JOHN V. WILSON

Former Citizen Killed By Auto

Relatives here received word last Monday that John Wilson a former citizen of this locality had died at the Soldiers Home in Quincy Saturday as a result of being run down by an automobile on the street in that city on Thursday afternoon.

Particulars are hard to obtain in regard to the accident as he never spoke after being hurt. He was taken to the Soldiers home immediately after the accident where he passed away.

It is said the car that struck him dragged him about twenty-five feet. He received a bad wound on the back of his head and was badly bruised about the body.

John V. Wilson was born in Marion county Ohio, February 6, 1843 and passed away at Quincy, Illinois November 20, 1920, aged 77 years, 9 months and 14 days. He came to Illinois with his parents when about 12 years of age, where he resided until about fifteen years ago when he with his family moved to Oklahoma where he lived until the death of his wife about ten years ago when he returned to Illinois and has resided in the Soldiers home at Quincy most of the time since.

He was united in marriage to Ellen Nebergall and to them was born four children, William of Olustee, Oklahoma, Anna, Mary, Offord and a small daughter preceded him in death.

He is survived by his son, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren, three brothers, William and Jonas of Missouri, Amos of Lawrence, Kansas and one sister, Ella in Missouri and many other relatives and friends. Mr. Wilson united with the Pilot Grove church a number of years ago and was still a member of that church.

When the Civil war broke out he heard his country’s call and enlisted in the 72 Illinois Infantry, taking part in the hard fought battles with his regiment. He was a good soldier of his country, a good citizen and friend and as has been said of him by one who has known him most of his life, “that the least that could be said of him was that he was a good man” and what more need be said. Many in this vicinity remember him well and were sad to learn of the sad way that his life should be taken.

His body was brought to Bushnell from Quincy Tuesday afternoon where it remained in the undertaker’s parlors until Wednesday when he was taken to the Epworth church where funeral services were held at two o’clock conducted by Rev. J. B. Stubblefield of New Philadelphia and interment was made in the cemetery at that place by the side of his companion. — Adair Beacon.

Published in the Argus-Search Light on 12/8/1920