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JOHN WILKERSON
[Welland Telegraph, 13 September 1912]
Many friends in Welland were shocked to hear of the death of John Wilkerson, which occurred at this home on Division Street, on Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Wilkerson had been in good health for some time, the immediate cause of death, however, was a rupture of a blood vessel in his head.
Deceased was born near Allanburg and was a descendent of a U.E. Loyalist family, of which he is the last surviving member. He came to Welland in 1866 and followed his trade of a mason. In 1894 he was married at Hamburg, N.Y., to Miss Annie Croft, who survives him.
Mr. Wilkerson was not a member of any church but was a free thinker and a man of sterling character and high principles. His death will be widely mourned. In politics deceased was a staunch Conservative.
JOHN WILKERSON
[Welland Tribune, 12 September 1912]
The death occurred suddenly yesterday of John Wilkerson, Division street, in his 69th year. He had been in good health until Tuesday, when he suffered a stroke of paralysis death ensuing in twenty-four hours. Deceased was born in Thorold township and had lived in Welland about half a century, following the trade of a mason, and he was a man highly esteemed and respected by all who knew him. He was the last surviving member of his family. A widow survives.
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