George Henry WILKINSON

1842 - 1916  (74 years)

• Name	George Henry WILKINSON
  Born	1842	Palermo, Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co., Ontario
  Gender	Male
  Died	28 Nov 1916	Palermo, Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co., Ontario
  	Pneumonia.
  Buried	St. Luke's Anglican Cemetery
  	Red Granite monument.
  Person ID	I1580	Richard Patterson NJ & ON
  Last Modified	26 Aug 2019

  
  

  Father	Francis FRANK WILKINSON           b. 16 Oct 1795, Burslem, Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire, England           d. 31 Mar 1884, Palermo, Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co., Ontario  (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Clarissa SIMONS           b. 12 Apr 1807, Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co., Ontario           d. 12 Jun 1886, Palermo, Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co., Ontario  (Age 79 years)
  Married	2 Nov 1831	Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co., Ontario
  Notes	Bond # 2628, Francis Wilkinson, Residence: Trafalgar Twp., Halton C o.,Ontario on 2 Nov 1832 married Clarissa Simons, res. Trafalar Twp., Halton Co., Ontario Ref: Archives of Canada, Microfilm C6880, RG5, B9
  Family ID	F719	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maria PATTERSON           b. 22 Jun 1863, Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co., Ontario           d. 10 Nov 1939, Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co., Ontario  (Age 76 years)
  Married	2 Dec 1885	Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co., Ontario
  Children	1. Charles Ray WILKINSON           b. Palermo, Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co., Ontario           d. 15 Dec 1926, Palermo, Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co., Ontario   2. Morley Ray WILKINSON           b. 5 Aug 1886, Palermo, Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co., Ontario           d. 1 Mar 1931, Palermo, Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co., Ontario  (Age 44 years)
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2013
  Family ID	F1466	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  George is the son of Clarisa Simons & Frank Wilkinson. . Obituary: Geo. Wilkinson of Palermo, Dead. His mother was the first white woman born in the district. Grandmother fell prey to barbarous Indians. After a week's illness, Geo. H. Wilkinson died at his home on Dundas St, Palermo, yesterday morning in the 74th year of his age, cause of death being Pneumonia. The deceased had been a member of St. Luke's Church, in the village, & his remains will be interred in the Anglican cemetery there beside those of his parents tomorrow afternoon. Geo Wilkinson was the son of the late Mr. & Mrs. Francis Wilkinson, also lifelong residents near the village on Dundas St. He first saw the light of day in the home in which he died, where his mother was also born. He was a farmer by occupation, & a conservative by policy. Mr. Wilkinson was married in Palermo, where he chose for his life partner miss Maria Patterson, daughter of the late Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Patterson, who is left to mourn with one son, Morely Wilkinson, a well-known farmer near the village. The deceased was a most highly respected gentleman, & possessed a very kind & cheerful disposition up to the time he knew that he was about to pass away to the great beyond, & was satisfied to leave this world of wars when the great Creator called him to his reward. The funeral will no doubt be a large one, as Mr. & Mrs. Wilkinson's large circle of friends will surely attend to show their last respects to the deceased & sympathy to the bereaved widow, son, & his family. Touching on the history of the deceased's ancestors, who had lived around the wilds near Palermo, many thrilling experiences could be related to them, especially at times when they would come into contact with the Indians. One day Mrs. Simmons, Geo. Wilkinson's grandmother, fell prey to a tribe of the redskins. The white woman had just crossed a fence to enter a lonely part of the woods when she was captured. It is stated one of the Indians inflicted one of their cruelest tortures on the poor woman by "Scalping" her. The dear old mother, grandmother, & Christian woman died in her agony on the spot, & her tragic death caused the greatest grief by all the white inhabitants in the scattered district. Ref: Trafalgar Township Historical Society. - - -