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- Ina D[eMaine] BURDICK, daughter
of Ira D. BURDICK, was born in Dodgeville,
- Wis., June 21, 1862 and died in Milton,
Wis., June 22, 1909, the day following her 47th birthday. With
the exception of a brief residence in Minnesota and a similar
residence in South Dakota, her life has been passed in Wisconsin,
chiefly in Janesville and Milton. In childhood, for reasons not
clearly understood, her bodily growth was arrested, which was
followed by rheumatic and other troubles that rendered her practically
helpless. In this state of enforced inactivity there came an
abnormal accumulation of fatty matter which rendered her a helpless
invalid for the latter part of her life, and made her subject
to heart trouble from which she died.
- Since the death of her mother in 1893
she has been faithfully and tenderly cared for by
- her only surviving sister, Mrs. Carrie
B. ANDERSON. The father died in 1903 at which time his
soldier's pension, which had been largely the family dependence,
was cut off. Meanwhile, Mrs. ANDERSON had been deprived
of her natural means of support by the death of her husband and
only son. In this stress of circumstances, by some special legislation
the father's pension was made operative during the lifetime of
the unfortunate child.
- About eighteen years ago Ina made public
profession of faith in Christ, received
- baptism at the hands of Dr. HODGE
of the Baptist Church of Janesville, and remained a member of
that church until her death.
- The funeral was attended on Thursday
afternoon, June 24th, at the S.D.B. Church,
- conducted by Dr. Platts, and the body
was buried in the family lot in the cemetery at Milton Junction.
[Thursday edition, p. 1]
- Mrs. Cornelia [Angelina] BURDICK
COON
- The unexpected death of Mrs. Geo. COON
of College Street of this village, which
- occurred about midnight Monday night,
June 28th, was a great shock to the people of Milton. She was
in her usual health, so far as any of the family knew up to the
evening of her death, when what for a moment seemed to be a serious
accident to her little grandson, produced a nervous shock, from
which she failed to rally.
- Mrs. COON was the youngest child
of Mr. Jacob BURDICK of the Town of
- Brookfield, Madison County, New York,
where she was born March 12, 1830. An older sister [half sister]
was the mother of Mr. Ira J. ORDWAY, of Chicago. She was
the last of her family to answer the call home. She was married
to Mr. Geo. COON, in Brookfield March 27, 1861, Elder
Stephen BURDICK officiating. To them were born five children
- 3 daughters and 2 sons, all of whom survive her. Two of the
daughters, - Mrs. SERLE [SERL]and Mrs. WETMORE
live at Fairfield on Rock Prairie, and one, Miss Nettie, has
remained at home with the father and mother. The oldest son,
Charles D., for some time a teacher in Chicago, is now a business
man in California, and the youngest son, Floyd T., is a well
known business man in Milton.
- In 1891, Mr. and Mrs. COON came
with their family to Wisconsin and lived two
- years at Fairfield, after which they
came to Milton where they have since lived.
- When a girl of 16 years Mrs. COON
professed her faith in Christ and was baptized
- by Eld. Charles M. LEWIS, uniting
with the First Seventh-Day Baptist Church of Brookfield in the
Village of Leonardsville. On their settlement in Milton, with
others of the family she transferred her membership to the church
of the same faith, of which she has remained a loyal member.
- Funeral services this (Thursday morning
July 1) morning, at 10 o'clock, at her late
- home on College Street, conducted by
her Pastor, Dr. Platts. Burial in the Milton cemetery. [Thursday
edition, p. 1]
- In the death of Chas. [Charles Henry]
GOODRICH another comrade of the G.A.R.
- and an early settler of Wisconsin is
removed from us. He was the only son of Asa GOODRICH,
and was born in Weathersfield, Mass., June 3, 1829, and died
at the National soldiers Home in Milwaukee, Wis., June 24, 1909,
having but recently passed the limit of "four score years."
His father was a brother of the Hon. Joseph GOODRICH whose
connection with the founding and early history of Milton and
its institutions is familiar to us all. As is well known, Joseph
GOODRICH came to Wisconsin in 1839, and Asa came, with
his family, five years later, in 1844, when Charles was 15 years
of age. In early manhood he was married to Miss Mary LYON
who died, leaving several small children all of whom, save one,
have since died. In January 1867 Mr. GOODRICH was again
married to Mrs. Mary HAMILTON DAVIS, daughter of Horace
HAMILTON and widow of Joshua DAVIS, both from families
well known in Milton. Of this union there were born three children:
Cora, late wife of Geo. E. JACKSON, a daughter who died
in childhood, and Asa GOODRICH now a resident of Milton.
- Early in the civil war into which our
country was plunged in 1860, Mr. GOODRICH
- enlisted in the 13th Wisconsin Volunteers,
for three years or during the war. He was honorably discharged
when his regiment was mustered out of service at the close of
the war.
- For a period of 21 years Mr. and Mrs.
GOODRICH lived in Independence, Kansas,
- and for about the same length of time
their home has been at Milton. During the last part of his life,
Mr. GOODRICH has been practically helpless with rheumatism
and other troubles due to the hardships and exposures incident
to army life. On this account he has had a place in the National
Soldiers Home in Milwaukee where he spent a considerable time
of the last few years of his life. To this home he was taken
but a few days before the end came.
- The body was brought, by his son, to
the home in Milton where, on Saturday after-
- noon, June 26th, funeral services were
conducted by Dr. Platts, and burial services in the Milton Cemetery,
were conducted by the Grand Army Post of Milton and Milton Junction.
- Mr. GOODRICH was a man of kind
heart and generous impulses. While living in
- Kansas, and in company with their daughter
Cora, he was baptized and became a member of the Baptist Church
of Independence. From this connection he never removed his membership,
but often spoke of it as his church. Weary of the pains of life,
from which for many years he was never entirely free, he anticipated
the end, which he knew was not far away, with feelings of hope
and satisfaction. [Thursday edition, p. 1]
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