DARKE COUNTY OHIO - OBIT: WILSON, Augustus N. (d. 1922)
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   PIONEER  MERCHANT IS CALLED BEYOND

     Augustus N. Wilson, one of Greenville's noted business men, and a 
citizen of much prominence, passed away at his residence, 208 Sycamore 
Street, this morning at 1 o'clock. Mr. Wilson had been in poor health for 
several months from heart trouble, and, while the end came suddenly, it was 
not unlooked for.
   Nevertheless many hundreds of friends of this good and kindly man, will be 
shocked and saddined to learn the he had been called to his reward.
   A.N. Wilson was born at West sonora, Preble county, May 10, 1842. he was 
80 years old, 8 months and 26 days old at the time of his death. He was a son 
of a Western Ohio pioneer, Thomas Wilson, who walked from Pennsylvania to 
Zanesville int the early 20's, and later came to Preble county, near 
Lewisburg, where he married and where A. N. Wilson was born. His mother was 
Elizabeth Leas, of another pioneer family. They were of the old staid quaker 
faith, and were people of stout moral integrity, industrious, frugal and 
plain in speech and dress.
   At the age of 14 Mr. Wilson went to work on a farm for $6 a month. He was 
of studious nature and acquired a good education considering his 
opportunities. In the fall of 1861, he commenced teaching school, but soon 
laid aside his books and took a gun in defence of the Union, enlisting as a 
private in Co. E, 6th regiment O.V. I. for a period of three years. He 
reenlisted at te end of that period and served until the war ended. He 
participated in many battles.
   After the war Mr. Wilson taught school near Ithaca for a while, later 
opening a general store in Jaysville in partnership with his uncle Jesse 
Tillman.  He later conducted stores at Winchster, Ind., and Ansonia. He 
remained in Ansonia about five years. during most of that tiem he served as 
Postmaster. He married while at Ansonia, his wife being a daughter of George 
Niswonger.
   Mr. Wilson brought his family to Greenville in 1873 and his long career 
here as a merchant began that fall. He continued in business here until three 
years ago, when he sold out to the Economy Store, the business they are now 
conduction in the building which he erected in 1879.
   A.N. Wilson was elected Mayor of Greenville in 1903 and served two years. 
he was president of the board of trustees of the Dayton State Hospital for 
several years. He was a member of the Board of Education and a member of the 
committee that went to Washington to secure the building of the present 
government building.
   He was an Odd Fellow for 40 years and a member of the G.A.R.
   Mr. Wilson is survived by seven children, five of whom live in Greenville. 
They are Osborn, Fraser E., Bessie, Carl, and Frank. Two daughters, Mrs. W.H. 
Mann and Mrs. J. L. Ewing reside in Kalamazoo, Mich. The wife and mother 
passed away April 7, 1914.
   Funeral services for the deceased will be held at the late residence 
Thursday  morning at 10:30 o'clock. Rev. Dr. McLean will preach the funeral 
discourse. His remains will be interred in the family lot in the Greenville 
Cemetary.
   
  

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