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- Horace Herman CRANDALL, fifth
son of Henry B. and Lucinda LATIMER
- CRANDALL,
was born in the town of Alfred, N.Y., December 26, 1826, and
died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. A. A. WHITFORD,
in Farina, Ill., August 21, 1909, aged 82 years, 7 month and
25 days.
- When he was twelve years old he moved
with his parents to Milton, Wis., they being
- among the pioneer settlers. Later
he united with the Seventh-day Baptist Church of Milton. He
was united in marriage to Mary BAUMHOUR on April 26, 1848.
To them were born six children, four of whom died in childhood.
In 1865, he, with his family, settled on a farm near Farina,
Ill., and later transferred his church membership to the Seventh-day
Baptist Church of Farina of which he continued a member till
death. Since the death of his wife, in 1902, his home has been
with his daughter. He leaves one brother, Amos of Milton Junction,
Wis., and three sisters: Lorinda VINCENT of Farina,
Mary STONE of California, and Ada CRANDALL of Milton
Junction; one son, Alpha of North Loup, Neb., and one daughter,
Orpha WHITFORD of Farina, Ill.
- Burial services were held at the home
of his daughter on Monday morning. His pastor
- spoke from Job v, 26. Although Brother
CRANDALL has been unable to attend the services of the
church for several years he had a pleasant and helpful companionship
with his God, and died in the faith. W. D. B. [Vol. 67,
No. 17, p. 540]
- Died in Milton, Wis., October 9, 1909,
Mr. Horatio Walker MAXSON, nearly 82
- years of age.
- Mr. MAXSON was one of several
children born to Charles and Catherine
- SAUNDERS
MAXSON, in the town of Sweden, Monroe County, New York,
and came by direct descent from John MAXSON of New England,
who appeared as early as 1638. The family lived for a short time
at Alfred, but moved to Wisconsin in 1845, when the subject of
this notice was eighteen yeas of age. In 1854 he was married
to Sara C. CARR, daughter of Peleg and Deborah GOODRICH
CARR, and in 1863 they moved to a farm in the town of
Milton. Since the death of his wife, which occurred in 1884,
he has lived with a daughter, now Mrs. T. I. PLACE, or
a son, Mr. W. B. MAXSON, who are now the sole survivors
of his family.
- When but a lad Mr. MAXSON professed
faith in Christ and united by baptism with
- the Second Alfred Church, from which
he never removed his membership. He was a man of positive convictions
and held to them with steadfast purpose, though not given to
many words. He loved peace, and was a promoter of the public
good. After a prolonged period of growing infirmity he met death
without fear and entered into rest. L. A. P. [Vol. 67, No.
17, p. 543]
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- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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