859. Two children resulted from this
union, the elder of whom, Franklin, was born July 22,
1887, and died in infancy. The younger, Ray H.,
who was born Nov. 30, 1890, is a bright child, the pride and
joy of his fond parents. Mr. Wilkin inherited
from his father two hundred and thirty acres of land in
Wyandot County, which he disposed of, and purchased his
present farm. Here he owns two hundred and thirty
acres of fertile land under a high state of cultivation,
upon which he raises the various cereals and also all kinds
of stock. He now has a number of thoroughbred
Poland-China hogs on the place. The value of the
property is enhanced by the commodious modern residence, as
well as the capacious barns and other outbuildings, all
substantially built and roofed with slate.
Socially, Mr. Wilkin is identified with Acacia
Lodge No. 464, A. F. & A. M., at Wilkin's Run, in which he
has held various official positions, including those of
Treasurer, Junior and Senior Deacon and Senior Warden.
He is not identified with any religious organization, but
contributes to the work of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
of which his wife is a member. In politics he gives
the weight of his influence to the platform adopted by the
Democratic party, which he believes the best adapted to the
welfare of the country.. He is well informed upon the
great questions of the present age, and is one of the best
posted men in the township. For five years he served
as Trustee of Madison township, and has rendered acceptable
service in other official capacities.
Source: Memorial Record of Licking Co., Ohio -
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EDWIN
WILLIAMS. An honored place in the hearts of the
citizens of Licking County is occupied by the gentleman
named, who for many years was a prominent factor in the
commercial, literary and political history of this section
of the state and who, though now departed to "that bourne
whence no traveler returns," still lives in the memory of
his former associates. Too much cannot be said in his
praise, for he possessed the unswerving fidelity to duty and
lofty principles of honor which always command the respect
of men.
The subject of this sketch was a native of Wilkes Barre,
Pa., and was born July 26, 1822. In the Keystone State
the days of boyhood and youth were uneventfully and
industriously passed, and there, in 1850, he was united in
marriage with Catherine Searle, a native of Luzerne
County, who was reared to womanhood on a farm
adjoining that where he made his home. Soon after
marriage they came to Ohio, making the journey to licking
County via Zanesville on a canal packet. Reaching his
destination Mr. Williams bought from his grandfather
the farm on which his widow now lives and which was his home
during the greater part of his active life.
Edwin Williams was a man who possessed to an
unusual degree the confidence and esteem of all with whom he
associated. He was actively interested in political
affairs and was a recognized leader of the Democratic party
in Licking County. In the fall of 1870 he was elected
to the office of Sheriff and removed his family temporarily
to the county seat. In the fall of 1872 he succeeded
himself as Sheriff, but at the expiration of that term,
recognizing the fact that two terms of office are
sufficient, he declined to be a candidate a third time.
After an absence of six years he returned to his beautiful
home in Homer, where the remainder of his life was devoted
to the interests of the church and the advancement of the
welfare of the people. His later years were devoted
exclusively to the cause of Christianity and at the time of
his death he was serving as Class-Leader. It may with
truth be said that no member of the Methodist Episcopal
Church at Homer was ever missed to a greater degree.
A man of versatile ability, Mr. Williams also
possessed considerable literary ability, was a vigorous
student of history and a pleasing writer. During the
Mexican War he responded to the call of his country and
served about eighteen months. During the last year of
his service he was recruiting officer, located at different
points in Ohio from Cincinnati through the southern and
eastern part of the state. He passed away at his
residence in Homer on the 10th of October, 1890, and in his
death of village lost one of its most honored and
influential citizens. His life was one of which his
descendants may well be proud, and to them he leaves the
priceless heritage of a good name.
Source: Memorial Record of Licking Co., Ohio - Chicago
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JAMES
SEARLE WILLIAMS, a representative farmer and stock
grower of Burlington Township, and a leading citizen of
Homer, was born Sept. 9, 1851, in the house where he now
lives. He is the eldest of the family of four sons and
five daughters born to the union of Edwin and Catherine
(Searle) Williams, further mention of whom is made
elsewhere in this volume. For several generations the
family was represented in Pennsylvania, where was born
Grandfather George W. Williams, for many years a
hotel keeper at Plains. In public affairs he was a man
of prominence, and served for some time as Sheriff of the
county. Socially, he was a zealous worker in the
Masonic order.
