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Obituary of Harriet Wilson Dolson

From 20 July 1904, Clark County (IL) Herald


Mrs. Harriet Wilson Dolson was born at Greencastle, Indiana,
June 16, 1827, and died in Arcola July 9, 1904, a little past
77 years of age.

Here  early life was spent at Greencastle, where she enjoyed
the school privileges of that place.  In her young womanhood
the family emigrated to Illinois, settling at York, in Clark
county, then the metropolis of that section of Illinois,
situated on the banks of the Wabash.

She was married to Jacob Dolson July 2, 1843, at York.  Mr.
Dolson had served in the Black Hawk war as a lieutenant and
later a captain in the state command with Abraham Lincoln with
whom he was intimately acquainted.  Captain Dolson died about
1866.

Mrs. Dolson removed to Arcola in '80 or '81, the prime object
being to secure better school facilities for her children, as
she fully recognized the importance of a liberal education.

Her life in Arcola has been one of great seclusion on account
of physical infirmaties, yet she never lost sight of public
affairs, being an extensive reader both of good standard books
and the current literature of the day.  In the company of
these she found much comfort and solace during the long years
of her seclusion.

She was a member of the Protestant Methodist church and during
the years of her active life was one of its most active
members, her home always being open to the traveling itinerant
ministers.

She made her home with her sons William and Walter, the care
of her falling on the latter during the last months of her
life, and no son could ever be more dutiful or partial of her
comfort.

The remains were taken to York Monday and buried by the side
of her husband.  Her ancestors came from Kentucky and she was
distantly related to Henry Clay.

--Arcola Record 

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