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- . ALBERT J. WILLSON. Death called Albert J. Willson when he was sojourning in St. Petersburg, Florida, for the benefit of his health. He had long been well known in connection with the hardware trade of Detroit & had made for himself a most creditable position in business circles. He was born in Seaforth, Ontario, on the 24th of July, 1866, & was one of a family of 6 children, whose parents were Oliver C. & Sarah (Sloan) Willson. The father engaged in the hardware business in Canada, where he won prosperity through his wisely directed efforts & unfaltering enterprise. Later he removed to Detroit, where he continued in the hardware business until his death.
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"Albert J. Willson, spending his youthful days in Canada, attended the public & high schools of Seaforth to the time of his graduation. He was a young man of nineteen years when in 1885 he came to Detroit & entered the employ of the Standard Hardware Company, with whom he remained until 1895. When that decade had passed he accepted a position with the T. B. Rayl Company as a clerk & won subsequent promotion until he was made manager of the household furnishing department. He always made his services of value & benefit to his employers & his name was synonymous with the term of fidelity & loyalty.
Mr. Willson was united in marriage to Miss Mary Williams, a daughter of E. S. Williams, & a member of one of the well known families of Detroit. 3 children were born to them: Kenneth A., whose birth occurred November 3, 1896; Sidney W., born February 2, 1902; & Dorothy M., born January 17, 1903. All are living at home with the mother. Mr. Willson belonged to the Central Methodist Episcopal church, of which his family are members & his life was ever guided by its teachings & its principles. His political support was given to the democratic party & he was a faithful follower of the Masonic order. He had many sterling qualities which won him the confidence & goodwill of all who knew him, so that his death was the occasion of deep & widespread regret to his many friends. Passing away in Florida his remains were brought back to Detroit for interment in Roseland cemetery. His family is well known in this city & Mrs. Willson occupies an enviable social position.
Ref: The City of Detroit, Mi, 1701-1922, Vo. IV, pg. 723. - - -
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1866 - 1920 (53 years)