WILSON - Justin - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

Justin A. Wilson, one of the best known men in Tippecanoe County, died at 6 o’clock Monday morning at his home north of Newtown, near Odell.  A week ago last Friday Mr. Wilson and his family returned from California where they had been on a pleasure trip since last September. Mr. Wilson was not feeling well when he reached home and a week ago Sunday he was stricken with pneumonia.  His condition became critical Saturday and he gradually grew weaker until the end came. The announcement of his death was a great shock to his many friends. Mr. Wilson was the son of Alfred Wilson and was born Dec 12, 1854 at Newtown, Ind. He was graduated from DePauw University in 1882 and after leaving college spent one year as a missionary at Calcutta, India. When he returned to this county he entered the office of his uncle, Joseph Wilson, architect at Newtown and in a few years became proficient as an architect. Mr. Wilson was married to Miss Emily A. Borum April 8, 1886, who survives with three daughters, the Misses Grace, Justine and Josephine Wilson.  Mr. Wilson owned a farm near Odell but did not live on it.  He was a man of great ability, was progressive and was a representative citizen of the county.  Genial in his manner he made friends and he had the faculty of retaining them.  He was a man of high principles, always considerate of the rights of others and no one ever questioned his integrity. He was the soul of honor and was greatly devoted to his home and family.  Mr. Wilson was a member of the Methodist Church at Shawnee Mound. He also held a membership in the Masonic Lodge at Odell, the K of P Lodge at Odell, the Lafayette Lodge of Maccabees and the Phi Delta Theta fraternity at DePauw University. - kz