The Holt County sentinel., 1898-01-14
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k"V. iienr! CHAMPION.
BIsIDGNON
In the death of Jnn. W. Bridgmon.
Bigelow township. loses one of it's pion-
eers and Holt county on its of most
hrnored citizens The deceased was
born IN Wythe county. Va, August lst.
1911, and died at his homa in BigeIow
township. Janua-y 9Th. 1895. aged 81
Years and Il months. Mr.. BrIdsmOn al
the age of years Decame ii cltIzan Of
Campbell county. Tenn, and thence to
Alabama. whore he was employed as
stage driver. He afterwards b,.t.ama II
citizen Of Georgia. aud again returned
to Tennessee. While resident of the
latter state be married Miss LUCINDA
daughter Of George Gibson. "a prominent
citizen Of Tennessee. the wedding oc
curing IN the month Of May. 1884, and
by this union ten children j sons and
D daughters We're born, eight of whom
with the mother still survive, ard ali
were IN attendtDce at the funeral.
Ia united with the W. +. church,
South, at the aga Of "a, and died stead
fast IN that faith.
After the marriage A short time, he
Tented farm IN Kentucky. and after
conducting thus for year he came To
Missouri aud located in buchanan
county in the spring nf ISIS. In 1915
h. moved to Clay county. and IN 1917 he
came To Holt county, settling on the
Missouri river north vest OF Forest City.
Mr.. Bridgmon made two trips 10 Cali
fornia, IN 1850 and IN 1851 He also
lived for short time in Brown county,
I, T., l.. Ii,
ter year. he took up his residence in
BIgrlow township. where hecontinued
To live until his death. One of the con
spicuOus incidents of his life. was the
driving of large herd Of cattle from
county To Pennsylvania, this.
however. was in the days before rail
roads. He had been "a Democrat all his
life, and voted for jackson IN 1S:,22, beng
his m alden vote
Funeral services were conducted from
the TarkIo Chapel, Sunday afternoon,
January 9th, by Rev. +. \. Grimes. of
Mound City, after which he was land to
TEST 10y memters of the Mound City
Masonic lodge, with the impressive re
iualistic service of that order, the body !
being buried in the old Mound CITY |
large concnurse of people |
and MassOns from surrounding country |
being in attendance. He leaves thirty |
grand and II great grandchildren.
ROSS.
Died at San AatoLiU, Texas. Wednes |
lay. January 9TH, 1S9S. Mrs. Lucretia |
Devorss-Ross, after brief illness.
The deceased was the third daughter |
md third child Of Levi and Margaret A !
DevCrss. who were pioneer settlers In ,
Forbes township, and previous 10 their |
coming tn this state acre residents uf 4
Ross county, Ohio. They located III /
Forbes tow nshIp in 1915. and have been \
residents of this township ever since. /
The father, Lev! DevUrsst,iied IN April. |
$50, leaving his wife ami five children /
% survive. The deceased WAS be rn in |
Forbes. and was about 81 years Of age
II the time of her death.
On December u. ISL, the deceased was
United in marriage Ia john y. Ross. a
uccessfuI merchant ur Forbes. who 10
.ated IN that place III 1870. In lsS3 Mr..
suSs disposed of his business and rs
moved with hIs family To 81. Joseph,
|, here he engaged Iu business, ard has
ealIZsd IA handsome competence. Dur
ng all these yeats Of business activity
lis wife was his constant companion and
rue helpmeet. ever present to render
f,i, comfort aud support by her woman
' sagacrty and tirmness. MIR. Ross with
Iis characteristic sagacity, noting The
ecline in his wIfes health, who bad for
ONE time been suffering from asthma.
ecided tn take her and spend the VIII
pr in San AntonIu, Texas. with tin. on.
1T I., III,
tore her To her former health. Ga Ds
ember the 18Th they reached San An
DnIO, and on the Both, yhat seemed an
rdIuary cold developed, however excit-
ig no alarm at first. but delIrium soon
anne, physrcIans called. and done what
ias possIbl-. but she sn1u passed into a
iate nf conn, and at 1879 a. H., Janu !
~ 1'h, her awakening was "Arrnss the
aver"
Telpgrams announced the sad news TO :
tends 10 ST. Joseph, Forbes aud CrIp :
r. Creek. and Immediate prepars.;nns !
ere commenced for loves's last tribute
n Friday evening, January SUh. her re
ANS reached ST. Joseph. and we're !
lken 10 the t.eme OF K. f.. Townsend. an
timats friend, aud on SATURDAY,
IL sth. funeral services were !
,nducted from the FIRST Prasby- !
rian church. OF that city, Rev. Treu-
Iliu. her pastor. conducting the SER $
ces. Both Mr. and Mrs Ross. were I
Used in Presbyterian families, and nine !
,ars ago they united with this church I
st. Joseph. 1t ~ coincidence that
e minister who took their VOWS of con u
Grafton was privileged TO administer I
'usolatIon to the ber.ayed husband L
I'd relatives in their hour of sore afflic z
IN. {
After services IN St. Joseph, the re- Y
ans were placed on the train, and with v
large delegation of relatives, friends, q
ii pail bearers wera taken to Forbes. +
ID song and prayer service was held Mt u
q Forbes chapel, after which the re- G.
aims were laid to rest in the family lot b
the Forbes cemetery. c.
The casket WAS almost hidden from p
.rv hv Iarua ruuphor ~ hoanttfnIl