Death of Augustus Wilson
Another
break in the ranks of the older generation in our town has occurred in
the death of Augustus Wilson, eldest son of William Wilson, who was
one of Simcoe's earliest and most prominent and public spirited
citizens.
Until Saturday
he was in his usual condition of good health and able to be about, and
on that day complained some of feeling ill, and the illness developed
into pleurisy, and the end came in the early morning of the 5th inst.
at his home on Union Street.
The
deceased was born in Simcoe on the 4th of May, 1830, and was therefore
in his 81st year, which means that he was one of the longest lived
citizens born in our town, and who was a continuous resident during
his long lifetime.
During
his earlier years he took quite an active part in the business affairs
of Simcoe; but latterly he lived retired in a very quiet manner, and
during all his life he maintained the respect and confidence of all
whom he came in contact with, and his demise will be regretted by a
wide circle of relatives and friends.
He
was an adherent of the English Church, and in politics he was a member
of the Conservative party with the history of which the whole family
to which he belonged was very closely connected in this county, his
father having presented this District as long back as 1836.
The
sympathy of the community will be felt for his widow and other
relatives, the nearest of whom are Dr. John Wilson of Detroit, a
brother of deceased, and Mrs. Aquila Walsh, of Orangeville, and Mrs.
J. E. Potts of Detroit, two sisters deceased. One brother, William
Wilson, a former prominent citizen of Simcoe, died some twenty-three
years ago.
