Obituaries (October 6)

Hannah (Wilcox) Barber

Northern Christian Advocate, February 1, 1854

Mrs. Hannah Barber, wife of Freeborn Barber, and daughter of Champion and Betsey Wilcox, of Lebanon, Madison county, N.Y., died in Georgetown, Madison county, N.Y., Jan. 8th, 1854, in the thirty-first year of her age.  Sister Barber has been a professed follower of the Savior for a number of years.  She had an unshaken confidence in the blood of atonement to the last, and has, no doubt, through that blood found her way to the paradise of God.  May her death be sanctified to the good of all the surviving friends, is the prayer of the writer.  E. House.

 

Awrea A. Couse, Loretta B. Couse, Betsey Jane Couse

Northern Christian Advocate, February 1, 1854

Awrea A. Couse died in South Masonville [Delaware Co., NY], Dec. 19th, 1853, aged 4 years and 5 days.

Loretta B. Couse died Dec. 21st, 1853, aged 2 years and 4 months.

Betsey Jane Couse died Dec. 25th, 1853, aged 8 years, 1 month and 15 days.

These loved children died of putrid sore throat, after an illness of but a few days. The day before the death of the first, he sang,

"There is a happy land,"

so cheerfully yet affectingly, that proud sinful hearts trembled, and have since made their peace with God. After attending his funeral services, I retired from the grave to the house of mourning, and as soon as Loretta, then lying at death's verge, saw me she lisped out, sing.  Her favorite piece, "Heaven My Home," was sung. She seemed to realize the force of the words, and in a few moments breathed her last.  Betsey Jane and another brother were then slightly ill. Friends fondly hoped and earnestly prayed that affliction's hand might be stayed, but it was ordered otherwise, and the lacerated hearts of the bereaved parents soon saw the dark looming of clouds of sorrow again hovering.  Saturday, 24th, she distributed her little Testament, her new bonnet and other articles, among her Sunday School mates.  In the evening she called each one present to her side, and kissing them, entreated their prayers.  All join in saying that that death bed scene was beyond what they had ever witnessed.  Her firm, unwavering trust in Jesus--her joyful appeals, "Come, Lord Jesus, come quickly," and amid the tears and griefs of her loved ones and attendants, her calmness, and her peace, truly must afford the greatest cheer to praying parents and faithful Sabbath School teachers--The afflicted parents are wondrously stayed.  Their faith glows brightly, for God is better to them than all their fears.  God has sanctified these dispensations of his providence also to this neighborhood, for there has not been a day since but that souls have been seeking salvation's way.  Eighteen or twenty have turned to God, and not half of that number are left unconverted.  Truly this is a blessed neighborhood.   L. Hartsough

 

Death Notices

Chenango Union, October 7, 1875

 

LORD:  In Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 28, Mr. David Lord, Aged 75 years.

 

MAHAN:  In Preston [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 19, Nellie [Mahan], daughter of Charles & H.W. Mahan, aged 13 years.

 

ROUSE:  in Scranton, Pa., Sept. 29, Jane E. Rouse, widow of Austin Rouse, M.D. and daughter of the late Erastus Perkins of Norwich, aged 69 years.

 

HORAN:  In Eau Clair, Wis. Sept. 29, Mrs. Teresa E. Horan, wife of Thomas Horan, Jr. and daughter of John Redmond of Oxford.

 

GRISWOLD:  In Factoryville, Pa., Sept. 26, Geo. Griswold, formerly of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], aged 56 years.

 

Chenango Union, October 14, 1875

 

TINKER:  Mr. John Tinker of Clockville, Madison Co., dropped dead at his home on Sunday, Sept. 26th.  He was formerly of Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY] and interment was made in McDonough, Chenango Co.  He was 74 years old, father of Mrs. M. Shaw of Norwich and Rev. Mr. Tinker of Goshen, N.Y.

 

FOSTER:  In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 1, 1875, Miss Pamelia [Foster], aged 82 years.

 

WEBB: In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 4, 1875, Mary E. [Webb], wife of Philo Webb, aged 64.

 

GROVER:  In Afton [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 7, Mrs. Susan Grover, aged 28 years.

 

COLE:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], Mr. William B. Cole, aged 31 years.

 

WHITMAN:  In New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 3, Mrs. Harriet Whitman, aged 69 years.