D Obits
Macoupin County, Illinois
Milford E. Davenport
Died - At his residence in the city, Monday, March 5th, Milford E. Davenport, aged
69 years. Funeral services at the residence, Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment at Charity cemetery, seven
miles northwest of this city. Again the angel of death has visited in our midst, this time taking one of our old
settlers and citizens Milford Davenport. Last spring a cancer on his face, which grew with increasing rapidity,
finishing its awful work, March 5, 1894. Mr. Davenport came from Kentucky to Morgan County, Ill. in 1849; a few
years later came to Macoupin, living in this county ever since. He was married to Ellen Roach in 1856. Eleven children
are the fruits of this union. Three children died in infancy (2 girls and a boy), and one grown son some 14 years
ago, thus leaving seven grown sons with the widowed mother to mourn the loss of this husband and father. He was
a soldier in both the Mexican and Civil wars; a follower of Christ for some 45 years. (Carlinville Democrat March
8, 1894). - Contributed by Src #8
B.L. Dorsey
A telegram from Mr. Mont. Dorsey, Wednesday, tited that his father, B.L. Dorsey, Sr., died at his residence near
Gillespie, at 8 o'clock that morning. Mr Dorsey was in his 75th year and had lived in the vicinity of Gillespie
nearly his entire life. He was widely known as an upright, progressive and energetic farmer and stock raiser. In
the latter pursuit Mr. Dorsey had won fame for the excellent breed of horses
he always raised. He was one of the patriarchs of Macoupin county, and will be much missed in all the surrounding
country. The funeral will take place tomorrow (Friday) morning at 11 o'clock.
[Alton Evening Telegraph | Alton, Illinois | Thursday, June 20, 1895 | Page 5 - Submitted by Janice Rice]
Sarah J. Drennan
Aged Macoupin County Woman Passes Away
Sarah J. Drennan Dies Suddenly at Hornsby Christmas Day [d. 25 DE 1919]
Hornsby, Dec 26 -- Hornsby lost one of its oldest and best loved citizens Christmas morning in the death of Mrs.
Sarah Jane Drennan.
Mrs. Drennan was one of the old settlers of Macoupin County. She was born June 11, 1842 near Alton and came with
her parents, William and Hannah Allcutt Lancaster to Macoupin County while still a small child and settled on a
farm one mile east of Hornsby.
On Feb. 14, 1861, she married Calvin Drennan who survives her.
When Christmas Eve arrived Mrs. Drennan who was feeling no worse than usual, was anxious to go to the church. She
was persuaded to stay at home, however, about 9 o'clock became suddenly worse. A message was dispatched for her
nieces and nephews and in a few hours she passed away.
Mrs. Drennan was a devoted Christian and a member of the Baptist church from girlhood.
Although she was never blessed with a child of her own, she raised three from infancy, Horace Drennan, Drucilla
(Botkin) Hardin, and Mabel Hardin besides giving a home to 14 others.
Mrs. Drennan was an aunt to the Mercer brothers who conduct a grocery store on South Jackson Street, Litchfield.
The funeral will be held at the Hornsby Baptist Church Saturday morning at 11 o'clock. Interment in Kinder Cemetery.
The services will be conducted by the Rev. O.W. Shields of Girard. [Litchfield
News Herald, Friday, 26 Dec 1919, Pg 1 (Special to the News Herald)]
