The Somerset reporter., 1891-07-16

llaskelps Corner, where his son Nathan
iel lived, and later In life owned another
farm in Clinton so that at his death he
had handsome sum to distributed ~ lbs
children. Il wrote his viii only few
weeks before his death
In 1903 he built the two story house
across the road from the one now On the
| place IL was on the one chimney pan
similar to Peter lleywood's ami va.
/ painted a Spanish brown color. J8tn
hlmDall had just come from ftchburg
aud was one of the carpenters A fea
years after, he kept tavern for whIle.
and had large closet finished IN one
corner of one Of the front rooms, whcfc
the liquor was kept He WAS Captain
in the Militia, as was also bis son s.
mon. While his farm was well supplied
with tools and the house with furniture,
II is worthy of notice that he never own.
ed clock OF watch He was one Of the
original members of the recognized
church, but his wife was not, a. she was
Baptist in sentiment Her name WAS
Nancy Springer she came from Wool
wick, and her relatives were Baptists
She was a large, strong woman, al eX.
| ceIlent housewife, and tailore,5 bl
trade. In the decline Of life she was bad.
/ y afflicted with rheumatism, her limbs
were drawn up, her fingers distorted, and
she was confined to her bed and almost
/ helpless foi several years. Yet She cut
lived her husband; he died April q, III.
at the age of seventy six she lived unit.
Oct. q, 1913, aged elghty-four. Fir IN this
II appears she was born the same year
/ that he was.
Their children-John who married
/ Elizabeth Jewett OF Exeter, n. II. BetseV
/ OF Elizabeth, married Judah Mcclellan.
| Esq; James married Mary Jswett, daugA-
ter Of Plckard Jewett; Nathaniel Is. mar
rled Harriet Jewett, sister of Elizabeth;
Nancy, died unmarried, aged fifty-four
Rachel married George Bixby of Athens
Salmon married Elizabeth swan Maria
when at school her clothes caught fire
and she was fatally burned at five or SIX
years of age. The two Oldest Of these
lived to be over ninety, Salmon was
eighty three, and Col james lived to be
over eighty, and became blind and deaf.
One Of this family had career that
Justllles me i'll eXten1ing this sketch to
still later generation. James, son OF
John White of Palmyra was born in that
town in 1921. At the age of twenty-one
he connected himself with the Second
Advent Seventh day Baptists. As b
preacher he soon became conspicuous by
his zeal and ability, at first for some
years in Paris, Maine, then in Middle
town, Connecticut and afterwards III
Rochester, New ORR, IN each OF winch
states he successfully published period
lcal advocating the peculiar doctrines OF
That sect.
Removing to Michigan he was largely
Instruments. IN establishing the Seventh
day Baptist Publishing Association and
the Battle Creek College OF both OF which
institutions he became president. lie
also had some executive olllce III Medl-
cal Institution in which an exclusive
vegetable diet was enjoined. Both he
and his vile were strict Vegetarlans.
Best les preaching, and the duties of his
oiiicial position, HIS published works
amount to over 1000 pages. Abundant
in labors, perhaps everlasting his strength,
he did not reach extreme age. but died
several years ago at Oakland, California.
His father and mother followed him to
Battle Creek and died there. At the age
of twenty five he married Ellen Il. Hsr- |
mon OF Gorham, remarkable woman
She began to preach when fifteen years
old, and though by an accident her vocal
organs were injured so that when she
began she could scarcely speak above
whisper as she proceeded her power of
speech increased to such degree thai she
could be heard mile AT some great out.
door meeting 1t Is SAID she was distinctly
heard by an assemblage OF % 600.
These particulars are mostly derived
from volume entitled Prominent Men OF
Michigan.
John White son OF the first John, was
quiet man who minded his own bust
ness. This is not the KIND OF man to
make history, and | have little TO say
about nm. lie was an active and lnhuen.
tai member OF the Baptist Church almost
TO The close OF his long lite. l suppose
he commenced for shimself on the farm
where he lived to the end oil his days