"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 145, No 18, p 295, Nov. 29, 1948. Welcome Stillman Wells, son of Adelaide Utter and A. Judson Wells, was born at Berlin, Wis., April 2, 1873, and died at his home in Riverside, Calif., July 27, 1948. He was a member of the Milton Seventh Day Baptist Church and later of the Riverside Seventh Day Baptist Church. In 1915 he came to California for his health. The following year, in August, he was married to Christine Buchanan, who passed away in 1925. The closest surviving relatives are two nephews, N. Wardner Wells of Los Angeles and Edwin F. Saunders of Racine, Wis.; and six nieces: Marie Hills Davis of San Gabriel, Lelia Wells Livingston of Janesville, Wis., Emma Lou Miller, Hayward, Calif., Beatrice Simons, San Marino, Dorothy Owen and Marguerite Anderson of Riverside. Farewell services and burial were at Riverside, conducted by the pastor and E. S. Ballenger, former pastor. L. M. M. They Came to Milton http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders

"The Milton Journal", Milton, Wisconsin, Thursday, Mar. 3, 1904, p 1. The people of Milton were greatly shocked last week by the announcement of the death, at Nortonville, Kansas, of Mrs. Fannie Wells Hills, wife of the Rev. George W. Hills of that city. Fannie Adell Wells was born in Berlin in this state in 1866. She was the fourth child of Mr. and Mrs. Judson Wells, well known residents of Milton. The family consisted of two sons, three daughters, and two sons. Fannie stood at the center, in age of the middle group. They have lived in Milton for many years, and were well known to Milton people. The three daughters have all now passed on to the eternal life. The four sons are still living - two in Milton, one in Hammond, La., and one in Hoquiam, Wash. In childhood and early womanhood, Mrs. Hills was extremely modest and retiring; distrustful of her own ability, she naturally shrank from everything like public notice or public service; but she was also as conscientious as she was modest, and to know what she ought to do was to settle all question about what she would try to do. These qualities greatly endeared her to all who knew her. The same qualities which made the child and young lady attractive, adorned her womanly character with most becoming grace. She was married to the Rev. George W. Hills in 1896, who was then making arrangements for settlement as Pastor of the Seventh-day Baptist Church of Nortonville. She entered most sympathetically into his work, and by her womanly qualities and efficient co-operation in her husband's work, won the esteem of all who knew her. She suffered an attack of the grip early in December last, from which she would seem to recover, and then it would attack her in some other form, and each time it would leave her weaker than before, until it resulted in cerebro meningitis, from which she suffered most severely until death came to her release. Brief funeral services were held at the home church at seven o'clock the following morning, and, despite the early hour and the almost impassable condition of the roads, a large congregation assembled to pay the last tribute of affection to her whom they had learned to love, and to shed the tear of sympathy with the deeply bereaved husband. The body was then brought to Milton for burial where funeral services were conducted by her former pastor, Dr. Platts, assisted by Pastor Crandall, of Milton Junction, and President Daland, of Milton College. A select choir, under the leadership of Prof. A. E. Whitford, sang beautiful and appropriate music, and the precious dust was laid to rest under the drifting snows, in the Milton cemetery. Besides the afflicted husband and other relatives and friends, there is left one child - a little girl about five and one half years of age, to miss her loving care and mourn her early departure. Mr. Hills, Mr. and Mrs. Wells, and the whole circle of relatives, far and near, have the profound sympathy of the entire community. They Came to Milton http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 41, No 41, p 5, Oct. 8, 1885. In Milton, Wis., of bronchial pneumonia, Miss Mary Emma Wells, daughter of Judson Wells, aged 16 years. She was born in Berlin township, and came to Milton with her parents when ten years old. The next year she was baptized into the Milton Junction Seventh day Baptist Church, and continued a faithful working Christian till called to her heavenly rest. She was beloved by all. N. W. They Came to Milton http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders

"The Milton Junction Telephone", Milton Junction, Wisconsin, Thursday, Oct. 26, 1911, p 1. A. Judson Wells died Monday afternoon, after a stroke of paralysis. Mr. Wells was a veteran of the Civil War having served in the Thirty-Second Wisconsin regiment, of which Col. George A. Peck of Chicago was a member. The deceased had been a resident of this village for many years and was highly respected as a citizen and as a neighbor. Since retiring from active business an affection of the heart had been gradually sapping his vitality and for some time he had been quite feeble. He was 79 years of age. Left to mourn his loss are an aged wife and four sons; Dr. W. B. Wells, of Riverside, Cal.; F. C. Wells, Battle Creek, Mich.; and F. J. and W. S. Wells of Milton. The funeral services were held this afternoon from the Milton S. D. B. church, Rev. L. C. Randolph, officiating. The G. A. R. and W. R. C. attended the funeral in a body and the former conducted the services at the grave. Interment was made at Milton cemetery. "The Journal-Telephone", Milton Junction, Wisconsin, Thursday, June 8, 1916, p 1. Adelaide Elizabeth Utter was born on Markham's Mountain, in the town of Plainfield, N. Y., May 26, 1835. She was the oldest of four children born to John and Ann Bloodgood Utter. The brother, DeEsting Utter, lives at Watertown, N. Y. The only survivor among the three sisters is Mary, the youngest, the wife of Eli Kellogg, of Adams, N. Y. She attended DeRuyter Institute and there met Adoniram Judson Wells to whom she was married June 6, 1854. For two years they lived on a farm near Sackets Harbor, N. Y. They moved west in the spring of 1856 and settled in Berlin, Wis. During one winter of the three years her husband served in the army she lived with her father. Aside from this, her home was continuously at Berlin until 1880 when the family moved to Milton to provide educational advantages for the children. Four sons were born to them, all of whom are living, Frank Wells of Milton, Fremont, Welcome and Will, residing in Riverside, Cal. She passed through great sorrow in the loss of her three daughters, Mrs. Addie Babcock, Mrs. Fannie Hills and Emma who passed away in young womanhood. There are eight living grandchildren, the eldest of which is Principal Edward Saunders of Lodi, Wis. There are two great-grandchildren. She was baptized in early life and joined the Hounsfield S. D. B. church. Her religion was a vital force in her life, making her unselfish, kindly, gentle and helpful. She was an inspiration to her children. In the words of one of them, "Anything we may have accomplished is due to her." A mother is usually brought into closer relations with the children than anyone else. This was especially true here. She was the mainspring of their development. She was not self assertive, but quietly persisted in keeping those she loved true to the higher aims of life. Her voice had a kindly tone, an expression of the spirit within. "If mother ever said an unkind word to any of us," says one of the boys, "I do not remember it." "She threw out a protecting line round everyone to shield them from harsh words or feelings." Although living such a busy life in her home she had time to help others, and always seemed glad to have the opportunity. The memory of her sweet, gentle spirit is a benediction. Since the death of her husband in 1911 Mrs. Wells has remained in the old home with her son Welcome. Over a year ago they went to Riverside, Cal., where she was in the household of her son Dr. Will Wells. She enjoyed the automobile rides and the companionships there, but as the shades of evening drew on her heart turned back to the old home, and it seemed good to her to be surrounded again by the old friends of Milton. On the Friday before her death she received a large number of birthday postcards which she prized very much. She passed away May 29. Funeral services were held at the home of her son, Frank J, Wells, and in the S. D. B. church June 2, conducted by Pastor L. C. Randolph. His text was Prov. 31: 26. "And in her tongue was the law of kindness." Among the songs sung by the quartet was "Asleep in Jesus," sung many times by her on similar occasions. Asleep in Jesus, Peaceful rest. Whose waking is supremely blest! No fear, no woe, shall dim that hour That manifests the Saviour's power. They Came to Milton http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders

