Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-08-02
OBITUARY
THOMAs =. DUDLEY.

THOMAS +. DUDLEY.
Thomas f Dudley. born in iexing-
ton. Ky February 10, 1918. and died
at Beetown. Wis. Morning Glory farm
July ), 1884,
Our venerable father was Of an OLD
and highly re specied family of French
Descent ong-lived family. His
father had thirteen children Three
died in infancy and ten lived past mid
die age. Only one now remains, an
aged and widowed sister. of st. Gene
we've. Mo
MY grandfather removed to Lincoln
G, uliy. Mo, when my father was D. d
of fourteen or theresbouts. my ii her
remaining with bis uncle. Rev. Thomas
p Dadlgr, who married the IA Car
ter Harriso.i'S mother. and died IN 1887
at the age OF ninety Gse. Was edncat-
ed al Lexington aud Louisville. XIV
Afterwards la nd the t,nner's trade
At TROY, No., where his father ii, ed.
came to Dubuque in 1888, returned
south in 1885, came 10 tae lead mines
of Wisconsin in 1910 and mined at
Pigeon Dlgglngs near LANCASTER, for a
year, then wei to Fa'rplay from there
10 HsZri Green, where he remained
until lS47, when he came to BeetoWn,
where he has ever since claimed his
residence with the exception OF some
wears spent in the west He was rnu-
sieian--fifer-in Co a. 4lst Ree't, Wis.
Vol, one hundred day men He was
man Of pleasing address, genial. warm
hearted, generous, and possessed If
that bro d hospitality ESQ typical OF
southern people.
There is past OF which | cannot
speak, yet through it al. my father
commanded respect, made and retained
friends wherever he went He was his
own worst enemy. We find among his
papers short records VI all the principal
events Of his Ing f., dating back as
far as when he left his boy hooG's home.
Thrs is much in the hidden history
{. at males pardonable much fierce
battle. ground has be bis be r..
There are letters yellow with age,
and fraught with thauks and blessings
for dec ds he wrought with willing
hands for fe''og msr. Many ac-
acknowledgements OF help given in times
of need. In rs much as ye did it I'M
to the least Of these We did it unto me-
NV father was tine writer and
good talker. possessed of retentiye
memory and u bright intelligence, re-
markable in oue so aged as be- Could
recount accurately the principal events
in the early history OF our country.
he was acqusinted personally with
nearly all of her oldest settlers AS is
natural with the old. recollections of
the far past were far more vivid to his
memory than those Of later years.
The dear old man could see far more
with closed eyes than when they were
open, and often times. when | thought
him doing. would he suddenly smile
and relate to me some amusing incl
dent of his boyhood or early manhood.
His parrots were Baptists of strong
faith and most reverently did be AWAY 5
speak of his "sainted mt Their" MY
last long talk with him was about those
old, o times.
NV fath,r came 10 us ia February,
1886, and has ever since been the be-
loved grandpa" in our home. Our
last thought when we went away from
home was for our comfort. aud when
we returned the white head was ALWAYS
at The window or upon the porch await.
ing us
Alas the first tie in The tile home
| bsnd is severed; grandpa Is g, ne and
we mss him everywhere The lite
grandson. Goidie. goes about bravery
snd hoy-iike tries to hide the silent
tears. bat wondering raj tie time who
viii now mend tbe broken toys and
make lhe numtereSs things that 50 de.
h0ht the h, arts Of the little ones ard
that only grandma aud arat dpa ~
think OF The boy does not kro.y Nha'
home is without ''grandps. The darb
/ head and the Silvered one were often
close together, in great condolences
form NJ wonderful plans. IBIS las
touch and last worlds were to Cord,
and the little golden haired grand
dsurhitr
Ms father had been more active. haC
shown gleatcr anergy, had bette
appetite for six months past than TO
many years previous. He seemed Il
have premonition that death woult
come 10 him suddenly. Had often tolt
me that he thought and desired that i
would be so Mary times have beer
apprehensive hut on that fatal mornin!
ha lssfur So, haa osa \ t. Beetowi
% IL. i h.. isnnN on the fh
ige ,a0 t, 1asd tut -. notice,