Who was the father of this Charles C. Broadwater? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Thompson" <Patty125@comcast.net> To: <mdgarret@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 3:21 PM Subject: [MDGARRET] Broadwater (obituaries) > Gustavus A. Broadwater was born September 24, 1845, in Garrett County, MD, > and departed this life October 10, 1901, aged 56 years and 16 days. > On last Friday morning one week he professed faith in Christ and expressed > his desire to unite with the Methodist Episcopal Church, the church to > which > his father now belongs and the one from which his mother took her transit > to > Glory several years in his advance. He was received, then he requested the > Communion, which was administered to him in company of his father and > brother Gilead, his wife and daughter, his sister, Mrs. Augustine, and a > friend, Miss Maust. He spoke fully and freely with respect to his future > hope. He also spoke at another time that he was not concerned about the > things of this world, but was looking forward to the end. He also said a > he > neared life's close, as he spoke to his brother, "We have had our troubles > here, but I am going to a better place than this." > All was well seemingly as his friends went down into the Valley of the > Shadow with him. He was conscious at 11 a.m. and though unable to > articulate > sentences he signaled he was resigned to his fate. > Brother Broadwater quit this life of suffering while the clock struck one. > He gave up his house of clay, passed into the beyond from us. > E. C. BEDFORD > The Republican - Oct 31, 1901 > > Died- November 30th, 1887, of typhoid fever, in Grantsville District, Mr. > Josephus Broadwater, in the 56th year of his age. > The Republican- Dec. 10, 1887 > > Broadwater- Charles C. Broadwater died at his home in Barton, Allegany > County, Saturday morning at 12:20 o'clock, at the advanced age of 87 > years. > His death has [sic] to paralysis. The deceased had resided all his life in > Garrett County until five years ago, when he removed to Barton. The > funeral > took place Tuesday from the M. E. Church, and the remains were buried at > Laurel Hill cemetery at Barton. > The Republican- Nov 18, 1897 > > ====================================== > Looking for your Garrett County ancestors? Make sure to visit us on the > web at: > http://rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mdgarret/ > > ------------------------------------ > If you need help with this list, make sure to email the list > administrator, Sonny O'Haver, mdgarret-admin@rootsweb.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MDGARRET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message