ASHTABULA COUNTY OBITUARIES

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ASHTABULA COUNTY OBITUARIES

Dr. Frank E. Scarsdale
DR. FRANK E. SCARSDALE, physician, P. O. Lick Creek; born in Ashtabula, Ashtabula, Ohio, April 9, 1938. William Edward Scarsdale, his father, born in Stafford, Staffordshire, England in 1807; came to this country in 1829, settling first in Maryland, then moving to Kentucky, stayed there about a year, and then moved to Ashtabula, Ohio about 1832. Here he married Amanda, daughter of Erastus and Jerusha Cook, of Ashtabula County. By this union there were two children; of these, the elder is Mrs. Lilly Pierce, living at Ellsworth, Pierce Co., Wis., and the younger, our subject. The Doctor was educated at Kingsville Academy, remaining there until he was sixteen years of age; from there he went to Minnesota, and remained there one summer and then came to Marion County, Ill., about the year 1858, where he taught in the country schools for three years; from here , he next went to Johnson County, where he again taught school for a year. It was here that he commenced the study of medicine in 1860 in the office of Dr. C. L. Whitnel; after completing here, he attended lectures in 1862 and 1863 at the Rush Medical College, Chicago. Doctor Scarsdale then came back and entered into partnership with his old percepter and remained in Johnston County for about two years. In January 1865 he came to Union County, Ill., where he located about three miles from Saratoga at what was then Bradshaw Post Office. Here he remained all of the time since, except when he attended medical lectures at Pope's Medical College, St. Louis, in 1870-71, and also a post-graduate course in the spring of 1882. He was married April 9, 1865 in Union County to a Miss Louisa P. Hastings, daughter of Westley and Mary Ledbetter Hastings. By this union he has had nine children, six of whom are living.
Source: Perrin's 1883 History of Union County, Illinois
Contributed by Anna Newell

Death of Mrs. W. H. THOMAS.
Wife of the Pastor of the People’s Church, Chicago, Passes Away.
After and Illness of Six Weeks, the End Comes Quietly and Without any Apparent Pain – Sketch of the Woman Loved by All. Is Well Known in Batavia and Aurora.
Mrs. Emeline C. THOMAS, wife of the Rev. Dr. Hiram W. Thomas, of the People’s Church, Chicago, died at her home, No. 535 West Monroe St., Sunday, Jan. 5, 1896, at 2 p.m. Mrs. THOMAS was taken ill six weeks ago, and from the beginning of the sickness realized she would never recover. Death was caused by localized peritonitis, which followed an acute attack of gastritis. Many times during last week it was thought she could not live throughout the night and Dr. THOMAS continued his work only at her earnest solicitation. Saturday and Sunday Dr. THOMAS remained almost the entire time at the bedside of his wife. During her sickness she was at all times rational and perfectly conscious. She requested her husband Sunday morning to read a favorite poem, the last one written by Tennyson, “Let There Be No Mourning at the Bar When I Go Out to Sea.” After Dr. THOMAS had read the poem, Mrs. THOMAS recalled several bequests that she had formerly designated as being those she wished to make and then remained almost quiet until she died at 2 o’clock.
Deceased was born in Pleasantville, Pa., Aug. 31, 1832. Her maiden name was Emeline MERRICK. Her mother, Mrs. J. MCCLINTOCK, of Huntington, W. Va., is yet well and strong at the age of 88 years, but on account of partial blindness will not be able to attend the funeral.
When a small child, Mrs. THOMAS went with her parents to Ashtabula, Ohio, where she was educated. Her father died near Rockford, Ill., while on an exploring expedition through the west, when she was 3 years of age. March 19, 1855, she was married to Dr. THOMAS, near Franklin, Pa., and during the same year they moved to Western Iowa, where he had charge of a Methodist church at a salary of $300 a year.
They remained in Iowa until the fall 1869, when they settled in Chicago. For nearly 26 years they labored together in the Methodist church, and during the last 16 years they have been affiliated with the People’s Church, an independent organization in Chicago. Of six children, only one is living – Dr. Homer THOMAS, of Chicago.
Mrs. THOMAS, who was widely known throughout the West and Northwest, and especially in Batavia and Aurora, was possessed with a fine and practical mind, with a strong personality, displaying great force of character. With a warm sunny disposition, she gladdened as many lives and accomplished as much good as any woman of her age. In the line of history and literature she was remarkably proficient, and in many things she was considered a critic. While she never opposed the work of women in public, she chose for her work the home and social walks of life. She and Dr. THOMAS lived together for nearly forty years, as lived together for nearly forty years, and at all times he considered her his main support and assistant.
Rev. Dr. W. J. Spaulding, ex-President of Iowa Wesleyan University, will conduct the funeral services. He has been for more than thirty years a personal friend of Dr. and Mrs. THOMAS. The services will be held from the home, where Mrs. THOMAS lived with her husband for fifteen years, Wednesday morning at 11 o’clock.
[Batavia Herald, 9 Jan. 1896 - Contributed by Kim Torp]