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- Mr. Ezra CRANDALL, notice of
whose death appears in the obituary column this
- week, was the second son of Samuel
P. and Ann (CRANDALL) CRANDALL, and was born in
the town of Brookfield, N.Y., June 8, 1820. In 1822 the family
removed to Allegany County, N.Y., and settled in the town of
Wirt, near the present village of Nile. Here were born four
other sons and four daughters. This locality was the home of
the parents during the remainder of their natural lives, and
is still the home of most of the children, the survivors of whom
are Samuel, John, and W. D. CRANDALL, Mrs. W. W. GARDINER,
and Mrs. Elisha HYDE, all of Nile, and Mrs. D. T. MILLS,
of Buffalo, N.Y.
- At twenty-four years of age Mr. CRANDALL
was married and established a home
- in the village of Nile, where were
born four children, two of whom, Mrs. W. W. CLARKE, of
Milton, and Prof. C. E. CRANDALL, of Chicago University,
are still living. In 1869, Mr. CRANDALL removed to Milton,
which place was his home until his death, Aug. 23, 1897. In
1888, his wife died, and in the following year he was married
to Mrs. Eliza POTTER BABCOCK, of Albion, Wis.,
who survives him. Out of the large family of Samuel and Anna
CRANDALL, the only male descendants bearing the CRANDALL
name are Prof. CRANDALL, above mentioned, and the little
son of Dr. Ella CRANDALL, of Milton, who is the grandson
of W. D. CRANDALL, of Nile.
- In the earlier years of his life, Mr.
CRANDALL was a very hard working man.
- Industry, prudence and economy brought
him a fair competence, and on coming to Milton he retired, in
part, from the severe labors which marked his former life.
He was one of the largest stockholders of the Milton Bank, of
which institution he was the president until the partial loss
of hearing made it difficult for him to preside over the meetings
of the directors.
- While still a young man, he became
the subject of saving grace, and united by baptism
- with the Seventh-day Baptist church
of Friendship, at Nile, N.Y., and moved his membership to the
church of the same faith in Milton, when he came to Wisconsin.
In his religious life he was extremely modest, it being almost
impossible for him to express his thoughts or feelings in public.
This difficulty he inherited from both his father and mother.
But he was sincere in his faith and staunch in support of the
church and all for which it stands. For many years he was a
member of the Board of Trustees of the Milton church, some of
the time its chairman and some of the time its treasurer; and
for more than 25 years, and up to the time of his death, he has
been a trustee of Milton College. In all these capabilities
he has been a faithful officer, a willing and wise adviser, and
a loyal and liberal supporter of the various interests involved.
During the later years of his life, like the mellowing fruit
of the autumn time, the spirit of Bro. CRANDALL ripened
for the golden harvest, and though the reaper came at an unexpected
hour of the day, he was ready and waiting. The funeral was
held at the church on Wednesday, Aug. 25, the pastor, L. A. Platts,
preaching from Num. 23: 10. Pres WHITFORD, of Milton
College, made some appropriate remarks, and Rev. S. H. Babcock
offered prayer. L. A. P. [Vol. 53, No. 37, p. 580]
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- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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