The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-09-05
A Coed ma. Gene.

DIR. Thomas C. Shrcve died at his residence in White
Cloud, about midnight ON Monday night September
I'd He had been sick for about two weeks, with bu,
slight hopes for his recovery but for three or fou,
days before his DEATH he almost hourly expected
to breathe his last Old age had come upon him, and
tne machinery was 20 nearly run down that It could
not withstand disease. He had reached within few
days OF his 18th birthday. The golden wedding an
hlversary OF Dr. and Mrs Shreve occurred the 9Th
August and their son and daughter had made pre-
partitions to give them pleasant surprise reception;
and friends had been invited; bat his illness
coming on before the appointed time the anticipated
pleasure had to be abandoned TO be succeeded 80 soon
by mourning.
d. Shreve was born in Fayette County, Pennsylya-
MA September Sth, 1900, and of Quaker parent
age His grandfather Israel Shreve notwithstanding
his noncombatant religion, was among the first in his
native State New Jersey to enter the Revolutionary
army In which he became a Colonel and long an
assOcate and trusted friend of Washington. Let
tiers from Washington to Col Shreve are still preserv
ed herlooms in the family After the close of the
war Col Shreve, having lost all his property in the
struggle, purchased tract of land of Washington in
Fayette County Pennsylvania, and removed to that
then western border Of civilization. Here the Dr. was
born. His father was John Shreve; and brother of
John was H. N. Shreve, famous rs an early steam
port, Louisiana, was named. While the DIR. was n
boy, his father removed to the Western Reserve, in
Ohio. The DIR. resided for some years in Portage
County, which he represented in the Ohio Legislature
in the years 1916 and lS46. Subsequently he resided
in Massillon, from which place he came to Kansas
DIR. Shreve and H. +. Macy, after having travelled
in buggy through Iowa, crossed the river at White
Cloud, the latter part of May, 1857 From that day
our acquaintance with him began, and he had resided
at White Cloud ever since We have never known a
better man. Intelligent, social highminted, court
eOus and honorable, he seemed like a gentleman of
the olden time, to be met with only in legend and
romance As q physician, he graduate of JEFF
ferson Medical College, of Philadelphia, and stood
high. His professional services sought from the
very day of his advent into White Cloud, and not
withstanding the growing nirmities of age, he was
called upon, and almost forced Co. even up to the
time of his last Illness He could not refuse IA long
as he was able to go. He will Ike sadly missed by
hundreds, who were wont to rely upon his knowledge
and skill, in time of sickness. Notwithstanding the
exposed life of physician, he had taken good care of
himself and had lived a vrtuous and temperate life
He seemed to be unusually well preserved, and bore
the appearance of man who yet good for a mum.
Der of years; but during the last year he had grown
rapidly feeble and expressed the feeling that his con-
stitution was about worn out. He u man of fine
personal appearance and in his prime must have been
robust and powerful. His father died at the age of
80 years
Dr. Macy, who was with the deceased almost con-
stantly for ten days, extending to the time of lis
death, says that the immediate cause of Dr. Slreve's
illness was severe cold he caught in recent sudden
change of weather, resulting in fever which readily
took firm hold upon worn and feeble system. lie
thinks that the DIR. had also experienced or two
slight paralytic strokes within the past few months
but had withheld the fact from his friends lie had
the hest of nursing, during his Illness by his family
and frieas, and nothing left untone in the efforts
to aid him.
DIR. Shreve had been Odd Fellow for almost
twenty years, having been among the first members
initiated after the organization of White Cloud Lodge
in December 1853 He buried by the Order, ut 2
o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, in the White Cloud
Cemetery. The funeral attended by many Odd
Fellows. and by large concoursc of citizens.
DIR. Shreve leaves aged widow and three children
Charles X. Shreve, who has been for many years n
teacher in the Ohio public schools now residing at
Martins Ferry, Belmont County, Ohio; and c. w.
Shreve and Miss Julia NJ Sh,evc, residing ut White
Cloud. The DIR. member of the Odd Fellows
Insurance Association of Kansas, in both Glasses
and b, and by his death, the family entitled to
over $1,000, which will be promptly paid. He also
possessed comfortable property in White Cloud.