Mower County transcript., 1902-12-10


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BARRETT.
I At the. residence of his daughter,
Mrs. Amos, at Wells, w ednesday7
morning, Dec. 3, 1902, of pneumonia,
Patrick Barrett aged q years. He was
born in Mayo county, Ireland, March
16, 1929 and was married in England.
They came to this country before the
war, settling in Wisconsin, and Mr..
Barrett enlisted Sept. 2 1851 in the
seventh Wisconsin Vols, serving his
country faithfully. He was wounded
at the battle of Antietam, and was
honorably discharged Aug. Z, 1885,
They came after the war to live in
Mower county, pre-empting a farm
northeast Of Austin and about thirty
years ago moving into Austin which
has since been their home. He worked
many Of the foundations Of Austin's
Buildings. :: He aashass> been in: failing
health for. some time. The remains
were brought to Austin for interment.
Funeral services were held in the Cath
olic church Friday mornings Deceased
leaves widow and eight children. He
was member of Mcintyre Post G. A.
K.
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PETERSON. -,
At his residence in Cdolpho, We'd
nesday night, Dec. 3, 1902, of diabates,
Peter A. Peterson, aged IS years. He
was born in Norway, Nov. 20, 1887. He
was the Oldest of a family of eight
children. In 1845 the family emigrated
to Rock county, Wis, where Peter
grew up on a farm, receiving a com.
mon school education. He was married
there in January, 1864, to Miss Caroline
Easton, a native of Norway. In the
spring of 1854, the family came to
Udolpho' township in this county, set
thing on section Z, where he has since
lived. He was staunch republican
and in 1881 represented Mower county
creditably in the state legislature. He
has also held several local offices of
trust. He was an active member of the
Lutheran church. He leaves a wife
and seven children. Funeral services
were held at the Red Oak Grove Luth-
eran church on Saturday. Our acquain-
tance with deceased was very pleasant,
as he often called in when in the city.
He was we'll versed in current events
and was conservative and influential
citizen. He was one Of the substantial
farmers of the county.
WEIGH.
At the home of her son in Dexter
village, Thursday afternoon Dec. 4,
1902, after an illness of three months,
Mrs. Cynthia A. Welch, aged SO years.
Cynthia A. Bundy was born in Gamer
on, Stuben county, n. Y, July IL, 1843,
and was married to William H. Welch
in 1861 and came to Rochester, Minn.,
in 1863. She was the mother of three
children, two of whom, Will H. Welch
of Dexter and Mrs. b. S. Benner of
Pierre, s. Dak., are left to mourn the
loss. of devoted and loving mother.
She also leaves one sister, Mrs. g. F.
Hastings of Omaha, Neb. funeral
services were held Saturday and her re-
mains were inferred in the cemetery at
Dexter, where her daughter, Callie, was
laid to rest in 1889.
WOODWARD.
James D. Woodward, whose death
from paralysis on Dec. 2, we noted last
week, was born in Clarence, Erie county
N. Y. October II, 1916. He enlisted
Feb. %, 1854, in Co. I, 1st n. Y. Light
Artillery, and was honorably discharg-
ed at the close of the war, June q,
1865. He has been resident of Mower
county for over IS years. Three years
ago in July he had a stroke Of paralysis
and has been in poor health since. He
was married three times, the last time
in 1896 to Mrs. Elma Edwards, who
survives him. Six of his children
survive: Mrs. Laura E. Cronon, Rose
Creek; Mrs. Ben F. Walcott, Chicago;
Mrs. P. E. Bennett, Winslow, ILL.,;
Clarence and Sadie, Fairmont; and
Roy of Austin. Services were held
Thursday afternoon at the NJ. E..
church, Rev. J, M. Brown officiating.
Interment at Vafco. Deceased was a
constituent member of Mcintyre post,
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DURHMAN.
At his home in Pleasant Valley
township, Wednesday evening, Dec. 3,
1902, of paralysis, William Ludwig
Durhman, aged 70 years. He was born
at Brandenburg, Germany, Jan. %, 1882
and was married there to Miss Caroline
Betcher. They came to Wisconsin,
near WatertOwn, in 1869 and to Pleasant
Valley in this county in 1874 and their
home has since been there. Mrs. Durh-
man died Nov. 2, 1894. Eight children
were born to them, six of them surviv-
ing: Mrs. Mary Strauss, Watertown,
Wis; Mrs. Tena Schultz, Mrs. Augusta
Greibnow, William c.; DuFhman,
Leonard E. and Elizabeth H., the last
two living at the old homestead.
Deceased was one of the we'll known
and highly respected citizens of the
county. He owned over a section of
land in Pleasant Valley and was
faithful member of the Lutheran
church: Funeral services were held
Saturday at the Lutheran church in