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| Notes for John Edward (Spouse 1) | ||||||||||
| John Edward Wilson was born Sept. 29,1863 at Des Moines, Iowa and died March 20,1943 in Port Orchard, Washington. He married 1st Minnie M. Anderson in Iowa by whom he had both of his children. She was born July 8,1873 at Alburg, Denmark and died Oct __, 1906 at Port Orchard, Wash. He married 2nd a Mrs. Williams (She died in 1-1/2 yrs, c. 1908-9, of heart attack). He married 3rd in 1909 Alice Powell (div. c.1922), then married 4th Mrs. Mary Burns c.1923 ("separated" in 1926), and married 5th Minnie Brown at Annapolis. (Ed. The above from Sadie (Wilson) Shulz c.1977) - - Hazen has John Edwin, b. Sept. 29,1863 at Waterloo,[Iowa], m. July 8,1888 to Minnie M. Christenson at Omaha, Neb. She the Daughter of Jacob and Maud (Sornson) Christenson, etc. (Ed. note: The Hazen data, was probably furnished to the Hazen compiler by Sarah Jane, herself. The conflicting data is from the memory of Sadie (Wilson) Shulz; all of her family momentoes and records have been lost by fire and I've tried not to influence her recall. Both sources are known to contain error.) Reminiscences of Sadie (Wilson) Shulz: March 5,1978 Farmersville, Calif. My father was born in Des Moines Iowa Sept 29,1863. His parents lived on a farm and the older boys helped with the farm and worked in the packinghouse. In about 1883 his father over a missunderstanding left home and as far as I know never came back. He later taught school for five years and married Minnie Anderson my mother and they came west by train to Seattle known then as Alki Point. They came across the bay to Port Blakely and walked to Clifton now Belfair where they took up a homestead. Dad carried mail from Port Blakely to Belfair with the aid of Old Maude then a colt. Dad being a big man carried part of the mail and Maude the rest. She was small and lived to be 27 years old. It must have been twenty miles one way. In about ten years Elmer was born and soon after they left the homestead and old log house. Sold it to a Mr. Cleaveland and bought 40 acres from Billy Cummings in what is known as the Fernwood District now, 3_ miles south of Port Orchard. In 1888 Dad was appointed mail carrier in that area and along with clearing land and raising a family was kept busy. Uncle Chester and aunt Lydia came out from Iowa and homesteaded where Bremerton is now. There house stood where No. 2 dry dock now stands. Dad had become interested in bee's and by now had quite a colony started. He sent to Europe for his Queen bees to get away from the wild strain he had. And later years got up to 200 hives. He sold honey for a time to the navy and that helped as they paid 25 cents per pound. About this time Dad, mother and Elmer took a trip back to Iowa for a visit. On their return he bought more cows and sold milk to a wagon that picked it up every morning and took it to Silver Dale to a big creamery. About this time Margret was born and lived but eleven days. While clearing land with uncle Will a tree fell on Dad and he was in a coma for 20 some days. For a time they did not expect him to live. Soon after I was born and I remember seeing pictures of Dad with a long beard. About this time (1905, ed.) uncle Frank and Family went to Salem to live, I remember the day very well. Uncle Will sold his 40 acres to Bill Obrien and part of his logging equipment to Dad and he left for Iowa. I also remember Fred getting kicked by Old Kate (uncle Franks) horse in the head and the old doctor was so old and nervous Dad had to sew his head up. A couple of years later my mother passed away. In about seven months Dad married Mrs. Williams with three children, the youngest a year older than I am. It lasted 1_ years and Mrs Williams passed away from a heart attact. He then hired her daughter with a family of two for a house keeper. She married 2 years later and we were alone again till 1909 he married Alice Powell with a lovely daughter Fern. All was well, they were together 14 years. They took several trips and took in the Alaska Yukon Fair at Seatle. About this time Dad and Walter Crosby bought the old training ship at Bremerton and they made it into a floating cannery and went to Alaska. They done good and sold it up north and came back to farming and the bee business. About 1922 Alice and Dad ended their marriage in divorce. He went to Seattle and built a house on a lot he had on Beacon Hill and married Mrs. Mary Burns. They moved back to Port Orchard and lived on her place in the Wildwood district not far from [uncle Frank's] old home there. In 1926 they seperated. Dad bought a place at Anapolis on the beach below the old soldiers home. He started a small garage and service station and done his favorite pass time, beach combing and was a sub-mail carrier for my brother-in-law for several years. He then married Minnie Brown. He then had a contract bussing the kids to the Bremerton Union High School. He kept it up till his eyes were very bad from cataracts over his eyes and he was getting pretty old so he moved back to the old ranch as the man was not making his payments and the place was going to pot. He and Minnie lived there about five years where he passed away and is buried by my mother at Bethel. ----- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ----- Further excerpts from correspondence with Sadie (Wilson) Shulz, c.1977-9 --- Dad sold the ranch in 1927 but had to take it back in 1938 and lived there till his death. The time he was free of the farm he lived on the beach at Annapolis below the old soldiers home. He had a boat and had the best time of his life. There is where he married Minnie Brown. They then went back to the ranch. - - - | ||||||||||
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