The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1866-10-16
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HoS. TT NOTIFY IVES, was bor1, February
6, 1902, at or near Beecher's Island, Tioga CO.,
Penn'a, and died in Coudersport, Oct 6, 1866,
at the ege of 81. Most of his boyhood was
spent on Crooked creek, in his native countv.
where he enjoyed only the few advantages of
an education which a common school at that
early day afforded. While he was still a boy
his father became insane, by which his son was
cast upon the world with no heritage save his
own inherent energies. About the age Of twen-
ty he taught district school In 1923, lie mar
ried Miss Marta Andrews. whose heart has al
ways sympsrhized with him in all his trials, and
whose hand has ever co-operated with hIm in
his labors. In the same year he moved into
the township of Bingham, Potter cosnty, where
he resided until May 1896, when, having been
appointed County Treasurer, he came to Cou:
dersport, at which time this village consisted of
a single dwelling house and Commissioners
Office. Afterward he was Justice of the Peace,
then Postmaster, and next Associate Judge.
which office he held for nine successive years,
In 1886 he was elected Representative to
the Legislature. Two years after he was elected
State Senator. While at Harrisburg, by his
manly department and great sociability he
acquired many friends among the leading men
of the State. At the expiration of his term of
office in the State Senate he was appointed
Superintendent of the Portage R. R., which
position he held two years As a Railroed
contractor, he built, in COMPANY with James
McElratb, ten miles of the \. Y. q E. R. r. east
of Deposit He also built several miles Of R. R.
near Waynesboro, Va, and seven miles of the
Sunbury and Erie R.R not far from Emporium
He was one of the irst projectors of this last
mentioned R. Z. He also took and completed
quite large contract on the Pittsburg and Erie
Canal
In 1861 he had a very severe sickness Of
Typhoid fever, from which he never fully re-
covered. After this, by a general prostration
of his nervous system, he was much confined
to his room. Last July he was attacked bF q
disease of the liver. which his physicians could
not cure, Slowly, under very severe bodily
suffering, which he endured with great forti-
tude, he, with no fears for the future, drew near
hls earthly end. Physically, he was an en-
bodment of frmness of ofjextufe with great pow
ers of endurance, His constitution was remark
ably strong. Socially, he was cheerful, sym
pathetic and unselfsh, Very few hay5 more
friends among all classes of men than he had
AS neighbor, he evidently tried to obey the
ScrPtural injunction, "Loye thy neighbor as
thyseH" He was indeed the poor mans friend /
Many. far and near, viii long remember the
hospitalities enjoyed at his house. Politically,
he was always Democrat. Though strong
party man he never intended to let his political
sentiments interfere with his social relations (
AS husband and parent he was very nearly
what man should be. He was Free Mason
forty years, and as such, practised, in many
respects, the teachings Of that order. In his .
religious belief he was probably more nearly. .
an Episcopalian than anything else 4 short
time before his last sickness he told a friend of
his that he knew he had not lived Is he ought.
thatf he had his life to live over again. he
would certainly avoid some excesses he had I
not, but he trusted more in the mercy of God
by the salvation obtained through Jesus Christ
than in all else, and WIS not afraid of Death /
At no time afterward did he express any fears
IN regard to dying, but said he felt his sins were
forgiven. So we think he has gone to that
Better Land"