ACRES, Mary
Mary Acres was born in Mina, New York, in
November 1836, and came to Ill. when about three years of age, and at
her death had reached the 58 milestone in the journey of life. The
funeral took place at the first M.E. Church, Saturday at 10:30 a.m.,
Rev. J. D. Leek conducting the services, and gave a beautiful sermon
from the following text: “And ye now therefore have sorrow, but I will
see you again, and your heart shall rejoice and your joy no man taketh
from you.” After the sermon the friends accompanied the remains to the
beautiful cemetery south of the village of Elburn. Deceased leaves a
husband, son and many relatives and friends to mourn her loss.
[Batavia Herald, 8 February, 1894. SRC8]
COTTLE, Major Phillip S.
Death of Major Phillip S.
Cottle
Died--At his
residence in Fredonia, after a long illness, Phillip S. Cottle, aged 67
years.
Mr. Cottle was a native of Mass., born in 1805, but came
to this county and located in the town of Stockton while yet a young
man. He has been a native of Fredonia for more than a quarter of a
century, and has always taken an active part in any project looking to
the advancement of the interests of the town. He was a lawyer, and of
such eminence in his profession as to be selected in 1852, by his party
as the first candidate nominated in this county to the then new position
of Special Co. Judge. He was of course elected and accredited himself
with honor while occupying the position. He took an active part in the
late war, enlisting in the 49th N. Y. Vols., and serving as 1st Lieut.
under Captain Marsh, until the resignation of that officer, when he was
promoted to the captaincy, which position he held until failing health
compelled him to resign his position and return home. His health
partially restored, he accepted a commission as Major of a colored
regiment stationed in Louisiana, and it was while on duty there, in the
swamps and marshes of that State, that he, with thousands of others,
sowed the seeds of disease which ultimately caused death. At the
termination of the war he returned home, and although broken in health,
opened an office, and resumed the practice of his profession. In 1870 he
was honored by an election to his old position of Special County Judge,
which office is made vacant by death.
Mr. Cottle was a man of
strong mind and indomitable will, and was possessed of a powerful
physical organization which resisted the ravages of disease for seven
long years. Though stern and inexorable in the discharge of his military
duties, he was beloved by the soldiers under his charge for his kindness
in ministering to their wants, and for his bravery and devotion to the
cause in which they were engaged.-Fredonia Adv. and Union.
[Source:
Jamestown Journal, March 14, 1873 Submitted by SRC7]
CRANE
While some men were falling a large tree on the farm of Mr. Stevens, at Fairpoint, Chautauqua Lake, a cutter containing Mr. Crane, his wife and three children, drove up and being in the direction in which the tree fell, before they could escape Mrs. Crane and the three children were crushed to death. [Gettysburg Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) January 30, 1873. [Submitted by Nancy P.]
LESTER, George C.
Found
Drowned
Mr. George C. Lester of Fredonia, son of
E. A. Lester, was found drowned in the Canada-way last Sunday. He was 41
years of age and had been a great favorite in Fredonia. Of late his
habits had become dissipated. A coroner's verdict was rendered of
accidental drowning.
[Source: Jamestown Journal, April 12, 1872
Submitted by SRC7]
MCNAIR, Mrs. Harvey
Death of Mrs. Harvey MCNAIR.
Just as we go to press,
Thursday morning, we learn the death of Mrs. Harvey MCNAIR, who has been
suffering for some time, with lung trouble. She passed away Thursday
morning. Obituary next week.
Obituary....
At her home, just east of Batavia,
after a lingering illness, Thursday morning, Feb. 1st, 1894, the spirit
of Mrs. Harvey MCNAIR, wife of the West Side druggist, left its earthly
abode for a home with its maker.
Deceased was a Christian lady of
sterling qualities, whose christianity was ever a part of her daily
life. In all the years of her illness, her faith never faltered., and
when the “Bridegroom” came, he found her with her lamp trimmed and
burning. She ever had a kind encouraging word for all.
She had long
been a suffered from that dread foe of humanity, consumption, but had
only been confined to her bed about three weeks; having had two previous
attacks of hemorrhage of the lungs.
She passed quietly and
peacefully away. [Batavia Herald, 1 February, 1894.
SRC8]
PRAY, Hon. J. H.
Death of Hon. J. H. Pray - Action of the Chautauqua
County Bar
At a
County Court held at the Court House at Mayville, in the County of
Chautauqua, on the 9th day of February, 1875, Hon. Austin Smith
announced the death of Hon. J. H. Pray, of Panama, an old respected
member of the Chauqauqua County Bar. Whereupon the Court announced that
in respect to the memory of the deceased the court stand adjourned until
the 10th inst., at 9 o'clock a. m.
Upon the adjournment of said
court a meeting of the Bar was held to pay a fitting tributed to the
memory of the deceased, when the Hon. Austin Smith was called to the
Chair, and John S. Russell appointed Secretary.
Whereupon H. B.
Loomis Esq. offered the following resolutions and moved the adoption of
the same, and paid a merited tribute to the memory of the deceased in a
bried and eloquent review of his honorable standing at the bar, his
faithful and successful care of the interests of his clients, his
virtues as a citizen and a christian, and his universal courtesy in his
profession.
Whereas, it has pleased Almighty God to remove by
death, John H. Pray, a member of the Chautauqua County Bar for nearly
thirty years, who has by his uprightness, his excellent sense and
universal desire to promote the best interest of the profession won the
respect and esteem of all its members with whom he has associated,
therefore.
Resolved, That in his death we realize the loss of a
valued member, who by his claim wisdom and transparent integrity has
ever been esteemed an honorable member of the profession at
large.
Resolved, That we tender our sympathy to the family of the
deceased.
Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions he presented
to the widow of the deceased as an evidence of the esteem in which he
was held by the Chautauqua County Bar and his old
associates.
Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be
published in the county papers.
Resolved, That these resolutions
be made a part of the record of the Court.
Mr. Loomis was
followed by Hon. E. F. Warren, Austin Smith, Lorenzo Morris, H. C.
Kingsbury and C. R. Lockwood in remarks commendatory of the character of
the deceased, at the conclusion of which, the resolutions were
unanimously adopted and on motion the meeting adjourned.
Austin
Smith, Chairman
John S. Russell, Secretary
[Source: Jamestown
Journal, February 26, 1875. Submitted by SRC7]
STOUGHTON, J. W.
A Chautauqua Man
Killed
J. W.
Stoughton, fireman on the locomotive Atlas at Boston, was killed by the
explosion of that locomotive. He belonged to Chatauqua county, and was
unmarried. The brakeman Manners will probably die. Frank Barnard, the
engineer, will recover.
[Source: Jamestown Journal, April 19, 1872
Submitted by SRC7]
WARREN, Col. J. M.
DIED - Col. J. M. WARREN died at Warrenville, (Dupage
County, IL) north of Naperville, May 1st, at age 83. He was a native of
Fredonia, N. Y., and came west by team in 1833. He took claim of 60
acres and upon it he built the first house in the village of
Warrenville, which was laid out on the claim in 1836. He also built and
conducted, in company with Philo Carpenter, of Chicago, a saw-mill. He
was the first postmaster in Warrenville and held the office in all
twenty-five years. He was formerly a democrat and cast his first vote
for Jackson, but had been a republican since the second administration
of Lincoln. In 1844 he was elected to the legislature from the Will
district, representing DuPage, Will, Kankakee and Iroquois counties, and
later was elected to fill a vacancy. Col. WARREN was an uncle of Mrs. W.
J. HOLLISTER, of this place. [Batavia Herald, Kane County, IL, 5 May
1893. SRC8]
