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- Mr. Darwin H. GLIDDEN passed quietly away on Wednesday
evening, Aug. 13,
- 1902, of cancer. He was born in Orleans Co., N.Y., June 14,
1835 and came to Wisconsin when but five years of age. In the
War of the Rebellion he enlisted in Company B of the 11th Wisconsin
volunteer Infantry and was wounded at the battle of Vicksburg,
May 22, 1863. On his recovery he was transfered to the veteran
corps and served until Sept. 1864. He then went to Clermont,
Iowa where he remained until the fall of 1866 when he returned
to Brooklyn.
- Mr. GLIDDEN was married in 1865 to Elizabeth THOMSON
of Madison, who
- died May 23, 1869. July 10, 1870, Mr. GLIDDEN was
married to Jennie M. DOOLITTLE, who now survives him.
He moved to this city in the fall of 1894 where he resided until
his death.
- The deceased was member of the M. E. Church, joining in 1869
at Brooklyn, Wis.,
- and has always been a most faithful worker therein. He was
a member of the T. L. Sutphen Post in this city and his presence
will be greatly missed by the comrades of this society. Mr. GLIDDEN
served several terms as Alderman of this city which office he
held until his health called for his resignation from this body.
- Mr. GLIDDEN has been a great sufferer for the past
two years, and death, no doubt
- to him, was a blessing, as his sufferings at times were intense.
The deceased was a man whom it was a pleasure to meet, always
making it pleasant and agreeable to everyone in his company and
his taking away will be mourned by all who knew him.
- Besides his wife, he leaves one daughter, Mrs. Ida May LIBBY,
of this city, and two
- sons, Burton H. of Brooklyn, and Ezra A. who resides at home,
also three sisters, Mrs. Reuben PALMER of Brookins, S.D.,
Mrs. Hulet STORY of Milton, Wis., and Mrs. James DEVINE
of Northville, S.D., and three brothers, Wilbur of Britt, Iowa,
Adelbert, of Brookins, S.D., and Daniel of Brooklyn, Wis., to
deeply mourn his loss.
- The funeral services will be held at the late home at 2:30
o'clock Friday afternoon.
- Interment in the cemetery in this city.
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- Courtesy of Ruth Ann Montgomery.
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