The subject of this sketch was reared to manhood in
Licking County, receiving a practical education in the
common schools. For three years he served as his
father's deputy in the Sheriff's office, and later,
returning to Homer, spent three years beneath of parental
roof. He then removed westward, and settling in the
eastern part of Kansas, engaged in farming and sheep
growing, operating a sheep ranch. In this enterprise
he met with considerable success, gaining not only material
profit, but also an experience that was of great value to
him.
On receiving the announcement of his father's serious
illness, Mr. Williams returned to Ohio, and after the
death of his father went back to the Sunflower State, where
he closed up his business. Since that he has made his
home at the old place, where his boyhood days were passed.
Here he has charge of the estate belonging to his mother,
who is still living and at present makes her home on the
farm in the suburbs of Homer, where her husband died.
She is an educated and refined lady, esteemed by all who
know her, and is a valued member of the Episcopal Church.
Of her children we note the following: George W.
is a prominent attorney of Columbus, Ohio; Mary S. is
the wife of Dr. John Rouse, of St. Louisville;
Clara became the wife of William Burner a
draughtsman with the Case Manufacturing Company at Columbus,
Ohio; Ruth S. married Lewis Youst and
resides on the home farm; Elizabeth V. is the wife of
Frank Yoakam, who resides on his father's farm in
Burlington Township; Helen D. is unmarried and lives
with her mother.
At Homer, Jan. 7, 1874, James S. Williams and
Ella Dumbauld were united in marriage. Mrs.
Williams is the daughter of David Dumbauld, a
prominent farmer and merchant of Burlington Township, who at
one time owned and operated a general store in the village
of Homer. She was educated in this city, completing
her studies in the Presbyterian Female College at Granville.
One child blesses their union, Clendon Searle, how
(1894) nineteen years of age and a young man of superior
intellectual ability. Together with his family Mr.
Williams is identified with the Presbyterian Church at
Homer, in the good works of which they assist with
characteristic liberality. Mr. Williams is
Chairman of the building committee, which has in charge the
erecting of the Presbyterian Church at Homer.
Source: Memorial Record of Licking Co., Ohio - Chicago
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ROBERT
WILLIAMS, a retired mechanic living in the village of
Jersey, was born in New York City, where he lived until
twelve years ago. His parents were William and
Elizabeth (Roberts) Williams, natives of North Wales.
The former, emigrating to America in young manhood, returned
to Wales after a few years and married the lady of his
choice. Coming back to New York City he followed his
trade of a ship carpenter. In 1849 he came to Licking
County and settled in St. Alban's Township, where he was
bereaved by the death of his wife about thirty-six years
ago. He survived some time, passing away in that
township nineteen years ago.
Unto William and Elizabeth Williams there were
born six sons and one daughter, and at the present time four
of the sons are living. William, Robert,
Richard and Edward served in the Union army,
William as a member of an Illinois regiment, and the
others in an Ohio regiment. Edward died while
in the service, and while the others lived to return home,
all were more or less broken in health. Our subject
was a member of Company D, Twenty-second Ohio Infantry, and
while in the army contracted disease for which he is now
pensioned. In his young manhood he learned the
blacksmith's trade, which occupation he followed prior to
his enlistment, but since returning from the war his health
has not been vigorous enough to permit work at his trade.
In 1865 Mr. Williams was united in marriage with
Miss Martha Harrison, a native of New Jersey and
daughter of Stephen and Martha Harrison, who came to
this county when she was quite young. To Mr. and
Mrs. Williams three daughters have been born,
Harriet, Henrietta and Martha. The second
daughter is the wife of D. . Merrill. On New
Year's Day of 1894 Mr. Williams took charge of the
postoffice at Jersey, and as deputies he has his eldest and
youngest daughters. They are of the greatest
assistance to him, being well educated and efficient in the
management of the office. Politically he votes and
works for the success of the Democratic party and is a
public-spirited man, ever active in promoting the success
and best interests of the community.
For many years - indeed, ever since the war - Mr.
Williams has been a great sufferer from rheumatism and
is obliged to use crutches, so seriously have his sufferings
impaired his body. As a partial compensation for what
he has undergone, the Government grants him a pension of $72
per month. Socially he is a member of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, belonging to the lodge at Jersey.
His wife and children are leading and popular in the social
circles of the community.
Source: Memorial Record of Licking Co., Ohio - Chicago
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ABEL JOB WILSON.
