Cenotaph here
Son of James L. Wilson & Lydia Thurston.
Augustus "Gus" Wilson grew up along the ocean and was an outdoorsman, boatbuilder, and a fisherman. He became assistant lighthouse keeper of Goose Rocks Station on Fox Island on March 1, 1915 at the age of 50. In 1917, he worked at Two Lights in Cape Elizabeth. Shortly thereafter, he became assistant keeper at Spring Point, succeeding his brother as keeper in 1931. He retired in 1934 at the age of seventy.
Tremont, Maine vital records show that Augustus A. Wilson was married to Mary S. Hopkins on July 28, 1887. Mary died in 1909; subsequently, he married Edna M. Snow in Portland on September 25, 1919. This marriage ended with Edna's death sixteen years later on March 7, 1936. He married for the the third time on May 14, 1938, when Fayette G. Berry became his wife.
He made decoys throughout his life, producing an estimated 5,000 aquatic birds and other animals. His specialty was making decoys appear very lifelike. During his lifetime, it is said he sold his decoys for 75 cents each. His works are now considered some of the finest examples of the decoy craft, selling for many thousands of dollars at auction.
Son of James L. Wilson & Lydia Thurston.
Augustus "Gus" Wilson grew up along the ocean and was an outdoorsman, boatbuilder, and a fisherman. He became assistant lighthouse keeper of Goose Rocks Station on Fox Island on March 1, 1915 at the age of 50. In 1917, he worked at Two Lights in Cape Elizabeth. Shortly thereafter, he became assistant keeper at Spring Point, succeeding his brother as keeper in 1931. He retired in 1934 at the age of seventy.
Tremont, Maine vital records show that Augustus A. Wilson was married to Mary S. Hopkins on July 28, 1887. Mary died in 1909; subsequently, he married Edna M. Snow in Portland on September 25, 1919. This marriage ended with Edna's death sixteen years later on March 7, 1936. He married for the the third time on May 14, 1938, when Fayette G. Berry became his wife.
He made decoys throughout his life, producing an estimated 5,000 aquatic birds and other animals. His specialty was making decoys appear very lifelike. During his lifetime, it is said he sold his decoys for 75 cents each. His works are now considered some of the finest examples of the decoy craft, selling for many thousands of dollars at auction.
Cenotaph here
Son of James L. Wilson & Lydia Thurston.
Augustus "Gus" Wilson grew up along the ocean and was an outdoorsman, boatbuilder, and a fisherman. He became assistant lighthouse keeper of Goose Rocks Station on Fox Island on March 1, 1915 at the age of 50. In 1917, he worked at Two Lights in Cape Elizabeth. Shortly thereafter, he became assistant keeper at Spring Point, succeeding his brother as keeper in 1931. He retired in 1934 at the age of seventy.
Tremont, Maine vital records show that Augustus A. Wilson was married to Mary S. Hopkins on July 28, 1887. Mary died in 1909; subsequently, he married Edna M. Snow in Portland on September 25, 1919. This marriage ended with Edna's death sixteen years later on March 7, 1936. He married for the the third time on May 14, 1938, when Fayette G. Berry became his wife.
He made decoys throughout his life, producing an estimated 5,000 aquatic birds and other animals. His specialty was making decoys appear very lifelike. During his lifetime, it is said he sold his decoys for 75 cents each. His works are now considered some of the finest examples of the decoy craft, selling for many thousands of dollars at auction.
Son of James L. Wilson & Lydia Thurston.
Augustus "Gus" Wilson grew up along the ocean and was an outdoorsman, boatbuilder, and a fisherman. He became assistant lighthouse keeper of Goose Rocks Station on Fox Island on March 1, 1915 at the age of 50. In 1917, he worked at Two Lights in Cape Elizabeth. Shortly thereafter, he became assistant keeper at Spring Point, succeeding his brother as keeper in 1931. He retired in 1934 at the age of seventy.
Tremont, Maine vital records show that Augustus A. Wilson was married to Mary S. Hopkins on July 28, 1887. Mary died in 1909; subsequently, he married Edna M. Snow in Portland on September 25, 1919. This marriage ended with Edna's death sixteen years later on March 7, 1936. He married for the the third time on May 14, 1938, when Fayette G. Berry became his wife.
He made decoys throughout his life, producing an estimated 5,000 aquatic birds and other animals. His specialty was making decoys appear very lifelike. During his lifetime, it is said he sold his decoys for 75 cents each. His works are now considered some of the finest examples of the decoy craft, selling for many thousands of dollars at auction.
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