Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-05-29
S. S. Wilson's Brother Dead.

Last week the Republicans stated that
5, >. Wilson had gone TO Kansas TO be
at the bedside of his brother who was
serious i'll. Before the Rock Island
reached Atlantic his brother had died
Mr. Wilson visited here on numerous
occasions and became well acquainted
with a number of our people. The lie
Roy, Kan, Reporter has the following
concerning the deceased 80
With most sincere regret are these
words written at this time. "A sad
period of life comes, when an esteemed
man in the most useful period in his
life comes, when an esteemed man in
the most useful period in his life is
stricken with o malady, the healing
of which deties science and remains I'M
known TO the most learned and skillful
in the world of medicine or surgery
| When it is seen that the uncomfortable
destroyer of human life has laid its
hands upon the most active and useful,
never do we implore the great creator
with such anguish to unfold a page
that the physician among men may
learn to destroy the incurable cancer.
Sometime in 1911 ]. @. Wilson felt
the effect of trouble that would not
yield to medical treatment, Later in
1912 it became serious and defied relief
In October he was passing through the
city and called on q specialist who
after thorough examination said:
1t Is an incurable cancer, there is no
relief known on earth. Your span of
life will terminate in six or seven
months. Go to your home and ar
range your affairs Take good care of
your body. Be cheerful and resigned
and accept the philosophy of life and
world beyond. He came home that
night and for few months was quite
active, though he was wasting in
strength. Ii was hard to be resigned,
TO prepare to give up life, when ia his
ambition, he had planned much for his
home, farm and for his family and for
the general community.
You that read this may know how
cheerful he tried TO be and was laid
out and planned for the future. He
wanted to live, enjoy his family, carry
out the great and useful measures plan.
ned and help his two sons to attain the
efficiency which they are well capable
of. But he had hope that something
might yet be discovered that would
spare him and he went on with his
life plans. The last days in the strug
gle We're fast and fearful and the end
came more sudden than we could
think.
John Quincy Wilson was born in
Pennsylvania January z, 1856, and in
early years with bis parents, went
west making brief stay in Illinois
and then on to lama county in Iowa
and later to long time home in La
dora, Iowa. On July SD, 1879 he
married Cora M. Ingraham and to that
union there were born six children, one
little fellow dying in infancy. Three
girls, Maud, Mary Il. Covert. Hattie
Moore. Two sons, Frank and John in
young manhood.
MIR Wilson came from Ladora, Iowa,
in 1885, locating on farm three miles
and one north of lie Roy until in 1902
when they came to the present family
home one mile east of town. Mr.. Will
son had in mind to make that old farm
one of the most productive and prof
table and it had begun to show his
efficiency. All were Interested in the
result of his effort.
A few words concerning his family.
} His father, John Wilson. at the age OF
! 81 years, yet lives, residing in Ladora,
Iowa, hut not able TO be at the funeral
! of the SON. A sister, Mrs. Ida Ingra-
} ham of Oklahoma recently was visiting
the sick brother, Henry, of Texas
Frank. of PocahoRtas; Samuel, d
} Audubon and Fred Of Marengo, all il
! Iowa, are here at the breaking of tn,
link in the family circle. lS $780,.