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WILSON, GEORGE W. Is the younger of two brothers, and was born July 19, 1847, in Washington County, Ohio, about
seven miles from Matamoras, on the Ohio River. When he was three years old his father was killed by a falling tree,
and one year later his mother died, leaving his brother and himself orphans; the brother six and he but four years
old. They were taken to their grandfather Wilson's, in Guernsey County, Ohio, where they found kind friends who
ministered to their every want, and where George resided until 1874. He received the rudiments of his education
in the public schools in his district, and afterwards attended select schools in Fairview and Barnesville. He also
attended Miami Commercial College, in Dayton, Ohio, for eight or nine weeks, his principal instructor and warm
friend being Prof. James Vinsoñhaler, who died in San Jose a few years ago, and Kenyon Grammar School two
terms. He received his first teacher's certificate when he was fifteen years of age, and taught his first school
when but sixteen years old. In this school he taught three terms in succession, and continued to teach in winter
and work upon the farm in summer, except while attending school, until 1874, when he moved to California. In his
last school in Ohio he taught for four years. In the winter of 1873-4 he was married to Lucy E., eldest daughter
of Robert Y. Price, a well to do farmer of Belmont County, Ohio, and September 1, 1874, came to California During
the nine years he taught in Ohio he boarded away from home but one term, having taught within two miles of home
during the rest of the time. The winter of 1874-5 was spent in Lakeport, principally with J. W. Mackall, who was
then in the drug business, part of the time after Christmas having been spent in the offices of Sheriff Ingram
and County Clerk W. Mathews, and in teaching with Professor Cooper. February 22, 1875, he moved to Upper Lake and
took charge of the school at that place, in which position he remained two years. He then left Upper Lake on account
of the ill health of his wife, and moved to Lakeport, where he spent the winter in the office of County Clerk H.
A. Oliver, who honored him with the appointment of Deputy Clerk, which position he held for about one year, when
he resigned. Mr. Shirley, his successor at Upper Lake, having resigned, he was recalled to the school, where he
remained another year. The winter of 1877-8 was spent in San Francisco. At this time he was chosen Principal of
the Lakeport Public School. In May, 1878, Lakeport Lodge, No. 34, A. O. U. W., was organized, and he was chosen
Recorder, and continued to hold the position until June, 1881, when he resigned, in order to visit his old home.
In 1880 he was appointed a member of the Board of Education for Lake County.
From:
History of Napa and Lake Counties, California
Slocum, Bowen & Co., Publishers
San Francisco, California 1881
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