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- Thomas Irwin PLACE, son of Phillip
and Emma PLACE, was born March 9, 1861,
- near Alfred, N. Y. He was one of six
children.
- He grew to manhood in his native state,
attending school at Alfred and working in the
- jewelry store of Amos A. Shaw. After
graduation in 1884, he came to Milton, Wis., where he went into
the jewelry business for himself, continuing for fifty-five years.
- On December 8, 1887, he was married
to Lena BURDICK of Milton who died the
- following February. On November 17,
1891, he married Catherine MAXSON of Milton, who preceded
him in death on June 13, 1929. Two brothers and three sisters
also preceded him in death. He is survived by eight nephews and
two nieces.
- He was a life-long member of the Seventh
Day Baptist Church. In 1918, he was
- elected a member of the Milton Village
Board and ten years later became its president, serving in that
capacity for ten years. He always maintained an active interest
in civic affairs.
- He died in a Monroe, Wis., hospital
on January 19, 1940. Funeral services were held
- January 22 in the Milton Church conducted
by Pastor Carroll L. Hill and Rev. Edwin Shaw. Burial was in
Milton Cemetery. C. L. H. [Vol. 128, p. 168]
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- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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