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- Jennie R[ebecca] BUIRLEY, second
of four children of Richard and Harriet
- BUIRLEY,
was born at Jackson Center, Shelby county, Ohio, April 7, 1858;
and fell asleep at 6:40 Sabbath morning January 13, 1926.
- During the pastorate of Rev. Hamilton
HULL at Jackson Center, she met Richard E.
- HULL,
whom she married March 16, 1874. Immediately after their marriage
they came to Wisconsin, settling on a farm in Albion. Two years
later they moved to Walworth, where their first child, Hattie,
was born. Here Mrs. HULL who had been raised in the Methodist
Church, became a convert to the Sabbath, and was baptized in
Lake Geneva by Rev. L. E. LIVERMORE and joined the Walworth
Seventh Day Baptist Church. Later this membership was transferred
to the Rock River Church until it disbanded, when she became
a member of the Milton Junction Church, of which she has remained
a faithful, consistent member.
- The following year, 1878, Mr. and Mrs.
HULL with their one child traveled in a
- prairie schooner to Adel, Iowa, where
their second child, Grace, was born. The year in Iowa was a disappointment
to them, and they became homesick for Wisconsin; so packing all
their material goods in the "covered wagon," and with
many horses trailing behind, they journeyed back to Wisconsin.
- The remainder of their married life
has been spent in this vicinity. They retired from
- farming fourteen years ago and have
lived in the village of Milton since.
- Mrs. HULL has been a most capable
and affectionate wife and mother. To her the
- home was the center about which all
the big things of life revolved. She possessed the rare gift
of hospitality, and so her home became a place to which her many
friends have loved to come.
- Seven children came to bless their
home: Mrs. Hattie GARTHWAITE, who passed
- away at Mercy Hospital, Janesville,
August 8, 1923; Mrs. Grace OAKLEY, R. Loyal HULL,
and Mrs. Fay B. COON, of this village; Frank C. HULL
of Milton Junction; and Mark H. HULL of Janesville. One
grandson, Prof. Carroll F. OAKLEY of Milton College, also
lived in the home until young manhood and received the same loving
care that she gave to her own children.
- Mr. and Mrs. HULL celebrated
their golden wedding on March 16, 1924, at the
- home of their daughter, Mrs. Fay B.
COON, where more than one hundred twenty-five relatives
and friends gathered to help them enjoy this happy occasion.
- Since the loss of her dear companion
one year ago last October, Mrs. HULL's life
- has centered in her children. Two daughters
have taken turns caring for their mother many months, Mrs. OAKLEY
having come to live with her the past year and a half.
- Besides the six children, Mrs. HULL
leaves a sister, Miss Glendora BUIRLEY of
- Jackson Center, Ohio; a brother, John
of Tucson, Arizona; twenty-two grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren,
besides nieces, nephews, and a host of friends.
- Farewell services were conducted at
her late home by Rev. J. L. Skaggs of the Milton
- Church in the absence of her pastor.
Beautiful music was rendered by a male quartet, and she was lovingly
laid to rest in the Milton Junction cemetery. J. L. S. [Vol.
100, No. 8, p. 254]
- Truman Albertus, son of William and
Naomi RANDOLPH SAUNDERS, was born
- in Berlin, N.Y., January 4, 1844, and
died at the home of his son, A. Bernard SAUNDERS, Milton,
Wisconsin, February 5, 1926.
- At the age of twelve years the family
moved to West Hallock, Ill. In the autumn of
- 1863 he entered Milton Academy, and
in 1864 he enlisted with the Fortieth Regular Company C. After
the close of the war he entered Alfred University, being a student
of that institution for two years. After leaving Alfred he studied
music in Chicago for some time, and then assisted Dr. Jarius
M. STILLMAN in institute work in various sections of Wisconsin.
- He was married October 21, 1875, to
Miss Julia AYERS at Walworth, Wis. After
- residing for a time on a farm near
Walworth, he moved to Milton, and in 1890 he bought the lumber
business, in which he has taken an active interest up to the
time of his last illness. One child, Arthur Bernard, was born
to Mr. and Mrs. SAUNDERS. Mrs. SAUNDERS died December
4, 1919.
- He is survived by his son, two grandchildren,
one sister, Mrs. Emma PULLEN, of
- Riverside, Cal., and three brothers:
Frank of Boulder, Colo., Edgar of Washington, and William of
Robinsdale, Minn.
- Mr. SAUNDERS joined the Seventh
Day Baptist Church by baptism in early life. He
- transferred his membership to the Milton
Church in July, 1886. Since that time he has been a consistent,
active member of the Milton Church.
- Mr. SAUNDERS possessed many
admirable traits of character. He was a successful
- man in business and was well known
for his business integrity. He was devoted to his home and family,
and his friendships were close and enduring. He had much of the
artistic in his nature. He loved music; he took much delight
in his garden of vegetables and flowers. His Christian manhood
was his crowning virtue. He loved the church, and though poor
hearing, in recent years, denied him many enjoyments, he was
in his place in the church until the beginning of his final illness.
- The farewell service was conducted
by Pastor James L. Skaggs, Rev. Edwin Shaw
- assisting, from the home of his son
and from the Milton Seventh Day Baptist church on Sunday morning
at ten o'clock, February 7, 1926. A college male quartette sang
two appropriate selections. Interment was made in the family
lot in the cemetery at Walworth, Wis. J. L. S. [Vol. 100,
No. 8, p. 255]
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- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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