Caleb Cooper
Chenango Union,, May 15, 1867
In Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], May 5th, 1867, after an illness of ten weeks, Mr. Caleb Cooper, aged 85 years and 7 months. He came among the early settlers, in the year 1807, and located in the south part of Guilford, where he since resided, and for more than half a century lived happily with his surviving widow, rearing a very respectable family, and accumulating a comfortable property. He bore an irreproachable and estimable character; ever truthful and reliable; in his dealings upright and honest; always peaceable and obliging; politically a Democrat, ever loving the flag of the union, as his service in the war of 1812 evidenced. Last autumn he felt that human goodness or excellence alone could not prepare him for Heaven; he sought and obtained a firm and precious hope of a glorious immortality, through the atoning blood and righteousness of Christ, cheerfully saying the sting of death was taken away. During his illness, everything which his able physician, loving children and kind neighbors could do for him, was done. He was buried on the 7th, with solemn and appropriate services. His aged widow, brothers, sisters and children, have the consoling sympathy of their many friends in their deep affliction.
Charlotte (Mich.) Republican, Jan. 9: No resident of Eaton County has lived a more active life, and none has left a more honorable record, than the Hon. Willard Davis, of Vermontville. From the early history of the County, his name has appeared in connection with the public business and public enterprises. As a member of the Legislature, as connected with the Oliver College, with Railroad, Insurance and local affairs, his life has been one of incessant activity. In all these activities he was faithful, prompt, and successful; and his reputation remained untarnished. A man of sound principles and of earnest religious life, he leaves an example and a lesson for all. His funeral sermon was preached at the Church in Vermontville, December 21st, by Rev. H.J. Parker, from the text Matt, XXV:21. Well ss done thou good and faithful servant. The sermon contains so just and complete an estimate of Mr. Davis's life and character that we would publish it entire but for the fact that it was only partially written. We copy from it as follows:
"There were two great national evils against which he threw his whole moral force with the violence of an ardor that becomes fierceness when roused to its height. Human slavery he hated with the fierceness of a Massachusetts Abolitionist. Almost single-handed he fought in this County the ugly shape, and lived to see it prostrate in death. The life blood of a loved son mingled with that of thousands of other sacrifices.
"With an opposition as strong and fierce he met Intemperance, and fearlessly threw himself against it and its supporters. Would to God we had more such foes to the evil! He was very bitter against wrong, and strange would it be if in his nature justice did not at times overshadow mercy to the evil doer. He was ardent as an advocate and fearless as an opponent. Opinionated and independent in action. A tireless worker; full of blood and activity; having no hours to waste, rather an insufficiency for his self imposed duties. A good student of the times and of human nature. Social when brought into or caught in Society, but never courting it. He despised the tinsel of social life. The hollow puff ball of fashion he probed with the sharp knife of a common sense sarcasm, and delighted to see it collapse when the unnatural inflation was removed. His rule of conduct was a common sense propriety. Publicly, he was often the prime mover and always the support of efforts to improve, either materially or morally, our community or mankind in general."
Emily (Davis) Cutshell
Chenango Union, June 8, 1893
Mrs. C.G. Nash, returned last evening from Leadville, Col., with the remains of her sister, Mrs. Emily Cutshell. Mrs. Nash was summoned to Leadville about two weeks ago by a telegram announcing the serious illness of her sister, but arrived there about four hours after her decease. Mrs. Cutshell was formerly a resident of Norwich, her maiden name being Emily Davis. She leaves three children, one of whom, a bright little boy of four years of age, was brought home by Mrs. Nash. She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. C.G. Nash and Miss Annie Davis. The interment took place at Mt. Hope [Norwich, NY], Rev. E.B Olmstead, officiating.
Hon. Willard Davis
Chenango Union, January 22, 1874
Many of the older residents of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY] will recognize in the subject of the following obituary notice, a former citizen of that town, who removed west a number of years since. Deceased was a brother of Mrs. Newman Gates, of this village.Charlotte (Mich.) Republican, Jan. 9: No resident of Eaton County has lived a more active life, and none has left a more honorable record, than the Hon. Willard Davis, of Vermontville. From the early history of the County, his name has appeared in connection with the public business and public enterprises. As a member of the Legislature, as connected with the Oliver College, with Railroad, Insurance and local affairs, his life has been one of incessant activity. In all these activities he was faithful, prompt, and successful; and his reputation remained untarnished. A man of sound principles and of earnest religious life, he leaves an example and a lesson for all. His funeral sermon was preached at the Church in Vermontville, December 21st, by Rev. H.J. Parker, from the text Matt, XXV:21. Well ss done thou good and faithful servant. The sermon contains so just and complete an estimate of Mr. Davis's life and character that we would publish it entire but for the fact that it was only partially written. We copy from it as follows:
"There were two great national evils against which he threw his whole moral force with the violence of an ardor that becomes fierceness when roused to its height. Human slavery he hated with the fierceness of a Massachusetts Abolitionist. Almost single-handed he fought in this County the ugly shape, and lived to see it prostrate in death. The life blood of a loved son mingled with that of thousands of other sacrifices.
"With an opposition as strong and fierce he met Intemperance, and fearlessly threw himself against it and its supporters. Would to God we had more such foes to the evil! He was very bitter against wrong, and strange would it be if in his nature justice did not at times overshadow mercy to the evil doer. He was ardent as an advocate and fearless as an opponent. Opinionated and independent in action. A tireless worker; full of blood and activity; having no hours to waste, rather an insufficiency for his self imposed duties. A good student of the times and of human nature. Social when brought into or caught in Society, but never courting it. He despised the tinsel of social life. The hollow puff ball of fashion he probed with the sharp knife of a common sense sarcasm, and delighted to see it collapse when the unnatural inflation was removed. His rule of conduct was a common sense propriety. Publicly, he was often the prime mover and always the support of efforts to improve, either materially or morally, our community or mankind in general."
Death Notices
Chenango Union, May 15, 1867
In North Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], May 12th, Mr. Elijah Buel, aged 79 years.
In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], April 9th, Lucy M. [Gray], wife of John Gray, aged 69 years.
In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], May 4th, Dea. Drury Morse, aged 51 years.
In Otselic [Chenango Co., NY], April 24th, Mrs. L.C. Button, wife of Consider Button, aged 49 years.
In Afton [Chenango Co., NY], April 20th, Frances J. [Bixby], wife of Ira Bixby, of Bainbridge, aged 22 years.
Bainbridge Republican, March 9, 1888
Albert Cornwell died at his home in Ives Settlement [Chenango Co., NY], Friday evening, Feb. 24, of pneumonia, aged 78 years. He was a respected and trustworthy citizen, and held the office of society clerk of the M.E. church, Guilford, for nearly 50 years.
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