One of the solid financial institutions of Licking County is
Wilson's Bank of Utica, which was founded in May,
1871, by A. J. Wilson, P. W. Sperry and
Jesse Wilson, the firm name of Sperry & Wilson Bros.
In 1887 Jesse Wilson withdrew, and two years later
A. J. Wilson became the sole proprietor. From 1871
until 1890 it was the only banking house in Utica, and
having always conducted a safe and successful business,
it enjoys the confidence of the people to an extent seldom
surpassed. Its deposits average $100,000, being the
largest of any bank in the county outside of the city of
Newark.
The gentleman from whom the bank derives its name, and
who is its proprietor, was born on a farm in Washington
Township, this county, Apr. 21, 1840. As early as 1805
his grandfather, David Wilson, removed from
Virginia to Ohio, with the intention of establishing his
permanent home in this state. He entered one thousand
acres of land now within the corporate limits of Newark,
also about two hundred acres in Washington Township.
He started back to the Old Dominion to bring his family with
him to Ohio, but ere he reached his destination death
claimed him. Soon afterward the family came to this
state and settled upon the property he had entered.
The father of our subject, Abel Wilson,
was born in Hardy County, Va., and was a mere child when the
family settled in Licking County. Here he aided in the
pioneer task of clearing away the forest and improving the
fertile soil. After attaining manhood he settled upon
land entered by his father in Washington Township, and there
built a log cabin and commenced the struggle necessary to
secure a fertile farm from a dense forest. Soon he
chose a helpmate, being united with Mary, daughter of
Daniel Forry, one of Licking County’s earliest
settlers. Mrs. Wilson was born in
Pennsylvania in 1799 and died in April, 1893, aged ninety
four years.
Being a man of indomitable energy, success rewarded the
efforts of Abel Wilson, and in time he became
the owner of large and valuable landed possessions, being
the owner of four hundred acres of well improved land at the
time of his death. In addition to general farming, he
engaged in the raising of sheep and was one of the largest
wool growers in the county. Firm in his support of the
Union cause, during the dark days of the war his house was a
station in the underground railroad, which assisted negroes
on the road to liberty. At the organization of the
Republican party he became one of its stalwart advocates and
upon the ticket of that party he was frequently elected to
local offices of trust. He passed away Apr. 14, 1870.
Of a family of eight children born to Abel
Wilson and his wife, one died young. Jerusha
married P. W. Sperry, of Utica; Nancy became
the wife of Frank Knowlton, of Marion, Iowa;
Eliza was united in marriage with Benjamin
Bowman, also a resident of Marion; Jesse makes
his home in Utica; Mary, who married W. P. Dale,
died in Chattanooga, Tenn., in July, 1893. A. J.
is the youngest member of the family circle. He was reared
upon the home farm and assisted in the work of tilling the
soil, meantime receiving such educational advantages as the
schools of Utica then afforded. Upon attaining his
majority he re moved to Utica, where he engaged in farming
and speculated in various branches of business until he
embarked as a banker.
It may with truth be said of Mr. Wilson
that no citizen has contributed more largely to the
promotion of the best interests of Utica than has he.
At present (1894) he is serving his second term as Mayor,
and his administration has been marked by sagacity and
executive ability. Many needed reforms have been
introduced and the material resources of the place have been
largely developed. His residence is one of the finest
in the county, while in addition he owns the two largest
business blocks in the city and other business property.
He owns five hundred acres of farming land, upon which he
has engaged in general agricultural pursuits and the raising
of live stock.
In all public enterprises Mr. Wilson has
been influential and prominent. He is a Republican in
politics, and while never solicitious for public
office, he has often represented his fellow-citizens in
positions of trust. The demands of his private
business, together with the discharge of his official
duties, are such as to allow him little leisure for other
matters, but his support may always be relied upon in
measures calculated to benefit the people. In
September, 1879, he married Mary E., daughter of
John and Elizabeth Clark, and a native of Utica.
Three children bless this union, Mary Elizabeth,
Genevieve and Wilber.
Source: Memorial Record of Licking Co., Ohio - Chicago
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STEWART WILSON,
a retired farmer living in Madison Township, was born in
Huntington County, Pa., Nov. 27, 1809, and is therefore at
this writing (1894) in his eighty-fifth year.
Notwithstanding his advanced age he is hale and hearty and
in full possession of all his faculties. In 1816 he
came to Fairfield County, Ohio, whence he removed to his
present farm in 1819.