"The Milton Journal", Milton Wisconsin, Thursday, July 1, 1909, p 1. The unexpected death of Mrs. Geo. Coon of College Street of this village, which occurred about midnight Monday night, June 28th, was a great shock to the people of Milton. She was in her usual health, so far as any of the family knew up to the evening of her death, when what for a moment seemed to be a serious accident to her little grandson, produced a nervous shock, from which she failed to rally. Mrs. Coon was the youngest child of Mr. Jacob Burdick of the Town of Brookfield, Madison County, New York, where she was born March 12, 1830. An older sister (half sister) was the mother of Mr. Ira J. Ordway, of Chicago. She was the last of her family to answer the call home. She was married to Mr. Geo. Coon, in Brookfield March 27, 1861, Elder Stephen Burdick officiating. To them were born five children - 3 daughters and 2 sons, all of whom survive her. Two of the daughters, - Mrs. Serle and Mrs. Wetmore live at Fairfield on Rock Prairie, and one, Miss Nettie, has remained at home with the father and mother. The oldest son, Charles D., for some time a teacher in Chicago, is now a business man in California, and the youngest son, Floyd T., is a well known business man in Milton. In 1891, Mr. and Mrs. Coon came with their family to Wisconsin and lived two years at Fairfield, after which they came to Milton where they have since lived. When a girl of 16 years Mrs. Coon professed her faith in Christ and was baptized by Eld. Charles M. Lewis, uniting with the First Seventh-Day Baptist Church of Brookfield in the Village of Leonardsville. On their settlement in Milton, with others of the family she transferred her membership to the church of the same faith, of which she has remained a loyal member. Funeral services this (Thursday morning July 1) morning, at 10 o'clock, at her late home on College Street, conducted by her Pastor, Dr. Platts. Burial in the Milton cemetery. "The Journal-Telephone", Milton Junction, Wisconsin, Thursday, Jan. 23, 1919, p 1. George Coon was the son of Thomas and Susan (Bliss) Coon and was born at Richmond Hill, near DeRuyter, Madison County, New York, March 17, 1829. He died in Milton on January 19, and would therefore have been ninety years old if he had lived till next March. He was of an enduring physical frame, though not apparently a very robust man. His tenacity of life, evinced in his last sickness, was remarkable. Mr. Coon's father and mother came from Rhode Island to New York fifteen years or thereabouts before his birth. Their migration was also their wedding journey, and they made it mainly by boat and on horseback. They traveled up the Hudson River by boat to Albany and rode on horseback from Albany to the place where they settled. George was the tenth of twelve children born to his parents. His early life was spent in Madison County, and on March 27, 1861, he was married to Cordelia Burdick at Leonardsville, N. Y. Thirty years later, in the spring of 1891, at the age of 62, he was baptized on the same day with his son Floyd, then a lad of fifteen. Mr. and Mrs. Coon lived in Leonardsville for thirty years, and in 1891 they moved to Wisconsin. They settled on Rock Prairie, where they lived for two years. At the end of that time, in 1893 they moved to Milton, and in September of that year they united with the Seventh-day Baptist church at Milton, of which they remained members as long as they lived. Mrs. Coon died June 28, 1909, and from that time Mr. Coon was in relatively feeble health and lived in Milton with his daughter Nettie, whose tender care and solicitude were given to her father with unremitting zeal until his death. To Mr. and Mrs. Coon were born five children, all of whom are still living: Charles D. Coon, of Riverside, California; Grace E. (Mrs. Earl) Wetmore, who lives on Rock Prairie; Nettie A. Coon, of Milton; Clara M. (Mrs. Stephen D.) Searle, who lives at Fairfield, Wis.; and Floyd T. Coon, of Milton. Mr. Coon was very modest and unassuming, thoughtful, and of a quiet disposition, kindly in manner and simple in his tastes. He was cherished as a loved friend by all who came to know him. Through his nature, though not always known by strangers, there ran a vein of genial humor. His Christian faith, once confessed, remained always unshaken. Funeral services were held at his late residence in Milton, on Tuesday, January 21, conducted by President Daland. Interment was made in the village cemetery at Milton. They Came to Milton http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders

"The Journal-Telephone", Milton Junction, Wisconsin, Thursday, Apr. 29, 1915, p 1. Stephen C. Saunders was born at Alfred, N. Y., January 28, 1833, one of the family of six boys and three girls that grew to maturity in the home of Jesse and Esther Coon Saunders. The only survivors today are Duty Saunders of Gentry, Ark., and Mrs. Eliza [Orcelia] Main of Albion, Wis. The family moved west when Stephen was eight years old. Jesse Saunders left his family in the neighborhood of Milton for a few months while he built a log house on the tract of land which he had bought where the village of Albion now stands. The stream that runs through the village still bears his name, "Saunders Creek." Mr. Saunders next built and operated a store. Then he built a tavern which he conducted for several years. There were only four families in the township when his family became the first settlers of the village, but the store and the tavern were on the old territorial road and there were many travelers. People looking for land were always welcome. As the neighborhood filled up, friends would drop in of an evening and enjoy the pumpkin pies, cheese and other good things made by the capable hands of Mrs. Saunders. In such a pioneer life Stephen grew up and had his full share of its activities. Industry was a settled habit of his life. His father was a great builder and a promoter of good things in the community. In 1843-4 a village school building was erected by voluntary contributions of the Seventh-day Baptists. In 1854 Albion Academy and Normal Institute was built. Jesse Saunders gave a large part of the land used for the campus, Stephen Saunders was then twenty-one. He helped erect the buildings and afterward attended the school. There was sometimes an attendance of three hundred pupils and the influence of this pioneer institution was widely felt. The church worshipped in this building until the church building was erected in 1861. We have reason to bring these facts to the mind of the present generation that we may remember our debt to those who have gone before us. The culture, education and morality of today have not come by chance. "Other men labored and we were entered into their labors." Stephen Saunders drove an ox team, cradled grain, made trips to Milwaukee with wagon loads of grain, and in other ways took part in that early life which to most of us is in the twilight glamour of long ago, but was to him a vivid memory. He was married to Miss Helen [Julia] Lilly January 1, 1857. They have enjoyed a