Obituaries
BLACK Died, in this place, Saturday, July 26th, Mrs. Emily Black, consort of Col. James Black. (Vandalia Whig, August 9, 1834) BOND Alexander Campbell Bond, son of Levi H. and Anna Moore Bond, was born in Lost Creek, West Va., December 3rd, 1832 and died at his home near Farina, Ill., Nov. 14, 1910. Of the family of five children--four brothers and one sister--only one is now living, Stillman Bond of Milton Junction, Wisc. In the spring of 1849 Mr. Bond went with his father's family to Milton, Wisc. On December 25, 1858 he was married to Miss Mary C. Goodrich. In March, 1863 Mr. and Mrs. Bond came to Farina and located on the farm on which he died. He was a constituent member of the Seventh-Day Baptist church in Farina and for many years served the church as chorister. Mr. and Mrs. Bond had but one child, William H. Bond, who died less than a year ago. A few weeks ago Mr. Bond suffered a paralytic stroke from which he did not rally. Services were conducted from the home on Nov. 16th. (The Sabbath Reporter, Plainfield NJ, Dec. 12, 1910) BURDICK Rev. Charles Alexander Burdick, son of Willett S. and Clarissa Campbell Burdick, was born at Lincklaen, N. Y., December 5, 1829 and died at his home in Farina, Illinois, Jan. 4, 1911. He was the oldest of a family of five brothers and one sister: Charles A., Weeden, Ada Jane, Orson C., Leander S. and Frank O. Burdick. Of this family only Leander S. Burdick of Indianapolis and Rev. F. O. Burdick, M. D., of Boulder, Colo., are now living. On August 26th, 1856, he was married to Miss Alice Adelle Luse; she died in September, 1859. On May 30, 1861, Mr. Burdick was married to Miss Margaret Amanda Lewis, at her home of her parents near Alfred, N. Y. To them five children were born, the oldest dying in infancy. The names of those living are: Mrs. Adelle Howard, Clara, and Arthur L. Burdick of Farina, and Alfred C. Burdick of New London, Conn. Mrs. Burdick died Dec. 30, 1907. Funeral services were held at the Farina church on Jan. 5th. (The Sabbath Reporter, Plainfield NJ, Jan. 23, 1911) CLARK Vandalia, July 17.--Former State Representative Joseph S. Clark, a democrat, of this city, died in a St. Louis hospital on July 16th, following an operation for cancer of the liver. Mr. Clark served one term in the Legislature from the 41st district and was a candidate for renomination last fall, but was defeated. (Rock Island Argus, July 17, 1911) DUNHAM Sarah Louise Dunham, the daughter of Orrin and Hannah Brown, was born at Berlin, N. Y., July 3, 1848 and died at her home near Farina, Ill., Dec. 14, 1916. She came to Farina in April, 1865, and on Oct. 20, 1881 married Jonathan R. Dunham, with whom she lived happily until her was taken from her, July 5, 1910. Besides her only child, her daughter, with whom she lived, she leaves seven grandchildren, two sister and a brother, all of Farina, to mourn her departure. Funeral services were conducted from the home on Dec. 15th and interment was in the Farina Cemetery. (The Sabbath Reporter, Plainfield NJ, Feb. 5, 1917) HACKNEY Died, in this place, on Wednesday, the 10th inst., Isaac S. Hackney, Esq., in the 38th year of his age. (Vandalia Free Press, Jan. 20, 1844) HAYES Mrs. Nancy Hayes, one of the very early settlers of Fayette County, died at Vandalia [no date], aged 79 years. (The DeKalb Chronicle, Saturday, Aug. 27, 1887) IRISH Oliver B. Irish, son of George and Betsy Irish, was born in North Stonington, Conn., August 12, 1826, and died at Farina, Ill., November 8, 1911, aged 85 years, 2 months, and 26 days. Mr. Irish was the youngest of eight children, of whom Mrs. Mary C. Green of Hopkinton City, R. I., is now living. A brother, the Rev. James R. Irish, was for a time principal of Alfred Academy and DeRuyter Institute for several years.Rock Island Argus Mr. Irish was married to Miss Sarah Anthony of Portsmouth, R. I., on April 25, 1854. To them were born five children, four of whom died in infancy. Mr. and Mrs. Irish began housekeeping at Ashaway, R. I., where for years he kept a grocery and dry-goods store. During this time he was postmaster for seven years, and also filled other positions of trust. He was interested in educational matters, teaching on the island of Rhode Island at Ashaway, in DeRuyter Institue and at Farina. He served as one of the trustees of Hopkinton Academy. In early life Brother Irish made a public profession of Christianity and united with the Seventh-day Baptist church at Hopkinton City, R. O. In March, 1866, he became one of its constituent members. Removing to Hammond, La., he became a constituent member of the church organized there in 1888. He retained membership with the Hammond church until the time of his death. Nearly twelve years ago he returned to Farina that they might be nearer to their son, J. H. Irish, who lives at Vandalia, Ill. Brief services