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- Randolph T. BURDICK, a prominent citizen of Milton
Junction, died suddenly in
- the factory of the BURDICK Cabinet Company of Milton,
on Monday morning, February 4, just as the whistle blew for work
to begin. Having reached the plant a few minutes before, he
was talking to some of the employees, who upon turning to go
to their work heard a noise and looking around saw Mr. BURDICK
on the floor. They rushed to him and a physician was called
but death seemed to have come instantly.
- Mr. BURDICK was the son of Ethan L. and Ann FITZ
RANDOLPH BURDICK
- and was born at Dunellen, New Jersey, July 31, 1855. While
he was but a child the family moved to Farina, Ill. Later they
moved to Albion, Wis., where he grew to manhood. He was educated
in the public schools and Albion Academy, the latter now extinct.
He later took a business course in Janesville, graduating in
April, 1876, and taught bookkeeping for a time in Albion Academy.
He also took a course in pharmacy and for a number of years
was employed as a druggist. In order to be true to his religious
beliefs he was obliged to give up this work and for a number
of years worked in a green house which he had built in Milton
Junction to which place he had moved more than 30 years ago.
Recently he had been employed by the BURDICK Cabinet
Company.
- On December 24, 1878, he was married to Miss Julia OSBORNE
of Milton. To
- them were born two daughters, Florence, now the wife of Harry
R. ROBINSON of Milton Junction, and Hazel H., now the
wife of Uriah M. BAKER, also of Milton Junction. There
are three grandchildren, Marjorie ROBINSON, and Harold
and Florence BAKER.
- He, with a group of others, among them Rev. M. G. STILLMAN,
Richard E.
- HULL and the late Rev. Joshua CLARKE, united
with the Albion Seventh Day Baptist church April 24, 1869.
He remained a member of that church until uniting by letter with
the church of the same faith in Milton Junction on January 3,
1903. Of these churches he was always an active member. On
December 6, 1903, he was elected moderator of the Milton Junction
church and has acted in that capacity since, being reelected
each year.
- For many years he was a member of the Modern Woodman of America
and at the
- time of his death was Venerable Counsel.
- He was always interested in the welfare of the community
and as a citizen will be
- missed.
- Funeral services were held in the Seventh Day Baptist church
of Milton Junction
- Thursday afternoon, February 7, 1924, the services being
conducted by Pastor Erlo E. Sutton, who was assisted by Rev.
Henry N. Jordan of Milton, and burial was in the Milton Junction
cemetery. [Thursday edition, p. 1]
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- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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