Wilson Township, Sheboygan county, was named for David Wilson, pioneer, who came there from Ohio early in the Forties and settled on land some of which is still owned by a descendant and granddaughter of the pioneer now residing in Sheboygan, Mrs. Joseph Bickel, nee Sadie Maud Wilson. A sister of Mrs. Bickel, the widow of Fred Karste II, now resides in Sturgeon Bay, Wis., and her son, Fred Karste III, is a Sheboygan citizen.

Mrs. Bickel well remembers the log house of her pioneer grandfather as it stood on his land. It was not used as a residence as far back as she can remember, but served later as a hunter's cabin and storehouse. It was razed afterward, principally for the reason that a neighboring farmer claimed it stood partially on his ground, and thus the dispute was most effectively and promptly ended.

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