Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-02-18
Jacob Nathan, Dead.

eleven o'clock. His end was peaceful
and almost painless. The physical
part was simply worn out and death
came as the necessary and natural ter
mination of life whose work was
ended. Mr.. Nathan has been gradu-
ally failing for some time and death
was not unexpected.
During the years of old age and
feebleness, he has been surrounded
by relatives, children and grand child
rem; and every care and attention
which love. duty and respect could
prompt has been his. No sacrifice by
any member OF the family has been too
great to make the last days of''Grand-
pa Nathan's life peaceful and happy,
by no Intentional word or act has
aught transpired to mar the serenity
of beautiful old age.
Jacob Nathan was born in the vii
lage of Damshield, Ger. June 18th, 1910
He was married in 1885 to Miss Helen
Spenser Of st. Goar on the Rhine. In
1S49 he came to America his wife fol-
lowing him year later. They locat-
ed for awhile at st. Louis, Mo-, and
from there he came to Grant county
and has lived in Lancaster or the inn
mediate vicinity ever since. He en-
gagged first in mining on Pigeon, then
in butchering and later in the mercau
tile business in Lancaster in all of
which he was reasonably successful.
He was man of untiring industry, of
good executive ability and the strict
est integrity. In all the relations of
life business, social and domestic he
won and held the unqualified respect
of those who knew him.
Mr.. Nathan's wife died in April 1888
and since that time he has withdraw
from active pursuits and passed his
time quietly at home, tenderly cared
for by his daughter Mrs. Woolsten-
holme
Mr.. Nathan leaves five children, %
grand children and IS great grand
children.
The sons are Joseph Nathan, the
head of the firm of j. Nathan & Sons
of Lancaster and Adolph Nathan, a
wealthy and successful business man
and talented fnanceer of Chicago.
The daughters are the well known
and no less highly esteemed ladies of
Lancaster, Mrs. Harriet Woolstenholme
Mrs. John Schreiner, Mrs. John Os-
valid.
Tie fueral was held from the resi-
dence on Monday afternoon. A large
concourse of people assembled to pay
their last respects. The Odd Fellows
society of which Mr.. Nathan was an
earnest and honored member had
charge of the burial. DR.. E. f. Ed
wards conducted tie ceremonies at
the house and pronounced an eloquent
and fitting funeral Grafton.
No family has impressed its person
ality more indelibly upon the bust
ness life of Lancaster than the Nathan
family. Honesty, liberality, industry
generosity, spirit OF fair dealing,
abundant good nature and strong fam
lily affection are among the more
prominent traits in the famil and in
none were these traits more marked
than in the head of the family and his
excellent wife.
OF many noble deeds in the life Of
Jacob Nathan the world will never
know. He did not boast of his virtues
nor publish them abroad; enough for
him the well done approval Of his
own conscience. But many des-
pondent heart has been cheered. many
an uncertain step turned into the
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noble influence.
In closing this brief sketch we take
the liberty to quote an extract from
the funeral address of DR.. Edwards:
I'm his religious affiliations by birth
right and early education be was a
Hebrew but was very liberal and
charitable in bis feelings and won the
respect Of the Christian community
amidst which his lot was cast, and
numbered among his intimate friends
such men as the late DR.. Thrall He
was above AZ sectional OF sectarian
prejudice
Perhaps few of hi.friends thought
OF jacob Nathan except as the earnest