Anna G. Greaves

1846 - 1908  (61 years)

• Name	Anna G. Greaves
  Birth	7 Aug 1846	Smiths Falls, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Female
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	93794850
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93794850
  _UID	20F615F5E0D04A29AECE074FEA72524D107C
  Death	24 Jan 1908	Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota, United States
  	Mrs. Thomas Wilson died at her home in this city on Friday of last week, January 24, 1908, after an illness of several weeks. Funeral services were held from her late residence on Monday, conducted by Rev. Edwin B. Dean, and the interment was in Oaklawn. Ann Greaves was born at Smith Falls, Ontario, August 7, 1846, where she lived until the spring of 1850, when the family moved to Ohio. In 1856 the family came to Minnesota and settled on a farm south of Cannon Falls, where she spent her early years. She secured her education in the local district schools and at Hamline university, then located at Red Wing. Her early womanhood was spent in teaching in Rice and Goodhue counties. She was married to Thomas Wilson in November, 1884. They lived on their farm near Stanton the first two years of their married life, then moved to Northfield, making this city their home since that time. Her husband died in December, 1905. She became a member of the Methodist Episcopal church early in life and was an exemplary member of that church until her marriage, when she united with the Congregational church. She is survived by four brothers, John C. and H. L. Greaves of this city, J. J. Greaves of Glencoe and G W. Greaves of Spencer, Iowa, all of whom were present at her funeral, also the following named members of her family: Dr. and Mrs. H. C. Wilson and family of this city, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Wilson of Minneapolis, Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Wilson of Lake Geneva, Wis., Mr. and Mrs. E. Y. Wilson of Brewster, Minn., and Miss Elizabeth Wilson of St. Louis, Mo.
  Burial	Oaklawn Cemetery, Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota, United States
  Person ID	I55643	Lanark County Origins
  Last Modified	26 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Living
  Family ID	F19433	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thomas Wilson,   b. 1831, St. Lawrence County, New York, United States d. 18 Dec 1905, Rice County, Minnesota, United States (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	1884
  Family ID	F19431	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

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  Birth - 7 Aug 1846 - Smiths Falls, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - 24 Jan 1908 - Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota, United States Burial - - Oaklawn Cemetery, Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota, United States  = Link to Google Earth