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- Biography of Donaldson Wilson
Biographical and historical record of Adams and Wells counties, Indiana
Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co., 1887, p 700-701
Donaldson Wilson, of Uniondale, was born in Union Township, this county, in 1851, son of John I. and Margaret (Harris) Wilson, natives of Washington County, Pennsylvania. The parents were married in that State, and soon after removed to Trumbull County, Ohio, where their children, James, Thomas W., George, Martha J., Albert and Margaret, were born. They owned a small farm in the country. September 25, 1849, the came West, and Mr. Wilson purchased 200 acres of land in Union Township, this county. This purchase and the removal of his family to the new country consumed the most of his money, and although he owned plenty of land, it was in a primitive state, and he had no produce to sell even if there had been a market for it. The immense forest of trees covered the ground, and it took years of toil to make it productive. The first log cabin stood where the old orchard, planted by John Wilson, still remains, and where their last two children, Donaldson and Mary A., were born. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson were for many years members of the first Presbyterian church organized in that part of the county, and when they left it it was only to join that church at Murray, as it was more convenient. He was not a politician in any sense, but was always happier when employed on his farm and at home with his family. Their children were well educated, and George was engaged in teaching many years, having attended the academy at Murray. Thomas, now a lawyer at Fort Wayne, graduated at that city, and afterward taught school until he began the study of law. Albert also taught school in Jefferson Township. Mr. Wilson died March 15, 1874, and Mrs. Wilson nineteen days afterward. They died as they had lived, devout Christians, who had lived exemplary lives and reared a family who do them honor. Thomas married Elizabeth E. Davis; George married Sarah Harter; Martha married Robinson Hatfield; Albert married Mary J. Fleming; Mary is the wife of William J. Wasson, and Donaldson married Drusilla E., daughter of Aaron and Sarah B. Fleming, of Lancaster Township, the ceremony being performed June 11, 1873. Mr. and Mrs. Donaldson Wilson first lived on the home farm, and two years later Mr. Wilson purchased his present farm. To them have been born three children - Margaret B., on the old homestead, and William A. and Kittie J. on their present farm. Their eldest child, Margaret, is deceased. Mr. Wilson is one of the few early settlers of the county who escaped most of the hardships of pioneer life. The rough work was mostly completed before he was old enough to give material assistance. His brother George was the only son engaged in the service during the war. He was a member of Company A., Thirty-fourth Indiana Infantry, and he died soon after his discharge, of disease contracted while in the service.
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