and Wisconsin. We had a great time! We followed up leads that I had on his side of the family as well as my side. We also included a stop in Minneapolis for the Minnesota State Fair. So we had a good time overall.
I found these clippings at the Page County Historical Society, that is housed in the Nodaway Valley Historical Museum. I didn't realize that I should have included the name and date of the newspaper. It was only later that I realized that I knew nothing of the paper except that it had been published in Coin which is southwest of Clarinda [where the Museum resides] in Page County Iowa.
One of the sadder parts of the trip was when I found the following. I believe that I had already known from Mary's death record that she had died of a gunshot wound to the head. Then I found this obituary telling the story:
BLANCHARD
One of the saddest and most starting accidents that has occurred in this community for sometime took place at the J. A. Walkinshaw home south of here Monday evening about seven-fifteen. Their two daughters, Miss Helen Walkinshaw, a trained nurse, and Mrs. Roy Wilson, husband and two children, of Chicago came Saturday evening to spend the holidays. Mrs. and Mrs. J. A. Walkinshaw went to Westboro Monday night to take Miss Helen to the 6:50 train to her home at Chicago, and Dr. Wilson, wife and children, who expected to remain a few days, remained at home. Mrs. Wilson was reading by the table and Dr. Wilson was starting to clean his gun when the children in the other room caused a disturbance, so Dr. Wilson laid the gun on the table and went to see about the children. In a few minutes hearing the discharge of the gun he rushed to the door and found his wife had been instantly killed and was lying on the floor. He rushed to the phone and called for help and soon several were on the scene. It is thought she had tried to move the gun and had struck the trigger against the table. Funeral services will be held at the Reformed Presbyterian church, Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock, conducted by Rev. Coleman. She will be laid to rest in the Blanchard cemetery. She has spent most of her life near here having grown to you womanhood here and had a host of friends who are sorely grieved. She was married six years ago last June to Dr. R. Wilson of Chicago, where she has since made her home. She leaves a heart broken husband, one little daughter aged 3 and a little son aged 5 years old, her parents, a sister, Miss Helen Walkinshaw and a brother, John Walkinshaw, of Providence R. I., her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Walkinshaw, besides several other relatives. The grief stricken family have the sympathy of the entire community.
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