Wilson Hogg died at his home near this village on Tuesday July 9 after a long and very severe illness. The funeral was held from the house on Thursday, Rev. Dr. Lee officiating. The burial was made in Mt. Prospect cemetary.
Wilson Hogue was born in Dalkeith, near Edinburg, Scotland, February 22, 1816. He was therefore seventy-nine years of age and during his long and eventful life had enjoyed unusually health. He left Scotland to cast his fortune in the new world in the year 1832, and his career in this country has been uniformly honorable, properous and successful. Shortly after arriving from Scotland he came to this section and located on the farm where died. He built a log hut on it just beyond our present corporation limits, and was one of the pioneers who took a prominent part in developing the then thinly settled and uninviting portions of Cattaragaus county. On the first of January, 1845 in this place he married Agnes Reid who also was of Scotch parentage. Their long married life of over fifty years was one of domestic hapiness and was appropriately celebrated on the anniversary of their gold wedding last winter with a family reunion and pleasant exercises.
A family of eight children was a result of the union and they are as follows; William Hogg of Carnegie Pa, Eliza wife of Buel Rose of Lyndon, Mrs Maggie L. Kales, of this place, James A. Hogg of Belfast, Jennie A. Hogg of this place, Wilson Hogg Jr. of Cameron West Virginia, N. R. Hogg of this place, and attorney George T Hogg of Buffalo.
The deceased was always in excellent health until last year in July when evidence of weakness from old age and heart failure began to manifest. He was not taken seriously until last December and up to this time had been able to be about. Since that time his death has been only a question of time. His disease prevented him from lying down and during all these months he endured the sufferings of sleeplessness sitting upright in a chair. During this long and painful illness affectionate and attentive relatives have rendered every service possible for the sufferers relief.
Mr Hogg was a man of integrity strong character, high regard for right, firm and conscientious in his views. He was respected wherever known and by his death this town loses an exemplary citizen and one of its oldest residents