The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-21

A man VINO mas beeu an ihnusntiai VIZ
izen of Rock Island for thirty years cx~
pred in that section oil town which bears
his name, at 3 O'Clock this morning. 1t
was Alanson Sinnet who departed from
the scenes of an active business life to
the peaceful repose of death. He had
been i'll for six weeks, four weeks Of
which time he had been confined to his
bed the cause of his death being paraly>
sis of the brain.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
Aanson Sinnet was born at Blaniord.
Mass. Aug. Is, 1901. His father, James
Snnet, was a native of Ireland. and his
mother, Mary (lsham) Sinnet. was prob
ably of English decent, though her family
was among the earliest New England set
tiers. James Sinnett came to America
while very young. and settled at Blan,
ford, where he grew up, married and es-
tablshed home, the old Homestead be,
ing now occupied by some of his descend
ants. Alanson Sinnst received a com
| mon school GNuthtlph III 'iii', "tNi ~ ~
ter life became one of the foremost pa
irons of an academy Of learning estab-
lshcd in the village where he spent his
boyhood and his youth. He was one OF
| the earliest founders of Granville college
Ohio. and at different times subscribed
the sum Of 81 900. He was trustee OF
| that Institution twenty-five years, ard also
| member of the executive committee for
the same time
Deceased was IS years of age when he
| begun business for himself ON a capital
alone of energy, physical strength a
well balanced mind and fixed determin-
alton. Licking county. Ohio. was the
.ene Of his earliest struggles aud his III
innate success He began as a farmer
aud cattle raiser, but in few years ahan :
| doned the latter and adopted sheep rails
! ING instead In 1856 he sold ont his
| property, realizing theretrom about -, :
| 600 in cash and came at once to Rock
| Island county This sum of money at his
command at that early day, gave lin Il
great advantage, and it WAS not many
! wears before he was recognized AZ
a wealthy man. In partnership
with his son, Mr. Frank NJ. Sins
net, who preceded him to Illinois
by about one year, he bought tract "i
| land containing fifty five acres, now
known AS
| sINNET's ADDITION,
to the city of Rock Island. To the i'm
provement of this property he has de
voted much of his time. though not to the
exclusion of various other business inter-
ests. He has been a money lender, ice
dealer, and was the prime moved i'll the
construction of the Moline " Rock Isl
aid Horse railway. His was the first
name upon the subscription list in that
enterprise, and it was for the am cunt OF
81, 600 This act gave other moncyed men
courage, and the result was that the street
railway was completed many years earlier
than It would have been but for the fore
Sipht anu business SaBhthl 'i M '"-
| net.
He has always been one of the most
liberal givers to worthy objects of chars
ity. The clutches, schools and elee'
mosynary institutions in various places
have been the recipients of hia hounties.
In 1888 he had erected. at his own eX'
pense, a chapel in Northern India, where
the
| GOSPEL. OF CHRIST
is preached every Sabbath by native
minister. who has been supported entirely
by him. Mr. Snneit was made Il life
member of the American Baptist Home
Mission society in 1853, and of the Amer
lean Baptist Miss ionary Union IN 1881
| He has been II consistent member Of the
Baptist church since 1927, and an active
Sunday school worker for more than fifty
years He WAS also an honorary member
of the Old Settlers society of this county
Mr. Snnet was first married at Grand
vile, Ohio, to Miss Julia A. Webster, H
cousin of the famous Massachusetts
statesman of that name Mrs, Snnet
died February II, 1858 at the age of IS
years, leaving seven children as follows
James W, now n lawyer, resident in the
state of Maryland Georgeana, wife OF
George Heck, Esq, of Moline, Eugena A,
born April 10, 1880. died Nov. :, 1894
Francis NJ, representing the Seventh
ward in city council Laura E., wife Of |
p. Wilson, of Chamberlain. ID. T.; Ellen
j., born March 10, 1880, died April s.
1875. wife of f. II, Bowman, of Rocl
Islan nd, and Henry H., born Nov. 10
ls41, died July 10, 1882 Deceased
widow WAS Miss Pauline Z Williams
relative of United States Senator Rawlin3
and native of Vermont. They wer,
married in Rock Island Nov. IL, 1871.
Mr.. Sinnet was originally a Wing, bu
since the organization of the republican
party, has regularly been identified there
with At no time during his life did h
seek political preference, but on the co n
trary has refused any and all official dis
tinctiun.
The funeral will be held from the Mo
line Baptist church at 1890 Wednesda
morning, with iutermeut at Chippianock
near this city.
! JACOB EvERs.
Death selected Mr. Jacob Evers as on
of its victims yesterday, and came with
suddenness that gave no time for prepa