"The Weekly Telephone", Milton Junction, Wisconsin, Thursday, Apr. 28 1892, p 5. Mrs. Elizabeth, wife of Ezra Goodrich, was born at Salisbury, Conn., Jan. 18, 1832, and died at her home in Milton, April 23, 1892. She was daughter of Dea. Charles Ensign, of Kirkwood, near Birmingham, N. Y., the youngest of nine children, six of whom survive her. At the age of fifteen she united with the Congregational church, of which she was a faithful member until after her marriage and removal to this town, where she subsequently united with the S. D. B. church. Still later she became a constituent member of the Milton Junction S. D. B. church, of which she was a faithful and beloved member at the time of her death. By her pleasant, unassuming ways she endeared herself in the hearts of all who knew her. She was a devoted wife and the affectionate mother of four children. Such christian patience and fortitude as she exhibited in her last very painful illness is seldom witnessed. The church and community will miss her quiet, kindly presence, her sympathetic words and deeds of love. Her pastor was assisted in the funeral services by Rev. N. Wardner, her former pastor, and Revs. E. M. Dunn and O. U. Whitford. The bereaved family have the full sympathy of a large circle of friends. The funeral was very largely attended. Relatives were present at the funeral from Colorado, Chicago, Rockford, Cartwright, and Janesville. "The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 48, No 18, p 288, May 5, 1892. At her home in Milton, Wis., April 23, 1892, Elizabeth, wife of Ezra Goodrich, aged 60 years, 3 months, 5 days. At about two years of age her father's family removed to Kirkwood, N. Y., and at the age of fifteen, she united with the Congregational Church of that place. For two years she was a student at Alfred Academy, where she met Mr. Goodrich who subsequently became her husband. They at once removed to Milton, Wis., where they were living at the time of her death. Soon after coming to Milton she united with the Milton Seventh-day Baptist Church, and when the Milton Junction Church was organized she became a constituent member, remaining consistent and faithful until called home. She was a devoted wife, and the loving mother of four children. Such Christian fortitude and patience as she exhibited during her last very painful illness is seldom witnessed. But she rests from her labors, and her works do follow her. G. W. H. "The Journal-Telephone", Milton Junction, Wisconsin, Thursday, Jan. 6, 1916, p 1. Ezra Goodrich, for many years a resident of Milton Junction, passed away at his late residence January 1, 1916. For many months he had been in failing health and his friends looked for death to end the pain of the malady from which he suffered so long. Mr. Goodrich was born at Alfred, Allegany Co., N. Y., February 24, 1826, the only son of Joseph and Nancy Maxson Goodrich. Mr. Goodrich has a clearly defined line of descent from William Goodrich who was one of the Pilgrims from England, who also was a lineal descendant of the founder of "Goodrich Court" of the feudal ages. In January 1839, Joseph Goodrich decided to try the fortunes of the west which was being opened up and settled largely by easterners. The section of New York state from which the Goodriches came was a pioneer region so that when settlers emigrated from that portion of the state to Wisconsin, it was only to locate amidst conditions with which they were already familiar. The fates seemed to be against that party of twelve which emigrated from Alfred. The trip was made in the midst of rigorous cold weather, the snow in places being four feet deep. The overland route made traveling slow and extremely difficult. Snow, slush, deep mud, intensely cold weather were obstacles that tested the mettle of the strongest men. After more than a month's journey the party arrived at Prairie du Lac, now Milton, March 4, 1839. As a boy Ezra had to take a hand in the maintenance of the home and to do his share in the manual labors incident to the development of a new country. Thus he was largely denied the benefits of public schools. As he says in his autobiography, "his education was of the rough and ready sort such as he gathered up in practical life." This in a measure accounts for those qualities which were dominant in his after life. He was a man of strong convictions, self-reliant and persistent. Two incidents of his early life may be used to illustrate the last quality. Soon after his father came to Milton Ezra was sent out in search of food for the family. He was gone so long that his mother became worried about him as there were dangers from wild beasts and the Indians which beset his way. But his father said, "Do not worry, Ezra has gone out to secure food and he will not return until he has found it." He did find it but not until he had searched for it at Ripon, Beaver Dam and Appleton. When Mr. J. C. Carr was born, one of the first white children born in Rock County, Ezra was sent to Fort Atkinson to bring the doctor. On his arrival at the Fort he found to his dismay that the doctor had gone to Lake Mills. There Ezra hastened as fast as the bad roads and swollen streams would permit and found the doctor. But the latter hesitated about taking so long a journey under such uninviting conditions. Ezra insisted, however, and even led the way in fording seemingly impassable streams. He successfully accomplished his mission. Mr. Goodrich was a public spirited person, who was actively interested in the public enterprises of the township and county. His father had given generously of land for the cemetery, the Seventh-day Baptist church and a public square. Ezra continued that public spirit in the interests of good roads, a central high school and various other beneficent enterprises. He was deeply interested in the formation and maintenance of Milton College, in 1854 raising the original stock for Milton Academy, one of the pioneer educational institutions of the west and subscribed heavily to the fund. In 1868, upon finding the institution, then advanced to the status of a college, in financial difficulties, Mr. Goodrich again came forward and volunteered relief. Having just completed a new residence, he evolved the plan of holding a big house warming to which he invited the whole community, keeping secret his intentions of calling upon his friends and neighbors for subscriptions for the benefit of the college. There were three hundred guests at the event, all of whom were served at supper at tables seating one hundred and fifty at one time. The supper was followed by music and singing, after which Mr. Goodrich announced the condition of the Milton school and his purpose to raise a subscription among the guests. Other speakers were called upon and Mr. Goodrich opened the list with a gift and a bequest amounting in all to $2,300. The result was that $8,000 were raised on the spot and within a week it had been increased to $13,000, of which $5,000 was for a permanent endowment fund. The citizens of the township honored themselves at the time of the harvest festival one year ago at Milton Junction when they presented Mr. Goodrich with a gold headed cane as an appreciation of his foresight and work as the "Father of good roads." Mr. Goodrich religiously was of the Seventh-day Baptist faith and for a time was a member of the Milton Church. He was twice married. His first wife was Elizabeth L. Ensign of Binghamton, N. Y. Four children were born to them, Joseph C. of Milton, William H., who died March 17, 1915, Mary E. Post, wife of Dr. G. W. Post of Chicago, and Anna S. Davis, the deceased wife of Wm. Davis of Milton. On October 16, 1903, he was married to Mrs. Charlotte Morgan-Little of Milton Junction, who survives him. Funeral services were held at the Milton Seventh-day Baptist church, conducted by Rev. Henry N. Jordan, who was assisted at the house by Rev. Webster Millar and at the church by Dr. W. C. Daland. Burial was in the Goodrich plot in the cemetery at Milton. Those from out of town who attended the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Bliss, Wauwatosa; Dr. Geo. W. Post Sr., Dr. Geo. W. Post Jr., Chicago; Mrs. L. P. Knowlton, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Knowlton, Waterloo; Mrs. Mattie Brand, Mrs. Farmer, Lake Mills; Mrs. Theo. Vandermark, Rockford; Carl Sheldon, Albion; Att'y E. D. McGowan, Janesville. They Came to Milton http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 37, No 15, p 5, Apr. 14, 1881. Mrs. Eliza A. Lewis, wife of Eld. C. M. Lewis, was the daughter of the late Joshua and Sarah Williams, of Verona, Oneida, Co., N. Y. She was born in this town in 1811, and was one of the eleven children, seven sons and four daughters, who attained to manhood and womanhood, all of whom have now passed the river of death, save one brother, David P. Williams, Esq., of their native town. Sister Lewis was converted in 1829, at the age of eighteen years, and about one year later made a public profession in the ordinance of Christian baptism, administered by the late lamented Eld. Lewis A. Davis, and united with the First Seventh-day Baptist Church of Verona. She was married to Eld. C. M. Lewis in September, 1840. In 1847, she moved to Newport, R. I., with her husband, where they remained two years. Subsequently, they spent four years in the pastorates of the Third or Rockville Church, and four years in the First Seventh-day Baptist Church of Hopkinton, R. I., three and a half years in Brookfield, N. Y., with the First Church, one or more years in the Seventh-day Baptist Church of