"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 116 No 4, p 95, Feb. 19, 1934. Deacon Edward L. Ellis, son of John and Harriet Langworthy Ellis, was born near Berlin, Wis., in 1853, and passed away from this life at Dodge Center, Minn., January 19, 1934. In 1869, he united with the Dodge Center Church. In 1877 he was married to Hettie L. Saunders, who died May 19, 1928. He leaves one son, George, of Milton, Wis., and three grandchildren. For sixty-four years in the Dodge Center Church he has given unstintedly of his time and his money for the Lord's work. J. H. H. "The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 104 No 23, p 735, June 4, 1928. Henrietta Saunders was born in Milton, Wis., February 15, 1857, the youngest of four children born to Dr. James and Ellen Babcock Saunders. At the age of thirteen her parents moved to Dodge Center, Minn., where her father practiced medicine for many years. Etta, as she was commonly called by her family and friends, attended the public schools here and took her place with the younger society of the community. On March 21, 1877, she was married to Edward L. Ellis, the ceremony being the first one performed in the Dodge Center Seventh Day Baptist Church. Soon after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Ellis took up their residence on their farm on South Prairie, southwest of the village, where they spent eighteen years and where their children were born. In 1895 they moved to the village for a few years that their children might have better school advantages, then again they spent a number of years on the farm. Some years ago they retired from the farm and came to the village, where they have since resided. On April 3, a little over a year ago, Mrs. Ellis submitted to a serious operation and her health has been poor since. Two months ago, realizing that her days were few, she went to the home of her son George, at Milton, Wis., accompanied by her husband, where she passed peacefully away with cerebral hemorrhage May 19, 1928, aged 71 years, 3 months, and 4 days. The deceased was the mother of three children, Harriet May, who died in infancy; George M. of Milton, Wis.; and Birdie Henrietta Hodge, who died in December, 1920, leaving an infant daughter, which the grandmother has tenderly cared for and reared until her recent illness made it impossible. Besides the sorrowing husband and son, Mrs. Ellis leaves to mourn their loss, an aged sister, Mrs. Mary Briggs of Clear Lake, Wis., three grandchildren, many other relatives and a host of friends who will sadly miss her cheerful presence. When she was but a girl she consecrated herself to the service of her Lord and Master, was baptized in the Zumbro River, and united with the Dodge Center Seventh Day Baptist Church, of which she remained a faithful member till her death. She believed the Bible implicitly and had a perfect faith and hope in an inheritance of eternal life. In the spirit of her Master her hands were always busy doing for others, and her church obligations were her first thought. Her departure leaves many sorrowing hearts. The remains arrived from Wisconsin, Monday morning, and the funeral services were held from the Seventh Day Baptist church Monday afternoon, the pastor, Rev. E. M. Holston, officiating, with Rev. E. H. Socwell and Rev. C. E. Mead assisting. Interment was made in Riverside Cemetery. E. M. H. http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 31, No 18, p 3, Apr. 29, 1875. In Carlston, Freeborn Co., Minn., April 11th, 1875, of congestion of the lungs, J. William McWilliam, aged 31 years. Deceased was the oldest son of John and Charlotte McWilliam, and was born in Allegany county, N. Y. The parents embraced the Sabbath under the labors of Eld. O. P. Hull, in Albion, Wis., and Mrs. McWilliam was the first person whom he baptized. They removed to Greene county, Iowa, in 1855, where they have ever remembered the "Sabbath of the Lord," and raised their family in its observance. Some seven or eight years ago, Eld. Hull went from Alden to visit them, and during the visit, he baptized William and a younger brother, the last work of the kind which he ever performed. About two years subsequent to this, these two brothers came to Carlston, Minn., and united with the church in that place, of which William remained a respected member while he lived. He married in Alden, and his wife embraced the Sabbath, and became a member of the church with him. He left to his friends the assurance of a firm trust in the merits of Jesus Christ for pardon and salvation. His funeral was largely attended at Alden. Words of comfort by the writer from Thes. 4: 13-18. D. P. C. http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 163, No 3, p 16, July 15, 1957. Mrs. Leola C., daughter of Clarence and Ila Bloss Clarke, was born in Independence, N. Y., Aug. 9, 1885, and died at Battle Creek, Mich., April 9, 1957. She was married in August, 1905, at Independence, N. Y., to Wilburt Davis who later as a Seventh Day Baptist minister held charges in Farnam, Neb., Gentry, Ark., and Middle Island, W. Va. After a number of years at Marlboro, N. J., they moved to Battle Creek in 1928. She is survived by her husband; one daughter, Mrs. Donald (Sara) Reams of Adams City, Colo., two sons: C. Burton, of Flint, Mich., and Arnold A., of Battle Creek; a sister, Mrs. Herbert (Reva) McCaffrey of Dansville, N. Y.; a brother, Fred Clarke of St. Petersburg, Fla.; seven grandchildren; and two nieces. Farewell services were held in the Battle Creek Church with Pastor Leland E. Davis officiating. Interment was at the Memorial Park Cemetery. L. E. D. "The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 167, No 12, p 14, Oct. 5, 1959. The Rev. Wilbert Davis, son of Watson and Sarah Mason Davis, was born September 8, 1877, in Marlboro, N. J., and died on August 11, 1959, in Battle Creek, Mich. He was married in Independence, N. Y., August 15, 1905, to Leola Clarke, who preceded him in death on April 9, 1957. They had made their home in recent years at 54 Haskell Avenue where they enjoyed their flower garden. After his wife's death Mr. Davis made his home with his son Arnold at 59 Haskell Avenue. Having been graduated from Alfred University School of Theology in Alfred, New York, Mr. Davis was ordained as a Seventh Day Baptist minister and gave himself freely to his calling. From 1907 until 1916 he held pastorates in Seventh Day Baptist churches in Nebraska, Arkansas and West Virginia. Moving to Battle Creek in 1927 he served as a laboratory assistant at the Sanitarium. In 1943 he went to work for the Battle Creek Food Company, retiring in 1945. He is survived by his two sons, Arnold of Battle Creek, and Burton, of Flint, Michigan; a daughter, Sarah (Mrs. Donald) Reams, of Adams City, Colo., seven grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. He had an abiding faith in Christ, and one of the portions of Holy Scripture which he often quoted and which was very precious to him was the fifteenth chapter of John's Gospel. His great interest in and love for growing things made him appreciate and better understand the promises of God. His life was one of constant abiding, and as a result his daily life bore much spiritual fruit. By his children he was known as a godly father, by his grandchildren for his gentleness and kindness, and by his friends as a faithful follower and hard worker. To the world, he was known for his patient endurance, meekness, and humbleness. His Christian life was an inspiration and a real challenge to all who knew him. He counted it a joy to keep the seventh day holy and use this sacred time in worship with God's people and in service to humanity. Farewell services were held on August 13, 1959, from the Farley Funeral Home with Pastor Leland E. Davis officiating. Final resting place was at Memorial Park Cemetery near Battle Creek. L. E. D.

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 147, No 4, p 71, July 25, 1949. Herbert Arthur, son of the late John H. and Melissa Chesebro Franklin, was born at Vernon, N. Y., October 22, 1876, and died at his home in Rome, Wednesday, June 15, 1949. After his marriage to Lelia R. Palmiter, December 9, 1908, in Vernon, they lived in Greenway and later at Spencer Settlement. They came to Rome in 1940. He was a faithful attendant at the Vernon Seventh Day Baptist Church. Besides his widow, he leaves one daughter, Mrs. Arnold Davis, Battle Creek, Mich., two sisters, The Misses Estella M. and Nettie A. Franklin, both of Vernon; three grandsons, Owen, Erwin, and Oliver Davis; and one nephew. Funeral services were held Sabbath afternoon, June 18, at the Strong Funeral Home in Rome, conducted by Pastor Herbert L. Polan. Burial was made in Vernon. H. L. P. "The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 189, No 17, p 15, Nov. 9, 1970. Lelia P[almiter], was born May 11, 1882, in Verona, N. Y., and died at the Sanitarium Hospital in Battle Creek, Mich., Sept. 26, after a brief illness. She was a member of the Verona Seventh Day Baptist Church, their senior member, having joined in May 1896. She had made her home in Battle Creek since 1964. She was very regular in attendance at all church services up to the week of her death. She was still riding her bicycle around the city at the age of eighty-five. She was the widow of H. Arthur Franklin who died in 1949. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Arnold (Harriet) Davis of Battle Creek. The funeral service was conducted by her pastor, The Rev. S. Kenneth Davis from the Farley Funeral Home in Battle Creek. Interment was made at the Vernon Cemetery, not far from the home church in Verona, N. Y. S. K. D. http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 91, No 8, p 255, Aug. 22, 1921. Flora Williams Dunn was born in Darien, N. Y., January 18, 1853, and passed away, July 29, 1921, in Riverside, Cal. In little girlhood she was brought by her parents to Milton, Wis., where she spent a large portion of her life. Early she joined the church and has always remained active and faithful in the work of God. She loved the house of the Lord and her faith has been deep and unshaken. Her education was received in the public schools and in Milton College, where she graduated [in 1872]. For a short time she was a teacher in the public schools; also a teacher of music and at the age of twenty-six married Fredric C. Dunn. To them were born seven children all of whom are living, excepting