John Becket Wilson

  General Notes:

"J. B. WILSON DEAD AT MONTOUR, IDA. Ex-county and city engineer of Walla Walla, sucombs to heart disease. J. B. Wilson, former county and city engineer here, died yesterday at Montour, Idaho, of heart disease, according to a telegram received last night by his uncle, W. A. Williams, of this city. Mr. Wilson was city engineer in the time the new city water system was put in on Mill creek. At that time the office was an elective one. In one well rembered campaigh, Mr. Wilson was elected engineer over Lew W. Loehr by one vote. Prior to that time Mr. Wilson was county engineer. He left here about four years ago to take a position as engineer with a company developing an irrigation project on the Payette river. Mr. Wilson was just past 60 years of age. He came here from the east with his parents when he was 12. His wife and two daughters, one daughter is married and living at Sprague and the other, unmarried, is teaching school in Idaho. Mr. Williams did not know last night whether the body would be brought here for burial." (Front Page of the Sun Morning edition of the Walla Walla Union Nov 14, 1915)

"FUNERAL J. B. WILSON TODAY The funeral of J. B. Wilson, who died in Montour, Idaho, will be held this morning at the MacMartin & Hill chapel. Immediately following the arrival of the remains on the 9:45 o'clock train. The funeral cortege will leave the chapel about 10:30o'clock, proceeding to Mountain View cemetery, where Enterprise Lodge of Odd Fellows will have charge of the services." (Walla Walla Union, Weds morning June 27, 1917)

Buried next to his wife. MV area of cemetery; Block/Section:4; Lot/Row:64; Grave #1

  Noted events in his life were:

• Residence: 721 N 8Th Street, Walla Walla, WA, 7 Nov 1893.

• Occupation: Civil Engineer in Walla Walla, 1880.

John married Hulda E Reed, daughter of James M. Reed and Unknown. (Hulda E Reed was born on 2 May 1856, died on 21 Nov 1930 in Lewiston, ID and was buried on 24 Nov 1930 in MT View Cem, Walla Walla, WA.)