wedded companionship of fifty-eight years. Their first child died in babyhood. Wilmer, George and Mrs. Helen Kelly have been the comfort of his declining years. There are two grandchildren. With the exception of two and a half years spent in Minnesota he lived in Albion until about thirty years ago when he moved to the neighborhood of Milton. For the past twenty years he has lived in this village. He was baptized when thirty years of age by Elder Joshua Clarke and joined the Albion S. D. B. church. His religious life was practical. In the hymn: "So let our lips and lives express The holy Gospel we profess." his emphasis was on the "life." One who has known him since boyhood says, "He was a first class man." His mother was a woman of beautiful spirit and Stephen is said to be much like her. He was friendly and companionable, and, in spite of the extreme deafness which afflicted him in late years, he took much comfort in companionship with others. A neighbor says, "He seems like a father to us. He would often come over to visit, and brought us baskets and baskets of vegetables." He had a quaint humor all his own and a rare smile. When preparing for the Old Folks Day in 1914, the pastor came to ask him the reason he had lived to such an advanced age. He refused to take any credit for the good care he had taken of himself or for habits of industry which he had practiced. He had unexpected answers which would often cause a smile, but out of the conversation valuable suggestions were gleamed. "Steady work is the best thing for a man, if he doesn't overdo. I notice that when a man sells his farm, moves into town, and doesn't do anything, he doesn't last long. I never ran around much nights. Its a good plan for the younger generation to learn from the older ones and not think they know it all." He has been seriously affected by articular rheumatism for many years, but he still managed to be busy at gardening and strawberry raising. One of the berry pickers says, "We used to pick along the row together. He would laugh and say "I can't pick half as many as you can, but I keep at it." I would ask him if his arms did not ache. 'O, some, but what's the use of complaining.' I never heard him find fault." To do one's work bravely and cheerfully, to make those about happier and the world a bit brighter, is a worthy aim for any life. He passed away after an attack of the grip April 24, 1915. Services were conducted at the home April 26, Pastor Randolph's text being John 4-38. The college male quartet sang his two favorite songs: "Hoe Sweet Home" and "Tis I, be not afraid." The burial was in Milton cemetery. A large number of people from out of town were in attendance at the services. L. C. R. "The Milton Junction Telephone", Milton Junction, Wisconsin, Thursday, Mar. 22, 1934, p 1. Mrs. Stephen Saunders died Monday morning, March 19, at her home in Milton. Had she lived until May 30, she would have been 100 years old. Julia Lilly, daughter of Shubel and Nancy Bailey Lilly, was born May 30, 1834, in Oneida county, N. Y. When she was two years old, the family moved to a farm in Steuben county. Her mother died when she was eight years old and four years later her older sister married, leaving the twelve year old Julia to keep house for her father and two brothers. Four years later her father and family came to Wisconsin and settled in Dodge county, near a town called Oak Grove. Her father died two years later and the following year she went to Albion to live with a married sister. On January 1, 1857, she was married to Stephen Saunders of Albion and they spent most of their married life in or around Albion and Milton. Four children were born to them: Luther C., who died at the age of 1 year; Wilmer J., George H., and Mrs. Helen Kelly all of Milton, who survive. Mrs. Saunders was the last of her father's family, two brothers and two sisters having preceded her. Mrs. Saunders joined the Seventh Day Baptist church at Albion in her youth and always kept up her interest in religious and civic affairs until the last two months when failing eyesight kept her from her great pleasure of reading and knitting. Although unable to leave the home for many years, she had a host of friends who visited her frequently and will miss her. The funeral will be held this Thursday, March 22, p.m. at the home of W. J. Saunders, the Rev. Edwin Shaw and Rev. Carroll Hill officiating. Interment will be in the Milton cemetery. The pallbearers will be her sons Wilmer and George, her grandson Jesse and her only nephew Halbert Lilly of Albion. They Came to Milton http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 43, No 16, p 8, Apr. 21, 1887. In Petersburg, N. Y., April 11, 1887, Mrs. Fanny Wells, wife of Daniel Lee Wells, in the 73d year of her age. The deceased in early life, was hopefully converted to Christ, and with her husband joined the Seventh-day Baptist Church of Petersburg, of which she remained a consistent member till the church became extinct, and never united with any other church. Poor health and the long distance from any place of worship, of a people of like faith, have for a long time deprived her of the privilege of attending divine worship, except at long intervals. She has left with her friends the consoling hope that the change through which she has passed is to her a great gain. She leaves a husband in an enfeebled state of health, and a daughter to mourn their loss. B. F. R. "The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 43, No 37, p 5, Sep. 15, 1887. In Petersburg, N. Y., Aug. 16, 1887, of a lingering disease, Mr. Daniel Lee Wells, in the 75th year of his age. He had been in poor health for a long time, but since his wife died in April last, he sank rapidly down until death came to his relief. He was converted to Christ in early manhood, and united with the Seventh-day Baptist Church at Petersburg, and held an official position therein at its disorganization. But throughout these years he maintained a Christian walk, and died in the hope of a better resurrection. He leaves a daughter to trend her lonely way the remainder of life's journey. B. F. R. They Came to Milton http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders

"The Milton Junction Telephone", Milton Junction, Wisconsin, Thursday, Oct. 28, 1937, p 1. Algernon Lawrence Whitford was born in Albion, Wisconsin, March 25, 1849, and died at his home in Milton, October 25, 1937, at the age of 88 years and 7 months. He was the eldest of four sons born to William Asa and Jane Elizabeth Barker Whitford. Algie, as he was called, was only a boy of seven when his father died and he had to take a large share of the responsibility in caring for the younger children, while his mother worked to support the family and pay for her farm home. He grew to manhood on this farm near Albion. On December 31, 1872, he was married to Miss Vernette Woolworth of Albion. The following spring he and his wife drove with a team and covered wagon to the North Loup valley in central Nebraska. They took a homestead in Greeley county, a part of which is the present village of Scotia. They were a part of the Seventh Day Baptist colony that settled the North Loup valley. After three years in Nebraska they moved back to Albion, to take charge of his mother's farm. In 1903 Mr. Whitford and his family bought a farm near Milton Junction where he lived until 1922 when he gave up active farming and moved to Milton Junction. Since 1934 they have lived in Milton. Mr. Whitford united with the Seventh Day Baptist church at Albion when a young man. When he moved to Milton Junction he transferred his membership to this church where he remained a faithful member. Mr. Whitford is survived by his wife; seven children, Mrs. H. E. Thomas, Milton; Harold E., and Kenneth D., Albion; Warden W., Indian Ford; Mrs. F. C. Vincent, Milton Junction; Elmer W., Lincoln, California; and L. Beryl, Milton Junction; twenty-two grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. He is also survived by one brother, De Forest, now living in Rochester, New York. A son, Charles died in infancy and another son, Hugh A., died in 1931. Last New Years Mr. and Mrs. Whitford celebrated the sixty-fourth anniversary of their marriage at their annual family reunion. Two weeks ago last Sunday they attended another reunion at the home of Kenneth in Albion when their son Elmer and wife of Lincoln, California were here. Funeral services were held in the Seventh Day Baptist church in Milton Junction, Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. with the Rev. J. F. Randolph officiating. Burial was in the Evergreen cemetery at Albion. The pallbearers were Elam Coon, Harry Green, Edward Hull, Byron Coon, Milton Babcock and George Walters. "The Janesville Daily Gazette", Janesville, Wisconsin, Wednesday, June 26, 1940, p 7. Milton - Mrs. A. L. Whitford, 88, died at 5:30 Tuesday afternoon in the home of her daughter, Mrs. T. E. Thomas, Milton, after an illness of several months. