Harveyville, KS

Dad, Tim and I visited “the Wilson Bench” … Back story…. In the 1870’s, my great, great grandfather, David Wilson buried 5 of his 13 children between 1870 and 1874 in a small cemetery in Harveyville, KS.  David and his family moved to Wilmington, KS (4 miles...

David Wilson (1820-1898)

My great great grandfather David Wilson (1820-1898) survived the Civil War and the death of his 1st wife in the 1860’s.  In 1866 he remarried to start a new life, only to lose his oldest son William (age 21) and 4 babies between 1870 and 1874. My father and I...