Walworth, Wis., and six years with the Church at Farina, Ill. Upon all these fields, Sister Lewis was an earnest and efficient worker. In the exercise of her rare gift of song, so strong, clear, musical, and cultured, singing the gospel with great efficiency, and by her power in exhortation so impressive and telling, and her earnest and prevalent manner in prayer; and especially by her Christian life, exemplifying the divinity and power of Christianity, she was not only an efficient and honored reaper in the great harvest, but a great helper and coworker with her husband in the work of the gospel ministry. Never having been strong, and of consumptive tendency, her health has often failed under the strain of earnest work, and repeatedly they have been compelled to leave promising fields, returning to their home in Verona, where she has always, under the influence of its retirement and quiet, rallied. For the past year, her decline has been constant. Ten months since, her husband was called from his work in Nebraska, on account of her illness, and remained with her till the last. On the evening of Sabbath, March 26th, 1881, she quietly and triumphantly passed the chilling tide. A very large congregation of kindred and friends testified their regard on the occasion of her funeral, which occurred March 30th, by their presence and the falling tear. We laid her remains in the beautiful cemetery in sight of the old home to await the resurrection of the just. J. C. "SDB Anniversaries 1881-1885", Gen Conf Minutes Sep 19, 1883, p 14. Rev. Charles M. Lewis was born in Madison county, N. Y., Oct. 27, 1818. His father was a member of the Free-Will Baptist Church of Unadilla Forks. At the age of twelve years he went to live with Amos Burdick, on Plainfield Hill, where he laid the foundation of his deep spiritual character. The next year he made a profession of religion, and joined the First Brookfield Church, and in his earnestness and zeal thereafter, followed the sermon on Sabbath day with a stirring exhortation. January 6, 1839, in his twenty-first year, the Brookfield Church licensed him to preach, and though his early education was limited to the common school and one term in the Cedarville Academy, he was thoroughly versed in God's Word, and developed almost an apostolic eloquence. In the spring of 1839 he was settled at Verona, where he was soon after married and ordained, and then began that blessed series of revival services by which so many hundreds were led to Christ and gathered into our churches. His great power lay in that winning manner in addressing the ungodly, in his marvelous power in prayer, and his burning earnestness and simplicity in public exhortation. He loved souls, and could therefore win them. He was much upon his knees, and therefore seemed above all others to prevail in prayer, while his public exhortation seemed set on file of the Holy Ghost. His last, and in some respects his grandest, work was at the First Alfred Church, where he gathered in a great harvest of souls, and developed the activities of the Church in so many ways. He gently passed into the other life Feb. 17, 1883. They Came to Milton http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 78, No 1, p 31, Jan. 4, 1915. Mrs. Myrtle Crosley Maxson was born at Farina, Ill., February 28, 1874, and died at her home near Leonardsville, N. Y., December 12, 1914, aged 40 years, 9 months and 14 days. Sister Maxson made a profession when about thirteen years of age, was baptized by Rev. Charles A. Burdick and joined the Seventh Day Baptist church of Farina, Ill. She was married to Clifford Maxson in 1898, and to them were born nine children, one passing away in infancy. On moving to Nortonville, Kan., with her husband, her church membership was transferred to that place; returning to Farina, she again united there; and on coming to Leonardsville, she here immediately identified herself with God's people and commenced that quiet, meek and patient life that comes only to those whose faith is stayed in the Lord. To know her was to love her, and her early passing not only brings sympathy for the sorrowing husband and children, the aged father and mother, the brother and sister, but, wherever she has been known, there will be sorrowing because of personal loss. During her long and painful sickness, the kindness and help given by neighbors and friends to her and her family was not only appreciated by the family, but was a comfort to her in the last. Funeral services were conducted at her late home by her pastor, assisted by her former pastor, Rev. D. B. Coon, who also assisted at her wedding, and she was laid to rest in the Leonardsville Cemetery, December 14, 1914. J. T. D. "The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 166, No 13, p 15, Mar. 30, 1959. Clifford V. Maxson died at the home of his son A. Russell, at Battle Creek, Mich., on February 27. He was nearly 88 years of age and had been in failing health for the past two years. On February 4, 1898, he married Myrtle Crosley in Farina, Illinois. She died on December 12, 1914. A member of the Nortonville, Kansas, Seventh Day Baptist Church, he was also one of their deacons, having served in this sacred office for many years. He first became a deacon in the Battle Creek Seventh Day Baptist Church. From 1919 until 1952 he was a resident of Battle Creek, then went to love at Chagrin Falls, Ohio, returning to Battle Creek two years ago. He worked as a carpenter and retired from this vocation in 1930. Two of his greatest hobbies were caring for bees and growing strawberries. He also enjoyed flowers for, as he said, "Flowers speak a language all their own." Mr. Maxson was a most devout Christian, an excellent student of the Bible, a firm believer and exponent of the Sabbath, and maintained an active prayer life. He is survived by three daughters: Miss Ina Maxson, Burlington, Vt., Miss Dorothy Maxson, Cleveland, Ohio, and Mrs. Egmond (Bernice) Hoekstra, Houston, Texas; four sons: Rex, Russell, Edmond, and Clarke, all of Battle Creek; one brother, Lyle, of Englewood, Colo.; one sister, Mrs. Alena Bond, of Nortonville, Kan.; thirteen grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. A daughter, Mrs. Emma Shaw of Milton, Wisconsin, died on January 7, 1959. Farewell services were conducted from Farley Funeral Home in Battle Creek by the Rev. Leland E. Davis. Interment will be in the Village Cemetery near Leonardsville, N. Y. L. E. D. They Came to Milton http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 111, No 15, p 456, Oct. 12, 1931. The funeral service for Mrs. Claude L. Hill was held in the Seventh Day Baptist church at Farina, Ill., at the time of the regular Sabbath morning service, September 19, 1931. The church choir sang two hymns, the pastor of the Methodist church at Farina, Rev. Mr. Lyerly, read the Twenty-third Psalm. The bearers were the young men and women of the Christian Endeavor society. The floral offerings were beautiful and abundant. In the afternoon the casket was taken to the railway station attended by a large group of friends, and was accompanied to North Loup, Neb., by the husband, the son Carroll, and by the husband's mother, for burial. Rev. Edwin Shaw of Milton, Wis., at the funeral service spoke the words that follow. [Majority of text omitted here.] Cora Brace Hill, daughter of Ezra and Matilda Larkin Brace, was born in Brookfield, Mo., January 17, 1877, and died at her home in the Seventh Day Baptist parsonage at Farina, Ill., September 16, 1931, at the age of fifty-four years, seven months, and twenty-nine days. Her brothers and sisters were: Fred who died as a boy of twelve; William who was killed in the Philippine Islands during the Spanish-American War; Kate and Nora, who married and died in middle life, the later being a twin sister of Mrs. Hill. She was the last of her father's family. When eleven years of age she went with her people to North Loup, Neb., and that fall entered the public school, graduating at the age of sixteen. That same year she began her experience of teaching school, which extended over a period of four years in the districts known as Manchester, Sand-flats, Rural, and District Forty-two. During her first year her salary was eighteen dollars a month; the last year found her in one of the largest and best paying rural schools in the country. May 31, 1899, she was united in marriage to Claude L. Hill. Four children were born to them - Vivian and Ruth of Farina, Ill.; Carroll of Ashaway, R. I.; and Jerry of Yellow Pine, Idaho. When her twin sister died, a niece, Eva Pierce, came to live with the family until her marriage six years later. After the death of her sister Kate and the establishment of her own home, two nephews, Ward and John Gowen, for various periods of time were also members of her family; and for the last seventeen years of his life her father's home was with her. At the time of her death her husband's mother was a member of the family. When about fourteen years of age she was converted during revival meetings conducted by Rev. E. B. Saunders, was baptized, and became a member of the Seventh Day Baptist Church at North Loup, Neb. In 1921 she went with her husband to Welton, Ia., where he had been called as pastor of the church, and in 1924 again moved to Farina, Ill. In these three churches, to the extent of her ability and until her health was permanently impaired, she served as teacher in the Sabbath school and in the Vacation Bible school, as pianist, and as a member of the choir. One of the great disappointments in her sickness was her inability to attend the church