An unedited transcription of an article  in the 6 Jul 1910 British Canadian newspaper. 
Most paragraph breaks added by the transcriber.

Death of Augustus Wilson

Another break in the ranks of the older generation in our town has occurred in the death of Augustus Wilson, eldest son of William Wilson, who was one of Simcoe's earliest and most prominent and public spirited citizens.

Until Saturday he was in his usual condition of good health and able to be about, and on that day complained some of feeling ill, and the illness developed into pleurisy, and the end came in the early morning of the 5th inst. at his home on Union Street.

The deceased was born in Simcoe on the 4th of May, 1830, and was therefore in his 81st year, which means that he was one of the longest lived citizens born in our town, and who was a continuous resident during his long lifetime.

During his earlier years he took quite an active part in the business affairs of Simcoe; but latterly he lived retired in a very quiet manner, and during all his life he maintained the respect and confidence of all whom he came in contact with, and his demise will be regretted by a wide circle of relatives and friends.

He was an adherent of the English Church, and in politics he was a member of the Conservative party with the history of which the whole family to which he belonged was very closely connected in this county, his father having presented this District as long back as 1836. 

The sympathy of the community will be felt for his widow and other relatives, the nearest of whom are Dr. John Wilson of Detroit, a brother of deceased, and Mrs. Aquila Walsh, of Orangeville, and Mrs. J. E. Potts of Detroit, two sisters deceased. One brother, William Wilson, a former prominent citizen of Simcoe, died some twenty-three years ago.

The funeral service will be held at the home of the deceased on Thursday, at two o'clock, and interment will take place in the old family plot at St. John's, Woodhouse.
  

A lightly edited transcription of a page 5 article in the 7 Jul 1910 Simcoe Reformer newspaper. 

Death of An Old Resident

Mr. Augustus Wilson, a well-known figure of the town, has passed from our sight. He was born in Simcoe, then a struggling settlement of a score or so houses, in 1830, the eldest son of William Wilson, whose name figures prominently in the earlier history of our county, as a business man and as as the county's representative for a time in the Legislature.

Mr. Wilson's death came rather  suddenly. Though past four score years of age, he had always enjoyed good health, his  faculties were unimpaired and to strangers he would easily appear a man 10 years younger than he was. Until Saturday he was in the enjoyment of his usual good health; that evening he complained of feeling out of sorts, but even up to Monday afternoon he was cheerful and talkative, with no apparent thought of the serious nature of his illness. Early on Tuesday morning the end came, the cause of death being stated to be pleurlay.

He is survived by his widow and by one brother, Dr. John Wilson of Detroit, and two sisters, Mrs. Aquilla Walsh of Orangeville and Mrs. John E. Potts of Detroit.

The funeral takes place this Thursday afternoon from the family residence, King street to St. John's Church, Woodhouse.

 
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