Traer Star Clipper, Friday, March 4th, 1949 – page 1
Jasper Wilson, 74, Traer retired farmer, son of "Tama Jim" Wilson who served sixteen years as national secretary of agriculture in the cabinets of three presidents —McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft — died Saturday morning at his home in Traer after a lingering illness. He had been confined to his home since last summer. As Mr. Wilson had requested, funeral services, held Tuesday afternoon at the States Funeral Home, were private. The Rev. Oliver Stevenson, pastor of Tranquillity church, conducted the service. Franklin Earley and Donald Stark sang, accompanied at the piano by Mrs. Stark. Casket bearers were Wallace Young, Otto F. Moeller, Albert Caslavka, Fritz Scharfenberg, James R. Wilson of Waterloo, and Joe Hnat. Burial was in Buckingham cemetery.
Jasper Wilson was born on the Wilson farm west of Traer October 29, 1874. He graduated from Traer high school, and from Iowa State college at Ames about 51 years ago. At Iowa State he was a member for three years of the famous "Cyclones" football team. A little over a year ago, Dan A. Wallace, writing reminiscences of that team of the late 1890's for Wallaces' Farmer and Iowa Homestead, recalled that "Jap," his brother, James William, and a cousin, Ben Wilson, all raised on north Tama county farms, played in the backfield. They weighed 200 lbs. each or better, he said, and crashed their way through many of the best teams in the middle west at that time. "When they couldn't make the last yard or two to score a touchdown, they would pick up the little quarter back and throw him over the goal line," Wallace wrote. Mr. Wilson later attended George Washington university in Washington, D. C. When his father became secretary of agriculture in President McKinley's cabinet, Jasper became his personal secretary for several years. In 1900 the son was placed in charge of the United States agricultural exhibit at the World's Fair in Paris, France. He was also in charge of the U. S. weather bureau service in the West Indies a short time.
Mr. Wilson married Martha Gehl of Traer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. Gehl, October 20, 1915. The couple farmed many years near Traer. For many years he was afflicted with arthritis. He quit the farm years ago, but after a stay in town returned to the farm. He retired about six years ago, and the couple have lived in Traer since. Surviving with Mrs. Wilson are two sons, Gehl Edward and Russell, farming near Dysart; and two daughters, Mrs. A. L. Lehninger and Jean Wilson, both of Chicago and six grandchildren.
Of "Tama Jim" Wilson's family two are yet living, Prof. James W. Wilson, at South Dakota State college at Brookings, South Dakota, now retired; and Miss Flora Wilson, of Washington, D. C. The daughters were here for the funeral. Other relatives here were D. K. Wilson, of Waterloo, and Rowena Edwards of Cedar Heights.
Jasper Wilson, 74, Traer retired farmer, son of "Tama Jim" Wilson who served sixteen years as national secretary of agriculture in the cabinets of three presidents —McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft — died Saturday morning at his home in Traer after a lingering illness. He had been confined to his home since last summer. As Mr. Wilson had requested, funeral services, held Tuesday afternoon at the States Funeral Home, were private. The Rev. Oliver Stevenson, pastor of Tranquillity church, conducted the service. Franklin Earley and Donald Stark sang, accompanied at the piano by Mrs. Stark. Casket bearers were Wallace Young, Otto F. Moeller, Albert Caslavka, Fritz Scharfenberg, James R. Wilson of Waterloo, and Joe Hnat. Burial was in Buckingham cemetery.
Jasper Wilson was born on the Wilson farm west of Traer October 29, 1874. He graduated from Traer high school, and from Iowa State college at Ames about 51 years ago. At Iowa State he was a member for three years of the famous "Cyclones" football team. A little over a year ago, Dan A. Wallace, writing reminiscences of that team of the late 1890's for Wallaces' Farmer and Iowa Homestead, recalled that "Jap," his brother, James William, and a cousin, Ben Wilson, all raised on north Tama county farms, played in the backfield. They weighed 200 lbs. each or better, he said, and crashed their way through many of the best teams in the middle west at that time. "When they couldn't make the last yard or two to score a touchdown, they would pick up the little quarter back and throw him over the goal line," Wallace wrote. Mr. Wilson later attended George Washington university in Washington, D. C. When his father became secretary of agriculture in President McKinley's cabinet, Jasper became his personal secretary for several years. In 1900 the son was placed in charge of the United States agricultural exhibit at the World's Fair in Paris, France. He was also in charge of the U. S. weather bureau service in the West Indies a short time.
Mr. Wilson married Martha Gehl of Traer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. Gehl, October 20, 1915. The couple farmed many years near Traer. For many years he was afflicted with arthritis. He quit the farm years ago, but after a stay in town returned to the farm. He retired about six years ago, and the couple have lived in Traer since. Surviving with Mrs. Wilson are two sons, Gehl Edward and Russell, farming near Dysart; and two daughters, Mrs. A. L. Lehninger and Jean Wilson, both of Chicago and six grandchildren.
Of "Tama Jim" Wilson's family two are yet living, Prof. James W. Wilson, at South Dakota State college at Brookings, South Dakota, now retired; and Miss Flora Wilson, of Washington, D. C. The daughters were here for the funeral. Other relatives here were D. K. Wilson, of Waterloo, and Rowena Edwards of Cedar Heights.
