The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-03-22
DEATH OF A CENTENARIAN.

The Wellsviue IN. Y. Reporter of the
14th inst. says: Abner Huntley, for
over fifty years resident OF Cuba, this
county, died on Saturday last, March 10,
at the residence Of his son and only sur
viving child, Henry Huntley, Of Scio,
aged one hundred and nine years, seven
months and six days. From one OF his
relatives we CLEAN few OF the material
facts OF his life. Abner Huntley was
born in Norwich, Conn.,, August 4, 1857.
His parents removed from Norwich to
Albany County, in this State, while he
was yet a young lad, and thence after
some years to Herkimer County, where
he was married to Miss Margaret Nc
Carly.
The young couple soon after found a
home in the town of Seneca, Ontario
County, where their children, four in
number-ihree daughters and one SON
were born. OF these only the son sur
wives, Mr.. Henry Huntley, Of Scio, a
man now over seventy years OF age.
Mrs. Huntey lived to the age Of eighty
five, and died at Cuba, since which the
husband has lived mainly, we believe,
with his children. At the time of his
death there survived among his rela-
tiVes one son, nineteen grandchildren
twenty-five great-grandchildren, anG
three great-great-grandch His
education was limited. IL is said that
he did not learn to read until he was
fifty years of age, and was then taught
by his wife.
In his old age this proved to be an in
estimable blessing, as, alter his hearing
became impaired he depended upon his
Bible and the public prints for consola.
tion and the passing events OF the day.
He was always a farmer, and always
lived comfortably, never attaining
wealth or marked distinction, and was
never enVious of those who did. He was
plain and practical, honest, industrious,
upright, aud temperate, and to an unu-
sual degree generous and kind-hearted.
Mr.. Huntley was passionately FOND Of!
horses, and was known far and wide as
au expert at breaking and training colts.
Although not a politician, in the ac-
cepted sense of that term, he was new
ertheless warm party man, voting
steadily the Republican ticket Tor twenty
years, and never Democrat. His per.
sonal habits were particularly exem
plary.
Although in early life he sometimes
used spirits moderately, even sparingly.
as beverage, he never formed habit
of drinking, and during the last fifty
years OF his life he drank neither liquor,
wine, ale, or cider. Tobacco he never
used. At the age OF seventy-three he
Joined the Congregational Church of Gu
ia, and maintained consistent men,
bership Herewith until his death, al.
though, during the later years Of his life,
on account Of deafness, he attended
church but little. When a little over
hundred years of age he Joined the order
Of Good Templars. He was man Of
large stature, of powerful physical or
ganization though not corpulent.
AS late in his lite as 1874, when over
one hundred and seven years Of age, he
excited the admiration OF the crowded
grounds at the Cuba fair by bestriding
the gaily.equipped and high-spirited
horse of the officiating Mar
shall, and dashed around the
track as gaily and gracefully
as a young warrior. This wonderful
vigor OF mind and body remained SUBJ
stantially unimpaired until May, 1875,
when be was affl cted with stroke Of
paralysis. From that time he gradually
Jailed, and removed last year 10 his
sons residence in Scio to pass the re-
mainder OF his days. Last week Mou-
day second attack of paralysis was
visited upon him, and after lingering in
great pain until Saturday, showing still
retention OF marked vitality, the man
OF mighty years breaLhed his last,