----- Original Message ----- From: Bill Harbison <harbison@magicnet.net> To: Anne Futch <AFUTCH@prodigy.net> Sent: Monday, December 20, 1999 5:40 PM Subject: Obit for James Johnston Brisbin > Anne, > > My cousin in Philadelphia got this obituary for James Johnston Brisbin > and mailed a copy to me. I don't have the email for the Brisbin mailing > list at RootsWeb right now. Can you send it out? The information in your > system only had "abt 1903" for his death. (Maybe I can help repay > information after all...) > > Thanks, > > Bill > ----- > > Obituary from the Medford Mercury-Citizen, October 9, 1903: > > James Johnston Brisbin, for over 20 years a resident of West Medford, > died at half past ten Saturday evening at his home, 548 High Street, > from appoplexy, having been stricken the day previous. Born in > Boalsburg, Pa, Mr Brisbin received his early education there and was for > a time editor of the Center Democrat, published in that city. He served > in the Civil War with honor, and for some years after the war closed, > edited the Late President McKinley's paper, The Canton Repository, at > Canton, O.He was a close friend of the late President. > > The major part of Mr. Brisbin's life was spent as general agent for the > Midvale Steel Company of Pennsylvania, with offices in Philadelphia. > > Mr. Brisbin leaves a widow, one daughter, Miss Nellie, and two sons, > Edwin R. and William T. Brisbin, all living in the western section of > the city. > > The funeral was held from the late home of deceased at 2 o'clock Tuesday > afternoon. Floral tributes were many. Rev. Judson Van Clancy, pastor of > the West Medford Congregational Church was in charge, assisted by Rev. > Herbert W. Stebbins, a former pastor of the church. > > A detachment from Post 66 [hard to read # in copy] under command of > Vice-Commander Winslow Joyce attended the services and performed at the > grave the impressive burial ritual of the Grand Army, Mr. Brisbin having > been a member of Post 66. Interment was in Oak Grove Cemetery. > > ----- > > This places when he died at October 3, 1903.