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- Morgan Jacob AKIN, for many years a resident of Janesville,
was buried in Oak Hill
- cemetery there last Thursday afternoon.
- Older friends will remember him as one of the ten children
of Edward AKIN who
- came to this region in 1843 as an early settler and whose
large family circle remained unbroken for so many years on the
Rock Prairie farm, three miles east of Janesville on what is
known as the middle road.
- The son was only seven years old when he came here, having
been born November
- 10th, 1836, in Scipio, Cayuga Co., New York State. He later
bought the farm adjoining his father's living there most of his
life. He was twice married, in 1858 to Martha WHITE of
Rock Prairie, who died in 1874, and in 1876 to Eliza GALLUP,
also of Rock Prairie. He finally retired to Janesville where
he lived for nearly a quarter of a century on Ruger avenue, taking
great delight in the study of history, and closely following
political affairs. For the last few years he divided his time
between the homes of his two daughters, Mrs. JAYNES of
West Virginia, and Mrs. WILBUR of Milton, Wisconsin. But
this last winter he did not feel able to take the long trip east;
and the end came January 14, 1919 at the Milton home. Here services
were held Thursday afternoon, January 16, 1919, Rev. H. M. Barbour
of Milton, officiating.
- Mr. AKIN had ten children, nine of whom are living:
Mrs. W. C. WILBUR of
- Milton; Reno AKIN deceased; Elsie AKIN of Chicago;
Lettie AKIN who has been helping to care for him; Clifford
AKIN of Montana; Mrs. Ida FERGUSON of Cottage Grove,
Wis.; Mrs. Lois BEGLEY of Chicago; George N. AKIN
of Wyoming; Frank AKIN of Arizona, and Mrs. Lucy JAYNES
of West Virginia. He also leaves two sisters, Lavangah WILCOX
of Harmony and Mrs. Emily HICKS of Janesville. [Thursday
edition, p. 1]
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- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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