The Yale expositor., 1901-08-23
Death of Hiram Allen.

On Saturday, August 18th, 1901, a
telegram came to Geo. w. Allen an
nouncing the death of his father, Hiram
Allen, which occurred at 4:30 that
morning at Harbor Beach. He was
visiting his daughter, Mrs. Almira
Wilcox at the above place where he
was taken sick and died of cancer of
the stomach.
This visitation removes from our
midst the oldest pioneer of this region,
he having resided in st. Clair county
since early manhood. He lived in Port
Huron when it was only a cluster of
houses, and his first trip to Brockway
was made in an Indian canoe on Mill
creek almost 60 years ago. Soon after
this he settled in the vicinity of Yale
and numbered and operated saw mill
for many years. He cleared up farm
in Speaker, Sanilac county, where he
resided until about thirty years ago
when he quit farming and moved to
Yale and engaged in the mercantile
business which he followed here, with
the exceptions of few years In Car
sonville, until the time of his death.
AS a pioneer he did much of the work
incident to those early days. lie helped
| to cut the brush from the lumber road
which now constitutes the Main street
of Y ale. Af0ot he made frequent trips
to Port Huron, carrying flour and
groceries home on his shoulders. Not
withstanding his advanced age and the
severe labor of his younger manhood,
Mr.. Allen was very rugged man up
to few months ago. He walked our
streets with erect and commanding
form, and seemed as vigorous as many
men of forty.
Hiram Allen was born in Ogdens-
burg, Que, October 3, 1928, and was
73 years, 10 months and IA days old at
the time of his death. October Z, lS4S,
he married Polly Austin in Fenton-
vile, Mich, and for over half century
they had shared each others joys and
sorrows, and withstood many the hard
ships that are characteristic to pioneer
life. TO this union were born ten
children, Mrs. David Mitchell, Mrs
George Mitchell, Mrs. John Mitchell,
Mrs. Thomas Young and Mrs. Almira
Wilcox, of Harbor Beach; Joseph, of
Carsonville; and George, of Yale; two
daughters and one son being deceased.
Deceased was direct descendent of
the famous Ethan Allen of Revolution
ary days, being the third son of fam
| lily of eight brothers and sisters. Five
sisters are yet living; Mrs. G. Snyder
of Memphis; Mrs. Samuel Merriam, OF
Crookston, Minn.; Mrs Dan. McMartin
and Mrs. Lucinda Snyder, of Yale; and
Mrs. .. L. Corner, of Jeddo.
The remains were brought here fol
burial last Monday, and the funeral was
held Tuesday at 100 p. m. in the NJ. Il
church, the sermon being preached by
Rev. l.. Clark, who was assisted in the
service by Revs. Durr and Coulter
The scripture lesson and text was ac
cording to the choice of the deceased
drawn from the last chapter of the
Bible. A select choir rendered music
for the occasion. The burial took place
in the Speaker cemetery.
At meeting of Yale Tent, No. sc
Tuesday evening, August 20, 1901, the
following letter of coincidence was ad
dopted;--
Whereas, Death has again broker
our circle and taken one from oul
number in the person of Hiram Allen
one of our oldest Sir knights and ;
charter member; therefore be it
Resolved, That we as brother Si
Knights extend our heartfelt sympath,
to the widow and children in their sa(
hour of bereavement. BE it also
Resolved, That we drape our charte
for period of sixty days BE it furthe
Resolved, That copy of these reso
lutions be sent to the widow and famil,
and published in The Yale Expositor.
VIM. Strevel,
! j. q. Jones,
VIM. Mitchell,
Con1mitfaa