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- Deacon Moses CROSLEY, son of Edmund A. and Phebe SHEPPARD
- CROSLEY, was born Feb. 27, 1848, at Shiloh, N.J.,
and died at his home at Albion, Wisconsin, Dec. 27, 1923. When
nine years old he moved with his parents to Cussewago, Pa. He
was baptized by Rev. N. V. HULL and joined the S.D.B.
church there when fourteen years of age.
- In 1866 the family moved to Farina, Ill., where they became
constituent members of
- the Farina S.D.B. church. About 1871 he went to West Hallock,
Ill. While living at Farina and later at West Hallock he taught
in the public schools.
- Oct. 24, 1872, Mr. CROSLEY was united in marriage
with Nancy Arvilla POTTER,
- daughter of Deacon Daniel POTTER.
- For several years he kept the post office at West Hallock
and ran a general store.
- While living there he was ordained deacon of the S.D.B. church
at that place. In the spring of 1882, he removed his family to
Farina, Ill., where he engaged in farming, strawberry growing,
etc., for about ten years. In 1893 they moved to Milton, Wis.,
to secure better school opportunities for their children. Here
he became a partner with W. B. MAXSON in the hardware
business. In 1902 he sold out to Mr. MAXSON and removed
to Albion, where he bought a general store which he kept for
twelve years when failing health caused him to sell the store
and retire to a less active life.
- Mr. CROSLEY is survived by his wife, one brother N.
W. CROSLEY of Milton,
- Wis., and three children, Dr. George E. CROSLEY of
Milton, Wis., Mrs. Carl SHELDON of Albion, Wis., and Mrs.
Charles B. F. MICHEL of Marion, Iowa. There are also three
grandchildren, Anna M. SHELDON and George E. and Mary
A. MICHEL.
- In the many communities where he has made his home and the
diversity of pursuits
- Bro. CROSLEY has made himself a good name. In worldly
affairs he was honorable. As a Christian he ever stood for the
best in religion - a staunch member of the church, he was always
a regular attendant of all her services, ever lending his full
moral support and contributing liberally to her finances. As
a citizen he has ever allied himself with the forces of good,
acquainting himself thoroughly on all public questions. He was
in every way dependable and faithful in all things. His home
life was ideal. His worth as a husband and father is reflected
in the character of the son and daughters he has given to the
world and who rise up to praise his name. To them is left the
inheritance of a name untarnished - a memory to be revered. He
was the embodiment of those principles which have promise not
only for the life which now is but of that which is to come.
He will be greatly missed not only by the happy home circle,
now so sadly broken, but by a large circle of friends in the
communities of which he has been a prominent member.
- Funeral services were held at the Albion S.D.B. church Sabbath
day, Dec. 29,
- conducted by his pastor, L. D. Seager. Burial was in the
Milton cemetery. [Thursday edition, p. 1]
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- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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- Mrs. Albertus CLARKE [nee Barbara BARNHART]
died at her home in Milton
- Junction, Wisconsin, at the rising of the sun, Tuesday morning,
January 8, 1924, aged 89 years, 3 months, 13 days.
- On September 4, last, she had a fall which resulted in a
fractured hip which had
- confined her to the bed most of the time since, although
recently she had so improved as to be up part of the time.
Christmas day she was able to be up and enjoy the Christmas tree
with members of the family, but a few days later she began to
fail and failed rapidly until the end came.
- She was the daughter of James and Jane Mitchell BARNHART,
and was born in
- Norwalk, Ohio, September 25, 1834, the family having moved
from Canada to Ohio about 1830. She had one sister and two
brothers, all of whom have passed away. In 1845 the family
moved to the vicinity of Milton, where she has lived since.
- She was married to Albertus CLARKE, March 19, 1860.
One daughter, Ella, the
- late Mrs. John E. PATTERSON, was born to them. She
died July 5, 1914. Mr. CLARKE died March 13, 1920, and
since then she has lived in the home south of the village.
- She was baptized and united with the Milton Seventh Day Baptist
church, August 23,
- 1856, where she held her membership until the organization
of the Milton Junction Seventh Day Baptist church in 1875, when
she became a constituent member, and in it she was a faithful
member until her death.
- She attended Milton Academy now Milton College, and taught
public school for a
- time.
- There are left to remember her, five grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren, as
- well as a host of other relatives and friends who shall long
cherish her memory.
- Funeral services were held in the Milton Junction Seventh
Day Baptist church,
- Thursday afternoon, January 10, 1924, conducted by Erlo E.
Sutton, and the body was laid to rest in the cemetery at Milton.
[Thursday edition, p. 1]
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- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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