Napa County CA Archives Obituaries.....Wilson, Thomas October 10, 1861 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/cafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Regina Gualco rmgualco@yahoo.com August 4, 2006, 10:23 pm from History of Napa and Lake Counties (1881) Murder of THOMAS WILSON.---Wilson lived in a small cabin by himself in Wild Horse Valley, some five or six miles east of Napa City. On the 10th day of October, 1861, he was found in his house with a black silk cravat (handkerchief) tied around his neck, and it was evident that he had been strangled to death. No clue was ever found to the perpetrator of the deed. Additional Comments: Source: [Lyman L. Palmer], History of Napa and Lake Counties, California (San Francisco: Slocum, Bowen & Co., 1881), page 145. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/napa/obits/w/wilson2572gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/cafiles/ File size: 1.1 Kb