The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-10-06
DIED.

| DRURY.-At his residence in Woodstock
Champaign Co, Ohio, June 10Th, lsso, Mr..
James Pinkerton Drury, aged GO years.
| Mr.. Drury was born in Somerset Co., Pa,
and came TO this State in the year 1883
where he has resided ever since. He had
been afflicted for several years with enlarge
ment of the spleen. He was always kind,
and ever ready to help the needy. He leaves
wife and five children TO mourn his loss.
SHANK.-Sept. %, 1880, Martin Shank,
of Shanksyille, Pa, aged IS years, months
and % days.
Hagcrstown, Md, TO this county in 1893
when the deceased was but six years old
He settled down in the midst of pine and
hemlock forest, on the south bank Of the
| Stonycreek, built his cabin and began a
clearing. His natural foresight led him to
select good location for mill which he
also built on the site of the one still there.
He laid out the village which now bears his
name.
His son, Martin, grew up to youth and
manhood amid the trials and hardships
of the early settlers. Hewing down the
forest and hunting the wolf, the bear and
the deer, We're no doubt among his first
sports and employments. These developed
his extraordinary physical vigor. His an
| cestors were a stalwart race of men, whose
like is seldom seen in our time. But one OF
his fathers family survives him, at the age
of IS, Mrs. Keller, of Shanksyille.
He was married to Catharinc Trent, in
1916. His wife, now 50 years old, Fingers
behind vet awhile. They might have eeie-
brated their golden wedding" fourteen
years ago, but being a plain practical folk,
they let that event pass by unhonered and
unsung. We have here, one of the old kind
of families, not husband, wife and Puny
son, and perhaps daughter as has become
the modern fashion. There were fourteen
children in this household, six sons and
eight daughters, three sons and five daugh-
tiers are still living. The grand children
number 81, the great grand children ll3,
the great great grand children ), making a
total of 203 descendants.
When - years of age, he and his wife had
faith and humility enough TO seek religious
instruction Ut the Glade church, from thc
sainted father Giesyenorder to prepare them
selves for membership in the Reformed
chuch. For fifty-nine years he kept the
faith and served God according to his CON
fession. All his surviving children are
members Of the Reformed and other
churches.
As a citizen, Martin Shank was plain spO-
ken and patriotic, never missed an election
since his majority, not contentious, though
positive in his views As neighbor he
was obliging, and as a christian he was
steadfast in the faith, regular and constant
in the use of the means of grace, devoted
and prayerful. with long life will salts
| fy him and show him my salvation" was
/ fulfilled unto him. During the many years
! of his life, he was never i'll beyond cold
until some seven months ago he was attack
ed with Cardiac Dropsy" and slowly de
clined until his death. His funeral was
very largely attended by the community in
which he was one of the oldest citizens
His affection was severe, but he bore il pa
tiently and died in the hope of blessed in
mortality. ii. +. h.