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- Ezekiel Potter FRINK was born
in Scott, Cortland Co., N.Y., Feb. 18, 1823, and
- died of heart failure at his home in
Milton Junction, Wis., Feb. 28, 1907.
- His early life was spent in the place
of his birth until 1844, when he was married to
- Salome S. BABCOCK of the same
place. The ceremony was performed in Alfred, N.Y., March 31,
by the Rev. James R. IRISH. Soon afterward in company
with their father's family they came to the territory of Wisconsin
settling in the town of Milton. To them were born four children,
two sons and two daughters. Being a mechanic, this brother
worked at his trade in connection with opening up a new farm.
He remained at Milton six years when he moved to the Eld. Stillman
COON farm, which is now the southern part of the village
of Milton Junction. After three changes in his home, all in
the township of Milton, he settled on the farm where he spent
the remainder of his life, about 47 years. In connection with
his work on the farm, he superintended the erection of several
churches and public buildings, including the south portion of
Milton College and the S.D.B. church of Milton Junction.
- When a young man he professed faith
in Christ and was baptized into membership
- with the Scott S.D.B. church. On
moving to Wisconsin he soon became one of the early members of
the Milton S.D.B. church. About 1880 he transferred his membership
to the Milton Junction S.D.B. church where he has since remained
a consistent and loyal member. In character he was kind, honest,
generous and of strong convictions as to truth and righteous
living.
- Brother FRINK was thrice married.
His first wife died Feb. 12, 1855. Some three
- years later he was married to Mary
A. MAXON of Utica, Dane Co., Wis., who departed this life
Mar. 4, 1878. He was afterward married to Mary GOWER
who still survives him. Besides the sorrowing widow he leaves
to mourn his departure, two sons, Alexander D. of Milton Junction,
and Lucius H. of Rock Island, Ill.; two daughters, Mrs. Amy V.
WILLIAMS of Albion, and Mrs. Salome E. STONE of
Fulton township.
- Services were held at the Milton Junction
S.D.B. church, mar. 2, at 10:30 a.m.
- conducted by Rev. E. B. Shaw of Milton,
assisted by the pastor, Rev. G. W. Lewis. The text used was
Job 5:26. The music was furnished by the Milton College male
quartet and was of exceedingly high order, greatly appreciated
by all. The body was laid to rest in the Milton Junction cemetery.
G. W. Lewis [Thursday edition, p. 4]
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- [James Alexander COON]
- The subject of this sketch was born
at Hartsville, N.Y., Sept. 22, 1832, and died
- March 5, 1907, at his home in Milton,
aged 74 years, 5 months and 11 days. He was the son of Oliver
COON and was the sixth child in a family of eight or nine
children. In 1844 he moved with the family to Albion. A few years
later he became a Christian and was with a score or more baptized
by Eld. Stillman COON in Clear Lake in midwinter. In 1856
he was married to Miss Janette CRANDALL, daughter of Stanton
CRANDALL of Utica. They lived on a farm near Utica where
four children were born unto them. The oldest, Elton J. COON,
died when about a year old. Mrs. Ellen COON BURDICK
resides in California. Byron E. COON is an honored farmer
here, while the youngest, Mrs. Leo COON WHITFORD,
is at present living with the bereaved widow. In the church,
in the community, in the home, Mr. Coon was a man among men.
He had marked ability as a musician his services being in great
demand when music was needed. This uniting of the COON
and CRANDALL families made the relatives more numerous,
probably than any other family in this section of the state.
- The funeral was held Thursday afternoon
in the S.D.B. church, his pastor Dr. L. A.
- PLATTS,
officiating assisted by Pres. W. C. DALAND and Prof. Edwin
SHAW. Interment was in the Milton cemetery.
- Among those in attendance at the funeral
were: Joseph GREEN, Henry HEAD, D. L.
- BABCOCK,
Mrs. Warren AYERS, H. H. BABCOCK, Mr. and Mrs.
Hiram DAVIS, Albion; Mr. and Mrs. Albertus MAXSON,
Mrs. Chester MILLER, Evansville; Mrs. Charles WOLF,
Oregon; Mrs. J. H. COON, Mr. D. B. COON, Utica;
Mr. and Mrs. James OGDEN, Mr. and Mrs. Ulysses Miller,
EDGERTON; Mr. and Mrs. Floyd WILCOX, Mrs. Etta
WILCOX, Rockford; Mrs. P. A. HASTINGS, Chicago;
Rev. M. G. STILLMAN, Mrs. Marshall COON, Walworth.
[Thursday edition, p. 1]
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- The remains of Joseph C. BABCOCK
arrived here from his home at Tiskilwa, Ill.,
- Tuesday evening accompanied by his
wife, his two daughters, Mrs. MAIN and Mrs. ROGERS,
and their husbands. Mr. BABCOCK and family resided here
for a number of years, Mr. BABCOCK being highway commissioner
for some time. The funeral was held at the S.D.B. church Wednesday
forenoon. [Thursday edition, p. 4]
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- Ethan Lee BURDICK, eldest of
six children born to Ethan and Amy ALLEN
- BURDICK
was born in Alfred, N.Y., March 18, 1822. Here he resided and
received his training in school life, until Jul 1841, when with
his father's family he came to Milton, Wis. On March 20, 1845
he united in marriage with Philena BURDICK of Milton with
whom he has lived a happy life. Soon after their marriage they
moved to their farm fife miles north-east of Milton where they
resided about forty-eight years.
- To them were born two children - one
son and one daughter, both of whom died
- some years ago.