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Thomas, Milton and Mrs. F. C. Vincent, Milton Junction; and five sons, H. E. and K. D. both of Albion, W. W. of Indian Ford, L. B., Milton Junction, and E. W. Whitford, Lincoln, Calif. Her husband preceded her in death on Oct. 25, 1937. Mrs. Whitford lived for many years at Albion, and later at Milton Junction, more recently she had lived in Milton and since the death of her husband had lived with her daughter. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Seventh Day Baptist church, Milton Junction, and burial will be in Albion cemetery. Friends may call at the Gray and Albrecht funeral home in Milton Junction Wednesday evening. They Came to Milton http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders

"The Milton and Milton Junction Courier", Milton Junction, Wisconsin, Thursday, Nov. 16, 1950, p 3. Mrs. Nettie M. Brown West was born June 17, 1859, at Brookfield, N. Y., the third child of Robert W. and Ann L. Newton Brown. The family moved to Utica, Dane county, Wis., in 1864 where Nettie grew to womanhood. Her mother died in 1867 leaving four children. Her father and two brothers died during the year of 1925, and a half-sister and a half-brother have also gone on. Her sister Hattie, who became the wife of Allen B. West, died at their Milton Junction home in 1939. The younger half-sister, Mrs. Martha Anderson survives. After some years, her father sold the Dane county farm and moved to Hebron, Ill. Nettie was married to W. Leman West in 1881 and they lived on the farm where she had grown up. To this union were born two daughters, Mabel L., and Anna M. Shortly before his death in 1891, Leman bought a lot for a home in Milton Junction. Nettie went on with his plans and built a home on Madison avenue next to that of her father-in-law, William B. West, who had sold his farm in Utica and entered the lumber business at Milton Junction. Mrs. West was connected with the West Lumber company for about fifteen years and older people in the community will remember her as she helped to figure estimates on construction work. She was also active in church work, being especially interested in promotion of the Junior Christian Endeavor society. The home was sold when her daughter [Anna] went to China as a missionary. Mrs. West spent some of the following years in New York City while Mabel was attending Columbia University, at Salem, W. Va., where Mabel was teaching, and in Milton where she helped to care for her invalid father. In 1919 she went to China to be with Anna, and the following year, Mabel also went to China in the same mission school where her sister was teaching. In Shanghai, Mrs. West was active in the Community church of which she and Anna were charter members. Her work in the Bible school and Woman's auxiliary of that church gave her interests that continues to the last. Although she never learned to converse in Chinese, she had many friends among the teachers and the pupils in the mission school. She was always ready to assist in relief work and she made many little garments on her sewing machine. Her Chinese friends honored her on more than one occasion, two of which were her 80th and 90th birthdays, the later only a few months before she returned to this country. Anna died after the beginning of World War II. Mrs. West decided to stay in China even though there was an opportunity for her to return to the United States. Then she and Mabel with many others were taken to a concentration camp where she was an example of cheerful helpfulness. While others grumbled at their fate, she always found something to do. Her health was none too good after the camp experience, and as Mabel had a broken hip, it seemed best for them to leave for America before the Communists reached Shanghai. They arrived in Milton during the early part of 1949 and for several months made their home with Mrs. West's sister-in-law, Mrs. Willard D. Burdick, and her niece Marjorie. A year ago, she went to live with her sister, Mrs. Martha Anderson, at whose home she died on the evening of November 1, after several months of poor health. Mrs. West leaves her daughter, Mabel, her sister, Mrs. Anderson, her sister-in-law, Mrs. Willard D. Burdick, nine nieces and nephews, several grand nieces and nephews, and a multitude of friends around the world. Funeral services were held Saturday, Nov. 4, in the Milton Junction Seventh Day Baptist church, with the Rev. Kenneth Van Horn officiating. Pallbearers were Leland Shaw, Elston Shaw, Leland Skaggs, Paul Green, David Sung, and Ross Coon. They Came to Milton http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders

"The Milton and Milton Junction Courier", Milton, Wisconsin, Thursday, June 14, 1962, p 1. Mrs. Byron Rood, 80, Milton, passed away Tuesday, June 12, at 3:30 a.m. in Edgerton Community Hospital, following a short illness. Services were to be held today, Thursday, June 14, at 2 p.m. in the Seventh Day Baptist Church, Milton, with D. Nelson Inglis officiating in the absence of her pastor, Rev. Elmo F. Randolph, with burial in Milton Cemetery. Pallbearers are: Franklin Bradley, Robert Hurley, Erlo Nelson, Forrest Branch, Herbert Crouch and Theron Ochs. The daughter of N. P. and Caroline Olson Nelson, she was born Sept. 30, 1882, at Dell Rapids, S. D. She was married to Byron Rood on July 6, 1903 in South Dakota. After their marriage they moved to Milton where they have since resided. She was a member of the Seventh Day Baptist Church, Milton. Surviving are her husband; one daughter, Nelsie, at home and one son, Leman, at Edgerton; three sisters, Mrs. Carrie Frederick, Gentry, Ark., Mrs. Lydia Hurley, Madison, and Miss Hannah Nelson, Milton; three brothers, Julius and Charles of Milton, and Martin of Lima Center; six grandchildren, and four great grandchildren. One son, Edward, and a sister, Mrs. C. A. Davis, preceded her in death. "The Milton Courier", Milton, Wisconsin, Thursday, May 23, 1974, p 16. Byron R. Rood, 95, of 614 College St., longtime area resident, died Friday morning, May 17 in Mercy Hospital, Janesville, where he was admitted after taking a fall in his yard Wednesday afternoon. He was born Oct. 2, 1878 at North Loup, Nebraska and had lived in the Milton area since 1899. He attended Milton Academy and while a student sang with the school's gospel group. He was married to Lena Nelson July 6, 1904 at Dell Rapids, South Dakota and the couple farmed in the area until 1925 when they moved to Milton. For forty years prior to retirement, Mr. Rood was a meat cutter in Milton stores. He was a member of the Milton Seventh Day Baptist Church. Surviving are a son, Leman of Edgerton; a daughter, Miss Nelsie Rood with whom he resided; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Martin Nelson and Miss Elsie Rood, both of Milton, and Mrs. Charles Harmon, Beaver City, Nebraska. He was preceded in death by a son, Edward, in 1960 and his wife in 1962. services were held at 2 p.m. Monday, May 20 at the church, Rev. Earl Cruzan officiating. Burial was in Milton cemetery with Erlo Nelson, Dr. Forrest Branch, Leland Skaggs, Charles Williams, Herb Crouch and Ken Ochs as pallbearers. They Came to Milton http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders

"The Milton and Milton Junction Courier", Milton Junction, Wisconsin, Thursday, Sep. 16, 1965, p 5. Funeral services for Martin L. Nelson, 81, Lima Center, were held Tuesday, Sept. 14, at 2:30 p.m. in the Milton Seventh Day Baptist Church, the Rev. Elmo Fitz Randolph officiating. Burial was in the Milton Cemetery. Mr. Nelson, a retired farmer and resident of the village of Lima Center since 1957, died at 6 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 12, in Edgerton Memorial Hospital following an illness of several months. Born Jan. 27, 1884, in Dell Rapids, S. D., he was the son of N. P. and Caroline Olson Nelson. He came to the Milton area with his family in 1906. He was married to Esther R. Rood in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Rood, in North Loup, Neb., March 24, 1909. The couple observed their 55th wedding anniversary in March 1964. He farmed most of his life, moving to the Sharon, Wis. - Capron, Ill. area in 1918 where he resided until retiring in 1957 and moving to Lima Center. He was a member of the Milton Seventh Day Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Max (Clara) Basler of Wisconsin Rapids, and Mrs. Ray (Virgie) Johnson of Cushing, Wis.; 10 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two brothers, Charles and Julius, both of Milton; and two sisters, Mrs. Carrie Fredericks of Milton, and Mrs. Lydia Hurley of Madison. A daughter, Julia, and four sisters predeceased him. "The Milton Courier", Milton, Wisconsin, Thursday, June 9, 1988, p 24. Esther Nelson, age 105 1/2, died Wednesday, June 1, at Cedar Crest Nursing Home where she had resided for several years. Mrs. Nelson was born Nov. 16, 1882 in North Loup, Nebraska, the daughter of Charles and Rosa Rood. She married Martin Nelson on March 24, 1909. He died October 12, 1965. They farmed all their life until he retired to Milton. She was a member of the Milton Seventh Day Baptist Church. Mrs. Nelson is survived by two daughters, Clara Basler of Wisconsin Rapids, and Virgie Johnson of Cushing; one sister, Eunice Harman of Beaver City, Neb.; nine grandchildren; 23 Great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter and a granddaughter. A memorial service will be held Saturday, June 11 at 2:30 p.m. in the Seventh Day Baptist Church. Rev. Don Sanford will officiate. They Came to Milton http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 65, No 21, p 668, Nov. 23, 1908. At the Nugent Sanitarium, Milwaukee, Wis., Mrs. Harriet Bishop Babcock, aged 53 years, 11 months and 7 days. Sister Babcock was born at White Pigeon, Mich., and with her parents, J. S. and Polly Bishop, came to Iowa in 1855. Her father died in the service of his country in 1863, and her mother having passed away the month before, she was left an orphan. She found a home with a neighbor, Samuel Giser, until coming to live with her sister, Mrs. Nancy Knight. She remained with this sister until her marriage to Deacon G. S. Babcock of Milton, Wis., February 23, 1873, who with one son, Dr. Lester Babcock of Jackson Center, Ohio, one daughter, Mrs. Blanch Hurley of Chicago, and two brothers, C. A. Bishop of Marshalltown, and J. B. M. of Toledo, Iowa, are left to mourn their loss. Her son Loren, in childhood, and her sister, Mrs. Knight, some four years ago, preceded her to the spirit land. Being a great reader she kept well abreast with current affairs. She made a profession in early life and joined the Methodist Episcopal Church, but on coming to live with her sister, transferred her membership to the Carlton Seventh-day Baptist Church, and thence to Milton Seventh-day Baptist Church, on moving there in 1894. The regret and sympathy of her old neighbors in and about Garwin were manifested by the large and attentive company that taxed the church to its utmost on Sunday, P. M, November 1, as the writer spoke of the future life from a text (John 11: 26) chosen by her friends because of her strong belief in its truth. Her body was laid by the side of her son Loren in a beautiful spot in the Garwin Cemetery, near her former home, there to await the call of the Master. J. T. D. "The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 68, No 13, p 410, Mar. 28, 1910. Dea. G. S. Babcock was born April 28, 1846, at Jackson Center, Ohio, and died at Toledo, Iowa, December 8, 1909, aged 63 years, 7 months and 10 days. Brother Babcock was descended from a family of ministers. His grandfather was El. Simeon Babcock, one of the early pioneer preachers of Ohio; his father, Eld. Maxson Babcock, the organizer of the Carlton Seventh-day Baptist Church; his uncle, Eld. S. H. Babcock, now pastor of the Seventh-day Baptist Church at Little Genesee, N. Y.; another uncle, Milton S. Babcock, is a minister of the Seventh-day Adventist faith. Brother Babcock did not make a profession until late in life [26]. In his religious life as in his business, he was somewhat slow and methodical in reaching a conclusion, but, when reached, it became the basis of his action. He was baptized by Eld. H. P. Burdick in March of 1872 and joined the Carlton Seventh-day Baptist Church, which soon called him to the office of deacon. In this capacity he served until his removal to Milton, Wis., in 1894, where he transferred his membership to the Seventh-day Baptist Church of that place, and served that church in the same office until the time of his death. On December 23, 1872, he was married to Harriet E. Bishop, who preceded him to the spirit land one year and twenty-one days. Mr. Babcock leaves one son, Dr. Lester M. Babcock of Jackson Center, Ohio; one daughter, Blanche M., wife of Dr, George I. Hurley of Hoquiam, Wash.; one brother, B. C. Babcock of Garwin, Iowa; also a large number of more distant relatives, with many friends. All these mourn his loss. The interment was in the Garwin Cemetery, December 11, 1909, by the side of his wife and son Loren, who passed away in infancy. J. T. D. They Came to Milton http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 39, No 1, p 5, Jan 4, 1883. In Carlton, Tama Co., Iowa, Dec. 20, 1882, of typhoid pneumonia, Mrs. Phiathata Babcock, wife of Eld. Maxson Babcock, aged 70 years and 15 days. Sister Babcock made a profession of religion at the age of sixteen years. She was baptized by Eld Peter Davis, of West Virginia, and united with the Seventh day Baptist Church at Middle Island. At the age of eighteen years she with her father, James Davis, and his family, moved to Pike Township, Clarke Co., Ohio. She united with the Seventh day Baptist Church of that place soon after. She was a constituent member of the church of Jackson Centre, Ohio. She was married to Maxson Babcock, of Clark County, Ohio, Sept. 1, 1835. In 1862, she with her husband and family moved to Carlton, Tama Co., Iowa, and was a constituent member of the Seventh day Baptist Church of this place. She was a faithful, earnest Christian worker, and always ready to do her part in the service of the Master. She was very anxious for the prosperity of the cause of Christ in this place. It has been the pleasure of the writer in other years, when a missionary on this field, to make their house his home, and to enjoy their hospitality and co-operation in the work. She possessed a remarkable devotion to her family and lived to see all of her children connected with the Church of Christ. Her sickness was short, only six days, yet she gave evidence that her work was done and she was ready to die. A large attendance at her funeral gave evidence of the esteem in which the community held her. While the bereaved husband is left to proclaim the message of salvation alone the rest of his earthly pilgrimage, there is a "light in the window" beckoning him on. Sermon by her pastor from Rev. 14: 13, "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord." H. B. L. They Came to Milton