NORTHERN NEW YORK
Genealogical and family history of northern New York: a record of the achievements of her people
in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation.
New York: Lewis Historical Pub. Co. 1910.
WILLSON
Transcribed by Coralynn Brown
Samuel Warner Willson was born in Vergennes, Vermont, and removed to Louisville, St. Lawrence county, New York, where he was one of the early settlers. He died there in 1871.
Child:
Jeremiah, mentioned below.
(II) Jeremiah, son of Samuel Warner Willson, was born about 1808, in Louisville, and died in 1884-85. By occupation he was a farmer.
He married (first) Fannie Wells; (second) Louisa, daughter of John Polly, of Massena.
Child of first wife:
Jeremiah.
Children of second wife:
John B., mentioned below.
Frankie.
(III) John B., son of Jeremiah Willson, was born in 1848, in Louisville, N.Y., died Aug. 12, 1893. He received a common school education. By occupation he was for a time a farmer; later owned and operated butter factories; also carried on a hotel business in Louisville, and at the time of his death, and for a number of years previous, was a merchant in the same town.
In politics he was a Republican. He was supervisor of the town for several years, and held other town offices.
He married (first) Nancy, born about 1850, died in 1872, daughter of John and Dolly (Bowles) Hume. He married (second) Augusta Schoff.
Child of first wife:
Walter Fred, mentioned below.
Children of second wife:
John B., manager of Willard Manufacturing Company, St. Albans, Vermont.
Leo F., with his brother, John B., as assistant.
Leon C., deceased.
(IV) Walter Fred, son of John B. Willson, was born Dec. 14, 1869, in Louisville, N.Y. He was educated in the town schools. At the age of fourteen he went into his father's store, and upon the death of the latter, took over the business and carried it on until 1909, when it was changed to the name of W. F. Willson & Company, Louisville. He has also been engaged in the creamery business, in lumbering, and has large farming interests.
In politics he is an independent Democrat.
He was supervisor of the town of Louisville for eleven years, and in 1909 was appointed county superintendent of highways of St. Lawrence county. He is at present (1910) director and president of the First National Bank of Massena. He is a member of Massena Lodge, No. 513, Free and Accepted Masons, Massena, also a member of Royal Arch Masons.
He is unmarried.
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