When Mrs. Hannah Dickinson Wilson died May 27, Yoncalla lost one of her two remaining Umpqua pioneers. The aged woman came to this state in 1847 when Oregon was only a territory and settled with her family at Oregon City. She was acquainted with Dr. John McLaughlin and his Indian wife, and remembered Portland as a small settlement hewn out of the wilderness. She visited in both Corvallis and Eugene when there was but one house in each city.
In 1849 when the lure of gold called the pioneers southward Mrs. Wilson, with her husband, W. H. Wilson, went to the Umpqua valley and settled near Yoncalla, where the couple remained almost constantly until the death of Mr. Wilson in 1902.
The pioneer woman came to Oregon as a bride of 17 and spent nearly 70 years of her life here. Her husband was active as a leader, having served his country in the Cayuse war, in which he was wounded. He went on exploring expeditions and at one time made a trip to the California gold fields. He served a term as state senator and held several county offices. Mrs. Wilson was the third daughter of Spencer and Margaret Dickinson, and was born in New Jersey, November 5, 1832. She removed with her parents to Ohio and thence to Iowa and Oregon. After her marriage in 1847 she went to Douglas county. When the normal school was established in Drain she and her husband purchased a residence in that city in order to obtain educational facilities for their children. Later they returned to the farm near Yoncalla, but after her husband's death Mrs. Wilson left her old home to the care of her sons. She went with her daughter Minnie to Drain and spent the declining years of her life there.
She was the mother of eight children, six of whom survive. Her eldest son, John D., died in Portland in February, 1918. The surviving children are Mrs. J. L. Cowan of Drain, Ella Wilson Burt of Portland, Mrs. James Brown of La Grande, W. W. Wilson, postmaster at Yoncalla; Minnie Wilson of Drain, Joseph Wilson of Yoncalla, and Mrs. H. L. Cook, also of that town. David Logan, another son, died at the age of 15. Mrs. Wilson also leaves 26 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren, a brother, William Dickerson of Yoncalla, and a sister. Sarah Dickinson Mulkey of Lakeview.
In her early life she joined the Christian church and was closely affiliated with it for many years. She was laid to rest May 29 by the side of her husband in Yoncalla cemetery. Rev. Mr. Patterson of Eugene conducted the funeral services.
In 1849 when the lure of gold called the pioneers southward Mrs. Wilson, with her husband, W. H. Wilson, went to the Umpqua valley and settled near Yoncalla, where the couple remained almost constantly until the death of Mr. Wilson in 1902.
The pioneer woman came to Oregon as a bride of 17 and spent nearly 70 years of her life here. Her husband was active as a leader, having served his country in the Cayuse war, in which he was wounded. He went on exploring expeditions and at one time made a trip to the California gold fields. He served a term as state senator and held several county offices. Mrs. Wilson was the third daughter of Spencer and Margaret Dickinson, and was born in New Jersey, November 5, 1832. She removed with her parents to Ohio and thence to Iowa and Oregon. After her marriage in 1847 she went to Douglas county. When the normal school was established in Drain she and her husband purchased a residence in that city in order to obtain educational facilities for their children. Later they returned to the farm near Yoncalla, but after her husband's death Mrs. Wilson left her old home to the care of her sons. She went with her daughter Minnie to Drain and spent the declining years of her life there.
She was the mother of eight children, six of whom survive. Her eldest son, John D., died in Portland in February, 1918. The surviving children are Mrs. J. L. Cowan of Drain, Ella Wilson Burt of Portland, Mrs. James Brown of La Grande, W. W. Wilson, postmaster at Yoncalla; Minnie Wilson of Drain, Joseph Wilson of Yoncalla, and Mrs. H. L. Cook, also of that town. David Logan, another son, died at the age of 15. Mrs. Wilson also leaves 26 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren, a brother, William Dickerson of Yoncalla, and a sister. Sarah Dickinson Mulkey of Lakeview.
In her early life she joined the Christian church and was closely affiliated with it for many years. She was laid to rest May 29 by the side of her husband in Yoncalla cemetery. Rev. Mr. Patterson of Eugene conducted the funeral services.
