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- Mrs. J. T. MANSUR, 90, a Rock county resident all
of her life, died at 8 p.m.
- Friday in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Harriet FETHERSTON,
Milton. She had been blind for the past five years, and for the
past year was an invalid.
- Mrs. MANSUR was formerly Jane [Mary] ADDIE,
and was born March 11, 1841,
- in Arnagask, Fiseshire, Scotland. She was brought to this
country at the age of three, and since that time had always resided
in Rock county. She married J. T. MANSUR on a farm east
of here Nov. 25, 1863
- Survivors are one daughter, Mrs. FETHERSTON, a daughter-in-law,
Mrs. Edward
- FEATHERSTON, Rock Prairie, seven grandchildren, 11
great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild, one sister,
Mrs. Hannah EDDEN, Milton, three brothers, George, Whitewater,
Andrew, Arlington, Ia., and Robert ADDIE, Cresco, Ia.
Her husband died June 5, 1912, and a son, Edward, June 3, 1931.
She was a member of the Presbyterian church.
- Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Whaley
Overton funeral home in
- Janesville, with the Rev. E. E. Beattie of Rock Prairie Presbyterian
church, officiating. Burial was in the Milton cemetery. [Thursday
edition, p. 1]
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- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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- Dexter GRAY, prominent farmer of Rock county, was
born Aug. 24, 1860, at
- Johnstown, Wis., youngest of nine children of Nathaniel and
Alvira KENT GRAY, and passed away Oct. 2, 1931, at his
home in Milton, at the age of 71 years.
- His entire life with the exception of the past few years,
was spent on the farm on
- which he was born. He was widely and favorably known having
been active in town and county affairs.
- Mr. GRAY was twice married. On Feb. 17, 1885, he
married Miss Ida HADLEY,
- who died in 1891. Their one daughter, Agnes, died at the
age of five years. On Mar. 5, 1895, he married Miss Mertie
BANKS at Detroit, Mich., who with the three children,
Robert of Milton, Leila of Beloit and Dorris of Fort Atkinson,
two grandchildren and one sister, Miss Elizabeth GRAY,
Milton, survive.
- Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Milton
Congregational church,
- Rev. D. Q. Grabill officiating, with burial in the North
Johnstown cemetery.
- Pallbearers were Carl NEWTON, Earl NEWTON,
Elmer BINGHAM, George
- BACON, Will WATERMAN and Edward WILCOX.
[Wednesday edition, p. 1]
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- Susan Caroline RANDOLPH, daughter of Levi H. and Susan
Amelia BACKUS
- STRONG, was born April 25, 1867, at Hebron, Conn.
She died at Milton, Wis., October 24, 1931.
- Her younger days were spent at Hebron and at Owego, New York.
She was
- graduated from Cornell university, Ithaca, N.Y. in 1889.
Her chief academic interest was in the field of biology.
While at Cornell she was active in the religious organizations
and held the position of secretary of the Young People's society
of Christian Endeavor - representing the combined Young Men's
and Young Women's Christian Association groups - at the same
time that John R. Mott was president of the organization.
- During her last year at Cornell, she became acquainted with
her future husband, Lester
- C. RANDOLPH, who was a post graduate student at the
university at the time.
- On December 25, 1890, she was married to Mr. RANDOLPH.
They moved to
- Chicago where she entered the Woman's Medical college of
the Northwestern university and Mr. RANDOLPH entered a
theological seminary. She was graduated from the medical school
in 1893, one and a half years after the arrival of her first
child, Beatrice. She never entered into active medical practice,
but she tried to apply her medical knowledge in the rearing of
her family.
- She was an undiscouraged student throughout her life. She
took a great interest in
- collecting books and papers of a cultural nature which were
a great help to Mr. RANDOLPH in his work as a pastor.
In all they collected between three and four thousand volumes.
She was an enthusiastic supporter of the Esperanto language,
and by sending out material and talking about it she helped to
create interest in which she hoped some day might become the
universal language. She was a member of the school board for
many years at Alfred, N.Y., and she was greatly interested in
the public library.
- Besides her literary and public interests and her activities
in caring for her family she
- conducted a lyceum bureau for several years which was active
throughout the middle west.
- Six children were born to Mr. and Mrs. RANDOLPH: Beatrice,
Victor, Paul,
- Kenneth, Howell, and Doris. Though she had heavy responsibilities
in the home and through her public interests and activities were
no small consideration she maintained an attitude of quiet and
retiring simplicity. She always faced the future with intrepid
courage, even in situations very difficult to bear. When within
one month she lost two full grown sons and her husband, she bore
up bravely and lived always usefully for the remainder of her
family.
- Mrs. Randolph's husband, the late Dr. Lester C. RANDOLPH,
was for many years
- an outstanding minister in Seventh Day Baptist churches and
for seven years the pastor of the Milton church. He devoted
much time to the interests of Alfred university and of Milton
college. He was a popular preacher in pulpits of many denominations.
He was a strong champion of the prohibition movement and was
well known as a chautanqua and lyceum bureau lecturer. Mrs.
RANDOLPH was keenly interested in his work and ever alert
to discover materials of value which he could use.
- Mrs. RANDOLPH was a member of the Seventh Day Baptist
church and a woman
- of fine Christian qualities. Though she was not prominent
in the work of her church, her abiding interest was evident to
her friends.
- Mrs. Randolph is survived by one brother, Howard C. STRONG,
Owego, N.Y.,
- and by one sister, Mrs. Geo. STORY, Chicago. Another
brother, Clayton C. STRONG, Oakland, California, has passed
on. She is survived by three children: Dr. Victor and Dr. Howell
RANDOLPH, Phoenix, Ariz., and Doris, Mrs. Ezra VINCENT,
Two Rivers, Wis. There are five grandchildren: Kenneth's daughter
Jean Marie; Victor's son and daughter, Victor Jr. and Caroline
Elizabeth; and Howell's son and daughter, George Frederick and
Susan Charlotte.
- Mrs. RANDOLPH has been afflicted for several years
with gradually failing health
- and the loss of sight until she was nearly blind. She bore
her distress with great patience and fortitude. Through the
use of her radio she enjoyed worship and sermons, lectures on
educational and cultural subjects and good music. She kept
up her interest in good books and engaged one and another to
come and read to her. When callers came in she had interesting
subjects of which she loved to speak and she rarely mentioned
her physical distresses unless questioned about them.
- In her passing she leaves not only her children who will
miss the abiding interest and
- affection of a loving mother, but also she leaves a large
circle of friends who have known her, loved her, and who will
long cherish the memory of one who lived and served so unselfishly.
- The funeral was held from the Milton Seventh Day Baptist
church on Tuesday after-
- noon, October 27, 1931. Mrs. W. E. ROGERS was the
organist. A male quartette consisting of Dr. A. E. WHITFORD,
Prof. L. H. STRINGER, Prof. W. D. BURDICK, and
Mr. Leslie BENNETT sang appropriate selections. The
funeral was conducted by Pastor James L. Skaggs, the Rev. John
W. Findley, West Lafayette, Indiana, and the Rev. Edwin Shaw
assisting. Burial was made in the Milton cemetery. [Thursday
edition, p. 1]
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- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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