Harrison County Iowa Genealogy

HISTORY OF HARRISON COUNTY, IOWA, 1891
BIOGRAPHIES
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LOWERY WILSON

Lowery WILSON, of section 16, township 79, range 42, came to Harrison County in April, 1854, and located on one hundred and twenty acres of land, which he held about three years, built a small house near the railroad and attended Reel's mills until August 17, 1862, when he enlisted in Company C, Twenty-ninth Iowa Infantry, serving ten months, receiving his discharge June 17, 1863, on account of disability. After coming out of the service, he was in no particular business, for one year, but then went back into Reel's mills again, where he remained until the fall of 1865, at which time he removed his present farm, living in a log house provided with a puncheon floor and sod chimney. In this house he lived until 1872, when he built his present farmhouse, situated on a charming building spot, over looking the Boyer Valley, which at this point is ever a feast to the eyes.

Mr. WILSON was born in Barren County, Ky., April 25, 1833. His father was Benjamin WILSON, a native of Virginia, born November 2, 1803 and died in Logan, Harrison County, June 27, 1878. The mother, Jane (BEND) WILSON, was a native of Virginia, born February 11, 1809, and now lives in Logan.

Our subject was married, July 14, 1852, to Martha Reel, by whom four children were born: Moses W., Henry R., Lydia and Mary. Mrs. WILSON died March 31, 1865. For his second wife Mr. WILSON married Mrs. Mary D. REEL of Indiana, born April 17, 1833, the daughter of William ACREA, a native of Kentucky, born January 19, 1806, and died at Logan, Iowa, October 16, 1879. This lady was the daughter of Ferba (WALKER) a native of Kentucky, born April 10, 1812, and died May 14, 1845. Mrs. WILSON's people came to Harrison County in 1855, and settled about one mile south of Logan.

In his political belief, Mr. WILSON favors the Republican party, believing as he does, that this party best subserves the interests of the country. In religious matters Mr. and Mrs. WILSON are believers in the Protestant faith, being members of the Christian Church of which his parents were charter members.

Mr. WILSON came to this section of Iowa at a very early date and looked out upon what then a wild, yet romantic and beautiful wilderness. Game was very plenty, and while he saw his share of hardships and privations co-incident to frontier life, yet with the exception of the sad bereavement he met in the loss of his companion, he has probably now no reason for believing he could have spent these thirty-nine years of his life in a more pleasing and profitable manner, than has been his lot in Harrison County, which he has lived to see become one of the banner sub-divisions of the great commonwealth of Iowa. Here he has lived and labored and built up not only a goodly home for himself, and family, but also woven about him the respect and good will of a large circle of true friends and admirers.

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