Fayette County PA Archives Obituaries.....Wilson, John S. March 22, 1900
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Daily News Standard 3-24-1900
Percy, March 24- John S. Wilson, one of the oldest citizens of this vicinity,
died on Thursday night at 11 oclock, March 22, 1900, of paralysis, aged a 
little over 77 years. He was born near Brandonville, W. Va, March 6, 1823. When
a young man he worked at the woolen-making business with the Souths in southern 
Greene County. In 1858, he came to Fayette county and settled at Bridgeport, 
and in 1860 he moved to the Alfred Patterson farm in North Union, and later to 
the Richey farm in South Union. He moved to Percy in 1872, and has since lived 
here. In 1846 he married Mary Ann Mossburg, who died in 1889. Eight children 
were born to them, all of whom survive except Abraham, who was killed in the 
Youngstown mine explosion in which 16 miners lost their lives on Oct. 27, 1884.
The surviving children, all married, are: Thomas, John, Charles H, Robert B, 
and George W, Susanna, married to Henry Cole of Dunbar and Mary J, married to 
Isaac Harvey of Uniontown. Deceased was a member of the M.P. Church. Funeral on 
Sunday at 2 p.m.; interment in Mt. Independence Cemetery.

Additional Comments:
if anyone has a lead on who John's parents are, I would appreciate any clues.

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