services and to perform the duties which naturally fall to a pastor's wife. [Remainder of text omitted.] "The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 154, No 15, p 174, Apr. 13, 1953. Claude Lawrence Hill, eldest of three sons born to Castello Welcome and Eva Elfreda Davis Hill, was born April 24, 1878, at North Loup, Neb., and passed away at Vandalia, Ill., March 11, 1953. He was not able to attend school beyond the ninth grade but worked as a farm hand, later as a carpenter and blacksmith. While his home was a place of religious influence, the pressures of these years left him rebellious and antagonistic, doubting the very existence and love of God, which in later years he heralded so enthusiastically to all who would listen. On May 3, 1899 he was married to Cora May Brace at North Loup, Neb., by Rev. E. Adelbert Witter. To them were born four children: Esther Vivian (Mrs. George Howard) of Springfield, Ill.; Carroll Leigh of Milton, Wis.; Jerry Will Brace of Randolph, Utah; and Ruth Gene (Mrs. Thurman Barker) of Washington, Ind. There came to North Loup, shortly after the turn of the century, a pastor named Theodore L. Gardiner. He was there less than a year before accepting the editorship of the Sabbath Recorder. When asked what he had accomplished in such a short pastorship, Rev. Mr. Gardiner replied, "I was there long enough to convert Claude Hill." For he was converted, baptized, and became a member of the North Loup Seventh Day Baptist Church. While his interests and posts of responsibility increased through the years, the thread of his new life in Christ was the one persistent and dominant influence that led him, later, into religious work. He was licensed to preach by the North Loup Seventh Day Baptist Church in 1918. For three years he did "outpost" work in schoolhouses, conducted Sabbath school classes, and tried out his persistent call to the ministry. In 1921 he accepted the call to the Welton, Iowa, Seventh Day Baptist Church and sold out his livestock, machinery, and other salable goods. While the words of the Letter to the Hebrews are not altogether true to his experience, nevertheless they express the substance of it: "By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed, and he went out not knowing whither he went ... for he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God." He was ordained to the Christian ministry at Welton, Iowa, on August 10, 1923. In August of 1924 he accepted the call of the Farina Seventh Day Baptist Church. He returned to North Loup as pastor from November, 1936 to November, 1939, coming again to Farina where he served until September, 1952, a total of 25 years. During his years in the ministry he served three terms on the Commission of the Seventh Day Baptist General Conference and was president in 1928-29. During his first pastorate at Farina, his first wife passed away, and on May 28, 1933, he was united in marriage to Hazel Farris. To them was born a son, Theodore Claude. In the twenty years of this union, which were the years of his greatest ministry, he has had the unfailing support of his "second family." He was always active in community affairs, in Bible school, in temperance drives, and was called on for speaking engagements for miles around. He conducted more than 400 funerals. He had a talent for making friends and he had a largeness of spirit and warmth of heart that endeared him to a host of people. But he came nearest to his mission in the pulpit, where he spoke boldly and earnestly for Christ. One of his friends said of him, "He will never know how many people have been helped by his sermons," In the life of Claude L. Hill there is a living commentary - a commentary on the freedom to be found in our land where one may enter into opportunity, and into the freedom we have in Christ. He entered into those freedoms with zest and intelligence, keeping a surprisingly sane and youthful attitude. He said of himself, "I think I have a good education, but it took me forty years to get it." During his last months he said, quite characteristically, "I don't believe I grew old ... I just blew up." He is survived by his wife, five children, eight grandchildren, two brothers, and a circle of friends which extends to all parts of the United States. Funeral services were held in the Seventh Day Baptist Church at Farina on Sabbath morning, March 14, 1953, conducted by his son, Rev. Carroll L. Hill, as suggested by his father. Interment in the Farina cemetery. Lash Funeral Service in charge. - The Farina News - C. L. H. "The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 210, No 12, p 29, Dec. 1988. Hazel Cordelia Farris Hill, daughter of Corder Stone and Mary Catherine Slageley Farris, was born on April 14, 1910, in Marion County, Mecham Township, Illinois. She passed away at the Pacific Care Convalescent Hospital, Morro Bay, California, on September 24, 1988. She was married to Rev. Claude L. Hill in Farina, Illinois, on May 28, 1933. To this union was born one son, Theodore C. Hill of Templeton, California, who survives her. She is also survived by two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Hazel was preceded in death by three brothers, Louis Guy, Jesse Bryon and Francis Marion; and two sisters, Sarah Geneva Clandenning and Olive Cora Parrill. One sister, Dorothy Gail Allrich, may still be living. Hazel was a member of the Farina Seventh Day Baptist Church until it was merged into the Kirkwood Seventh Day Baptist Church in September, 1987. At that time she asked that her membership be retained in the new church in Kirkwood, Missouri. She was a devout Christian. Her son, speaking of her, said, "She was a great lady; not just my mother - she was my friend." After cremation in California, she was returned to Farina to be buried beside her husband. Graveside memorial services were conducted October 9, 1988, by Deacons Leigh Stewart of Kirkwood and Stanley Crandall of Farina. They Came to Milton http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 28, No 43, p 171, Oct. 17, 1872. At Bloomfield, Clinton Co., Iowa, Oct. 5th, 1872, of typhoid fever, Leven Hurley, aged 48 years, 3 months, and 22 days. Bro. Hurley was indeed "a brother beloved" in the church at Welton. He experienced religion in early life, in Logan county, Ohio, embraced the Sabbath, and identified himself with the Sabbath-keepers of that place; moved to Iowa some eighteen years since, and when the Seventh-day Baptist church was organized at Welton, he became one of its members, and by a Christian life gained to himself the confidence and respect of all that knew him, and died "happy in the Lord." He will be much missed by the community who have lost a good citizen, by the church who have lost a wise counselor and an active member, liberal in its support, and especially by his large and reciprocally devoted family. V. H. They Came to Milton http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 50, No 28, p 448, July 12, 1894. In Welton, Clinton Co., Iowa, May 17, 1894, Mrs. Almarine Babcock, aged 61 years, 7 months and 12 days. Sister Babcock was born in Clark Co., Ohio, being the second daughter of Job and Prudence Van Horn, with whom she came to Welton in 1855. In 1860 she was married to J. O. Babcock, who still survives her. Earle in life she gave her heart to God and for nearly forty years was a faithful member of the Welton Seventh-day Baptist Church. She leaves a husband, two children, and a large number of other relatives who mourn their loss, but not as those who have no hope of reunion beyond the tomb. Her pastor being absent, brief funeral services were conducted by the M. E. pastor at the time of the burial, and the memorial services were conducted by her pastor on July 1st and were attended by a large number of sympathizing friends. E. H. S. "Seventh Day Baptist Yearbook", 1921, p 5. James Owen Babcock was born in Clark County, Ohio, October 30, 1838, and died at the home of his son-in-law, Lewis A. Hurley, at Welton, Iowa, January 23, 1921. When he was two years old his parents moved to a farm near Port Jefferson, Ohio, residing there until he was about nine years of age, when they removed to Defiance County, near the fortress of Defiance. In the spring of 1855 they moved to Welton, Iowa, where he made his home until removed by death. Just before the Welton Seventh Day Baptist Church was organized on January 7, 1855, he, with several other young people, was baptized by Elder Lewis A. Davis, thus becoming a constituent member of that church. On April 7, 1866 he was called to the office of deacon, and when the North-Western Association was held at Welton in June, 1869, he and John W. Loofboro were ordained to that office. He served as clerk of that church for twenty years and as corresponding secretary for non-resident members for twenty-four years. On February 2, 1860, he was united in marriage to Miss Almarine Van Horn, who died May 17, 1894. To this union five children were born, three of whom died in infancy. His son, Otis W., of Delmar, and a daughter, Bertha P. Hurley of Welton, with whom he had his home for the last fourteen years, remain to mourn a father who was highly respected by all the community. He was untiring and energetic in what he considered his duty and gave liberally of his means to the church and denomination. They Came to Milton http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders

