Walter Winfield Wilson and Emma Forrester Johnston
Husband Walter Winfield Wilson 1
Born: 14 Nov 1874 - Helen Furnace, PA 1 Christened: Died: Buried:
Father: Samuel Winfield Wilson (1844- ) 1 Mother: Ella Gardner ( - ) 2
Marriage: 4 Nov 1907 3
Wife Emma Forrester Johnston 3
Born: - Bellevue, PA Christened: Died: Buried:
Father: William Robb Johnston ( - ) 3 Mother:
Children
1 F Nancy Forrester Wilson 3
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2 M Samuel Winfield Wilson 3
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3 F Emma Wilson 3
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General Notes: Husband - Walter Winfield Wilson
He received his primary education in the public schools, afterward attending the Clarion State Normal, Kiskiminetas Springs, and then entering Princeton University, whence he graduated in 1897 with the degree of Bachelor of Science. One year later he entered the Law Department of the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 1901, and shortly after was admitted to the bar in Philadelphia and to the state supreme court. Feeling that his talents and inclinations fitted him for a business rather than a professional career, Mr. Wilson, instead of entering upon the practice of law, returned in 1901 to Clarion and there engaged actively in the lumber business, also in the production of oil and gas. He was the owner of extensive timber interests, and was for a long time associated with the Clarion Water Company, serving for some years as its president. As a public-spirited citizen Mr. Wilson never withheld his aid and co-operation from any project having for its end the betterment of Clarion. Politically he was a Republican, but never consented to hold any office. While at Princeton he was a member of the University Cottage Club, and in his senior year captain of the 'Varsity Baseball Team, serving also as vice-president of his class upon graduation. He always took an active part in class politics, in athletics and in all student affairs. While at the University of Pennsylvania he belonged to the Sigma Chi fraternity, and the Sharswood Law Club, a very exclusive organization. He also belonged to the Pittsburgh Club of Pittsburgh, and the Princeton Club of Philadelphia, and was one of the vice-presidents of the Princeton Alumni Association of Western Pennsylvania. He and his wife were members of the Baptist church.
1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 917.
2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 917, 918.
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John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 918.
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