WILSON, Rebecca - 1906 - Putnam

The body of Mrs. Rebecca Wilson was found in Raccoon Creek, near Sutherlin Springs. A ginseng digger accidentally discovered it. A number of rocks and two horseshoes were found tied up in her apron, which lends colors to the theory that she committed suicide. She has been lost since the Friday before, when she left the family group at the home of her son, John Wilson, supposedly to go to bed. It seems that she was offended at something her daughter-in-law said to her, and in pique, ended her life. The place where the body was found was on the road to the home of a daughter, Mrs. Everman, and the bank of the creek was very slippery at that point, so that she might have fallen accidentally. - kbz