▁campus ▁of ▁Michigan ▁State ▁University , ▁now ▁Oak land ▁University , ▁with ▁her ▁husband ▁Alfred ▁Wilson , ▁and ▁John ▁A . ▁Hann ah . ▁The ▁new ▁university ▁was ▁built ▁on ▁her ▁ ▁estate , ▁M ead ow ▁Brook ▁Far ms . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Mat ilda ▁R aus ch ▁was ▁born ▁to ▁German ▁imm igr ants ▁in ▁Walk erton , ▁Ontario , ▁Canada . ▁She ▁attended ▁public ▁school ▁in ▁Detroit ▁and ▁then ▁attended ▁and ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁G ors line ▁Business ▁College ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁city . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁she ▁began ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁D odge ▁Motor ▁Company ▁and ▁five ▁years ▁later , ▁she ▁married ▁founder ▁John ▁D odge . ▁ ▁After ▁D odge ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁Mat ilda ▁inherited ▁his ▁share ▁of ▁the ▁D odge ▁Brothers ▁Company ▁and ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁wealth iest ▁women ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁So on ▁there after , ▁she ▁met ▁l umber ▁baron ▁Alfred ▁G . ▁Wilson ▁at ▁the ▁First ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Church ▁in ▁Detroit ▁and ▁they ▁married ▁June ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁Upon ▁Alfred ▁Wilson ' s ▁death ▁on ▁April ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁Mat ilda ▁again ▁received ▁the ▁bulk ▁of ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁estate . ▁ ▁Mat ilda ▁and ▁John ▁D odge ▁had ▁three ▁children , ▁Frances ▁( 1 9 1 4 – 1 9 7 1 ), ▁Daniel ▁( 1 9 1 7 – 1 9 3