http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 85, p 695, Dec. 2, 1918. The Rev. Lester Charles Randolph, son of Howell W., and Hannah (Bowen) Randolph, was born at Walworth, Wis., August 16, 1864, and died in Milton, Wis., November 21, 1918, in the 55th year of his age. His childhood and youth were spent in or near Walworth. In early life he gave his heart to Christ, was baptized and united with the Seventh Day Baptist church at Walworth. He attended the Walworth district school and what was known as "Big Foot Academy," and in 1884 he entered Milton College, from which he was graduated in 1888. The year following his graduation he spent in advanced studies in Cornell University, in the department of philosophy under President (then Professor) Schurman. Then he entered the Baptist Union Theological Seminary at Morgan Park, Ill. In this seminary were other young men with whom he was closely associated. They engaged in evangelistic work as quartets, and their labors together laid the foundation of Doctor Randolph's later successful work as an evangelist and worker in the field of temperance and other reforms. During his seminary course he was made pastor of the Seventh Day Baptist church in Chicago, and this relationship continued until 1899. He then served the Seventh Day Baptist Missionary Society as evangelist for one year. In 1900, he became pastor of the church at Alfred, N. Y. During this pastorate he engaged in active work in temperance and his labors were attended with distinct success. In 1904, by the kindness of the people of his congregation he went on the World's Sunday School Cruise" to Palestine, being chairman on shipboard, of the delegation from the State of New York. After taking that trip he engaged to a considerable extent in lecture work in which he continued more or less throughout his life. In 1910, he resigned his charge at Alfred and became pastor of the church in Milton, where he lived in active work as minister till his untimely death. In Milton he associated himself closely with the college from which he was graduated. He was always a close friend and advisor of the students and all young people. He was for many years a trustee of the college and more recently served as vice president of the board. He labored earnestly for the advancement of the college in every respect, particularly the increase of its endowment funds. During the last few years he won distinction as a popular lecturer and as a speaker in the temperance work. His most popular lectures have been: "That Delightful Fellow: The American Boy," "The Bright Side of Life on Four Continents," and "The Reign of the School Ma'am." In addition to the degree of Bachelor of Arts he received the degree of Master of Arts from Milton College, that of Bachelor of Divinity from the theological department of the University of Chicago, and the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity from Alfred University. He was always influential in the consuls of Seventh Day Baptist churches, and in 1915 was President of the General Conference, held that year in Milton. He was married in Chicago, December 25, 1890, to Susan Caroline Strong, of Hebron, Conn., later of Owego, N. Y. To Doctor and Mrs. Randolph were born six children, three of whom are now living, Hannah B., the oldest child, died at four years of age; Victor S., the second, is now in the S. A. T. C. at the University of California, Berkeley, Cal.; Kenneth B., the third, died on October 9, 1918, of the influenza, at Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y.; Paul P., the fourth, was lost at sea on the ill fated "Herman Frasch," October 4, 1918; Howell S., the fifth, is in the S. A. T. C. at Milton College, and Doris, the youngest, is a high school student at Milton. The sudden loss of the two sons, Kenneth and Paul, and overwork in carrying on his personal labors and outside activities which have endeared him to people in many parts of this State, particularly in the vicinity of Milton, and at Whitewater, where he recently preached for the Congregational church, temporarily without a pastor, so wore upon his physical frame, robust as it has always been, that he succumbed to the influence of an infection which resulted in his death after less than a week of illness. On Sunday evening, November 17, he returned home from Whitewater, was taken ill in the night, became delirious, and after a few days of semi-consciousness passed away Thursday morning, November 21. He was a noble and generous-hearted man, a devoted husband and father, a patriotic citizen, a faithful pastor, and an eloquent preacher. His happy, genial disposition made him a welcome guest in every home which he entered. Multitudes joined his afflicted family in mourning his sudden death. W. C. D. "The Milton Junction Telephone", Milton Junction, Wisconsin, Thursday, Oct. 29, 1931, p 1. Susan Caroline Randolph, daughter of Levi H. and Susan Amelia Backus Strong, was born April 25, 1867, at Hebron, Conn. She died at Milton, Wis., October 24, 1931. Her younger days were spent at Hebron and at Owego, New York. She was graduated from Cornell university, Ithaca, N. Y. in 1889. Her chief academic interest was in the field of biology. While at Cornell she was active in the religious organizations and held the position of secretary of the Young People's society of Christian Endeavor - representing the combined Young Men's and Young Women's Christian Association groups - at the same time that John R. Mott was president of the organization. During her last year at Cornell, she became acquainted with her future husband, Lester C. Randolph, who was a post graduate student at the university at the time. On December 25, 1890, she was married to Mr. Randolph. They moved to Chicago where she entered the Woman's Medical college of the Northwestern university and Mr. Randolph entered a theological seminary. She was graduated from the medical school in 1893, one and a half years after the arrival of her first child, Beatrice. She never entered into active medical practice, but she tried to apply her medical knowledge in the rearing of her family. She was an undiscouraged student throughout her life. She took a great interest in collecting books and papers of a cultural nature which were a great help to Mr. Randolph in his work as a pastor. In all they collected between three and four thousand volumes. She was an enthusiastic supporter of the Esperanto language, and by sending out material and talking about it she helped to create interest in which she hoped some day might become the universal language. She was a member of the school board for many years at Alfred, N. Y., and she was greatly interested in the public library. Besides her literary and public interests and her activities in caring for her family she conducted a lyceum bureau for several years which was active throughout the middle west. Six children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Randolph: Beatrice, Victor, Paul, Kenneth, Howell, and Doris. Though she had heavy responsibilities in the home and through her public interests and activities were no small consideration she maintained an attitude of quiet and retiring simplicity. She always faced the future with intrepid courage, even in situations very difficult to bear. When within one month she lost two full grown sons and her husband, she bore up bravely and lived always usefully for the remainder of her family. Mrs. Randolph's husband, the late Dr. Lester C. Randolph, was for many years an outstanding minister in Seventh Day Baptist churches and for seven years the pastor of the Milton church. He devoted much time to the interests of Alfred university and of Milton college. He was a popular preacher in pulpits of many denominations. He was a strong champion of the prohibition movement and was well known as a chautanqua and lyceum bureau lecturer. Mrs. Randolph was keenly interested in his work and ever alert to discover materials of value which he could use. Mrs. Randolph was a member of the Seventh Day