"The Seventh Day Baptist Yearbook", 1922, p 59. Franklin O. Burdick was born in Lincklaen, N. Y., Nov. 6, 1846. He was the youngest of six children born to Willet S. Burdick and Clarissa Campbell Burdick. At the age of four years, he moved with his parents to Utica, Wisconsin, where he grew to young manhood. He graduated from Albion Academy and later attended Milton College. He took an active part in educational work, both as a teacher, and, for a number of years, as Superintendent of Schools of Dane County, Wis. Doctor Burdick enlisted in the Civil war when he was fifteen years of age, entering as a drummer as he was too young to carry arms. He served with the Fortieth Wisconsin Infantry through the entire war. On Dec. 24, 1874, he was married to Emma E. Crandall at Walworth, Wis. As a licentiate, Dr. Burdick preached occasionally, for the Seventh Day Baptist church at Utica, Wis., during the pastorate of Russell G. Burdick; and later, was called to supply that pulpit. A short time afterward he received a call to become pastor of the church at Scott, N. Y., and was ordained at a Quarterly Meeting and Ministerial Conference of the churches of Southern Wisconsin which met with the Utica church on May 30, 1884. He later served for a time as pastor of the Seventh Day Baptist church in North Loup, Neb.; and for six years was pastor at Boulder, Col. He served as moderator of the church, and superintendent and teacher in the Sabbath school for many years, positions which he occupied at the time of his death. He died at the Boulder Sanitarium on May 18, 1922, after two weeks illness, following a stroke of paralysis. Besides his wife, Doctor Burdick leaves two sons, Dr. J. R. Burdick, of Tulsa, Okla., Linn E. Burdick, of Boulder, Co.; and one daughter, Mrs. Kittie Potter of Scholl, Col. He had been president and executive secretary of the Associated Charities of Boulder for ten years, and was a prominent worker in the G. A. R., of which he was past commander of the Colorado-Wyoming department; and also of the National Lyon Post, with whose work he had been closely associated ever since he moved to Boulder nineteen years ago. He was chaplain of the local post at the time of his death. The death of Doctor Burdick is a severe loss to the city of Boulder as well as to the Seventh Day Baptist church. He was gentle in character, a true Christian, and a public spirited man. He had infinite tact - his courtesy never failed, and his judgment was sure and accurate. He has left an example of good and honorable living and will be missed in all walks of life. "The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 140, No 23, p 471, June 10, 1946. Emma Estella [Crandall] was born July 21, 1856, at Walworth, Wis., and passed away on May 16, 1946, at the home of her daughter at Cedar Grove, Colo. Her husband, Dr. Franklin O. Burdick, was the second pastor of the Boulder Seventh Day Baptist Church, serving the church in this capacity for six years while carrying on his medical practice. Since his death on May 18, 1922, Mrs. Burdick has continued as a resident of Boulder, making her home in recent years with her son Linn. Mrs. Burdick was always active in church and welfare work. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Earl Cruzan at the Howe Mortuary in Boulder. Interment was at Green Mountain Cemetery. E. C. They Came to Milton http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 171, No 23, p 16, Dec. 1961. Matilda Fogg, daughter of Isaac S. and Susan Ayers Fogg, was born in Shiloh, N. J., June 6, 1875., and died at Bethesda Hospital, North Hornell, N. Y., November 25, 1961. She received her education at Shiloh Academy and Alfred University. On April 12, 1900, she was married to Benjamin R. Crandall, principal of schools at Hammond, La. They made their home successively in Hammond, Rawlins, Wyo., Idaho Falls, Idaho, and for twenty-four years at several places in California. Their son, Dr. Burton B. Crandall, of Fayetteville, N. Y., was born at Rawlins. Mrs. Crandall, always busy in church, club, social,and PTA work, placed her home first. She and Dr. Ben made a home for four girls at different times. When prevented from being active in a Seventh Day Baptist church, they took their places in a church of the community in which they lived, at the same time retaining their membership in their home church. In 1939, upon coming to Alfred to live, they brought their letters from the Riverside Seventh Day Baptist Church and united with the Alfred church, in which they have been faithful. She is survived by her husband, her son, and four grandchildren. Memorial services were conducted by her pastor, the Rev. Hurley S. Warren, and the Rev. Albert N. Rogers, at the Alfred church. Interment was in Alfred Rural Cemetery. H. S. W. "The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 185, No 7, p 12, July 1968. Dr. Ben attended and graduated from Andover High school in 1891 and from Bryant and Stratton Business College in Buffalo in 1892. He was graduated from Alfred University with the B.S. degree in 1899 and became principal of the village system, Hammond, La., the same year. On April 12, 1900, Benjamin R. Crandall of Hammond and Miss Matilda Fogg of Shiloh, N. J., were united in marriage. The South proved unfavorable for Mrs. Crandall's health; so, after two years they moved to Rawlins, Wyoming, where Dr. Ben became superintendent of schools. The unusual altitude there was found detrimental to Mrs. Crandall's health; after five years the family moved to Idaho Falls, Idaho. Here Dr. Ben served as superintendent of the city schools for eight years. California was the home of the Crandalls for twenty-four years under most challenging and interesting conditions. Election as city superintendent of San Bernardino came as an opportunity and a challenge. After two years Dr. Ben was offered a position as state supervisor of Agricultural Teacher Training and a professorship on the University of California faculty at Berkeley. Three years later Dr. Ben was tendered the presidency of the California State Polytechnic College at San Luis Obispo, where he inaugurated a forward-looking vocational and technical program. He was later supervising principal of the Wasco Union High School District near Bakersfield where he worked for six years until retirement in 1939. The late President J. Nelson Norwood of Alfred University invited Dr. Ben to establish a Department of Counseling and Placement and to teach some courses in the School of Theology. From 1939 to 1953 he was vocational counselor and placement secretary at Alfred University and lecturer in Rural Sociology and Business Law at Rural University School of Theology. He was sent by the Seventh Day Baptist Missionary Society to make an Educational Survey of Jamaica, B. W. I., in 1947, and as a result of the survey and report, Crandall High School was established in Kingston, Jamaica, being named in his honor. Mrs. Crandall died on Nov. 25, 1961. Dr. Ben is survived by his son Burton and daughter-in-law Carol, four grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, two nephews, and one niece. Funeral services were conducted by his pastor, Rev. David S. Clarke, and burial was at Alfred. They Came to Milton http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders

"The Journal-Telephone", Milton Junction, Wisconsin, Thursday, Sep. 1, 1921, p 1. Again this locality is called upon to mourn the death of an honored citizen in the decease of Nels Peter Nelson. His native home was in Judtland, Denmark, where he was born July 1847. In the spring of 1870 he came to America and in the following autumn settled in Omaha, Neb. While he was living in Denmark, Mr. Nelson became acquainted with Miss Caroline Martenson, who also came to America. This acquaintance ripened into love and on July 1, 1871, they were married in Omaha. The west was emerging from its pioneer conditions. But there were enough of the hardships that go with this settling of a new country to challenge the courage of the will and the sturdiness of the physical powers. The young couple were ready to become a part of the developing, civilizing forces that were to bring a new day into these undeveloped regions. In the fall of 1872 they set out from Omaha by the overland route for the home they were to make at Dell Rapids, So. Dak., Territory. This was particularly an undeveloped region. The trip was made with a team and wagon attended by the inconveniences incident to those pioneer times. The roads were rough, scarcely more than a trail. The journey was slow and tedious. Often the streams were high and boisterous. The deprivations were trying and often could loosen the courage of the sturdiest hearts. But none of these caused Mr. and Mrs. Nelson to lose their courage or faith. Mr. Nelson secured a grant of land from the government and by industry and thrift in which his wife shared an equal part succeeded in establishing a home in that pioneer state. He was always active in the work of the community. He realized the advantages of schools in any locality and worked for the better education of the children, to give them the best that times and conditions could afford. Mr. Nelson was intensely interested in religious and spiritual things. In Denmark he united with the Baptist church. When he came to Dell Rapids he had the Sabbath question constantly put before him by his father-in-law, who was a Sabbath observer. Mr. Nelson began to search the Scriptures to find material with which to refute the arguments for the Sabbath. The more he studied, the less ground he found for his opposition and in 1873 he began the observance of the Sabbath of the Bible. He was one of the seven constituent members of the Seventh Day Baptist church organized by Elder James Bailey in 1877 at