Individual Details

Wilbur Cleland MOLISON

(20 Dec 1902 - 15 Dec 1969)

Wilbur was graduated from the Malcom, Iowa high school and Iowa State College at Ames, Iowa. When they married, he was the Farm Bureau agent in Washington County, Iowa. He served there for four years and then returned to Poweshiek County and began farming.
In a 1950 newspaper article entitled "Wilbur Molison is Sen. Candidate", he is listed as having held township, county and state offices of the Farm Bureau. For three years he was president of the 4-H fair. At the time of the article, he was a member of the County Board of Education. He was also active in the Grinnell Congregational Church, being a member of the board of trustees. He was also a mason.
He served two terms in the Iowa Senate and had been a member of the State Board of Regents. He had been past president of the Grinnell-Newburg school board and had held county and state offices in the Iowa Farm Bureau. He was a member of the boards of directors of the Grinnell State Bank, Midwest General Telephone Company, Iowa State Memorial Union and the Iowa State Alumni Association.

Events

Birth	20 Dec 1902	Pleasant Twp., Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
Birth	20 Dec 1902	Pleasant Twp., Poweshiek Co., IA
Marriage	6 Jul 1927	Brooklyn, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA - Miriam Maxine MCLAIN
Marriage	6 Jul 1927	the parental W.J. McLain home southeast of Brooklyn, IA - Miriam Maxine MCLAIN
Occupation	Bet 14 Jan 1957 and 11 Jan 1959	Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
Death	15 Dec 1969	Grinnel General Hospital, Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
Death	15 Dec 1969	Grinnell General Hospital, Grinnell, Poweshiek Co., IA
Burial	18 Dec 1969	Ivy Hill Cemetery, Madison, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
Burial	18 Dec 1969	Ivy Hill Cemetery, Malcom, Poweshiek Co., IA
Biography
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Families

Spouse	Miriam Maxine MCLAIN (1903 - 1997)
Child	Wilbur "Mac" MOLISON (1932 - 1985)
Child	Mary Elaine MOLISON (1934 - )
Child	Robert MOLISON (1936 - )

Father	William MOLISON ( - )
Mother	Elizabeth Jane CLELAND ( - )

Notes

Marriage

The wedding took place at the parental W. J. McLain home southeast of Brooklyn with immediate relatives and friends present.

Occupation

Iowa Republican State Senator

WILBUR C. MOLISON Grinnell Republican 12th Senatorial District Keokuk and Poweshiek Counties. Born at Malcom, Iowa, Poweshiek county, on December 20, 1902, son of William and Elizabeth Molison. Attended rural schools and graduated from Malcom high school in 1919 and from Iowa State College in 1924, receiving B.S. degree in animal husbandry. Worked as county extension agent in Washington county 1925-1927. Married Miriam McLain of Brooklyn, Iowa, July 6, 1927. Father of three children; Mary (Mrs. Grant A. Finley) of Fort Belvoir, Va.; Mac, an employee of the extension service in Hardin county, Iowa; Robert, a senior at Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio. Engaged in farming since 1928. Owns and operates farms near Grinnell and Malcom, Iowa. Director of Grinnell State bank. Member of Congregational church, Masonic orders, Kiwanis club, and Farm Bureau. Trustee of committee for agricultural development. Director Community Grinnell hospital, Poweshiek county Board Education; member state and county Farm Bureau office. Serving last session of second term in Senate.

Biography

WILBUR C. MOLISON Grinnell Republican 12th Senatorial District Keokuk and Poweshiek Counties. Born at Malcom, Iowa, Poweshiek county, on December 20, 1902, son of William and Elizabeth Molison. Attended rural schools and graduated from Malcom high school in 1919 and from Iowa State College in 1924, receiving B.S. degree in animal husbandry. Worked as county extension agent in Washington county 1925-1927. Married Miriam McLain of Brooklyn, Iowa, July 6, 1927. Father of three children; Mary (Mrs. Grant A. Finley) of Fort Belvoir, Va.; Mac, an employee of the extension service in Hardin county, Iowa; Robert, a senior at Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio. Engaged in farming since 1928. Owns and operates farms near Grinnell and Malcom, Iowa. Director of Grinnell State bank. Member of Congregational church, Masonic orders, Kiwanis club, and Farm Bureau. Trustee of committee for agricultural development. Director Community Grinnell hospital, Poweshiek county Board Education; member state and county Farm Bureau office. Serving last session of second term in Senate.

Endnotes

1. Ancestry.com, online http://trees.ancestry.com, C.A. Blackburn 8429 (), "Blackburn Family Tree," online database, Ancestry.com (http://trees.ancestry.com : accessed 10 Feb 2012). Entry for Wilbur Cleland Molison. Compiled by C. A. Blackburh8429.

2. Poweshiek Historical and Genealogical Society: Poweshiek County Historical and Genealogical Society, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa (accessed 27 Dec 2012). Family Group Sheet for Wilbur C. Molison & Miriam Maxine McLain. Prepared by Patricia Breniman Rowell, Montezuma, Iowa, 2002., , 200 S. 3rd St., Montezuma, IA 20171.

3. Birth Record, Poweshiek Co., IA., Recorders' Office, Book 3, page 328.

4. GEDCOM file submitted by Patricia Breniman Rowell, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa. Imported on 26 May 2017..

5. Ancestry.com, online http://trees.ancestry.com, C.A. Blackburn 8429 (), "Blackburn Family Tree," online database, Ancestry.com (http://trees.ancestry.com : accessed 10 Feb 2012). Entry for Miriam Maxine McLain. Compiled by C. A. Blackburh8429.

