Arthur Egerton WILLSON, .iii

Male 1871 - Aft 1910  (> 40 years)


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  1. 1.  Arthur Egerton WILLSON, .iii was born on 1 Mar 1871 in St. Louis, Missouri; died after 1910 in Aberdeen, Grays Harbor Co., Washington.

    Notes:

    . 1871 Lovell's Cdn. Dominion Directory,
    Willowdale: A village in the Twp. of York, west riding in the county of York. Distant from Thornhill, a station of the Northern railway, 5 miles, from Toronto 9 miles, fare 25ยข Mail daily, Population about 150. Wilson Egerton, farmer.

    Grays Harbor, Washington:
    . 1908 Jul 9. Pacific Telephone & Telegraph company will forever keep pace with the rapid growth & development of the Grays Harbor country for service & reliability. Mr A E Willson, local manger of will leave nothing undone, which is in his power to render satisfaction & which will add to the popularity of this most worthy institution.

    . 1908 Aug 3. A E Willson, telephone manager, bought 2 lots at Roosevelt Beach last week.

    . 1908 Dec 21. Mr Mrs A E Willson went to Seattle Saturday for a short visit.

    . 1908 Dec 24. Grays Harbor Chamber of Commerce Tuesday night session: F C Wilcox of the telephone complaint committee, reported his committee unable to set, owing to divergence of opinion regarding the service. Manager Willson was present & said his company would soon have such improvements made as would give South Aberdeen better service & the committee was continued.

    . 1910 Feb 10. Shortage Not Shown. At the hearing of Arthur E Willson, former telephone manager, who is charged with being short in his cash accounts with the company, took place before Judge Bush, Tuesday & occupied most of the day The prosecution rests upon showing a defalcation, while Willson claims to have vouchers for all moneys expended by him, some of which he had neglected to sendto the main office, consequently received no credit for them. Pending the overhauling of a mass of vouchers, Judge Busch continued the hearing for 2 weeks.
    . 1910 Feb 28. The preliminary hearing of A E Willson, harried with embezzlement by the telephone company, was avian postponed until March 4.

    . 1910 Jul 25 - Superior Court records, list of reales estate transfers: Arthur Willson Vs Pacific Tel& Tel. Co., Cause removed to federal court.
    Ref: Aberdeen Herald newspaper, Washington State. - - -

    Died:
    /resided

    Arthur married Mitta BASKETT on 25 Jun 1893 in St. Louis, Missouri. Mitta was born on 1 Nov 1875 in Summerville, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]