Dell Rapids and called the Big Sioux Seventh Day Baptist church. In 118 he was made pastor of the church and continued as its leader until the removal of the family to Milton, Wisconsin, in 1906. Although of a humble and retiring disposition, yet Mr. Nelson was active in helping to promote all projects that were for the betterment of the community. He was a profound believer in God and the effective ministry of Christ. He was a great lover of the Bible. He was a constant supporter of the church and all of its auxiliary work. It was a great joy to him that he and his faithful wife were permitted to celebrate on the first of last July, their fiftieth wedding anniversary. Here, in the midst of the entire family and invited guests, relatives and friends, Mr. Nelson related some of the experiences of their early life on the frontier. Whatever the conditions that they had had to face, they held true to God and right. Eleven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Nelson. Two of these died in infancy and another, Anna, the wife of Joseph Swenson, died at the age of twenty-two. Besides his wife, Mr. Nelson is survived by Alice, the wife of C. Allen Davis, Hannah, Carrie, of Battle Creek, Mich., Charles, Lena, the wife of Byron R. Rood, Martin, of Walworth, Wis., Julius, and Lydia, the wife of R. Vernon Hurley. There are fifteen grandchildren. Farewell services were held at the house and the Seventh Day Baptist church on Tuesday afternoon, conducted by pastor Henry N. Jordan. A male quartet composed of profs L. H. Stringer, D. N. Inglis, W. D. Burdick and Mr. J. H. Lippincott, sang two songs at the church and at the grave sang the beautiful prayer, "After the sowing cometh the reaping." "The Journal-Telephone", Milton Junction, Wisconsin, Thursday, Sep. 4, 1924 p 1. Caroline Olson Nelson, daughter of Martin and Anna Mortenson Olson, was born in Denmark, April 5, 1845. She died at Milton Wis., Aug. 29, 1924. She came to the United States at the age of 24 years. In 1871 she was married to Nels P. Nelson. They made their home at Dell Rapids, S. Dak., and lived there until 18 years ago when they moved and established their home at Milton, Wis. Mr. Nelson preceded his wife in death almost exactly three years, her burial being on the third anniversary of his. Eleven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Nelson. The first and last died in infancy. The second oldest, a daughter, was married to Joseph Swenson in 1893, and died about one year later. The following are those who are now living: Mrs. C. Allen Davis, Mrs. Byron R. Rood, Mrs. R. Vernon Hurley, and Julius, and the Misses Hannah and Carrie, living at Milton; Charles A., Marion, Iowa; and Martin, Walworth, Wis. Mrs. Nelson became a Christian in early life and was a member of a Sunday - keeping Baptist church. About 42 years ago, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson became convinced that Christians ought to observe the seventh day of the week as the Sabbath and to so convinced meant to them to accept it. This they did and after that time they were loyal Seventh Day Baptists. Their home was a devout Christian home, and its influence was such as to establish their children in the same beautiful faith and devotion. A farewell service was conducted at the family home by Pastor James L. Skaggs on Sabbath afternoon, Aug. 30. Music was furnished by a trio consisting of Mrs. J. H. Babcock, Mrs. Clark Todd, and Mrs. J. Frederick Whitford. The body was laid to rest in the family lot in the Milton cemetery. They Came to Milton http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 42, No 37, p 8, Sep. 16, 1886. In the hospital of the Union Pacific Railroad at Denver, Colorado, Aug. 27, 1886, of typhoid fever, Wilbur H., oldest son of J. H. and E. Nellie Titsworth of Pardee, Kansas. The deceased was born in Elmira, N. Y., Oct. 15, 1855. His parents came to this society in the autumn of 1867. In February, 1869, "Willie" was baptized and became a member of the Seventh-day Baptist Church of Pardee. He was a pleasant boy, yielding in disposition and winning in his manners. In 1875 he went to work on a railroad train, and continued in that employment. At the time of his death he was a conductor between Wallace, Kan., and Denver. There appeared no cause of alarm until about thirty-six hours before death. This was too late for any of his relatives to reach him. But he had many friends and was well cared for in that well equipped hospital. The information concerning his state of mind during these last thirty-six hours is quite limited. Yet it comes to his parents that he was conscious and calm until the close. His though turned especially to his mother. His last singing was the song, "A boy's best friend is his mother." "Tell my mother that I thought of her to the last." The exciting scenes of railroad work did not destroy the memory of his religious privileges. He often expressed a wish that he had the same opportunities all the time. At his request the remains were buried at Nortonville. The funeral occurred Aug. 31st. It was a sad day for his parents and for us all. We felt thankful for the holy words: "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble." Psa. 46: 1. S. R. W. They Came to Milton http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders

"The Journal-Telephone", Milton Junction, Wisconsin, Thursday, Mar. 1, 1917, p 1. Jairus Maxson Stillman was born February 20, 1834, in Alfred, Allegany county, N. Y., the third in order of birth of the six children of Maxson and Lydia Chapman Stillman. Lydia Chapman was born in East Hampton, Mass., and her marriage to Maxson Stillman occurred September 26, 1822 at Berlin, N. Y., near which village she taught school. In 1826 they moved from Petersburg to Alfred, N. Y., where Maxson Stillman lived until his death in 1896 at the age of ninety-seven, his wife having preceded him to the grave by five and one-half years. Jairus Maxson Stillman received a good education in his youth, supplementing his district school education with many terms in Alfred Academy, and attendance at Alfred University. He had also become at the age of twelve, the pupil of his father, a superior workman in the trade of Millwright and carpenter, becoming so proficient that he occasionally assumed the entire charge of the construction or repair work of mills of various kinds, and the erection of mills and public buildings. But the young man thus having mastered his trade, had his heart set on another kind of work. The father, a tenor singer of talent, had not only for many years led the choir of the large church of Alfred of which he was a member, but had taught singing schools in many places surrounding his home. His son inherited great aptitude for music, and at the age of ten years could read plain music at sight. He attended the singing classes at Alfred Academy conducted by such instructors as Miss Susan E. Crandall, afterward Mrs. Ethan P. Larkin, Orra Stillman and Darwin E. Maxson. At twenty he was elected leader of the church choir at Alfred, in which position he was very successful. In 1855 he began teaching singing schools in Alfred and vicinity, continuing meanwhile his study of music. From 1854 to 1857 he studied singing and piano in Alfred University. In the summer of 1857 he was a student at Normal Music Institute, at North Reading, Mass., under the supervision of Lowell Mason, G. F. Root and others, and at the same time studied voice culture under Auguste Kreissman, of Boston. During the summers of 1859 and 1860 he attended Normal Institute at Genesee, N. Y., taking pianoforte lessons of T. J. Cook, and voice lessons of Carlo Bassini both of New York. During 1861-62 he studied piano and German at Milton. In the summer of 1870 he attended Normal Music Institute at South Bend, Ind., completing "Bassini's Method of Singing" under Bassini. From 1870 to 1874 he was a pupil of Dudley Buck at Chicago and Boston, in harmony and counterpoint. During 1858-1861 he taught singing schools in Shelby and Logan counties, O.; led the Lutheran church choir at Bellefontaine and the S. D. B. church choir at Jackson Center. In 1862, 1864 and 1866 he was professor of music in Hopkinton Academy, Ashaway, R. I., and also in the winter months taught singing school six evenings a week and at the same time had as many as thirty private pupils. In 1863, 1865 and 1867 he had charge of the musical department of Alfred University. From 1868 to 1885 he had charge of larger singing bodies than before, conducting conventions and institutes. In many towns his conventions were held several times. Those at Clear Lake, Ia., and Ripon, Wis., were state enterprises. The normal music schools with terms of six weeks, in which he was assistant teacher, were held at Goshen and Michigan City, Ind., Wheaton, Ill., Whitewater and Milton, Wis., and Clarinda, Ia. He taught harmony and voice culture as well as chorus singing in these schools. His musical work to this time had extended to thirteen states, namely: Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, and South Dakota. In the last half of the '70s he was a resident of Chicago, where he sang in the choir of Centenary church. He was an associate author of "Good Will for Sabbath Schools," "The Cluster" and "Anthem Treasures." He has also composed a large number of pieces for anthem and Gospel hymn books and a number of songs published in sheet music form. In Chicago he acted as a judge with T. Martin Towne and others, in selecting from 700 original pieces of music, and in critically editing those which should be published in the work called "International Lesson Hymnal No. 1." In 1884 he wrote an article "Church Music and How to Sustain It," which was published in the "Seventh-day Baptist Quarterly." In 1879 he received the degree of Doctor of Music from Alfred University. From 1885 to 1909 he was professor of music in Milton College. When not quite eighteen years of age Mr. Stillman united with the church at Alfred, N. Y., and has ever since retained his membership in that church. He has had charge of the music in fourteen annual sessions of the general conference and in a large number of annual sessions of four associations. Dr. Stillman was also for many years the chorister of the Milton S. D. B. church. The most of his musical compositions were written to fit religious words. Music was his expression of spiritual aspiration. He himself wrote the words of one of his most popular hymns, "I Want to be More Like Jesus." He was sincere and unassuming and drew the affection of those with whom he was associated. Dr. Jairus M. Stillman was a notable figure in the musical world for more than half a century. His reputation and his influence extended far beyond the limits of Milton where he was so long an honored teacher. Through the many songs he wrote and through the great musical conventions which he held in different states his unique personality was felt. For many years head of the music department of Milton College, he left his impress upon this section of the country. Prof. A. E. Whitford, a former pupil of Dr. Stillman in voice culture, in a tribute given at the funeral said in part, "No one can ever measure the work of Dr. Jairus M. Stillman in producing the present high standard of excellence in the music of Milton College. We know it is very great. His tremendous energy and untiring efforts during a long period of years as principal of the School of Music were an inspiration to all under his influence. Because of his work a Milton audience now demands the best grade of music and is never satisfied with anything cheap. All of those who now have something to do with the music of Milton College have been under his instruction and he is ever their inspiration. He was pre-eminently great as a leader of the large choruses and it is in this line of musical endeavor that Milton owes much to him." December 8, 1867, Mr. Stillman married Miss Clara Langworthy, an accomplished singer and pianist, of Potter Hill, R. I. She died March 1, 1869, leaving a child seven weeks old, now Mrs. Clara Stillman Burdick of Milton. There are five grandchildren. He passed away at the home of his daughter in Milton on his eighty-third birthday, February 20, 1917. Funeral services were held in the S. D. B. church in the afternoon of February 24, conducted by his pastor and former pupil, Rev. L. C. Randolph, text, Rev. 5:9, "And they sung a new song." Pastor Jordan offered prayer. The anthem sung at the opening of the service was "Jesus Lover of My Soul", composed by him. The second song was the well known "I Want to be More Like Jesus." The third was "The Beautiful Hills." This had been sun by Dr. Stillman at the last annual concert which he gave as director of music in Milton College. He had sung that song, he said, fifty years before, and he would now sing it for the last time in public. Sung by a choir of his old pupils it was a fitting close to the services held in his memory. The body was taken to Ashaway, R. I., to be laid beside that of his wife. They Came to Milton http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders

"The Ord Quiz", Ord, Nebraska, Thursday, Oct. 8, 1981. Lee A. Farley was born June 13, 1894 near Guthrie, Oklahoma to Edward and Frances Adams Farley and died October 5, 1981 at the Valley County Hospital in Ord, Nebraska at the age of 87. Lee moved with his family at the age of two to southeastern Nebraska near Tecumseh, where he attended rural school. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1917 and served overseas until his discharge in June of 1919. Lee was united in marriage to Edna Douglas in June of 1922. They moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado where Lee learned his life's trade of plumbing and steam fitting. In 1926 they moved to Sacramento, California where he worked until 1947 when he returned to Nebraska to work as a supervisor on construction jobs around the state. His wife, Edna, died in 1929. He was united in marriage to Vesta M. Thorngate December 23, 1952 at Denver, Colorado. They had made their home at North Loup since 1958, except for 18 months in California. He was a member of the North Loup Seventh Day Baptist Church, the World War I Barracks of Redlands, California and the American Legion Post #285 of North Loup. Survivors include his wife, Vesta of North Loup; one daughter, Mrs. Marjorie Smith of North Loup; five grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; three brothers, Edward of Tecumseh, Owen of Hope, IN, and Arthur of Crookston, MN; and three sisters, Mrs. Sue Fuller of San Diego, CA, Mrs. Mae Huston of Hot Springs, SD, and Mrs. Clara Pederson of San Jose, CA, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Edna; two daughters, two brothers, and one sister. Memorials may be given in his memory to the Heart Fund or the Seventh Day Baptist Church. Funeral services were held Thursday, October 8, 1981 at 2 p.m. at the Seventh Day Baptist Church at North Loup with Rev. Larry Graffius officiating. Pallbearers were Elery King, Mills Hill, Russell R. Hill, Sr., Sheldon Van Horn, Udell Williams, and Homer Brannon. Burial was made in the Hillside Cemetery at North Loup with the Ord Memorial Chapel in charge of arrangements. "The Ord Quiz", Ord, Nebraska, Thursday, Apr. 2, 1992, p 8. Vesta Farley died March 27, 1992 at the Valley County Hospital. She was 93. Vesta Mae Farley, Daughter of Herbert and Eva (Mattison) Thorngate, was born August 9, 1898 at North Loup, NE. She attended the Valley County schools and graduated from North Loup High School. She then attended Milton College in Milton, WI where she received a Bachelor's Degree [in 1920]. She attended the University of Nebraska and received her Master's Degree. After serving for 23 years at various schools as a teacher and later as a principal, she retired in 1952. On December 23, 1952 she was united in marriage to Leo A. Farley in Denver, CO. Vesta was a member of the Rebekah Lodge and the Seventh Day Baptist Church. She is survived by a step-daughter, Mrs. Robert Smith of Colorado Springs, CO, five grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, two sisters and one brother. Funeral services were Monday, March 30, at the Seventh Day Baptist Church in North Loup with the Rev. Kenneth Burdick officiating. Jeneane Abel was the organist and John and Ruth Ryschon the singers. Pallbearers were John Ryschon, Homer Brannon, Bernard Dutcher, Merlyn VanHorn, Darrell Cox and Kenneth Williams. The Ord Memorial Chapel was in charge of arrangements. Memorials are suggested to the Valley County Nursing Home or the Seventh Day Baptist Church. They Came to Milton http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders

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"The Ord Quiz", Ord, Nebraska, Thursday, Sep. 8, 1978, p 8. Riley U. Brannon, 82, of North Loup, died August 31, 1978 at the Valley County Hospital. Mr. Brannon, the son of James Andrew and Sylvia E. Green Brannon, was born Feb. 7, 1896 at North Loup. At the age of seven he moved with his parents to a farm west of Scotia, later moving to a part of Green Estates south of the Methodist Church in North Loup. He entered the U. S. Army, Quartermaster Corp. on October 5, 1917 and was honorably discharged March 15, 1919. Riley was baptized by Rev. George B. Shaw in the North Loup River in 1911, becoming a member of the Seventh Day Baptist Church. He farmed with his father until his marriage to Minnie M. Davis on October 21, 1921 at St. Paul. After marriage they made their home on various farms in the North Loup and Scotia areas and settled on the old McCune farm until retiring to the present farm near the edge of North Loup in 1971. Survivors include his wife, Minnie; two daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Lawton, Westerly, RI, Mrs. Neva C. Hunt, Lakewood, CO, two sons, Warren, Freeville, NY, Homer of North Loup; 14 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; one adopted sister, Mrs. Elsie Cruzan, White Cloud, MI. Preceding him in death were his parents and one infant sister. Funeral services were held Saturday, September 2, 1978 at the North Loup seventh Day Baptist Church with Rev. Victor Skaggs officiating. Mrs. Louise Brennick was organist and accompanied a quartet consisting of Philip VanHorn, Dan Richards, Jerry VanHorn and John Ryschon. Pallbearers were Richard Wheeler, William Shobe, Kenneth Brannon, Dennis Brannon, Larry Brannon, Leslie Soper. Interment was in Hillside Cemetery, North Loup. Presentation of the flag was by members of Ralph Rich Post of the American Legion. Ord Memorial Chapel was in charge of arrangements. "The Ord Quiz", Ord, Nebraska, Thursday, Mar. 18, 1993, p 8. Funeral services for Minnie Brannon were held Friday, March 12 in North Loup. She died March 9, 1993 at her daughter's home in Lakewood, CO. The Rev. Kenneth Burdick officiated at the 10:30 a.m. service at the Seventh Day Baptist Church. The organist was Jeneane Abel and the soloist was Phyllis Clement. Pallbearers were Larry Brannon, Allen Swanson, Arden Davis, Rolland Davis, Kevin Williams and Sheldon Van Horn. Burial was in the Hillside Cemetery at North Loup. The Ord Memorial Chapel was in charge