The parents of our subject, Alexander and Catherine
(Wilson) Wilson, though bearing the same name, were not
members of the same family. The distinction between
the two families. as told by our subject, is this: The
father’s family were dark complexioned people, with dark
hair, while his mother’s people were fair, with "red hair.
Hence they were-named in distinction the “black
Wilsons” and the “red Wilsons.” Alexander
Wilson was born in this country, probably near
Philadelphia, Pa., though the exact location is not known.
His wife was a native of Ireland and ac companied her
parents to America when a child of seven years. Both
died in Licking County, the mother Aug. 5, 1836, and the
father May 29, 1839. They were buried on the home
farm, and when, fifty-five years later, their bodies were
exhumed for the purpose of removal to the Newark Cemetery,
nothing remained in the coffins but dust, a few bones and a
little hair.
The mother of our subject was twice married, her first
husband being James Stewart, to whom she bore three
sons and one daughter, but at present none of them survive,
so far as known. The only child of the second marriage
of Mrs. Wilson was the subject of this sketch, who in
childhood at tended the subscription schools of Fairfield
and Licking Counties. His marriage occurred in this
county about sixty years ago and united him with Lavina
Cornell, who was born in Granville Township, and died
Jan. 20, 1880, aged sixty-seven years. She was a
daughter of Gideon and Julia (Lobdell) Cornell, the
former born in Massachusetts of English descent, and the
latter born in Philadelphia, Pa., of German ancestry.
In 1805 they came from Connecticut to Ohio with a colony of
about forty families, who settled near Granville.
Mr. Cornell became a prominent business man of
Newark, of which he was an early settler. He was a man
of noble character and was highly connected, his father
having been a member of a titled family of Leeds, England,
who, however, disinherited him on account of his marriage
outside of the nobility. A cousin of Mr. Cornell
was a patron of Cornell University, as well as its founder.
Mrs. Wilson was one of a family of four sons and
seven daughters, only five of whom are now living, viz.:
Ann, the widow of Dr. Robert Anderson, residing
in Columbus; Elmira, Mrs. Bean, who lives in Des
Moines, Iowa; Mrs. Naomi Spellman, of Zanesville,
Ohio; Mrs. Elizabeth Wells, of Union County, this
state; and Gideon J., formerly a banker and broker,
but now engaged as Government gauger in Arizona.
The four sons and four daughters of Mr. and Mrs.
Wilson are still living. Alexander resides
in Kentucky; Eliza Jane, the wife of James Simpson,
resides in Columbus, Ohio; Carolina, Mrs. Emmett
Patterson, lives in this township, within a mile of the
parental home; Israel, living near Granville, married
Mary Spellman, and has two sons and three daughters;
Catherine and Robert are twins, the former
being the housekeeper for and companion of her aged father,
while the latter is married and lives in Kansas; Leander
and Leanna are also twins, the former unmarried and
operating the home farm, while the latter is the wife of
Hamlin Montgomery, of Hanover Township, and they
have two sons.
Politically, Mr. Wilson has followed in
the foot steps of his father (who was a Whig), and has voted
the Republican ticket since the organization of the party.
Three of his sons were in the Union army during the Civil
War, Alexander responding to the call for one
hundred-day men, while Robert and Israel
enlisted in 1861 and saw much hard service at the front.
For ten months Robert was a prisoner in several of
the prison pens of the south, and was on board the fated
“Sultana” when she was blown up. After swimming a mile
and a-half, he and his companion, Burrus Van
Horn, caught a root of a tree, to which they clung.
Finally the friend was obliged to let go and found a watery
grave. Robert was picked up by a rescuing party
the following morning. His hair and the skin on his
head were burned to a crisp by the heat of the burning boat,
and he returned home in broken health and with a ruined
constitution.
In the closing years of his useful life Mr.
Wilson possesses, as he has throughout his entire
career, the esteem and confidence of all his acquaintances.
It is the special care and pride of his son and daughter to
minister to his temporal wants in his declining days.
He is a man of firm religious belief and is identified with
the Methodist Episcopal Church, which he joined in 1840.
His wife also died in the faith of that church. She
was an exemplary Christian lady, whose life was a
benediction to all. Her memory is cherished and
revered by all who knew her.
Source: Memorial Record of Licking Co., Ohio - Chicago
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