one child who died in infancy. Recently Mr. and Mrs. Dunn moved to Riverside, Cal., where they established a home among many friends and in a much loved land. She permeated this home with love, happiness and content and then passed away quietly and happily to pave the way for her loved ones. A beautiful spirit lives among us, and will always live in the hearts of all who knew her. An earthly life has been well lived - a leading light and an inspiration. B. http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 93, No 2, p 63, July 10, 1922. Fredric C. Dunn, son of Martin and Margaret Ann (Ayers) Dunn, was born at Dunellen, N. J., June 17, 1850, and passed from this life at his home 251 East Date Street, Riverside, Cal., June 8, 1922, aged 71 years, 11 months, and 19 days. Mr. Dunn grew to manhood in his New Jersey home, after which he entered college at Milton, Wis., where he met Miss Flora H. Williams to whom he was married June 5, 1879. To this union there were born six children: Clarence, of Milton, Wis., Eleanor of Riverside, Cal., Mabel (Mrs. G. W. Rieby) of Maple, Wis., Charles, of Edelstein, Ill., who with his family has been with his father during his last sickness; and Margaret and Gladys, of Pasadena, Cal. Soon after his marriage in 1879, with his young wife he took up residence in his boyhood home, remaining there about two years, when he returned to Milton, engaging in the mercantile business with Mr. Robert Williams, his father-in-law. This relationship continued until the business was taken over by himself and known as the F. C. Dunn Company which was finally changed to the firm of Dunn and Boss, and I feel safe in saying for employees and patrons, that when the O. K. of Dunn and Boss was on an article (to speak in common parlance) it was considered "all wool and a yard wide." Beside teaching for some time, Mr. Dunn was for may years on the Board of Trustees, of Milton College, and several years was president of that board. This shows the regard in which he was held by the college people, as well as his interest in educational work. He was a loyal Seventh Day Baptist and the confidence of the church was shown by his position as a trustee, superintendent of the Sabbath school and a teacher for years. He and his loyal companion were faithful in the activities of the church, the school and community, until failing health compelled his retirement, when they, a little over a year ago (February 1921) came to Riverside. The very sudden and unexpected taking of his companion, less than a year ago, (July 1921) was doubtless a shock which has hastened the end. Mr. Dunn has led a very active and I am sure I express the feelings of all when I add, a very useful life. After a more or less intimate acquaintance for over forty years, the writer of this article has the first time to hear an adverse criticism of the moral, social, spiritual or business life of F. C. Dunn. The funeral service was held at the undertaking parlors, Sabbath afternoon, June 10, conducted by Pastor Ballenger, and because of his long acquaintance with the deceased the undersigned was asked to prepare this obituary and assist in the service. As the Sabbath hours were closing and the sun was sinking in the west, Brother Dunn's weary body was laid to rest by the side of his faithful wife, in Riverside's Evergreen Cemetery, where Mt. Rubidoux may cast its shadow, like a benediction upon the departed. J. T. D. http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 77, No 20, p 640, Nov. 16, 1914. Carlton William Crumb was born in Otsego County, N. Y., August 17, 1833, one of the eight children of Joseph T. and Harriet Crumb. The family moved to Walworth, Wis., when he was nine years old. He was married to Mary Jane Dowse, October, 1861. Two of their six children died in infancy, Doctor Gertrude in 1908, and three are living. There are two grandchildren. In order to provide better school advantages for their children they moved to Milton in 1885. Mrs. Crumb died in 1912. Mr. Crumb was baptized when a lad, by Eld. O. P. Hull and joined the Walworth Church, his membership being later transferred to Milton. He was interested in every good cause, especially in the suppression of the liquor traffic. He kept in touch with the events of the day, he was a good story-teller and had a keen, but kindly, wit. He was a companionable man. He had faith in the triumph of Christ's kingdom for which he prayed. He took the Sabbath Recorder fifty-five years. He died at Adams Center, N. Y., October 31, 1914. Funeral services were conducted November 2, by Pastor L. C. Randolph at the home of Dr. and Mrs. L. M. Babcock, Milton, Wis. Text, Revelation 14: 13. L. C. R. http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 75, No 1, p 31, July 7, 1913. Mrs. Sarah M. Saunders Lewis, daughter of William M. and Sally Place Saunders, and widow of Amos C. Lewis, M. D., was born in Alfred, N. Y., July 1, 1843, and died at her home there, June 27, 1913. In young womanhood she was received into the membership of the First Seventh Day Baptist Church of Alfred. Excepting some twenty years at Fordham Heights, N. Y., where Doctor Lewis died in 1901, her life was spent in the town of her birth. A. E. M.

