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- Mary C. WELLS COON was born at Waterford, Conn., February
8, 1823, and
- died at Milton Junction, Wis., October 3, 1912. Had she lived
until the eighth of next February she would have been ninety
years of age. She was married in 1846 to Lafayette COON,
then of Ashaway, R.I., who died March 12 of this year. The day
of her burial was the 66th anniversary of their marriage. They
spent their 65th anniversary together here, and before the next
one came around both had gone to that home where time is not
measured in years.
- For the most part, their married life was spent at Utica
in Dane county, and there are
- many who remember the hospitality of their home. No doubt
Mrs. COON's greatest service to the world was as a home
maker, - as wife and mother - and there is no more important
sphere in life than this. She loved the church, also; and had
interests and sympathies in the larger world outside.
- A diary faithfully kept during the year 1883 reveals much
of her inner life. She
- appreciated nature and believed in the value of the bible
as a guide in life, and continually thanked her Heavenly Father
for the many blessings which she enjoyed. The following lines
taken from one of those entries reveals something of her religious
nature:
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- "Oh, let us not faint gentle Savior;
Be with us in noonday's fierce heat;
Forgive us our sins and our weaknesses,
And grant us thy blessing to meet."
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- The prayer of her heart was answered, and the Savior was
with her to forgive and
- bless. Although the way must have seemed long, sometimes,
she knew that it led homeward and she was content. The following
verse was written in her diary nearly thirty years ago, but she
has reached home at last.
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- "I know that the way leadeth homeward,
To the land of the pure and the blest;
To the city of ever fair summer;
To the city of peace and rest."
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- She leaves two sons, our townsmen Edward D. and Geo. W. COON,
in whose
- respective homes she had been tenderly cared for in the time
of her weakness.
- Funeral services, consisting largely of readings from her
diary with comments, were
- conducted by her pastor, A. J. C. Bond. The two sons, two
grandsons, and two nephews were bearers and the interment was
made in the Milton Junction cemetery. [Thursday edition, p.
1]
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- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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- Reynolds J. GREENMAN was born in Alfred, N.Y., July
24, 1840, and came to
- Milton with his parents in 1850 and settled in Milton village.
He was married to Lois P. COLLINS, March 24, 1862, and
within a year he had build the first house in the to be village
of Milton Junction, (the house now occupied by M. A. RICHARDSON)
and established a lumber yard, which he operated for about forty
years.
- Three children were born to this happy marriage, two of which,
Mrs. F. R. MORRIS
- of Milton Junction, and Mrs. D. J. KING of Williamsburg,
Va. with his widow are still living.
- Mr. GREENMAN during his long residence here, gave
a helping hand to all and was
- a large factor in the making of our beautiful and prosperous
village. During these years his neighbors showed their appreciation
of his sterling honesty by electing him to many offices of trust.
- About ten years ago Mr. and Mrs. GREENMAN moved to
Ewell, Va., and last May
- returned to their old home to celebrate their golden wedding
among their old friends. They had been visiting relatives and
friends in Chicago for the past month and expected to leave for
home Wednesday, but Mr. GREENMAN was suddenly stricken
with heart failure Saturday and passed to the great beyond. The
remains were brought here Monday and Tuesday the funeral services
were held at the home of his daughter, Mrs. F. R. MORRIS,
and he was laid to rest beside his father, mother and son in
the Milton cemetery. The pall bearers were W. P. CLARKE,
J. G. CARR, Calvin HULL, C. S. BUTTON, A.
D. FRINK and J. J. DENNETT. [Thursday edition,
p. 1]
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- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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