Traer Star Clipper, Friday, March 4th, 1949 – page 1
Jasper Wilson, 74, Traer retired farmer, son of "Tama Jim" Wilson who served sixteen years as national secretary of agriculture in the cabinets of three presidents —McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft — died Saturday morning at his home in Traer after a lingering illness. He had been confined to his home since last summer. As Mr. Wilson had requested, funeral services, held Tuesday afternoon at the States Funeral Home, were private. The Rev. Oliver Stevenson, pastor of Tranquillity church, conducted the service. Franklin Earley and Donald Stark sang, accompanied at the piano by Mrs. Stark. Casket bearers were Wallace Young, Otto F. Moeller, Albert Caslavka, Fritz Scharfenberg, James R. Wilson of Waterloo, and Joe Hnat. Burial was in Buckingham cemetery.
Jasper Wilson was born on the Wilson farm west of Traer October 29, 1874. He graduated from Traer high school, and from Iowa State college at Ames about 51 years ago. At Iowa State he was a member for three years of the famous "Cyclones" football team. A little over a year ago, Dan A. Wallace, writing reminiscences of that team of the late 1890's for Wallaces' Farmer and Iowa Homestead, recalled that "Jap," his brother, James William, and a cousin, Ben Wilson, all raised on north Tama county farms, played in the backfield. They weighed 200 lbs. each or better, he said, and crashed their way through many of the best teams in the middle west at that time. "When they couldn't make the last yard or two to score a touchdown, they would pick up the little quarter back and throw him over the goal line," Wallace wrote. Mr. Wilson later attended George Washington university in Washington, D. C. When his father became secretary of agriculture in President McKinley's cabinet, Jasper became his personal secretary for several years. In 1900 the son was placed in charge of the United States agricultural exhibit at the World's Fair in Paris, France. He was also in charge of the U. S. weather bureau service in the West Indies a short time.
Mr. Wilson married Martha Gehl of Traer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. Gehl, October 20, 1915. The couple farmed many years near Traer. For many years he was afflicted with arthritis. He quit the farm years ago, but after a stay in town returned to the farm. He retired about six years ago, and the couple have lived in Traer since. Surviving with Mrs. Wilson are two sons, Gehl Edward and Russell, farming near Dysart; and two daughters, Mrs. A. L. Lehninger and Jean Wilson, both of Chicago and six grandchildren.
Of "Tama Jim" Wilson's family two are yet living, Prof. James W. Wilson, at South Dakota State college at Brookings, South Dakota, now retired; and Miss Flora Wilson, of Washington, D. C. The daughters were here for the funeral. Other relatives here were D. K. Wilson, of Waterloo, and Rowena Edwards of Cedar Heights.
Jasper Wilson, 74, Traer retired farmer, son of "Tama Jim" Wilson who served sixteen years as national secretary of agriculture in the cabinets of three presidents —McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft — died Saturday morning at his home in Traer after a lingering illness. He had been confined to his home since last summer. As Mr. Wilson had requested, funeral services, held Tuesday afternoon at the States Funeral Home, were private. The Rev. Oliver Stevenson, pastor of Tranquillity church, conducted the service. Franklin Earley and Donald Stark sang, accompanied at the piano by Mrs. Stark. Casket bearers were Wallace Young, Otto F. Moeller, Albert Caslavka, Fritz Scharfenberg, James R. Wilson of Waterloo, and Joe Hnat. Burial was in Buckingham cemetery.
Jasper Wilson was born on the Wilson farm west of Traer October 29, 1874. He graduated from Traer high school, and from Iowa State college at Ames about 51 years ago. At Iowa State he was a member for three years of the famous "Cyclones" football team. A little over a year ago, Dan A. Wallace, writing reminiscences of that team of the late 1890's for Wallaces' Farmer and Iowa Homestead, recalled that "Jap," his brother, James William, and a cousin, Ben Wilson, all raised on north Tama county farms, played in the backfield. They weighed 200 lbs. each or better, he said, and crashed their way through many of the best teams in the middle west at that time. "When they couldn't make the last yard or two to score a touchdown, they would pick up the little quarter back and throw him over the goal line," Wallace wrote. Mr. Wilson later attended George Washington university in Washington, D. C. When his father became secretary of agriculture in President McKinley's cabinet, Jasper became his personal secretary for several years. In 1900 the son was placed in charge of the United States agricultural exhibit at the World's Fair in Paris, France. He was also in charge of the U. S. weather bureau service in the West Indies a short time.
Mr. Wilson married Martha Gehl of Traer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. Gehl, October 20, 1915. The couple farmed many years near Traer. For many years he was afflicted with arthritis. He quit the farm years ago, but after a stay in town returned to the farm. He retired about six years ago, and the couple have lived in Traer since. Surviving with Mrs. Wilson are two sons, Gehl Edward and Russell, farming near Dysart; and two daughters, Mrs. A. L. Lehninger and Jean Wilson, both of Chicago and six grandchildren.
Of "Tama Jim" Wilson's family two are yet living, Prof. James W. Wilson, at South Dakota State college at Brookings, South Dakota, now retired; and Miss Flora Wilson, of Washington, D. C. The daughters were here for the funeral. Other relatives here were D. K. Wilson, of Waterloo, and Rowena Edwards of Cedar Heights.
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