OBIT: Eveline (HECK) WILSON, 1899, Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, PA

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MRS. E. R. WILSON.

  Mrs. E. R. Wilson died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George Graig 
[sic], in Huntingdon on Friday afternoon at 5 o'clock, of concussion of 
the brain, the result of a fall which happened to her on Tuesday 
morning last.  She was over 70 years of age and was the mother of Rev. 
Samuel D. Wilson, of Bellwood; of B. F. Wilson, of this city; of Mrs. 
A. R. Hicks, of Johnstown, and Mrs. George Craig, of Huntingdon.  She 
was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church.  The interment will 
take place at Mapleton at 9.30 o'clock Monday morning, the funeral 
cortege leaving Huntingdon on seashore express.

Morning Tribune, Saturday, December 9, 1899

A NOBLE LIFE.
Sketch of the Long Career of a Venerable Lady.

  On Friday, December 8, 1899, Grandmother Wilson, one of the oldest 
and most respected citizens of Huntingdon, was called from the scenes 
of this world to the realm from which none ever return, where she has 
gone to spend her Christmas with him whom she so much loved to honor, 
and after whose life she has for three score years patterned hers.  She 
had been in feeble health for more than a year, but during the summer 
had sufficiently regained her usual energetic vigor to visit her 
daughter at Johnstown, Pa., where she became ill, and where she lay for 
some time before she could come home to her daughter, Mrs. George 
Craig, where her spirit took its flight.  On Tuesday evening, while 
going to her room, she complained of a severe pain in her head, and 
just as Mrs. Craig was conducting her to her bed she fell.  In five 
minutes she became unconscious and remained so until death relieved her 
suffering.
  Eveline R. Wilson, whose maiden name was Heck, was the daughter of 
Levi and Sarah Heck, of Orbisonia, Pa., where she was born April 22, 
1826.  At the time she was called to receive her crown of 
righteousness, she was aged 73 years, 7 months and 16 days.  Therefore 
she was allowed to spend more than the allotted time working for the 
happiness of those with whom she lived.
  About 1836 she was married to Martin Wilson, who was also a native of 
the southern part of Huntingdon county but who died near Mapleton in 
August, 1894.  For some time after marriage they resided at Aughwick 
valley, but for many years before the death of her husband they lived 
on their farm near Mapleton, where these two disciples of Christ led 
such a life that every one in the community loved to call them 
grandfather and grandmother Wilson.  Their home was a welcome home for 
any and all who endeavored to lead an upright life, and no 
inconvenience was too great for them to bear, if they could relieve the 
suffering.  Though a lady of marvelous industry and untiring energy, 
Grandmother Wilson was always cheerful, reflecting the characteristics 
of a youthful though thoughtful heart which she possessed.  When 16 
years of age she gave her heart to Christ and united herself with the 
Methodist Episcopal church, a devoted and conscientious member of which 
she has been ever since.  Her pew was never empty when she was able to 
get to church, unless Christian duties required her presence elsewhere.  
Not only was she punctual in attending preaching services, but she was 
a great lover of the "class room," and an attentive student in the 
Sunday school, being a member of Rev. J. R. Dunkerley's Bible class at 
the time of her demise.  As a Christian, hers was a life worthy of 
study by young people who are just entering the sphere of Christian 
activity.
  To Mr. and Mrs. Wilson were born two sons: Rev. Samuel Wilson, of 
Bellwood, Pa., and Frank Wilson, of Altoona, Pa., and five daughters, 
three of whom preceded their mother to the grave.  The two surviving 
daughters are Mrs. Lizzie Hicks, of Johnstown, Pa., and Mrs. Julia 
Craig, of Huntingdon, with whom grandmother had made her home for a 
number of years.  Besides these children there are about thirty grand-
children who sadly mourn the loss of grandmother.  Among these are Rev. 
A. D. Craig, of Milton, W.Va., and the popular butcher, Harry P. Craig, 
of Huntingdon.  So impressively has she stamped many of the elements of 
her character on the lives of the immediate family that one son, a 
grandson and two nephews are popular pastors in the Methodist Episcopal 
church.
  On Monday, December 11, in the presence of a large number of friends, 
her remains were interred in the Mountain View cemetery at Mapleton, 
after an impressive and appropriate funeral service, conducted by Rev. 
J. R. Dunkerly, of the Second Methodist Episcopal church, of 
Huntingdon, Pa.  To the bereaved friends we extend our sympathy. J.G.D.

Listed in the 1880 Union Township, Huntingdon County census -
George Craig, 41  
Julia Craig, 30  
Sheridan Craig, 15  
Henry P. Craig, 10  
Albert Craig, 6  

Listed in the 1860 Cromwell Township, Huntingdon County census - 
Martin Wilson, 35  
Eveline Wilson, 35  
Sarah Wilson, 14  
July A. Wilson, 12  
Franklin Wilson, 8  
Samuel Wilson, 5  

Listed in the 1850 Shirley Township, Huntingdon County census -
Martin Wilson, 30
Eveline Wilson, 24
Sarah Wilson, 4
Julia Wilson, 10/12