Richard E. Wilson

As printed in 1881

RICHARD E. WILSON, farmer and surveyor; P. O. Waynesburgh. The Wilson family are of Scotch descent. Douglas Wilson, grandfather of our subject, was born in Maryland, in 1778; married in June, 1801, to Osie Hinds, who was born in New Jersey, in 1782. They came to Ohio in 1811, and became residents of Osnaburg Tp., remaining there until their deaths. They had eleven children. Robert, father to Richard, was born in Washington Co., Pa., in October, 1807; married in Osnaburg Tp., in Se])tember, 1830, Charity Elson; they have resided in that township up to the present writing, and are the parents of eleven children, eight now living. Richard was thi second child and oldest son, born Sept. 10, 1834. He assisted upon the farm until he attained his majority. He was married Feb. 7, 1856, to Miss Matilda Faulk, daughter of Andrew Faulk, of Sandy Tp.; she is a native of Sandy Tp., born May 1", 183G. After his marriage, he farmer at home and taught school winter sessions for three years, and then removed to Mt. Union, and attended college for two years. He then removed to Ma])leon, and was engaged in mercantile business there about six years, and after farming one year, returned to Mt. Union, and engaged in mercantile pursuits there, and continued the finishing of his college course in 1870. While there he was elected County Surveyor of and removed to Canton, where he resided three years. In 1874 he purchased his present farming location in Sandy Tp., where he has since resided, engaged in surveying, farming, and operating and dealing in stock. He owns IGO acres of land situate in the northern portion of the township. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson have had seven children, five of whom are now living — Andrew T., born December, 1856, died in 1870; Cora P., born October, 1858, died January, 1859; Ida May, born May, 1860; Robert F., born.July, 186-v'; David B., born September, 1865; Ed. S., born March, 1868, and George N., born April, 1871. Mr. Wilson was a member of a Home Guard Co., of Osnaburg Tp., and in 1864 was called out with his company, and served four months, returning as Captain of the 163d Regiment, O. N. G. He has served as Township Assessor of Osnaburg Tp., and is one of the intelligent and progressive farmers of Sandy Tp.

As printed in History of Stark County, with an outline sketch of Ohio (1881). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.