of arrangements. Memorials are suggested to the Seventh Day Baptist Church. Minnie Marie Brannon was born March 31, 1900 at Farnam, NE to Ruben and Hannah (Van Horn) Davis and died March 9, 1993 at her daughter's home in Lakewood, CO. Minnie was raised at Farnam. She graduated from Farnam High School in 1919. She received a teaching certificate from Kearney State College. On October 31, 1921 she married Riley Brannon at North Loup. They made their home at North Loup. After the death of her husband, August 31, 1978, Minnie continued to live at North Loup until moving to Denver, CO in 1988. Minnie was a member of the Seventh Day Baptist Church. Survivors include two sons, Warren Brannon of Freeville, NY and Homer Brannon of O'Neill; two daughters, Dorothy Lawton of Westerly, RI and Neva Hunt of Lakewood, CO; 14 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren and six step-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband. They Came to Milton http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 23, No 27, p 107, July 4, 1867. In the Seventh-day Baptist Society, Pardee, Kansas, May 9th, 1867, Dea. Varnum Burdick, in the 64th year of his age. Bro. Burdick became a Christian in his youth, and exemplified the grace of the gospel in his advanced years, by giving up a home of pleasure and profit in Elgin, Ill., and making one for himself and family with us, where they could enjoy Sabbath privileges. He had been a great sufferer from disease for many years. On coming here there was a visible improvement in health. His death was sudden, he having worked the day before he died. Something like an abscess seemed to be the immediate cause. A. A. F. R. "The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 41, No 19, p 8, May 7, 1885. In Carbondale, Kansas, April, 1885, Mrs. Melissa Burdick, wife of Dea. V. M. Burdick, deceased, in the 78th year of her age. She was born in DeRuyter, N. Y., April 26, 1807. She experienced religion in early years and joined the Seventh-day Baptist Church, and continued in that connection until 1868, when she united with the First Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas. She was a consistent Christian woman and a noble mother. The funeral services were held at the family residence at Carbondale, and the remains were buried in the cemetery at Nortonville, by the side of her husband. Her remaining family are Hon. D. B. Burdick, H. W. Burdick, Dr. I. D. Burdick, of Carbondale, and Dr. E. L. Burdick, of California. Her last sickness was borne with Christian faith and fortitude. She longed to meet the dear ones gone before, and the dear Saviour who comforted the disciples with the assuring words, "I go to prepare a place for you." They Came to Milton http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders

"The North Loup Loyalist", North Loup, Nebraska, Friday, Jan. 21, 1927, p 1. Herbert I. Greene, the eldest son of Wells Lee and Lois Davis Greene, was born at Walworth, Wisconsin, April 28, 1859 and departed this life at his home west of the village early Wednesday, January 12, 1927 at the age of 67 years, 8 months and 14 days. In the fall of 1863 he, with his parents, moved to Alden, Freeborn County, Minnesota. Here he remained until the fall of 1877 when the family came to Nebraska, settling first at Columbus and coming to North Loup the next spring where they settled on a farm two miles north of town. March 8, 1883 Herbert was married to Emma L. Brace on the George Larkin farm in the "Big Bend" by Rev. Oscar Babcock. To them were born five children, Mrs. T. W. Greene and L. O. Greene of this city, Mrs. H. R. Van Horn of Riverside, California, Rachel L. who died at the age of 8 years and Emma Leo who lives at home. Besides these, he leaves to mourn his loss, two brothers, Ellsworth of North Loup and Fred of Denver, Colorado. Two brothers and a sister preceded him in death. Many other relatives and friends are saddened by his leave. When Herbert was a boy of 14 or 15 he was baptized by Rev. J. E. Backus and joined the Carleton, Minnesota Seventh Day Baptist church. When he came to Nebraska he joined the church of his faith at North Loup to which he has since remained a devoted member. He was a faithful attendant during good health, always on time and ready to do his part. He was not a natural leader and yet held such positions as Moderator and church treasurer for a number of years. His one great ambition for himself and children was to live a clean moral Christian life. He often expressed his purpose to be honest in his dealings with his fellow men regardless of the cost to himself. He believed in and always sought to practice The Golden Rule. In the early years of the organization of the Modern Woodmen in North Loup he became a member and has continued his relationship to the present. Altho he never sought public office, yet for a number of years he was a member of the County Board. He was also township assessor for one or two terms. He was very much interested in good roads and for some time acted as road commissioner of this township. Mr. Greene would not be considered one of the settlers, yet he may be called a pioneer, coming to the North Loup valley at an early date. In those years he with others spent much time in teaming between here and Grand Island. Except for two years spent in Colorado, he has spent his life farming in this vicinity. For nearly a dozen years he lived on the H. A. Chase farm during which time he bought the small farm west of the village and on which he built in 1909, where he has since lived. About eight years ago he suffered a stroke of paralysis from which he never fully recovered. However, he rallied sufficiently to be able to get about and do some little work in the garden until about two years ago when a second stroke sent him to bed from which he has never been able to rise. During this time he has been nearly helpless and unable to talk. One of the hard things for his friends to bear was that he was unable to communicate with them. He bore his affliction in a very patient manner, yet for some time he has longed to go on where the spirit is not hampered by the ailments of the body. He believed in the mercy of God and looked forward to great eternity which has no sorrow. Early Wednesday morning he passed quietly away and his spirit returned to the God who gave it. Funeral services were held in the Seventh Day Baptist church Thursday morning at 10:30 conducted by Pastor Polan and his body was laid to rest in Hillside Cemetery. G. L. Larkin and wife! of Grand Island son George of Brady were present at the funeral, One daughter, Mrs. H. R. Van Horn, was unable to be here, also his brother Fred of Denver. Most of the other near relatives live in this community and were present as were many sympathetic friends. "The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 135, No 20, p 324, Nov. 15, 1943. Emma L. Brace, daughter of Lucius and Electa Brown Brace, was born at Berlin, Wis., April 8, 1864. She passed away October 4, 1943, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lloyd Lukens, in Battle Creek, Mich. When she was quite young, her father died. Her mother later married George Larkin. Soon after this marriage the family moved to Brookfield, Mo. In May, 1872, when the early settlers were coming to North Loup, the Larkin family came. Mrs. Greene attended the second service held in the community by the Seventh Day Baptists. She with her folks continued attending these services. At an early age she united with the church and has remained a faithful member ever since. In 1937, when she went to Battle Creek, she moved her membership to that church. On March 8, 1883, she was married to Herbert I. Greene. To them were born five children: Mrs. T. W. Greene, deceased; Rev. L. O. Greene, our promoter of evangelism, of Salem, W. Va.; Mrs. Harry Van Horn of Santa Cruz, Calif.; Rachel, deceased at seven years; and Mrs. Lloyd Lukens of Battle Creek, Mich., with whom Mrs. Greene has made her home since the passing of her husband, January 12, 1927. Besides her three living children there remain fourteen grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Mrs. Greene was of a retiring nature, but always attended church, and took part in the women's work of the church and other activities. She leaves many friends, both in Nebraska and in Michigan. Services were held in the North Loup church that she attended for so many years, and she was laid to rest by the side of her husband. Thus another of the pioneers of the North Loup Church has passed to her reward. Services were conducted by the pastor of the church. A. C. E. 