Baptist church and a woman of fine Christian qualities. Though she was not prominent in the work of her church, her abiding interest was evident to her friends. Mrs. Randolph is survived by one brother, Howard C. Strong, Owego, N. Y., and by one sister, Mrs. Geo. Story, Chicago. Another brother, Clayton C. Strong, Oakland, California, has passed on. She is survived by three children: Dr. Victor and Dr. Howell Randolph, Phoenix, Ariz., and Doris, Mrs. Ezra Vincent, Two Rivers, Wis. There are five grandchildren: Kenneth's daughter Jean Marie; Victor's son and daughter, Victor Jr. and Caroline Elizabeth; and Howell's son and daughter, George Frederick and Susan Charlotte. Mrs. Randolph has been afflicted for several years with gradually failing health and the loss of sight until she was nearly blind. She bore her distress with great patience and fortitude. Through the use of her radio she enjoyed worship and sermons, lectures on educational and cultural subjects and good music. She kept up her interest in good books and engaged one and another to come and read to her. When callers came in she had interesting subjects of which she loved to speak and she rarely mentioned her physical distresses unless questioned about them. In her passing she leaves not only her children who will miss the abiding interest and affection of a loving mother, but also she leaves a large circle of friends who have known her, loved her, and who will long cherish the memory of one who lived and served so unselfishly. The funeral was held from the Milton Seventh Day Baptist church on Tuesday afternoon, October 27, 1931. Mrs. W. E. Rogers was the organist. A male quartette consisting of Dr. A. E. Whitford, Prof. L. H. Stringer, Prof. W. D. Burdick, and Mr. Leslie Bennett sang appropriate selections. The funeral was conducted by Pastor James L. Skaggs, the Rev. John W. Findley, West Lafayette, Indiana, and the Rev. Edwin Shaw assisting. Burial was made in the Milton cemetery. They Came to Milton http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders

"The Milton Junction Telephone", MIlton Junction, Wisconsin, Thursday, Oct. 25, 1945, p 1. Mrs. J. B. Bennett, who was stricken with a cerebral hemorrhage at her home on Whitewater street, Milton, Friday afternoon while visiting with a friend, died the following afternoon. Dollie Brown, daughter of Jeremiah and Mary Brace Brown, was born Oct. 18, 1870, at Berlin, Wis. Her father died when she was two years old, and seven years later her mother brought her and her two brothers to Milton. For a time they lived on the Alya Brown farm, later moving to Milton village. She attended Milton academy. On Aug. 20, 1890 she married James Brayley Bennett of Lima and they lived on the Bennett farm until 1918 when they moved to another farm southeast of Milton, and in 1923 they moved into the village. Survivors are her husband; seven daughters, Zela, at home, Geneva (Mrs. Harry Talbot) Eugene, Ore., Mizpah, teacher in Janesville, Ardis, a nurse at Orthopedic hospital, Madison, Constance (Mrs. Sutton) Madison, Dorothy (Mrs. Walter F. Neils) Milton, Clarice (Mrs. Harold C. Burdick) Kansas City, Mo.; two sons, Leslie, Edgerton, and Harold, Denver, Colo. Thirteen grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Her brothers preceded her in death, Dr. Mark and Phillip S. Brown. Mrs. Bennett was a member of the Milton S.D.B. church for more than 50 years, and a member of the church circle. She was devoted to her home and family, and found great pleasure in entertaining young people, especially students of Milton college. She was a great lover of nature and spent much time with her garden and flowers. Funeral services were held at the Milton S.D.B. church, Tuesday at 2:30 p. m. The Rev. Elmo F. Randolph officiating. Music was furnished by a male quartet: Kenneth Babcock, Edward Rood, Donald Gray and the Rev. Elmo F. Randolph, with Miss Betty Daland, Organist. Burial was in Milton cemetery with [pallbearers] William D. Burdick, Russell Burdick, Ross Coon, Howard Drake, Victor Hurley and Byron Rood. Relatives and friends from out of town attending were: Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Bennett, Edgerton; Miss Ardis Bennett, Mrs. Chas. F Sutton, Miss Patricia Bennett, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bennett, Madison; Dr. and Mrs. Harold C. Bennett and daughter, Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs. Anna Brown, Mrs. Benjamin West, Milwaukee; Mrs. Myron Brown, Wauwatosa; Mrs. L. F. Bennett, Racine; Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Considine, Mrs. James Sprackling, Mrs. Cora Schumacher, Miss Teresa Baker, Mrs. Evadue Eley, Janesville; Mr. and Mrs. Will Bennett, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Godfrey, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Godfrey, Whitewater. "The Milton and Milton Junction Courier", Milton Junction, Wisconsin, Thursday, Mar. 6, 1952, p 4. Funeral services for James Brayley Bennett, 80, Milton, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday in the Milton Seventh Day Baptist church, the Rev. Elmo Fitz Randolph officiating, with burial in Milton cemetery. Mr. Bennett was the youngest of five sons born to Mr. and Mrs. George Bennett of Lima township. His wife, the former Dollie Brown, died Oct. 20, 1945. They had been married 55 years. His brothers, including Dr. O. G. Bennett, former Janesville dentist, all preceded him in death. He was a member of the Milton Seventh Day Baptist church, served as a member of the school board for many years and was active in civic affairs. In the past he sang in quartets and glee clubs and until six years ago was a member of the Milton Choral Union. Surviving are nine children, Zela Bennett, Milton; Mrs. Harry G. Talbot, Eugene, Ore.; Leslie, formerly of Fort Atkinson but recently moved to Salem, Ark.; Harold, Denver, Colo.; Mizpah Bennett, a Janesville teacher; Ardis Bennett, Milton; Mrs. Charles Sutton, Springfield, Ill., Mrs. Walter Neils, Milton; and Mrs. Harold C. Burdick, Kansas City, Mo.; 14 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. They Came to Milton http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders

Because of intensive research by a group of us "Cottrell/Moon cousins" we have come up with additional information on our ancestors, Peleg Saunders and Mary Jane SMALL COTTRELL, and their descendants. Mary Jane SMALL COTTRELL died 31 Aug 1862 and is buried in the Saunders Cemetery, Delaware County, Indiana. This cemetery is located in Salem Township. It is also called Daleville Cemetery, located 2 miles east of Daleville. There is no tombstone. Her obituary in the Seventh Day Baptist Sabbath Recorder of 25 Sep 1862, Vol 18, No 21, page 155 reads as follows: "Cottrell - at Daleville, Delaware County, Indiana, August 31, 1862 of congestive fever, Mrs. Mary Jane Cottrell, wife of Peleg S. Cottrell, formerly of Scott, NY aged 51 years. She was a devoted Christian, a conscientious Sabbath-keeper and died in the triumph of faith." It has been recorded that her husband, Peleg Saunders COTTRELL, died in Cortland County, New York. But we find that is in error ... evidently news of his death was placed in the church's records in Scott, Cortland County, New York. The March 14, 1872 issue of the Seventh Day Baptist Sabbath Recorder, Vol 28, No 12 has the following article: "At Danville, (Hendricks County), Ind, March 1, 1872 Peleg Saunders Cottrell of typhoid fever. He was born January 29, 1800 and was long a member of the Seventh Day Baptist Church at Scott, Cortland County, New York." Note that his birth has been recorded elsewhere as being 29 Jan 1799. His place of burial is unknown. Note that he lived in Daleville, Delaware County, Indiana; I have been told that there is a Danville also in Delaware County, Indiana. Hendricks County is not too far away ... where was he living when he died? Audrey Cox Vogelpohl Seattle, Washington (The above was also placed on the Cottrell Message Board.) -- Seattle, Washington