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Maria, Thank you for this interesting post. I see at the end of your message that you are researching the Davis'. Are you aware of the reprint of Susie Davis Nicholson's book, "Davis the Early Settlers of Salem, West Virginia"? Copies are available through Janet Thorngate of the Salem SDB Church. Proceeds go to the badly needed upkeep of the Greenbriar and Salem Cemeteries. If you are interested write her at djthorn17@aol.com Nora Stewart Yahl in St. Louis, MO ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maria Johnson" <mjohnson80@adelphia.net> To: <SDB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 12:18 AM Subject: [SDB] SDB and slavery <snipped> G.Maria Davis-Johnson mjohnson80@adelphia.net Yuma, Arizona USA Researching DAVIS of Welsh descent in PA, RI, NJ, NY, WVa, and WI. Allied Seventh Day Baptist (SDB) families. Babcock, Burdick, Cartwright, Clarke, Coon, Crandall, Crumb, Greene, Lanphere, Maxson, Rogers, Stillman. Also Eckstrom, Henry, Kent, Money, Moon, Pettit, Straight, Wex, and Zemple. http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~davisfam/Index.htm ==== SDB Mailing List ==== The Seventh Day Baptist Church has a website: http://www.seventhdaybaptist.org/

And Why Not Everyman An account of slavery, the Underground Railroad, and the road to freedom in New York's Southern Tier. by Helene C. Phelan 1987 Seventh Day Baptists Page 57-60 The Western Association of the Seventh Day Baptists of which Alfred was a part, as early as 1836 also passed strong resolutions against slavery. In 1843 they resolved: That the condition of over 2,000,000 people held in bondage demands our sympathies and prayers; that we disclaim any religious connection with the institution of slavery; and exhort any members of this conference who are concerned in the practice to abandon it immediately. The history of the Seventh Day Baptists Association says in part: In the agitation that followed for the next twenty years, our people took a prominent part, both privately and publicly and when the Civil War came they were among the first to enlist. From this group Darwin Maxson, then aged 39, enrolled as a chaplain in 1861. This was not an isolated gesture among clergy in western New York. In Friendship Walter B. Gillette, who had started out as a school teacher, became in 1832 a Seventh Day preacher and an active abolitionist. In his early days he was captain of Militia. In the spring of 1841, Mrs. Susan Spicer, an Alfred Seventh Day Baptist wrote: The engrossing subject throughout the North was the slavery question . . . . The recapture of slaves was a common occurrence in the North and a case of that kind had recently occurred, accompanied with more than unusual atrocities. Mrs. Spicer then describes the young Jonathan Allen, then 18 years old (later to become president of Alfred University and a Seventh Day Baptist minister) dramatizing the case of such a recaptured slave before the student body at Alfred and she says of Allen in conclusion: He predicted with unbelievable accuracy the events of the next twenty years which brought about the abolition of slavery. The Jonathan Allen forecast of 1841 read as follows: God will not permit such an institution [slavery] to exist in America much longer. Even now I seem to hear its death knell. God's repressing hand is laid upon you. The days of slavery are already numbered though it will die only after a hard struggle. It will only die after a baptism of our whole country in blood. Twenty years from now an anti-slavery President will be elected. You of the south will rebel and endeavor to establish a slave-holders oligarchy. The North will not submit to the dissolution of these states and a fearful carnage will follow. Slavery will be abolished and God will preserve the nation. May God be merciful to the people. God save the poor and oppressed. In 1857 Maria Whitford of Alfred, a farm wife, briefly noted in her diary June 29th. Went to the centre [Alfred] to the Alleganian Session together with the Ladies Literary Society . . . . The Orophillian [society] held their session. Their speaker was Frederick Douglass, a colored man from Rochester; it was very good. The 1861 Conference of the Seventh Day Churches as held in New Market, New Jersey, (evidently in the autumn after the war had started) and Historical Paper Volume I reports "eight resolutions were discussed that set forth slavery