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- Addie [Ada J.] VINCENT GRAY was born in Milton township,
Wisconsin, on what
- is known as the Rock River road, Sept. 23, 1853, and died
at her home in Milton Junction, Wis., Nov. 23, 1924, in the seventy-second
year of her age.
- She was the oldest of six children born to Orrin D. and Almira
TAYLOR VINCENT.
- Of the immediate family three are still living, Avery P.
VINCENT of Amity, Ore.; Elmer D. VINCENT of Milton
Junction, and Mrs. Daisy SHRADER also of Milton Junction.
One sister, Mrs. Hattie BOWERS, and one brother Orlo,
preceded her in death.
- She was married to Charles H. GRAY, January 8, 1875.
To them was born one son
- Clarence, who died in June, 1913. In September of the next
year the husband died.
- For a few years after their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. GRAY
lived in Milton Junction and
- Walworth after which they moved to Minnesota, where they
lived some 34 years, first at Austin, then at Luverne where her
son and husband died. Five years ago she returned to Milton Junction
where she bought property and has since lived.
- In early youth she became a Christian, was baptized by the
late Rev. James C.
- ROGERS and united with the Rock River Seventh Day
Baptist church of which she remained a member until it was disbanded
in 1901. While she was not a member of any other church, after
her return to Milton Junction, she was a faithful attendant,
when health would permit, at the services of the Milton Junction
S.D.B. church, and was deeply interested in all its activities
and was a member of the Ladies' Aid Society. She was also a member
and the chaplain of the local Woman's Relief Corps.
- Besides the relatives already mentioned, Mrs. GRAY
leaves to mourn her departure,
- a large number of other relatives and a host of friends.
- Funeral services were held in the Milton Junction S.D.B.
church on Wednesday
- afternoon, Nov. 26, and were conducted by the pastor, Rev.
Erlo E. Sutton. The body was taken to Luverne, Minn., where it
was laid to rest beside her loved ones. [Thursday edition,
p. 1]
- Rev. Simeon Hoffman BABCOCK, son of Elder Simeon and
Elizabeth
- (HOFFMAN) BABCOCK, was born in Pike township,
Clark County, Ohio, Jan. 21, 1841, and died at Mercy hospital,
Janesville, Wis., Nov. 18, 1924, aged 83 years, 9 months and
27 days.
- Feb. 21, 1861, he was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth
McCORMICK. Both
- were residents of Shelby Co., Ohio, and were members of the
Jackson Center church of which his father was pastor.
- There were eight children in their family. Those living are
Mrs. D. F. WHITFORD,
- Edgerton; Milton J., Albion; Mrs. M. L. BROWN, Whitewater;
Louis A., Milton; and Mrs. H. C. VAN HORN, Lost Creek,
West Virginia. There are seventeen grandchildren and three great
grandchildren.
- His mother was twice married, first to Milton STOUT
to whom three sons were born.
- Her second husband was Eld. Simeon BABCOCK and there
were two sons and a daughter born to them. Bro. BABCOCK
is the last to pass away.
- Both by heredity and training Bro. BABCOCK was naturally
a Christian. His mother
- was of a courageous God fearing family, deeply interested
in religion and devoted to her family. The father was of the
sixth [eighth] generation of the BABCOCK family in America,
a preacher and example of righteousness. It is not then strange
that their child should become a Christian in his ninth year,
and that when the church expressed confidence in his character
and ability by inviting him to devote himself to the gospel ministry
and become their leader, he consented, though in his twenty-ninth
year, and having a family of three children to support.
- After a time he removed to Albion "to better qualify
himself for his calling." The Albion
- church licensed him to preach, March 2, 1873. In response
to the request of the Jackson Center, Ohio church, the Albion
church called a council of the churches, composing the Quarterly
Meeting, and he was ordained June 29, 1874.
- His pastorates were Jackson Center, Albion and Walworth;
field worker for the
- Missionary Society, a second pastorate at Albion, and last
Little Genesee, N.Y., from which he retired from active ministry.
- His public ministrations were enhanced by his christian character
and manliness and
- are rewarded in immeasurable benefits. Everywhere the grace
of God was upon him and glorified his work. His companion was
well chosen and together they made a home that was a tower of
strength wherever they lived. This happy union was broken by
death and he must complete the journey of life in the family
of his oldest son Milton.
- These years of retirement have been like a benediction. His
presence in the church
- and Sabbath school and community has been very helpful. He
never ceased to be a factor for good. His name will ever be held
in loving remembrance by his many friends and his family will
cherish the priceless heritage of Godly living and christian
character he has left them.
- Funeral services were conducted by Pastor L. D. Seager of
Albion, assisted by Rev.
- J. L. Skaggs of Milton, Rev. E. E. Sutton of Milton Junction,
and Rev. E. A. Witter of Walworth. Burial was made in Evergreen
cemetery. [Thursday edition, p. 1]
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- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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