J. I. Wilson was born August 3; 1856, in the state of Pennsylvania. He moved with his parents to Kansas in the year 1868; was married to Agnes Thompson February 6. 1879; to this union were born five childre,  one of whom died in infancy. He died November 5, 1901, leaving a wife and four children to mourn his loss. He was a devoted husband and father and will be sadly missed by all who knew him.
 
Olathe Mirror
November 14,  1901
Page 8, col 5