Carrie (Minor) Wilson
Wilkinson
(1866-1932)
Carrie (Minor) Wilson Wilkinson was born on April 30, 1866 in Brownsville, Licking County, OH, the daughter of James S. and Angeline C. (Hamilton) Minor.
On
Feb. 9, 1887, at the age of 21, Carrie wed John P. Wilson ( ? - ? ). The
ceremony took place in Licking County, and their marriage license is seen at
right, still on file in the county courthouse in Newark.
Nothing more about John is known.
Later, Carrie married Joseph L. Wilkinson ( ? - ? ).
The Wilkinsons are known to have had one son, M.P. Wilson.
Circa 1905-1914, the Wilkinsons resided in Columbus, Franklin County, OH. Their home address was 655 1/2 South Front Street.
View of High Street in Columbus
Carrie
suffered from angina pectoris as well as myocarditis and other illnesses. Sadly,
she passed away in Columbus at the age of 66 on on Sept. 18, 1932. She was laid
to rest in the city's famed Green Lawn Cemetery, where many of her extended
cousins in the Minerd- Minard- Miner- Minor family also rest for eternity. Her
obituary was published in the next day's Columbus Dispatch.
Joseph's fate is unknown, other than the fact that he outlived his wife.
Son M.P. resided at 193 East Northwood Avenue in Columbus at the time of his mother's passing in 1932.
More will be reported here when learned.
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