- During these early years, while Wisconsin
was yet a territory and during the first years
- of her statehood, this brother with
his companion experienced much of pioneer life. For a number
of years the nearest good market was Milwaukee, Wis., sixty miles
away.
- Being of an ambitious nature and of
wise judgment he soon secured by the aid of his
- companion a comfortable home and was
blessed in worldly things. In civil and political life he was
given many positions of trust and responsibility, always exhibiting
honesty and moral integrity in a high degree.
- About fourteen years ago feeling that
the strenuous life of the farm was too severe for
- his advanced years, he moved with his
family to Milton Junction where he has happily spent the remainder
of his days on earth. When about eighteen years of age he professed
faith in Christ and was baptized at Alfred, N.Y., but never united
with any local church. He has done much however to advance the
cause of education, morality, and religion, often contributing
more than official members of like financial standing. Hence
the family, the community and the church can well unite in saying
that a faithful husband and father, a kind friend and neighbor,
and a good citizen has gone to his just reward.
- Though not above the average in physical
strength, though by closely observing the
- laws of physical health he was permitted
to live to the ripe old age of eighty-five years and three days.
- For the last two or three years he
has been gradually declining in physical power, the
- latter condition being a general breaking
down of the system and at 11:15 on Thursday evening, March 21,
1907, he quietly and peacefully passed away.
- He leaves to mourn his departure, the
lonely widow, the adopted daughter, two sisters
- and three grandsons, besides a long
list of more distant relatives and appreciative friends.
- Funeral services were held at the home
Monday afternoon, March 25, '07 conducted
- by the pastor, assisted by Dr. Platts
and Rev. E. B. Shaw. The large attendance showed the esteem in
which the brother was held. Music was furnished by the College
quartet. The body was laid to rest in the Milton Junction Cemetery.
- G. W. Lewis [Thursday edition, p.
4]
- Friday morning, March 15, 1907, there
passed from this life Albion's most honored
- and beloved citizen. For weeks he had
been in poor health, but there were no grave fears from his condition
until he took his bed a few days before the end. The dread disease,
pneumonia, laid its chilling hand upon his form, and, quietly
as he had always lived, he slipped peacefully out unto the life
beyond.
- Charles Rollin GREEN, the eldest
son of Duty and Mary COON GREEN, was
- born at Alfred, N.Y., March 11, 1836.
When about six years of age he came to Albion, Wis., where a
long and honorable life was passed. His education was received
at Albion academy.
- He was united August 31, 1856, to Frances
Minerva WILLIAMS, and a singularly
- happy and devoted married life was
lived by them for more than half a century. They have walked
side by side almost from childhood and their hearts were grown
almost into one. Their joys, hopes and sorrows had become one
as they passed from silver to the golden period of life and on
towards the diamond. She was to him the sunshine of life, and
he was her shelter in the time of storm. Last summer a group
of treasured friends gathered at the homestead to set up for
them the golden milestone, with blessed memories of a rich past
and happy hopes for the future.
- He was baptized and joined the Seventh-day
Baptist church under the revival work of
- Pastor Thomas E. BABCOCK and
Elder Varnum HULL, and remained a steadfast member and
generous supporter of the church till called to the other life.
Not only did he bear a share in the religious life of the community,
but every good interest which made for the welfare of his fellow
men, claimed his support, and with all these his life was closely
identified.
- Since the organization of the Farmers'
Co-operative Creamery he has been the
- efficient secretary and treasurer.
His judgment was sought in the many problems that men must solve,
because men had learned that he was wise and could be trusted.
For forty years his town men have committed to his faithful and
painstaking care as town clerk the keeping of the town of Albion,
a trust which he has held sacred. For those who shall succeed
him, and for those in whose behalf this labor has been performed
with such fidelity, his example will be pointed to; that of a
rare constancy and trustworthiness in these days when so many
men have been weighed and found wanting.
- Added to these virtues, we find him
a man of peace. The Master said, "Blessed are
- the peace-makers for they shall be
called the children of God." Sitting in the seat of justice
for twenty-five years who can number the neighborhood differences
which he settled amicably? Always he plead to peace. "Settle
it out of court was his advice, and those who followed his wise
counsel lived to thank him for his kindly offices. Essentially
a man of few words, he could be relied on in the crises of life
to speak firmly for justice, righteousness, purity and peace.
- The home was filled on Monday, March
18th, with a large company of mourning
- friends who gathered to pay their last
tribute to the dead. The service was conducted by Pastor T. J.
Van Horn who read appropriate scripture and offered prayer. He
spoke words of comfort from the text II Cor. 4: 17, 18. "For
our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for
us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; While we
look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which
are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal; but
the things which are not seen are eternal."
- Viewed through the earthly vision,
affliction is not light. We must compare the
- loneliness, the loss of the beloved
form - the things which are temporal - with "the far more
exceeding and eternal weight of glory." This can be done
only while we look at the things which are not seen - the things
which are eternal. The great essentials of eternity are the elements
of true character and these were exemplified by our brother in
justice, purity and peace. The possession of the memory of these
is a rich heritage - "a weight of glory."
- Following the sermon, a warm personal
tribute was paid to Mr. GREEN by a life-
- long friend, Mr. Thomas J. ATWOOD
of Edgerton. The service closed with a song, "Only Remembered
by What I Have Done," sung by Mrs. Harold H. BABCOCK.
The burial was at Albion cemetery.
- An only son, Rollin C. four grandchildren,
and the loving wife of his youth remain to
- mourn the first break in the family
circle. Two brothers, Joseph and Jesse, and a sister, Mrs. Harriet
GREEN POTTER, also [Thursday edition, p. 4]
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- [remainder cut off in the copying
process.]
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