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- ANOTHER CITIZEN CALLED
- A Sudden Shock, Followed by the Dreamless Sleep
- DIED: In Evansville. Wis., January 17, 1895, Mr. G[eorge]
A. BACKENSTO, of heart failure. Aged nearly 70 years.
- Mr. BACKENSTOE was born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1824,
and went to Conneaut,
- Ohio, with his parents, where they lived until coming west
in 1847. For a time he occupied a clerkship in a store in Cooksville,
marrying Miss Ellen M. HOXIE in March 1848. Mr. BACKENSTO
came with his family to Evansville, in 1869, and for a time ran
the only bakery in town, his real occupation, however, being
that of a painter, which business ne followed until his death.
- During Rev. J. W. HARRIS' pastorate, in Evansville,
Mr. BACKENSTO
- experienced religon and united with the Congregational church
of this place, continuing a worthy member thereof until his death.
- Mr. BACKENSTO leaves, besides his wife, a son, Chas.
W., who lives in Beloit;
- Lizzie M. ENSIGN, who lives in Janesville; Kate E.
RICHARDSON, who lives in Vermillion, S.D.; Mary, who is
a teacher in a parochial school in Jonesborough, Tenn., and Maud,
the sole one of the children, who was at home at her father's
death.
- Mr. BACKENSTO was apparently as well as usual, going
to his work early Thursday
- morning, but was soon attacked with a shock, and was brought
home in an insensible condition, from which he never rallied.
Dr. SMITH was called but could afford no relief. He died
without a struggle, (apparently sleeping) at twenty minutes to
twelve o'clock. His sudden death was a shock of surprise to his
family and also to the community and friends.
- The funeral will be held at his late residence, on First
Street, Sunday afternoon at two o'clock. [p. 1, col. 4]
-
- Webmaster's note: The surname is spelled BACKENSTO
and BACKENSTOE in this article.
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- Courtesy of Ruth Ann Montgomery
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- The funeral of Mr. Geo. A. BACKENSTO [BACKENSTOE]
took place from his
- late residence on First Street Sunday afternoon at two o'clock.
The house was filled with old friends neighbors and relatives.
All of the members of the immediate family were present except
Mrs. Kate RICHARDSON of Vermillion, S.D., a daughter of
the deceased.
- The Rev. John Scholfield officiated and took for his text
six verses beginning "In my
- father's house are many mansions."
- The congregational choir rendered some appropriate selections.
The following gentle-
- men acted as bearers: Messrs. Nelson WINSTON, Byron
CAMPBELL, A. S. BAKER, T. F. SHURRUM, Jas.
GLEAVES and E. F. ELLIS. [p. 1, col. 4]
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- Courtesy of Ruth Ann Montgomery
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