FWD -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Friday, October 01, 1999 1:54 PM Subject: Obit for Wm Barnett in Chester Co, PA-Death date 9/28/1901 >9/29/1901 From the "Daily Local News" > WILLIAM BARNETT >Another very sudden death was that of William Barnett, of Dilworthtown, who >passed away at about 11:10 o'clock this forenoon. The deceased was in his >usual health and was at the residence of a neighbor. At about 10:45 o'clock >he was suddenly taken ill, when his son, Joseph, and his wife took him home. >He was able to walk with them, but had two or three sinking spells and died >inside of half an hour after the first attack. The deceased was 75 years of >age on May 31st last. He was born near Chadd's Ford, DE county, but has >spent most of his life at Dilworthtown. He was a stone mason by trade, but >skilled in dressing stone and worked on some of the best work in this section >of the country. He helped build the Church of the Holy Trinity, of West >Chester, and also some of the buildings at the Normal School, Brandywine >Manor Presbyterian Church, the farm house at Westtown Freinds' School, Mrs. >Biddles' residence in Birmingham, and other buildings of that class. Much >of his life he was journeyman, but subsequently carried on business for >himself for a number of years. Owing to advancing years he had returned and >living quietly in later years. > The deceased was one of the organizers of the Dilworthtown Presbyterian >Church and one of the oldest members on the roll. He married Mary Ann >Russell. Four years ago in December they celebrated the fiftieth anniversary >of their wedding. Mr. Barnett died soon after and now he, too, has passed >away. He leaves to survive him three children, Joseph, who live in >Dilworthtown; Susan , married to Samuel Ash of Philadelphia, and William >Barnett, of Downingtown. He was a member of Upper Birmingham Lodge, I.O.O.F. > >From "Daily Local News" 9/30/1901 > >BARNETT-In Birmingham township, on September 28th, 1901, Wm. Barnett, Sr., >aged 75 years. > >Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral without further >notice. Funeral from his son's residence at Dilworthtown on Tuesday, October >1st, 1901; services at Dilworthtown Presbyterian Church, at 2 pm. Carriages >will meet trains leaving Philadelphia at 8:18 at Westtown, and train leaving >Wilmington at 8;35, at Brinton's Bridge, W. & N. R. R. > >From the "Daily Local news" 10/8/1901 > >The funeral of Wm. Barnett, of Dilworthtown, last week, was very largely >attended. The services, which were held in the Dilworthtown Presbyterian >Church, were conducted by Rev. W. R. Laird, of West Chester, the church at >present having no regular minister of its own. Special music was rendered by >the choir. The bearers were his grandsons. Interment was made at >Birmingham, where his wife was buried a few years ago. > > >Hope someone can use something. There are more to come. > >jeanne >