Wilson Kimsey Peery (1890 - 1970)

Born 7 May 1890 in Sodaville, Linn, Oregon, United States

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Died 10 Jan 1970 at age 79 in Clark, Washington, United States

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Biography

Wilson K. Peery

Wilson K. Peery, recognized authority on Washington State history and Northwest Indian culture, died Saturday in a Vancouver, Wash. hospital. Mr. Peery, also known as a Washington newspaper columnist, was born in Yamhill County, Ore., May 7, 1890, and attended elementary and secondary schools in Albany. He was graduated from Oregon State University where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. Active in community affairs throughout his life, Mr. Peery was the originator and one of the first members of the Calrk County Planning Commission and was head of the Housing Authority of Vancouver during World War II. The author of two textbooks on Washington State history, he also taught the subject at evening classes at Clark College. He is survived by his wife, Helen, Camas; a son, Robert, Camas; two sisters, Mrs. W.L. Jackson and Mrs. Walter Ball, Albany; three grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Swank Memorial Chapel in Camas. Interment will be in Camas Cemetery. Remembrances may be in the form of donations to the Camas Library Fund. Published in the Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) on Sunday, January 11, 1970.

Sources

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• United States Census, 1930, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCS7-D2R

• United States Census, 1940, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K99X-9V6

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• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93321540/wilson-kimsey-peery