William and Lydia Wilson's Children - Bonnie Cavenee Runge

This is a picture of Pearl Wilson Cavenee and John Cavenee with Lloyd, Nina and Cliff.

Now that I've met some of the descendents of William and Lydia Wilson (my great great grandparents), I'm going through Bonnie Runge's book with renewed interest.

The following is a listing of the Wilson children:

"William Edger married a widow with two children. Ella Clayton was her name and her boys were Homer and Orville. William had no children. He died at an early age in Omaha, Nebraska and is buried there. Note: I'd like to find out what cemetery WIlliam is buried at. He was in the hardware business. He was probably born about 1866 as he was the oldest but we have found no records on him.

Rosella (Dell) Wilson Brachvogel was born December 2, 1868. She came to South Dakota by covered wagon from Iowa with her parents when she was 15 years old. The twins, Det and Dell, drove the cattle on horseback all the way, following the covered wagon. She married Leo Brachvogel. They had four children; Minnie, Robert, Viola, Mae and Addelaide (Addie). Rosella lived in South Dakota all of her life except for a couple of years in middle life that was spent in Minneapolis where she worked at Regons (maybe Regions??) Bakery and also the National Biscuit Company.

Her home was always open for relatives if they needed a place to stay for awhile. Her mother made her home with Dell for several years before her death in 1919. Dell was a good neighbor to anyone who needed help. She was called many times in the middle of the night to help the doctor deliver a baby and to wash and dress the baby. Later she would go back and help out wherever needed. She died in 1934 at the age of 66 and is buried in the Wessington cemetery.

Rosetta (Det) Wilson Carrington , was born December 2, 1868. Her obituary in the Times Enterprise says she was born in Morning Sun, Iowa. She also came to South Dakota with her parents in 1883 by covered wagon. They homesteaded on a farm twelve miles north of Wessington, in the northwest corner of Beadle county. She was married to Lucius Gilbert Carrington. They had seven children; Mildred, Mae, Irene, Hugh, Laura, Gladys and Elda. She died in 1931 at the age of 63 and is buried in the Wessington cemetery. Her husband Lucius died before Elda was born, so Rosetta had the seven children to raise alone. Note: Irene was my grandmother.

Mary Ann Wilson Brachvogelwas born on September 17, 1870. Her obituary in the Times Enterprise says she was born in south central Iowa. She was thirteen years of age at the time her and her parents came to South Dakota. She attended school at the Brady school, which was later the location of the Tipton school. She was married to Henry Brachvogel on September 17, 1890, which was her 20th birthday. They had seven children; Harry, William, Walter, Frank, Mabel, Albert and Pearl. She died December 28, 1928 at the age of 58 and is buried in the Wessington cemetery.

Pearl Wilson Caveneewas born March 20, 1877, in Taylor County, Iowa. When she was a young lady, she filed claim on her own homestead on Jan. 30, 1905. This land is still in the Cavenee family. She lived there except for 3 1/2 years when she and her husband had a homestead near Forsyth, Montana. She married John Franklin Cavenee on March 2, 1904 at Marshall, Minn. They had 6 children; Chester, Lloyd, Nina, Clifford, William and Hazel.

Pearl's husband died in 1920 and in 1930 Pearl and Hazel moved into Wessington. After Hazel married, Pearl lived alone until she was 85 years old. Then she lived in Huron for three years and then at the Prairie Rest Home for three years until the time of her death. She was a member of the Presbyterian church. She died September 20, 1968 at the age of 91 years and 6 months. At the time of her death she had 20 grandchildren and 46 great grandchildren. Her husband Frank Cavenee was born in Knox County, Illinois, August 8, 1863 to Wesley and Martha (Wilson) Cavenee. He served in the Spanish American War for 18 months. He fought in the Phillipine Islands and died of tuberculosis at the age of 56 years, 11 months and 24 days.

Mary (Mamie) Wilson Hill was the daughter of Fletcher Wilson. Feltcher was William's brother. Fletcher's wife died while Mamie was a baby so William and Lydia raised her. Mamie was a school teacher for at least 12 years. She married Wardelle Hill. They did not have any children. Later they were divorced and she went to Washington where her father lived. Wardell went out to see her on the pretense of getting some pictures. She shot her and then he shot himself."