as the cause, and its overthrow as the desired result of the Civil War" and pledged to the Union "loyal support whatever it may cost!" In Independence and Little Genesee, the Reverend James Barley, as well as the Reverend Sherman S. Griswold, the Seventh Day Minister (a convert from the Baptists) were ardent anti-slavery and temperance reform leaders. Whitney Cross tells us that although religion became a more potent factor in national life" . . . with strength sufficient to enter the arena and engage in combat with . . . dueling, intemperance and slavery" it is not for many churches either a clear cut matter, or one which always produced union and harmony. G.Maria Davis-Johnson mjohnson80@adelphia.net Yuma, Arizona USA Researching DAVIS of Welsh descent in PA, RI, NJ, NY, WVa, and WI. Allied Seventh Day Baptist (SDB) families. Babcock, Burdick, Cartwright, Clarke, Coon, Crandall, Crumb, Greene, Lanphere, Maxson, Rogers, Stillman. Also Eckstrom, Henry, Kent, Money, Moon, Pettit, Straight, Wex, and Zemple. http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~davisfam/Index.htm

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 21, No 28, p 111, July 13, 1865. In Edgerton, Rock Co., Wis., June 22d, 1865, of complicated disease, Stiles Hakes, Esq., aged 49 years. The subject of this notice was born in Grafton, Rensselaer Co., N. Y., and at an early age moved to Onondaga Co., N. Y., where he resided until 1846, when he removed with his family, consisting of a wife and two sons, to Wisconsin. In 1847, he settled at Fulton, and in 1854 in Edgerton, where he resided until his death. During the last fifteen years of his life, he was engaged in mercantile business. As a business man, he was careful, attentive, and faithful; and having, deservedly, the reputation of being an honest man, he was very successful. His death has not only made a breach in, but cast a gloom over, the business circle in his village, and submerged his family and a large circle of relatives and friends in sorrow. May God comfort the deeply bereaved widow and sons, and overrule and sanctify this sorrowful event to theirs and the present and future greatest good of all who may be reached by its influence. His funeral was attended by a large concourse of relatives and sympathizing friends, on the 24th of June. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/wi/cemetery/images/rock/fassett/hakess.jpg http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 27, No 43, p 171, Oct. 19, 1871. In Berlin, N. Y., Sept. 23d, 1871, after a lingering illness, of consumption, Hannah E. Hull, wife of Darwin A. Hull, aged 30 years. Three little children held this dear sister to earth. The parting struggle was painful, but before her death she gave her husband and little ones into the hands of God, and looked for death as a happy deliverance. Her faith in the Redeemer was her support in all her sufferings, and she saw her future home without a dimming vale between. Bereaved friends are comforted by the assurances that she was prepared to go. J. S. http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 28, No 45, p 179, Oct. 31, 1872. In Albion, Wis., on the evening after Fifth day, April 25th, 1873, of congestion of the lungs, Mr. Daniel Coon, aged 60 years. Bro. Coon was born in Petersburgh, N. Y., Nov. 14th, 1812. He went to DeRuyter in about the year 1836, and on Feb. 26th, 1842, was married to Miss Drusilla M. Carpenter, who, with three children, survive to mourn the loss of a faithful husband, and kind father. He came to Albion in the month of August, 1844, while the country was yet, comparatively new. He was one of the earliest members of the Albion Church, in the welfare of which he has always taken an abiding interest. He was also, one of the first members of the Board of Trustees of the Albion Academy, and aided liberally by his means, in the erection of our fine Academic buildings. At the time of his death, he was Treasurer of the Albion Cemetery Association, in whose grounds his remains are now laid. His last sickness was very severe, and but little opportunity was afforded for religious conversation with him, but his dying testimony was, "I am not afraid to die. It is all right." Funeral services were held in the church on the 26th, the pastor officiating. The attendance was large, and the falling tears from many eyes testified to the high esteem in which the departed was held in this community. J. E. N. B.

