The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-09-25
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At his home in Greenwich, Huron county,
o., Sept. l, 1886, Henry G. Washburn, aged
70 years. Mr.. Washburn was born in Ulster
county, N. Y, but came to Ohio at the age
of seventeen, his parents following some
three years later. By industry and economy
he was soon able to purchase piece of land,
where in due time he established his home,
and where he remained until his decease.
His wife, two sons and daughter survive
him. The sons are settled not far from the
old homestead, and follow their fathers &C.
cupation, farming The daughter is the wife
of Rev. W. E. Gaskin, pastor of the Univers-
alist church in Wakefield, Mass. Mr.. Wash
burn was man of sterling integrity and
great firmness of purpose. He was industri-
GUS, upright and intelligent; successful in
business, and respected by all who knew him.
Religiously, he was in full sympathy with the
Universalist church, of which the wife and
daughter are members. 1t was his wish, ex-
pressed some time before his death. that the
writer should attend his funeral, which was
held at his late residence, on the 3rd inst,
and where large concourse of neighbors
and friends assembled to testify their respect
for one who had lived so long and SO well in
their midst H. L. CANFIELD.
August 30, 1886, at the residence of her son,
near Woodstock, o., Mrs. Eliza Burnham,
aged 81 years and months. Many years
ago, Eliphaz and Jacob Burnham, brothers,
married respectively Lydia and Eliza Mea-
chem, sisters, and bought farm and erected
house wherein a model home was estab-
lished. Children were born unto both couple
who grew to maturity under the same roof,
all eating at common table. After many
years of undisturbed prosperity and happi-
ness, the circle began to be broken. First
Aunt Lydia left the world, then Uncle Jacob,
then Uncle Eli, as he was called by all who
knew him, and now the mortal part of Aunt
Eliza has been carried to the tomb. The
life of these families has proven for once err
roneous the saying that 'No house is large
enough for TWO families" The united estate
has been settled by the children without re-
sort to external help, and the same spirit of
harmony exists between the children, who,
at the same time, are believers in the same
doctrines which their parents SO eminently
exemplied. The founders of these families
came from Windham county, Conn, and
brought with them the staid and sterling
habits of the early New EDglanders. Mother
Eliza Burnham was a widow from April %,
1866, but has found in the family of her son
(who bought the old place., a happy, cheer
full home, until the call came to her to join
those who had gone before. She was ready,
and leaves as a precious legacy to her loved
ones, an unsulied memory, as a sister, wife,
mother and friend. Two sons and one daugh-
ter survive her. Funeral services were held
in the old home on the morning of Sept. LIST,
tives and friends. The services we're con-
ducted by Rev. j. w. Henley, pastor of the
Woodstock church, of which Mother Burn
ham was, at the time of her death, the Oldest
member.
Monday morning, August 2, 1886, at the
residence of her parents, Charles and Mary
Shipman, Plain City, o., Harriet M. Bowers,
wife of John P. Bowers, Jr., aged % years, 10
months, and II days. Her disease was con-
sumption, but Notwithstanding her suffer
ings, from the rapid course in which the dis =
ease did its work, she was cheerful and pa
tient. When she realized that the end was
near, she made all preparations for her de-
parture as calmly and firmly as one going on
an earthly journey. Hattie was a member of
our Plain City church and loved the services
of the same and one of her last requests
made was that her beautiful little daughter,
Iva, should be carefully instructed in the
doctrines of Uniyersalism. Funeral services
were conducted in the church ON Wednesday
morning after her death by Rev. j. W. HEN
LEY.