Charles Wilson
Birth: Apr 1827; Death: 27 Nov 1905; Burial: 29 Nov 1905; Nativity: Denmark
Location: Lot 15, Plot 1 (block A)
Ledger Notes:
Age: 79 Yrs., 7 Mos., 28 Days Nativity: Denmark
General Notes:
Likely pioneer. The ledger lists a burial date in 1905 but stone says death date is 1906. Charles Wilson was the first postmaster in Wilsonville and the town was named after him.
Husband of Fredricka (Kurtz); Father of William, Bertha (Hasselbrink), John, Louisa (Boston), Amelia (Gosser), Matilda (Voss), Charles, Lawrence, Anna, Fritz, Rose (Thompson), Nellie (Smith), Mary (Roy), and Harry Wilson
Obituary:
The Oregon City Enterprise, December 1, 1905
Died
At his home in Sherwood, Charles Wilson, an old Oregon mercantile pioneer having been the founder of Wilsonville. He leaves a large family of children and grandchildren besides his wife. The burial took place in Pleasant Hill cemetery.
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