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"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 41, No 50, p 5, Dec. 10, 1885. In Whitesville, N. Y., Nov. 26, 1885, of heart disease, William S. Cottrell, M. D., in the 66th year of his age. For some months he had been conscious that his disease might result in sudden death, and he was not disappointed, for his last sickness was short. He met death with composure, feeling his acceptance with God. He was born in Petersburg, N. Y., and while a boy came with his parents to Allegany county. For twenty-nine years he had lived in Whitesville, a practicing physician, and had won many friends by his quiet way and skill in treating the sick. When a young man he united with the first church of Alfred, but on moving to Whitesville, he united with the Baptist church of that place, with which he remained to the close of life. He has left a wife, three daughters, and two sons, one of whom is a dentist, the other a very promising physician. His funeral was held in the Baptist church, and was very largely attended, many having to stand during the service. Thus we buried a man who will be much missed by the community in which he lived. J. K. They Came to Milton http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 43, No 1, p 5, Jan. 6, 1887. Abigail Potter was born Nov. 17, 1823, and died in Albion, Wis., Dec. 23, 1886. She experienced religion when about sixteen years of age under the preaching of Eld. J. Leland Kenyon, was baptized and united with the Second Verona Church in Oneida county, N. Y. Sept 14, 1843 she was married to Alanson B. Lawton. Two children, both daughters, were the result of this union, one of whom (Mrs. G. W. Latta, of Antigo, Wis.) and the bereaved husband survive her. In the year 1848, she, with her husband, came to Wisconsin, where she united with the Albion Seventh-day Baptist Church, of which she remained a faithful, devoted member until removed to the church triumphant. Of her it can truthfully be said, "She hath done what she could." For her "to live was Christ, but to die is gain." The Sabbath school especially found in her one of its most earnest and faithful supporters. From her first connection with it she occupied a teacher's place, and at the organization of the primary department in the Albion Sabbath school, she was chosen its superintendent, which position she continued to hold until ill health made it impossible for her to do the work. But very few of the boys and girls that have grown up in this society, for the last twenty or more years but have been enrolled in her classes, and have been inspired and encouraged to higher and holier ambitions by her teachings and influence. She took a deep interest and an active part in all the religious and benevolent interests of the society. The supreme desire of her heart was to be entirely consecrated to Christ. During her last illness, which was long and sometimes very painful, she was never heard to murmur nor complain, but bore her sufferings with patience and cheerfulness. Prominent among her expressions, during the last days of her sickness, were "victory," "salvation through Christ," "rest, rest in Christ." Her funeral was held at her late residence on Sabbath day, Dec. 25th, attended by a large number of relatives and friends, who will ever hold dear and sacred her memory. S. H. B. "The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 55, No 15, p 233, Apr. 10, 1899. Alanson Billings Lawton was born in Verona, Oneida County, N. Y., in the year 1822. In early life he gave himself to the Lord and united with the First Seventh-day Baptist church of Verona. and throughout his entire life he was one of the most exemplary of men, adorning his profession by "a Godly life and a chaste conversation'" September 14, 1843, he was married to Abigail Potter, who was a companion and helpmate indeed. Her death, which occurred Dec. 23, 1886, was the great bereavement of his life, but which he bore with that submissive reconciliation to the divine will which was one of his chief characteristics. He was the father of three children. The eldest, a son, lived but three months; the second, Rachel Ann, is the wife of Hon. G. W. Latta, who is a successful lawyer of Antigo, Wis.; the youngest, Sadie, died Aug. 25, 1870, in early womanhood. Dea. Lawton came to Wisconsin in the fall of 1848, settling in the town of Albion, Dane County, where he subsequently resided until the death of his wife, excepting a short time while engaged in the milling business at Edgerton. After the death of Mrs. Lawton, he made his home with his daughter, but returning occasionally to visit his old home and friends, and to enjoy the society of his brethren in the household of his faith. Failing health for the last six years of his life compelled him to discontinue these much prized visits. Soon after coming to Wisconsin, he identified himself with the Albion Seventh-day Baptist church, of which he was one of her most earnest and faithful supporters. In 1863 he was chosen to the office of deacon of the church. which position he held at the time of his death, and which he honored as a faithful servant of the Lord, discharging the duties of his office until failing health rendered him incapable. For a number of years he was a member of the Board of Trustees of Albion Academy, serving thereon as Recording Secretary the greater part of the time. He was a wise counselor, a faithful friend, loyal to the church in all of her interests and work; kind, sympathetic, courteous and obliging; a typical Christian; a manly man. His home was a restful retreat, where everyone found a cordial welcome. A good man has gone to a glorious reward, who, with Paul, could exclaim, "I have fought a good fight; I have finished my course; I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day; and not to me only, but to all them also who love his appearing." He died March 19, 1899, at Antigo. Funeral and interment at Albion. S. H. B. They Came to Milton http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 55, No 15, p 233, Apr. 10, 1899. Elisha Coon was born in Alfred, N. Y., Feb. 9, 1816. When about 16 years old he was baptized by Eld. Daniel Babcock and united with the Seventh-day Baptist church at Hebron, Pa. He came to Wisconsin in 1842, and settled near the village of Albion, where he has since had his home. Upon the organization of the Albion Seventh-day Baptist church, he became one of its constituent members, and remained in full fellowship with the church until his death. In the year 1840 he was married to Miss Marietta Warren, who lived but three months thereafter. For his second wife he married Melissa Coon in 1844. She died Aug. 9, 1874. By her he had one daughter, Alice, at present the wife of Warren Ayers. Oct. 6, 1875, he married Mrs. Electa Ogden, who survives him. He died March 20, 1899, being 83 years, 1 month and 11 days old. "Like a shock of corn cometh in in his season," fully ripe and ready for the Master's garner. S. H. B. "The Telephone", Milton Junction, Wisconsin, Thursday, May 23, 1912, p 2. Electa Coon was born at Almond, N. Y., May 23, 1820, and died of a stroke of paralysis at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Julia Fuller, Edgerton, Wis., May 14, 1912, lacking only nine days of reaching her ninety-second birthday. She was the oldest daughter among the twelve children of George S., and Electa Coon. The only survivor is Irene Burdick of Los Angeles, Cal. The family came west when Electra was a young woman; and settled at the foot of lake Koshkonong, Wis. She was married to George W. Ogden February 7, 1842, and they lived in the same neighborhood upon the farm which he took as a government claim, until his death in 1869. Six of their seven children are living, and were present at her funeral services. There are twenty grandchildren and seven great grandchildren, the eldest being fifteen years of age. She was married to Elisha Coon in October 1876 and went to live at Albion. Since his death thirteen years ago, her home has been in Edgerton. She was probably the oldest pioneer woman in this section of the state. She was of the pioneer type, strong and capable, self-reliant, brave and cheery. Mr. Ogden operated a ferry across Rock river in the early days. Their home was noted for its hospitality all through the country. It was a favorable place for the social gatherings of the young people. She was a staunch, loyal Seventh-day Baptist, a member of the Albion church, to which her membership had been transferred from Rock River. Ever since she was three score and ten, a birthday celebration in her honor has been held by her large family group. She is held in grateful and loving remembrance by many outside the family circle. In the personality of this remarkable Christian woman we are linked to the days when Wisconsin was settled, the days of the sickle, scythe and flail, the spinning wheel and the loom, the noble race of men and women who founded what we seek to maintain. The funeral services were conducted at Edgerton by Rev L. C. Randolph. The burial was at Rock River. They Came to Milton http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders

Am sending this only because of the possible connection for someone. Babcock, Charles H. "Chuck" age 78, Burnsville, was gathered home with his Lord August 22 resting peacefully surrounded by his loving sons. Born in Minneapolis Minnesota October 1927, graduated from Patrick Henry High School and served in the Navy from 1945-1948. He returned to Minnesota and joined the Richfield Police department. He later joined the Metropolitan Airport Police department where he retired as a Captain. He is preceded in death by his parents, Edythe & Fred Babcock, brothers Fred Babcock Jr. & Bob Lindman. He is survived by his brother Dean Babcock & wife Aggie and family. He is also survived by his sons, David & wife Judie, Daniel & wife Margaret (Peg) grandsons Adam and Michael, Richard & wife Kathy grandsons Scott and Ryan, Kyle & wife Jennifer grandson Brody, cousins Lori and Marlene. A lover of golf, photography, computers, auctions, dogs and family, his love and strength will endure in the lives of his sons and grandsons. Chuck wanted no funeral, but if you knew and cared for him, a donation to National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund in Washington, D.C. would be appreciated. Cremation Society of MN Edina 952-924-4100 Published in the Star Tribune on 9/3/2006. http://www.legacy.com/StarTribune/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonId=19080699