Fredericka (Kurtz) Wilson
Birth: 15 Aug 1852; Death: 1 Feb 1937; Burial: 6 Feb 1937; Nativity: Wattenberg, Germany
Location: Lot 15, Plot 2 (block A)
Ledger Notes:
Age: 87 Yrs., 5 Mos., 16 Days Funeral: J.P. Finley
General Notes:
Likely Pioneer. Her husband, Charles Wilson was the first postmaster in Wilsonville and the town was named after him. Some date discrepancies between the obituary and monument.
Wife of Charles Wilson
Mother of William, Bertha (Hasselbrink), John, Louisa (Boston), Amelia (Gosser), Matilda (Voss), Charles, Lawrence, Anna, Fritz, Rose (Thompson), Nellie (Smith), Mary (Roy), and Harry Wilson
Obituary:
Obituary: Newspaper clipping unknown, 1937
FUNERAL SERVICE FOR PIONEER WOMAN HELD SUNDAY
Funeral services for Mrs. Fredricka Wilson, pioneer Oregon woman who died on February 1, were held last Sunday afternoon at the Sherwood Methodist church under the direction of J. P. Finley & Son of Portland.
Fredricka Kurtz was born in Wattenberg, Germany August 15, 1849. She came to Oregon in 1871. She was over 88 years of age when her eventful life was closed. She had lived 42 years in Sherwood.
She was married to Charles Wilson and to this union 12 children were born, five boys and seven girls. She also raised two step-children. The father and husband, two boys and three girls preceded her in death. Mrs. Wilson was a member of the Lutheran church.
The Wilson family moved in 1871 to what is now Wilsonville, the town being named from them, where Mrs. Wilson operated the first store and post office. She herself brought the mail from Champoeg by row boat and later from Aurora by horseback.
Those bereaved by her death include Mrs. R. H. Thompson and Mrs. W. O. Roy of Portland, and Mrs. Anna Hess, Mrs. Matilda Voss, William and Laurence Wilson, all of Sherwood, and Harry Wilson of Cook, Wash. There were 12 children in the family, 33 grandchildren, 31 great grandchildren, 6 great great grandchildren, a niece and a nephew.
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