Martha Ellen Wilson 1854 - 1942

WILSON, ARNOLD, HAWK, LOWE

Posted By: Laird Caraway (email)
Date: 2/26/2010 at 14:19:25

The Chariton Harald - Patriot August 13, 1942

Mrs. Martha Ellen Wilson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hawk, was born in Muskingum county, Ohio, on Aug 7, 1854, and passed away at the General Nursing Home in Chariton, Iowa, on Aug. 6, 1942, at the age of 87 years 11 months and 29 days. She had been in ill health for several years, and the past had been bedfast.
When sixteen years old she came with her parents to Lucas county, Iowa, locating south of Chariton where she grew to young womanhood.
She united with the Methodist Church when quite young and was an honored and consistent member until later year, when she was not able to attend church services but always found a great comfort in reading her Bible and singing sacred hymns.
On March 15, 1873, she and John Riley Wilson were united in marriage. To this union four children were born, Emma, Bert, Floyd and Ethel. Her husband and son Floyd, preceded her in death.
She is survived by a daughter Mrs. Emma Lowe, of Charition, Iowa, and a son Bert Wilson of Yuma, Colorado; nine grandchildren; and one sister Mrs. Morris Arnold, of Garden Grove, Iowa. Her parents four sisters and one brother preceded her in death.
Funeral services, conducted by Rev. Harry R. Osborne, Methodist minister, were held at the Dunshee & Son funeral home on Saturday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock and burial was in the Chariton cemetery