"The Journal-Telephone", Milton Junction, Wisconsin, Thursday, Jan. 8, 1920, p 1. John Raper Babcock, second victim of the tragedy which occurred on New Year's eve at the Harry Paul farm, died in Mercy Hospital in Janesville Sabbath morning, January 3, 1920. [He and Herman Ayers fell from a scaffolding while shingling a new barn roof.] The deceased was born in Jackson Center, Ohio, February 13, 1869. He was the second child of a family of five children who were born to Samuel Davis and Mary Babcock. Of his immediate family there are living, his father in the Soldier's home at Dayton, Ohio; his mother who is at the Sanitarium in Madison, Wis.; and a brother, Ezra of Boulder, Colorado. Besides his residence at Jackson Center, Mr. Babcock had lived at Welton, Iowa where he had worked for the Loofboro Bros.; at Albion, and Milton. He was an industrious man, faithful and capable. Although he was a diffident man yet he made and maintained many close friends. The general sorrow that was shared by the community on learning of his death was a real tribute to the worth of the man. Mr. Babcock had worked with Herman Ayers for eight years and there was a real intimacy that sprang up between them. When John, more than a year ago, suffered long with a broken limb Mr. and Mrs. Ayers took him into their home and tenderly cared for him while he was regaining the use of his limb. On the day of the tragedy, although he was suffering intensely yet he was constantly thinking of his friend who had passed beyond help. When he was a young man he became a christian believer and entered into the fellowship of the Seventh-day Baptist church at Jackson Center, Ohio. He was an undemonstrative man who tried to live his christianity in his every day life. He was especially fond of singing and was a faithful attendant upon the prayer meeting and the Sabbath services. He was his mother's main dependence and solicitously looked after her needs. Memorial services were held at the Seventh-day Baptist church, Monday, January 6, conducted by Rev. Henry N. Jordan. Leslie Bennett sang two solos which gave great comfort to the bereaved ones. Interment was in the Forest Hill cemetery at Madison, Wis. They Came to Milton http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders

"The Journal-Telephone", Milton Junction, Wisconsin, Thursday, Jan. 4, 1923, p 1. After a lingering and painful illness which extended over a period of more than two years, Mrs. Allie Babcock entered into rest in the early morning of December 27, 1922. Effie Adel Addie was a daughter of George and Frances Addie and was born May 15, 1881, in the township of Lima. She received her educational training in the school in the Burdick district and in the high school in Milton Junction. After completing her high school course she taught successfully for one year the school in the Palmer district. On August 30, 1889, she was married to L. De Alton Babcock of Milton. To them were born three children, George Stillman, Frances Alberta and Charles Elston. The husband and children together with Mrs. Babcock's aged father and mother, one sister, Mrs. T. E. Davidson of Milton, and five brothers, Clarence D. and Alf. A., of Milton, J. Glen of Sugar Creek, Rollo O. of Fulton and Cecil E. of Beloit, are left to fondly cherish the memory of an affectionate wife and mother, a dutiful daughter and a loving sister. The large gathering of friends and neighbors at the funeral was a fitting tribute of esteem in which they held Mrs. Babcock. Mrs. Babcock was an earnest christian and a loyal member of the Seventh Day Baptist church in Milton. When her health permitted she was an active worker in Circle No. 3, a group of young ladies of the church. She especially endeared herself to this group. In the early part of November, 1920, Mrs. Babcock was stricken with the malady which ultimately caused her death. Her frail body wracked with the intense pains of awful suffering scarcely seemed strong enough to contain the spirit of this brave woman who longed to be freed that she might minister to the loved ones of her home. Services in memory of the departed sister were on Friday afternoon, December 29, in the home in which she was born and at the Seventh Day Baptist church, conducted by her pastor, Rev. Henry N. Jordan. Three songs of christian hope and comfort were sung by a male quartet composed of Rev. E. M. Holston, Mr. Julius Nelson, Mr. Albert Babcock and Prof. A. E. Whitford. The burial was made in the cemetery at Milton. "The Milton Courier", Milton, Wisconsin, Thursday, Jan. 26, 1961, p 6. Services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Milton Seventh Day Baptist Church, for D. A. (Allie) Babcock, the Rev. Elmo Randolph officiating. Burial was in Milton Cemetery. The son of Stillman and Frances Castle Babcock, he was born March 30, 1878, in Walworth County. He was a life member of the Seventh Day Baptist Church. Surviving are two sons, George, of Janesville, and Elston, of Milton; a daughter, Mrs. Wallace Ristow, Port Huron, Mich.; three grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, and a brother, Ed, of Milton. They Came to Milton http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 27, No 22, p 87, May 25, 1871. In Milton, Wis., May 11th, 1871, after a severe and protracted illness, from cancer, Mrs. Catherine Burdick, wife of John L. Burdick, leaving to her friends the consolation that she rests from her sufferings, and will appear, the next time they shall see her, in her glorious resurrection body. She was born in Hopkinton, R. I., April 16th, 1809. When six years of age, she removed with her parents to the western part of the State of New York, where she resided until the time of her removal to Milton, some four years since. While quite young, she united with the Free Will Baptist Church, under the pastoral care of Eld. Asa Burdick. She afterward united with the Seventh-day Baptist Church in Darien, Genesee Co., N. Y., at the time of its organization, from which she did not remove her standing until, as we trust, the Master removed it from the church militant to the church triumphant in heaven. S. C. "The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 32, No 47, p 3, Nov. 23, 1876. In Milton, Wis., Oct. 5th, 1876, Mr. John L. Burdick, in the 76th year of his age. While attending to the morning work of his home, he died suddenly from a disease of the heart. He was born in Westerly, R. I., Dec. 12th, 1800; and in 1827, he came to Western New York, where he married, and settled in the town of Darien. He united with the Seventh-day Baptist church at Clarence, N. Y., in its early history, and remained a member of this church until his death. He removed in 1867, with a portion of his family, to Milton, Wis., where several of his children had already settled. Here he resided until death called him home. Three and a half years ago, he buried the companion of his life. Nine children were born to them, two of whom lost their lives in the army during the Civil War and the others are still living. His sermon was preached by Rev. James Summerbell and a large number of his neighbors and friends attended his funeral. W. C. W. They Came to Milton http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders

"The Journal-Telephone", Milton Junction, Wisconsin, Thursday, Dec. 10, 1925, p 1. Funeral services and burial of Mrs. Martha H. Wardner took place here Monday afternoon. Mrs. Wardner was the widow of Elder Nathan Wardner, the first pastor of the Milton Junction S. D. B. church. For a number of years she has been living at Battle Creek, Mich., and for the last two years has been living at the Sanitarium, where she passed away Sabbath morning, Dec. 5. Many of the arrangements for the services had been requested by Mrs. Wardner. At her request Pastor Henry N. Jordan of the Sanitarium had charge of the services and Pastor A. E. Witter of Walworth preached the sermon. Old friends of Mr. and Mrs. Wardner were bearers. They Came to Milton http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders