Dora Bell (Mustoe) Wilson (1863 - 1927)

Born 14 Jun 1863 in Scotland, Missouri, USA

Ancestors

Died 24 Mar 1927 at age 63 in Lewiston, Nez Perce, Idaho, USA

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Biography

Dora was born in 1863. She was the daughter of Henry Mustoe and Martha Heuett. She passed away in 1927.

OBITUARY

LEWISTON MORNING TRIBUNE, MARCH 25, 1927

MRS. BEN WILSON PASSES - PIONEER WOMAN VICTIM OF GALL STONES

Mrs. Ben Wilson, pioneer resident of the Reubens section, died at St. Joseph's hospital yesterday afternoon of complications following a recent operation for gall stones. Ms. Wilson has been ill for some time and has been at the hospital for over a month. She was 63 years of age.

With her husband Mrs. Wilson homesteaded a the old "Half-Way" place on Tom Beall creek when the reservation was opened and resided there until 28 years ago when they purchased land east of Reubens, making their home there since.

The burial will be made at Reubens, final arrangements awaiting word from a sister in the east. Arrangements are by W. E. Stoddard.

FUNERAL OF MRS. WILSON - HELD AT REUBENS SATURDAY - MANY IN ATTENDANCE

REUBENS, MARCH 29

Funeral services for the late Mrs. Dora B. Wilson, 63, wife of Ben E. Wilson of Reubens, were held here Saturday, with Rev. W. Kole in charge. A large number of friends and relatives attended the funeral.

Mrs. Wilson had been in ill health for several years and was taken to St. Joseph's hospital in Lewiston more than a month ago. Later she underwent an operation for gall stones.

She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mustoe and was born in Scotland county, Missouri, June 14, 1893. In 1887, she moved to Adair county with her parents, where she grew to womanhood. In 1886, she was united in marriage to Ben E. Wilson, then residing on a farm in Missouri. In the spring of 1890 Mr. and Mrs. Wilson came to Tekoa, Wash., where they lived for several years. Later them moved to the Indian Reservation near Lapwai.

In 1899 they moved to their farm five miles northeast of Reubens and ten years later they settled in this town, where they have lived since.

Besides her husband, Mrs. Wilson is survived by two daughters, six grandchildren, two brothers and one sister. The daughters are Mrs. I. M. Carter of Reubens anf Mrs. Blanche Hill of Santa Rosa, Calif. The brothers are William Mustoe of Johnson, Wash., and Albert Mustoe of Winchester. Mrs. A. T. Page of Reubens is the surviving sister.

Interment was made in the Reubens cemetery.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4X3-MFQ : 12 April 2016), Dora B Mustoe in household of Henry Mustoe, Missouri, United States; citing p. 7, family 52, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,254.

• "Find A Grave," Dora Bell Mustoe Wilson, Memorial# 65086966, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=65086966