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Rites are Held for Mrs. Wilson, Pioneer Kansan - - Leavenworth, Kansas – Funeral services for Mrs. Mary F. Wilson, who passed away January 23 at her home, 316 Kiowa Street, was held Wednesday, January 27 at 2 o’clock from Bethel A. M. E. Church, Bishop J. A. Gregg officiated.
Mrs. Wilson was one of the early settlers of the city, having come to Leavenworth from Platte County, Missouri, at the beginning of the Civil War.
Her long period of residence was almost continuous and was marked by aggressive participation in the various religious, fraternal, and social activities of the community.
Mrs. Wilson is survived by her brother, Mr. Thomas Hurst, Colby, Kansas; sister Mrs. Amanda Jones, Eudora, Kansas; daughter, Mrs. Alice M. Lawson of Leavenworth and a grandson, Professor E. M. Lawson of Leavenworth, and many nieces and nephews. Burial in Mount Muncie cemetery.
(Researcher’s note: It appears The Call newspaper tended to stylistically identify former slaves as a “pioneer” and to report the former slave “came to” a location rather than escaping from slavery.)Date(s) of Creation
2/5/1932