When Mrs. Hannah Dickinson Wilson died May 27, Yoncalla lost one of her two remaining Umpqua pioneers. The aged woman came to this state in 1847 when Oregon was only a territory and settled with her family at Oregon City. She was acquainted with Dr. John McLaughlin and his Indian wife, and remembered Portland as a small settlement hewn out of the wilderness. She visited in both Corvallis and Eugene when there was but one house in each city.
In 1849 when the lure of gold called the pioneers southward Mrs. Wilson, with her husband, W. H. Wilson, went to the Umpqua valley and settled near Yoncalla, where the couple remained almost constantly until the death of Mr. Wilson in 1902.
The pioneer woman came to Oregon as a bride of 17 and spent nearly 70 years of her life here. Her husband was active as a leader, having served his country in the Cayuse war, in which he was wounded. He went on exploring expeditions and at one time made a trip to the California gold fields. He served a term as state senator and held several county offices. Mrs. Wilson was the third daughter of Spencer and Margaret Dickinson, and was born in New Jersey, November 5, 1832. She removed with her parents to Ohio and thence to Iowa and Oregon. After her marriage in 1847 she went to Douglas county. When the normal school was established in Drain she and her husband purchased a residence in that city in order to obtain educational facilities for their children. Later they returned to the farm near Yoncalla, but after her husband's death Mrs. Wilson left her old home to the care of her sons. She went with her daughter Minnie to Drain and spent the declining years of her life there.
She was the mother of eight children, six of whom survive. Her eldest son, John D., died in Portland in February, 1918. The surviving children are Mrs. J. L. Cowan of Drain, Ella Wilson Burt of Portland, Mrs. James Brown of La Grande, W. W. Wilson, postmaster at Yoncalla; Minnie Wilson of Drain, Joseph Wilson of Yoncalla, and Mrs. H. L. Cook, also of that town. David Logan, another son, died at the age of 15. Mrs. Wilson also leaves 26 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren, a brother, William Dickerson of Yoncalla, and a sister. Sarah Dickinson Mulkey of Lakeview.
In her early life she joined the Christian church and was closely affiliated with it for many years. She was laid to rest May 29 by the side of her husband in Yoncalla cemetery. Rev. Mr. Patterson of Eugene conducted the funeral services.
In 1849 when the lure of gold called the pioneers southward Mrs. Wilson, with her husband, W. H. Wilson, went to the Umpqua valley and settled near Yoncalla, where the couple remained almost constantly until the death of Mr. Wilson in 1902.
The pioneer woman came to Oregon as a bride of 17 and spent nearly 70 years of her life here. Her husband was active as a leader, having served his country in the Cayuse war, in which he was wounded. He went on exploring expeditions and at one time made a trip to the California gold fields. He served a term as state senator and held several county offices. Mrs. Wilson was the third daughter of Spencer and Margaret Dickinson, and was born in New Jersey, November 5, 1832. She removed with her parents to Ohio and thence to Iowa and Oregon. After her marriage in 1847 she went to Douglas county. When the normal school was established in Drain she and her husband purchased a residence in that city in order to obtain educational facilities for their children. Later they returned to the farm near Yoncalla, but after her husband's death Mrs. Wilson left her old home to the care of her sons. She went with her daughter Minnie to Drain and spent the declining years of her life there.
She was the mother of eight children, six of whom survive. Her eldest son, John D., died in Portland in February, 1918. The surviving children are Mrs. J. L. Cowan of Drain, Ella Wilson Burt of Portland, Mrs. James Brown of La Grande, W. W. Wilson, postmaster at Yoncalla; Minnie Wilson of Drain, Joseph Wilson of Yoncalla, and Mrs. H. L. Cook, also of that town. David Logan, another son, died at the age of 15. Mrs. Wilson also leaves 26 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren, a brother, William Dickerson of Yoncalla, and a sister. Sarah Dickinson Mulkey of Lakeview.
In her early life she joined the Christian church and was closely affiliated with it for many years. She was laid to rest May 29 by the side of her husband in Yoncalla cemetery. Rev. Mr. Patterson of Eugene conducted the funeral services.
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