were held at the home in Farina on Friday morning, conducted by the pastor of the Farina church. (The Sabbath Reporter, Plainfield NJ, Nov. 27, 1911) MARSH Caroline Drake Marsh, the youngest daughter of Randolph and Jane Drake, was born in Plainfield, N. J., December 31, 1851, and died at her home in Farina, Ill., Dec. 23, 1916. She moved with her parents to Illinois in early girlhood, and later located at Farina. On March 31, 1870, she was united to James Marsh, who preceded her by death only a few months. Of the seven children born to this union, all reached maturity, and all, save one, survive her. She united with the Seventh-Day Baptist church early in her youth and was an active worker as long as her health allowed. For a number of years she served as organist. Funeral services were conducted from the church on Dec. 26th, 1916, with burial by the side of her husband in the Farina Cemetery. (The Sabbath Reporter, Plainfield NJ, Jan. 29, 1917) THOMPSON Vandalia, Ill, Aug. 19.--Mrs. Thompson, an estimable old lady, wife of B. W. Thompson, the oldest citizen of Vandalia township, died last Sunday at her home, three miles east of this place. The sympathy of a widely extended acquaintance is tendered the bereaved husband. (The Daily Cairo Bulletin, Aug. 21, 1880) VINCENT Lorinda Amy Crandall Vincent, daughter of Henry B. and Lucinda Latimer Crandall, was born in Allegany Co., N. Y., April 14, 1833, and died at the home of her son in Farina, Ill., Dec. 23, 1910. She was of a family of ten children, only two of whom, Amos Crandall of Milton Junction, Wisc., and Mrs. Mary E. Stone, now in the far west, survive her. When she was five years old her parents removed from New York to Wisconsin. She was united in marriage to Francis M. Vincent in Milton, Wisc., Nov. 29, 1857. To this union five children were born, three of whom reached maturity--Mrs. Ida E. Hefton of Hanford, Cal., Edward M. of Farina and Frank M. Vincent, who died a few years ago. Her husband died Sept. 13, 1897. Funeral services were held from the home of her son, in Farina, Sunday, December 24, 1910. (The Sabbath Reporter, Plainfield NJ, Jan. 23, 1911) WHITFORD Emma Ferrill Whitford was born in Union Co., Ill, Nov. 28, 1878, the daughter of Henry and Alice Jane Ferrill, and died at her home in Farina, May 23, 1918. Her mother died when she was 12 years old and the responsibility of keeping house and caring for several younger children fell on her. When she was 16 she came to Farina and made her home with her sister, Mrs. J. F. Whittemore. On Sept. 14, 1899, she was united in marriage to Orlo J. Whitford, and three children came to their home, Josephine, Edward and Mabel, all of whom, with their father, are left to mourn her departure. She is also survived by one brother and four sisters, one brother and one sister having gone on before. For the past two years she had suffered with tuberculosis. The funeral services were held at the Seventh-Day Baptist church, Sunday, May 25, and the body laid to rest in the Farina cemetery. (The Sabbath Reporter, Plainfield NJ, August 12, 1918) WILSON Nancy Ann Hess Wilson was born near Greenwich, Huron Co., Ohio, March 15, 1828, and died at her home in Farina, Ill., May 10, 1918, at the age of 90 years, 1 month and 25 days. In 1845 she came with her parents to Fulton Co., Ill. Here, in December 1847 she was married to David Wilson, who died in December, 1888. One child was born to Mr. and Mrs. Wilson, Hess John, of Elkhart, Ind. Mrs. Wilson was active until only a week before her death. Her sister, Mrs. Rebecca Crandall, three years younger, preceded her by only a few months. Funeral services were conducted at the house on the afternoon of May 12th, with burial in the cemetery west of Farina. (The Sabbath Reporter, Plainfield NJ, August 12, 1918) YORK Mrs. Mary B. Davis York, daughter of Richard B. and Mary B. Davis, was born in the town of Friendship, Allegany Co., N. Y., March 11, 1827 and died at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Crandall, near Farina, Ill., January 10, 1911. When nine years old she moved with her parents to Iowa Territory, where they lived over 11 years. They then went to Cumberland Co., N. J., and she spent the greater part of four years in Union Academy at Shiloh, going out during this time to teach two summer schools. She lived in New Jersey until 1861, when she went to her father, who lived in Pennsylvania, remaining with him until his death. She was married Feb. 28, 1877 to I. H. York of Farina, Ill., and united with the Farina church. Mr. York died 14 years ago. Six years ago Mrs. York had a paralytic stroke from which she never recovered. Funeral services were held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Crandall, on Jan. 11, conducted by Rev. W. D. Burdick. (The Sabbath Reporter, Plainfield NJ, Jan. 23, 1911) |
