Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-08

by the thoats at least until he would re-
cover an amount sufficient to compen-
safe him for his gratuitous generosity
and philanthropy ID. W. A.
Obituary.
Rev. George Ii. Thsyer, of this cOun-
ty, father of Hon. ii. g. Thayer, of
Plymouth, died at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Elma q. Fribley, at
Bourbon, Wednesday afternoon, De-
cember 8, 1899, after an illness of but a
few days, aged 81 years, IL months and
3 days. He had been in fairly good
health for one of his years until short
time before his death. He attended
church services last Sunday, which he
enjoyed, but remarked that he never
expected to attend church again.
Deceased was an Indiana pioneer,
coming to this state in 1886 He was
born in Broome county, New York,
December 80, 1907. but grew to man
hood in the county of Onondaga, about
nine miles from Syracuse, where his
father settled in the spring of 1908
His father, Captain James Thsyer
had command of the militia of the
township during the war of 1872, of
which Rev. Thsyer had vivid recolIec-
tiOns.
At the age of 10 he commenced
teaching school and, after bis first
term, pursued a course in the Onon-
daga county academy, from which he
graduated with the honOrs of the insti.
tuition.
At the age of 20 years, he espOuSed
the cause of Andrew Jackson and
worked with such zeal and energy for
his success that he gained considerable
notoriety ss political speaker and
writer.
When % years old, he entered the
ministry of the Methodist Episcopal
church, and continued TO his death, q
period of 50 years, more or leos active
in ministerial york. He was the old
est Methodist preacher and was
acknowledged to be one of the best
theologians in this part of the state.
Rev. Thsyer was twice married first
to Miss Hannah Griffin in 1892, who
died in the town of Bourbon in 1865.
In 1847 he moved his family from
New York to Peru, Ind, where he
taught school until 1S49, when he
moved to Marshall county, where he
had previously purchased a body OF
timber The walnut timber on that
| farm of 100 acres would be worth $50
| 600 IN the tree today.
In 1859 he moved to the town OF
Bourbon, Ind, then but small village
snG laid out "Thayers addition" tC
said town and lived there % years.
In 1867 he was married second time
to Mrs. Amelia Crockett, who died in
1881, since which time he has lived
with his son, Hon. ii, q. Thayer, in
this city, and bis daughter, Mrs. Elma
q. Fribley, at Bourbon.
He always took an active interest in
the political affairs of his country, but
never desired nor held a political office
He joined the Whig party at its organ
izstion, and afterwsrd the Republican
party, with which he affiliated up TO the
time of his death, having voted for Is
of its presidential candidates, IL oi
whom were elected.
Rev George Thayer was an original
thinker and had most excellent mem
ory. He was Master Mason, Roya
Arch Mason and knight Templar, anG
with him there were three generations
of Masons in the Thayer family.
He was the father of five children
two of whom are living Hon. Henry
q. Thayer, of this city, and Mrs. EIms
G. FrIbley, of Bourbon, Ind. The late
Hon. John d. Thayer, of Warsaw, was
also one of his children.
The following is list of his grand
children: George III. Thayer, jr., pres
ident of the Plymouth Factory, of the
American Bicycle company, James w
Thayer and Mrs. Wm. Ii. Young, OF
Plymouth; Mrs. f. f. Hendee, of An
derson, Ind; Misses Jessie and Mar,
Thayer, of Warsaw; Harry ID. Thayer
of Chicago, and Misses Helen, Franci:
and Eleanor Fribley, of Bourbon.
| There are also seven great grand
children.
| The funeral occurred today at
o'clock at the Bourbon Methodist
church, services being conducted by
Rev G. f. Davis. assisted by other pas
tors. The Masonic funeral ceremonies
were observed by Bourbon and Plym
outh lodges, j n Wilson, ac ing mast er
Coadiutor for Bishop Rsdemacher.
| The irremovable directors and con