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- Word has been received here of the
death, at his home in Kearney, Neb., of Mr.
- Thomas William STEER. He was
born in Plymouth, Cornwall, England, Feb. 20, 1833, and was a
few days past 71 years of age when his death occurred, March
14, 1904. He came to Canada when but a child, and about 1868
to the States, coming to Milton about 1870, where he became well
known to the people of the village and vicinity of that time.
Here two daughters, their mother having died some years before,
found homes in Milton families, Elizabeth in the home of President
WHITFORD, and Margaret (Mrs. E. D. BLISS) in that
of M. Wells CRUMB. After a residence of a few years in
Milton, Mr. STEER moved to North Loup, Neb., and thence
to Kearney, where he died, as above noted. One son, James Henry
STEER, residing at Cozad, Neb., the two daughters mentioned,
and a second wife survive him. [Thursday edition, p. 1]
- Hannah S. JENKINS, wife of Lucius
GARTHWAITE, was born in Scotch Plains,
- Union county, N.J., July 2, 1835, and
died at Milton Jct., April 26, 1904, in the 69th year of her
age. She made a profession of faith in Christ when 10 years old,
in the ordinance of baptism and united with the Seventh-day Baptist
church of New Market, N.J., and in the year 1857 with a letter
from that church she joined the church at Rock River. In later
years she became a member of the Milton Junction Seventh-day
Baptist church continuing her membership there until death. She
was married to Lucius GARTHWAITE Dec. 13, 1856, at Rock
River. Unto them were born seven children, 3 sons and four daughters.
Two of these died in infancy. A husband and five children are
left to mourn their loss. The children are Samuel, of Stoughton,
William of Ft. Atkinson, Mrs. William TANNER of Edgerton,
Mrs. Elmer BARNES of Milton, and Mrs. Nettie HURD
of Milton Junction. The latter lived with Mrs. GARTHWAITE
at the time of her death. There are also twelve grandchildren.
Mrs. GARTHWAITE has spent the greater part of the last
forty-seven years in Milton. The text (Psalm 103:1) and the hymns
to be sung at the funeral were chosen by her. The funeral is
to be held at the M. E. church in Milton Junction Saturday, April
30, at 10:30 o'clock. [Thursday edition, p. 4]
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- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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