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 37, No 22, p 8, June 2, 1881. In Albion, Wis., May 22d, 1881, Paul Stillman Edwards, aged 75 years. He was born at Hopkinton, R. I., in 1806. He was the eighth of a family of thirteen children, only three of whom still live. In 1831, he was married to Susan Cardner. At an early day, they came to Albion, where they have since lived. He has left a wife and three children, who were present at his funeral, three children having gone before him. He was an upright and honest man, and lived a long life in frank sincerity. He was followed to his grave by a long line of neighbors and friends, all anxious to perform some act of kindness to the departing hero. A. R. C. "The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 48, No 39, p 624, Sep. 29, 1892. At Johnston, Wis., Aug. 22, 1892, Susan Edwards, daughter of Stephen Cordner. Sister Edwards was born in Hopkinton, R. I., Oct. 28, 1813. She was widow of the late Paul Edwards and had been a member of the Albion Church since March 1, 1845. E. A. W.

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 139, No 12, p 200, Sep. 17, 1945. George Leland, son of George W. and Electa Brown Larkin, was born in Brookfield, Mo., April 8, 1868, and died at his home in Battle Creek, Mich., August 9, 1945. At an early age he went with his parents to North Loup. He joined the Seventh Day Baptist Church there when a boy, and through the years has dealt honestly in his many business relations and has lived uprightly before man and God. He was married at North Loup May 30, 1890, to Miss May Bancroft who survives him. They celebrated their fifty-fifth wedding anniversary in Battle Creek last May 30. There are four living children: Mrs. Frank Talbot, George H., Mrs. Earl Kelso, and Mrs. John Bloem. Funeral services were conducted in Hebble Chapel August 13, 1945, by Rev. Leslie O. Greene. Interment was made in the Memorial Park at Battle Creek. L. O. G. http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 41, No 10, p 5, Mar 5, 1885. At Milton Junction, Wis., Feb. 25, 1885, Mr. Jasper T. Davis, aged 58 years, 2 months, and 3 days. Bro. Davis has been in failing health for several years with bilious and lung troubles. He was a member of the Milton Junction Seventh day Baptist Church, and was universally respected as an upright, warm hearted, earnest Christian. He leaves a widow, a son and a daughter, and many relatives and friends to mourn his loss. He professed faith in Christ, and was baptized at the age of twelve years, and thus grew up a Christian soldier, faithful and true. N. W. http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 41, No 10, p 5, Mar 5, 1885. In Milton, Wis., of chronic, billious, rheumatic, and heart troubles, Mr. Walter G. Hamilton, at about 2 A. M., Feb. 16, 1885, aged 51 years, 7 mos., and 21 days. He had been in failing health for a number of years until his vital energies were worn out. He was an excellent business man, honorable, public spirited, and generous, and in these respects had been one of the pillars in the Milton Junction Seventh day Baptist Church from its organization. He leaves an aged widowed mother, a sister, and many other relatives and appreciating friends to mourn his loss. N. W. Postmaster at Milton and a Trustee of Milton College. http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 41, No 24, p 5, June 11, 1885. May 22, 1885, in the town of Milton, Wis., Chas. Slocum Maxson, aged 26 years and 15 days. He was sick with the consumption for eighteen months, and endured patiently and heroically the suffering and the gradual decline in bodily strength during that time. All efforts to arrest the progress of the disease were unavailing. For several terms he attended Milton College, and was there, as well as in the community, highly respected for his intelligence and integrity. The funeral exercises were held at the residence of his father, Horatio W. Maxson, and were attended by a large number of friends and neighbors. The sermon was preached by the undersigned, from James 4: 14, "For what is your life?" W. C. W. http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 41, No 25, p 8, June 18, 1885. In Janesville, Wis., May 29, 1885, A. Webster Baldwin, in the 57th year of his age. His disease was a cancerous affection of the stomach, from which he suffered intensely for about six months. He was at the time of his death, the Clerk of the Court of Rock County, which office he had filled continuously for 17 years. As an evidence of his efficiency and the high esteem in which he was held, the Court adjourned at his death and at his funeral. The Judge remarked on the occasion, "I have known A. W. Baldwin for more than 35 years; and in every walk of life, in every duty he has been called upon to perform, he has shown himself upright, honorable and just." Mr. Baldwin's former home was in Milton, Wis., where his aged parents still reside as members of the Seventh-day Baptist Church of that place. For over twenty years he was a trustee of Milton College; and during most of that time its valuable secretary. He was distinctively a lover of his fellow-men, and in all his positions of life, he was helpful, courteous, scrupulously exact, and most highly respected. He will be greatly missed by his parents, by his wife and two daughters, and by a very large circle of friends. The funeral services were conducted at the house by Rev. S. B. Loomis, of Lone Rock, Wis., and Pres. W. C. Whitford, of Milton College; and at the grave, by the Knights of Templars. A large concourse of people was in attendance. http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders