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Ella May <I>Willson</I> Dyson

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Ella May Willson Dyson

Birth
Elgin, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Death
22 Dec 1924 (aged 72)
Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, USA
Burial
Brownsville, Linn County, Oregon, USA GPS-Latitude: 44.394917, Longitude: -122.9583173
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Brownsville Times 01 January 1925 page 1
MRS. ELLA DYSON
Brownsville, Dec. 30 - Mrs. Ella May Dyson, who died in Eugene last week and was buried here on Wednesday, was a former Brownsville resident and a daughter of pioneer parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Willson, who came to Brownsville in 1870. Mrs. Dyson's husband, George Dyson, who survives here, played a prominent part in the development of the town. He began with a tinshop, but soon established the towns's first newspaper, and through that medium was instrumental in getting the railroad to come to the city. Mr. Willson, father of the deceased, built the hotel building here and was promiently identified with other interests in the city. The Dysons raised their family here and they are: Mrs. Cross of Springfield, Mrs. Rintoul of Oregon City and Verne of Los Angeles. Mrs. Rolland Henderson and Mrs. Helen Howe are nieces and Arthur Powell is a nephew of the deceased.
Brownsville Times 01 January 1925 page 1
MRS. ELLA DYSON
Brownsville, Dec. 30 - Mrs. Ella May Dyson, who died in Eugene last week and was buried here on Wednesday, was a former Brownsville resident and a daughter of pioneer parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Willson, who came to Brownsville in 1870. Mrs. Dyson's husband, George Dyson, who survives here, played a prominent part in the development of the town. He began with a tinshop, but soon established the towns's first newspaper, and through that medium was instrumental in getting the railroad to come to the city. Mr. Willson, father of the deceased, built the hotel building here and was promiently identified with other interests in the city. The Dysons raised their family here and they are: Mrs. Cross of Springfield, Mrs. Rintoul of Oregon City and Verne of Los Angeles. Mrs. Rolland Henderson and Mrs. Helen Howe are nieces and Arthur Powell is a nephew of the deceased.


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