Bessie Wilkinson and Justus Sutherland

DR. JUSTUS SUTHERLAND, son of CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH BALL and DR. ARICK SUTHERLAND, was born December 15, 1875 in Sylvester, Green, Wisconsin,⁸⁵⁵⁶ and died July 26, 1959 in Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin.⁸⁵⁵⁶ He is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin.⁴⁵⁶

He married BESSIE WILKINSON on April 27, 1904 in Brodhead, Green, Wisconsin.¹⁹⁹⁹ She was born February 26, 1893 in Mineral Point, Iowa, Wisconsin,⁸⁵⁵⁸ and died December 6, 1979 in Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin.⁸⁵⁵⁸ She is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin.^{8558, 456}

• Descendant Reports
  • William Sutherland Descendant Report (Ancestor of Justus Sutherland)
  • Joseph Baker Descendant Report (Ancestor of Justus Sutherland)
  • Samuel Stanley Descendant Report (Ancestor of Justus Sutherland)

Children of BESSIE WILKINSON and DR. JUSTUS SUTHERLAND:

1. DOROTHY ELIZABETH SUTHERLAND, b. December 23, 1905, Brodhead, Green, Wisconsin;⁴⁶⁵³ m. PHILLIP ROSSITER LAMAY on June 28, 1935 in Madison, Dane, Wisconsin⁸⁵⁵⁷; d. March 22, 2000, Winnebago County, Wisconsin.⁵³⁶⁵
2. MARY SUTHERLAND, b. January 22, 1908, Great Bend, Barton, Kansas;^{99, 11681} m. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS on February 20, 1932 in Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin¹¹⁶⁸⁰; d. April 27, 1989, Orange County, Florida.⁹⁹



Personal Information

Justus Sutherland

• graduated from Marquette University Medical School, Green Lake County, Wisconsin in 1900⁸⁵⁵⁶
• was an eye, ear, nose and throat doctor⁸⁵⁵⁶
• was a Veteran of World War I⁸⁵⁵⁶
• was a member of the Bicknell Lodge #94, Freemasons⁸⁵⁵⁶

Bessie Wilkinson

• was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star⁸⁵⁵⁸
• was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin. ⁸⁵⁵⁸

Obituaries

Oshkosh Daily Northwestern, July 27, 1959⁸⁵⁵⁶

Death Calls Dr. Sutherland

Dr. Justus Sutherland, 83, of 1344 Ontario St., retired eye, ear, nose and throat specialist, died Sunday at 11:35 p.m. at Mercy Hospital, following an extended illness.

He was born Dec. 15, 1875, in Sylvester, Wis., Green County, son of the late Dr. Arick and Charlotte Sutherland. He was married to Miss Bessie Wilkinson in Brodhead, Wis., in 1904.

A 1900 graduate of Marquette University Medical School, he practiced in Brodhead from 1900 to 1923. He came to Oshkosh in 1923 and continued his practice until retiring in 1956.

Dr. Sutherland served overseas with the Army Medical Corps in World War I as a first lieutenant, and as a staff member at Veterans Hospital, Wood, in World War II.

He was a past worshipful master of Bicknell Lodge 94 of Masons, Brodhead, and former member of Oshkosh Centennial Lodge 205.

Surviving are his wife, Bessie; two daughters, Mrs. Phillip LaMay, Oshkosh, and Mrs. John Q. Adams, Orlando, Fla.; two sisters, Mrs. Nell Provost, Maumee, O., and Mrs. Byron Stephenson, Albany Wis.; two grandsons and a number of nieces and nephews. One brother, Louis, preceded him in death in 1958, and one other brother, Hyland, and one sister, Mrs. Edward Krueger.

Services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Konrad Funeral Home, with the Rev. James A. Daum, pastor of First United Presbyterian Church, officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home from Tuesday at 2 p.m. until the hour of services.

Oshkosh Daily Northwestern, December 7, 1979⁸⁵⁵⁸

Mrs. Bessie Sutherland

Mrs. Bessie Sutherland, 96, of 1344 Ontario St., Oshkosh, died at 10 p.m. Thursday at Omro Care Center, where she had been residing for a short time.

The daughter of William and Hanna Wilkinson was born Feb. 26, 1893, in Mineral Point. She was married to Justus Sutherland April 27, 1904, in Brodhead. He preceded her in death July 26, 1959.

Mrs. Sutherland was a member of First Presbyterian Church, and Chapter 83 of the Order of Eastern Star in Brodhead, where she was a past worthy matron.

Survivors include two daughters, Dorothy Le May, Oshkosh, and Mrs. John (Mary) Adams, Orlando, Fla.; two sisters, Grace Dedrick and Mrs. Wilbert (Esther) Murphy, both of Brodhead; two grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 4 p.m. Sunday in the Seefeld Church Avenue Chapel, the Rev. Paul Martin officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery.

There will be no visitation and the casket will remain closed.

A memorial has been established.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
June 11, 18804816	Sylvester, Green, Wisconsin	Arick Sutherland Charlotte Elizabeth Ball Louis Alexander Sutherland Lydia Marie Sutherland Nellie Sutherland Justus Sutherland Mary Jane Sutherland
June 1, 19007153	Brodhead, Green, Wisconsin	Arick Sutherland Charlotte Elizabeth Ball Justus Sutherland Ruby Sutherland
April 25, 19107154	Brodhead, Green, Wisconsin	Justus Sutherland Bessie Wilkinson Dorothy Elizabeth Sutherland Mary Sutherland
January 12, 19207155	Brodhead, Green, Wisconsin	Justus Sutherland Bessie Wilkinson Dorothy Elizabeth Sutherland Mary Sutherland
April 15, 19308559	Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin	Justus Sutherland Bessie Wilkinson Mary Sutherland Charlotte Elizabeth Ball
April 9, 19408560	Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin	Justus Sutherland Bessie Wilkinson