- George Wilson (1861-1943)
With the death of Mr. George Wilson, Novembber 4th, 1943, the Scotch Line lost its oldest living resident. He was born on the 'Scotch Line" nearly eighty-two years ago on the 19th November 1881. He was born on "the Line" nearly eighty-two years ago on Nov. 19th, 1861. He was the eldest son of George Wilson who died in 1920, and his wife Isabella Moodie. His grandfather and his great-grandfather were also George Wilsons, the latter being one of the original settlers who came out from Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, in the summer of 1815 and drew one of the first grants from the government on April 17th, 1816.
Except for three years spent in California, March 1891 to July 1894, the late Mr. Wilson spent all his life in the neighbourhood where he was born. For some eighteen years he was a cheesemaker, on the Scotch Line, near Visalia, California, on the fourth line of Bathurst and at Harpers Corners, but in 1904 he bought the farm of the late J.D. Moodie, which had been his grandfather's and, where his mother was born. There the family has lived ever since. On November 9th 1887, he married Caroline Buell Ennis of Fallbrook, who survives him. They had thus almost completed fifty-six years of happy married life.
Besides his widow, Mr. Wilson is survived by his eight children, all of whom were at the funerla. There are three sons, George of Halifax, Arthur of Regina, Sam at home. There were five daughters, Hazel, Mrs Martin Ennis of Toronto, Margaret (Mrs Alfred Bowes) of Glen Tay; Carrie (Mrss Howard Barr, of Harrowsmith; Mary (Mrs Anson Bowes) of Glen Tay; and Agnes (Mrs Alfred Menzies) of the Scotch Line.There are also fifteen grandchildren. Mr Wilson is also survived by his two brothers, James and Gilbert, and by five sisters: Mrs Jane Munroe, Miss Annie Wilson, Mrs Charles Dodds, Mrs Alfred Crockery and Mrs James Drysdale. Two sisters, Mrs Ralph Dodds (?), Mrs Harvey Miller died some years ago.
At the funeral the Rev. Mr. W. R. Alp, of St. Paul's United Church, officiated and the pallbearers were Mr. F. Wilson, two closest neighbours, Mr. W.R. MacDonald and Mr. William Moodie, and four of his brothers-in-law, Mr Ralph Dodds, mr. Alfred Croskery, Mr. James Drysdale and Mr. George Ennis. The beautiful flowers that many kind friends had sent were a fitting tribute to a man who had been an enthusiastic gardener and who had never tired of wellding a hoe.
Perth Courier
18 November 1943, pg. 3
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1861 - 1943 (81 years)
