Frank K. Wilson (b. 15 June 1862 Palmyra OH; founded Butte Hotel)
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Per a c.1900 Butte history-book bio: born Palmyra, Portage County, Ohio 15 June 1862; father John Wilson (b. 1827 OH, d. 1891); mother Sarah E. Wilson. Brother Hugh Wilson. Came to Butte 1883 with brother Hugh; together founded a men's furnishings + grocery store at the Centerville location that later became Hennessy's (where JJM Sr was branch manager 1915-1920). Sold to Patrick Mullens 1895; founded Butte Hotel. Montana legislature 1892-93 (Democrat). DISTINCT Wilson family from Lewis Wilson (Daniel L. Murphy's father-in-law) — Frank b. OH vs Lewis b. MN.
Facts
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- Birth:
- 1862-06-15, Columbus, Ohio 75~1900 — Butte Montana county-history reference book (specific publisher TBC, c. 1900)'born at Palmyra, Portage county, Ohio, June 15, 1862': one compiled biographical sketch (75). The record's Columbus is wrong.
- Residence:
- Butte, Montana
| Date | Fact | Conf. | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1883 | education · 'attended school at Valparaiso, Indiana'; 'graduated in 1883' (Valparaiso, Indiana) The sketch. | 75 | ~1900 — Butte Montana county-history reference book (specific publisher TBC, c. 1900) |
| 1883 | emigration · 'came directly to Butte with his brother' Hugh (after graduating; the year of arrival is not printed) (Butte, Montana) The sketch; 1883 is inferred from 'directly' after the 1883 graduation. | 75 | ~1900 — Butte Montana county-history reference book (specific publisher TBC, c. 1900) |
| 1883-1895 | occupation · with Hugh, 'a men's furnishings and grocery business at the place where the Hennessy's store now stands in Centerville' (Centerville (district of Butte)) The sketch. | 75 | ~1900 — Butte Montana county-history reference book (specific publisher TBC, c. 1900) |
| 1892-1893 | office · 'During the years of 1892 and '93, he was a member of the legislature' (the state is not named; Montana by the setting) The sketch. | 75 | ~1900 — Butte Montana county-history reference book (specific publisher TBC, c. 1900) |
| 1895 | event · 'In 1895 Wilson brothers sold out to Patrick Mullens' (Centerville (district of Butte)) The sketch; who later held the site is not stated. | 75 | ~1900 — Butte Montana county-history reference book (specific publisher TBC, c. 1900) |
| 1895 | event · 'that same year they bought the ground on East Broadway and began the erection of the up-to-date hotel, which they named the Butte' (Butte, Montana) The sketch. | 75 | ~1900 — Butte Montana county-history reference book (specific publisher TBC, c. 1900) |
| — | occupation · 'the proprietor of the Butte Hotel' (Butte, Montana) The sketch (undated, after 1895). | 75 | ~1900 — Butte Montana county-history reference book (specific publisher TBC, c. 1900) |
| — | membership · 'a Democrat' who 'has been prominent in the activities of his party' The sketch. | 75 | ~1900 — Butte Montana county-history reference book (specific publisher TBC, c. 1900) |
| — | description · with his brother 'extensively interested in mining operations in Arizona and California' The sketch. | 75 | ~1900 — Butte Montana county-history reference book (specific publisher TBC, c. 1900) |
| — | description · parents: John Wilson (born 1827, came to Ohio as a young man, livestock raiser, died 1891) and Sarah E. Wilson, living in Ohio, 'seventy-eight years of age' The sketch. | 75 | ~1900 — Butte Montana county-history reference book (specific publisher TBC, c. 1900) |
Sources linking to this person
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- ~1900 — Butte Montana county-history reference book (specific publisher TBC, c. 1900)Frank K. Wilson (Butte Hotel founder) biographical sketch — Hennessy's-Centerville location originrole: subject · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 0 · as printed: Frank K. Wilson
Identity: The subject of the sketch.