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- Elizabeth Mary CRANDALL POST
was born in Alfred, N.Y., Sept. 2, 1826, and
- died in Chicago, Feb. 11, 1908.
- She was the daughter of Judge Clarke
CRANDALL, who was one of the early
- settlers of Alfred. Her mother, Amelia
VINCENT, was a sister of Joshua VINCENT who lived
in Wisconsin in the early days and who was the father of Rhoda
THOMPSON, recently deceased; of David VINCENT,
whose sons settled years ago, in the vicinity of Rock River;
and of the mother of Mrs. P. M. GREEN.
- Mrs. POST was one of the youngest
in a large family of children, all of whom, with the
- exception of Mrs. Amanda Prescott BURDICK,
of Alfred, are deceased. One of her brothers, Dea. W. L. V.
CRANDALL was well known in Milton, a few years ago.
- When 24 years of age she was married
at Alfred, to Geo. W. POST. Two or
- three years later they moved to Wisconsin,
where, in the city of Appleton, he practiced medicine for several
years. The Doctor's health failing, he decided to try a change
of climate and a party was made up for the overland trip to California,
consisting of her sister and husband, Prof. and Mrs. E. P. LARKIN,
of Alfred University - herself and husband and their first child,
then a year old. The journey was made in about three months.
They returned to Chicago in 1863, where the Doctor established
a drug business near the present center of the city. His death
followed in 1867, leaving Mrs. POST with three small children,
the eldest scarcely eight years of age, the youngest a babe.
- Shortly after she moved to Milton where
she lived for about twenty years. Here her
- boys received the larger part of their
preparatory education each in turn studying medicine in Chicago,
and each an eminent practitioner in his chosen profession.
- In 1886, Mrs. POST went to live
in the home of her son Dr. Geo. W. POST, of
- Chicago where she has been a most welcome
inmate and where she has enjoyed every comfort that thoughtful
affection could devise.
- In personal character, Mrs. POST
was strong and manysided. Like her father, Judge
- CRANDALL,
she possessed a well balanced mind, quick to see the advantages
of present conditions, together with their bearings upon the
future. Her purpose once formed, she was not easily turned
from it; with equal tenacity she held to an opinion until the
best of reasons could be assigned for a change of opinion.
She early accepted the principles of the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union and throughout her life, was a staunch member of the organization.
She was a true friend and greatly enjoyed the visits of those
who came to the home.
- Early in life she professed faith in
Christ and united with the Seventh-Day Baptist
- church, in which she remained a consistently
loyal member; but her faith was more to her than a doctrine or
a code of living; it was her comfort and her support. She was
a great reader of the Bible, following a well defined system
which gave her an intelligent knowledge of a variety of subjects
upon which many learned men differed, and on which some doubted.
She looked beyond the doctrinal point of view to the evangelistic,
living practical side. All this was clearly indicated by the
numerous references, notes and quotations made by her own hand
upon margins, between chapters, etc., upon the pages of her well-worn
Bible.
- Mrs. POST was never very strong
physically, and had been growing more feeble for
- several years. Last August she made
a visit to her native place, with her only remaining sister and
numerous other relatives. About Thanksgiving she had a severe
illness from which she seemed slowly recovering, until a short
time since when she suffered a relapse from which she had not
strength to rally but gradually sank to the end.
- The funeral was held at the home, 1987
Washington Boulevard, conducted by Dr. L.
- A. Platts, of Milton, assisted by Prof.
E. H. Lewis, of Lewis Institute, and Mr. J. M. MAXSON,
an intimate friend of the family. Beautiful music was furnished
by Miss Elizabeth ORDWAY [and] Miss Bessie CLARKE.
Dr. L. A. PLATTS, Jr., and Mr. B. F. JOHANSON
and two sons, and two intimate friends bore the remains to the
beautiful Rose Hill cemetery in North Chicago, where they were
laid to rest beside those of her husband, and where they had
lain for forty years. [Thursday edition, p. 3]
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- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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