6. Iowa Legislature Biography: Wilbur C. Molison, by ; ; , . Online https://www.legis.iowa.gov/Legislators/legislator.aspx?GA=57&PID=1755; ; Printout dated 3 jul 2012, Molison, Wilbur C., "Senator Wilbur Molison," online data, The Iowa Legislature (https://www.legis.iowa.gov/Legislators/legislator.aspx?GA=57&PID=1755 : accessed 3 Jul 2012)..

7. Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934, online \<[Url]\\><, [Cd]><. Hereinafter cited as [ShortTitle]>.

8. Poweshiek Historical and Genealogical Society: Poweshiek County Historical and Genealogical Society, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa (accessed 27 Dec 2012). Family Group Sheet for Wilbur C. Molison & Miriam Maxine McLain. Prepared by Patricia Breniman Rowell, Montezuma, Iowa, 2002., , 200 S. 3rd St., Montezuma, IA 20171.

9. , Montezuma Republican, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa, 930 Park Street, Grinnell, Iowa 50112, "Married McLain-Molison", Montezuma Republican, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA. Dated 14 Jul 1927. Marriage of Wilbur C. Molison & Miriam Maxine McLain. Poweshiek County Historical and Genealogical Society, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa (accessed 27 Dec 201.

10. Marriage Record, Poweshiek Co., Iowa, Recorders' Office, Book L, page 199, No. 7589.

11. Newspaper Article, Montezuma (Iowa) Republican, 14 July 1927.

12. GEDCOM file submitted by Patricia Breniman Rowell, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa. Imported on 26 May 2017..

13. Iowa Legislature Biography: Wilbur C. Molison, by ; ; , . Online https://www.legis.iowa.gov/Legislators/legislator.aspx?GA=57&PID=1755; ; Printout dated 3 jul 2012, Molison, Wilbur C., "Senator Wilbur Molison," online data, The Iowa Legislature (https://www.legis.iowa.gov/Legislators/legislator.aspx?GA=57&PID=1755 : accessed 3 Jul 2012)..

14. Ancestry.com, online http://trees.ancestry.com, C.A. Blackburn 8429 (), "Blackburn Family Tree," online database, Ancestry.com (http://trees.ancestry.com : accessed 10 Feb 2012). Entry for Wilbur Cleland Molison. Compiled by C. A. Blackburh8429.

15. Poweshiek Historical and Genealogical Society: Poweshiek County Historical and Genealogical Society, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa (accessed 27 Dec 2012). Family Group Sheet for Wilbur C. Molison & Miriam Maxine McLain. Prepared by Patricia Breniman Rowell, Montezuma, Iowa, 2002., , 200 S. 3rd St., Montezuma, IA 20171.

16. , Montezuma Republican, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa, 930 Park Street, Grinnell, Iowa 50112, "W. C. Mollison Rites Thursday At Grinnell", Montezuma Republican, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA. Dated 14 Jul 1927. Obituary of Wilbur C. Molison. Poweshiek County Historical and Genealogical Society, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa (accessed 27 Dec 2012)..

17. Obituary Obittree.com, online website, entry for Daniel Guy Fader, d. 12 Jan 2012, https://obittree.com/obituary/ca/ontario/niagara-falls/morse--son-funeral-home/daniel-fader/1095181/, Montezuma (Iowa) Republican, 18 Dec 1969.

18. GEDCOM file submitted by Patricia Breniman Rowell, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa. Imported on 26 May 2017..

19. Poweshiek Historical and Genealogical Society: Poweshiek County Historical and Genealogical Society, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa (accessed 27 Dec 2012). Family Group Sheet for Wilbur C. Molison & Miriam Maxine McLain. Prepared by Patricia Breniman Rowell, Montezuma, Iowa, 2002., , 200 S. 3rd St., Montezuma, IA 20171.

20. , Montezuma Republican, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa, 930 Park Street, Grinnell, Iowa 50112, "W. C. Mollison Rites Thursday At Grinnell", Montezuma Republican, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA. Dated 14 Jul 1927. Obituary of Wilbur C. Molison. Poweshiek County Historical and Genealogical Society, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa (accessed 27 Dec 2012)..

21. Obituary Obittree.com, online website, entry for Daniel Guy Fader, d. 12 Jan 2012, https://obittree.com/obituary/ca/ontario/niagara-falls/morse--son-funeral-home/daniel-fader/1095181/, Montezuma (Iowa) Republican, 18 Dec. 1969.

22. GEDCOM file submitted by Patricia Breniman Rowell, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa. Imported on 26 May 2017..

23. Iowa Legislature Biography: Wilbur C. Molison, by ; ; , . Online https://www.legis.iowa.gov/Legislators/legislator.aspx?GA=57&PID=1755; ; Printout dated 3 jul 2012, Molison, Wilbur C., "Senator Wilbur Molison," online data, The Iowa Legislature (https://www.legis.iowa.gov/Legislators/legislator.aspx?GA=57&PID=1755 : accessed 3 Jul 2012)..

24. Iowa Legislature Biography: Wilbur C. Molison, by ; ; , . Online https://www.legis.iowa.gov/Legislators/legislator.aspx?GA=57&PID=1755; ; Printout dated 3 jul 2012, Molison, Wilbur C., "Senator Wilbur Molison," online data, The Iowa Legislature (https://www.legis.iowa.gov/Legislators/legislator.aspx?GA=57&PID=1755 : accessed 3 Jul 2012)..

25. Iowa Legislature Biography: Wilbur C. Molison, by ; ; , . Online https://www.legis.iowa.gov/Legislators/legislator.aspx?GA=57&PID=1755; ; Printout dated 3 jul 2012, Molison, Wilbur C., "Senator Wilbur Molison," online data, The Iowa Legislature (https://www.legis.iowa.gov/Legislators/legislator.aspx?GA=57&PID=1755 : accessed 3 Jul 2012)..