Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-14
TWO PIOyEERS GONE,
JAMES R. WILSON AND CYRUS
LENHART DEAD.
The Former Was One Of the Early
Settlers Of the County and the Lat
ter a Leader Among the River
Brethren.

formerly of this county, at Clay Center
last night. "Uncle Jimmy" as ht
was called was a brother of V. P.
Wilson and the late Samuel Wilson,
and Jos. Wilson Of Marshall county.
He came here with the Buckeye COL
ony in 1870 and took a homestead in
Buckeye township where he lived un-
til about 1883 when he moved to
Marshall county. Two years ago he
went to Clay Center. He was born in
Pennsylvania about 6S years ago and
had many friends in this county.
His life was gentle and his heart was
kind. His rugged honesty and un-
swerving uprightness made him re-
spected and honored by all. He
never did harm to any man and even
preferred to suffer himself rather
than have any with whom he had
dealings be in his estimation unfairly
treated. A soul Of honor and truth
was his and the fruitage Of his life
work will be among the bright treas
ures OF the better land. He leaves a
wife but no children. The body was
be brought here Saturday afternoon
and interment was in the Livings-
ton cemetery near his old homestead
and where his brother Samuel is
buried.
Services over the remains Of the
lrte James r. Wilson were held Sun
day, the interment being in Living
ston cemetery. Around the grave
were gathered his relatives and his
old Buckeye neighbors and friends,
The following brief tribute prepared
by his brother, Joseph, was read by
Oscar E. SINNERS, followed by brief
prayer by W. R. Moore, and the
mortal remains were laid to their last
rest in the city of the dead.
James R. Wilson was born Feb. 27,
1929, in Westmoreland county, Penn
sylvania, and departed this life Jon.
s, 1897, aged 81 years, 10 months and
10 days. He was united in marriage
with Miss Anna Wallack Dec. l6,
1858, at Dover, Ohio. In 1870 they
moved to Dickinson county, Kas., To-
eating on homestead in the Buckeye
colony of which an older brother, V.
p, was the founder. The deceased
took deep interest in all that per-
tained to the welfare of the colony,
both of public and private interest;
was elected justice of the peace and
BY his moral, upright life became a
citizen of the colony and
county in which he and his good wife
lived for nearly 20 years. Mr.. Wilson
sold his farm in Dickinson about 1884
and moved to Marshall county, re-
naming there for several years; he
hen sold his farm there and moved
% Clay Center where he has since re-
'ided. As citizen he was always
oyal and true, taking a deep and
hiding interest in all that pertained
o the general welfare of the Ameri-
AN people. In his religious views he
vas lifelong Universalist and to the
,est of his ability lived his religion,
lwelling much on the cardinal points
II his religion-faith, hope and char
ty-which the deceased interpreted
% mean faith in God, hope in immor-
ality and charity for all mankind.
70 him the greatest of these was
harity, for the reason that faith
hall be lost in sight, hope end
n fruition, but charity, serene and
ublime like the blue sky's all bound
ng space, should not only be his but
hat it would hold the entire human
ace in its warm and loving embrace
blissful and immortal
fe. Holding as he did that the low
lg Saviour Of the world lived a sim
,ss life, conquering over sin, sick '
ess and death and at last when He
as crucified and buried for tired
umanity's sake, He rose from the
cad, thereby bringing life and i'm
lorality to light through the gospel. $
he deceased made the last milestone v
the journey of mortal life with S
hristian fortitude. At last when v
le midnight call came it found the n
,ed patriarch ready to obey the S
lmmons in calm and peaceful trust, a
moving that God is all and besides S