Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-03-22

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former pupils, among whom are J
Nelson Mize and Hiram Clancy
Teaching school, merchandising
and farming were his chief occupa
tions for several years, durinl
which time he, with his younI
wife and baby, visited his parents
at the old home in Illinois. stop
ping part of one year in Kansa,
on his way back to Texas. After
returning 70 Texas.he moved from
Grimes up into Madison county
purchased and improved what il
now known as the Walthall place
on the extreme east end of Willow
Hole prairie on the Bryan and
Madisonville road. Here he lived
as one Of Madison county's most
prosperous farmers until 70,when
he moved to Brazos county and
settled at the beautiful home on
which he died near Wixon church.
He was married in 1852 to Miss
Harriet Medley, who was the beau
tiful and accomplished daughter
of his first employer after coming
to the state. TO this happy union
four children were born as follows:
Mary, who died in Kansas at the
age OF two years; Isaac, who died
at the age of one year; Henry and
Edwin, who survive him. The
former now lives in Fort Worth.
the latter being one of the foremost
citizens as we'll as business men Of
Bryan. The mother Of these child
rem having died in 1882, Mr.. Cren-
shaw was again married on July
"a, 1888, to Miss Mary 4. Graham
who also survives him, and was
faithfully at his side when death |
took him so suddenly on Feb. "a, |
1905.
He leaves, besides his two sons
and faithful wife, two brothers and |
four sisters, Frank and Isaac Cren.
shaw, Mrs. C. NJ. Hewett and Mrs.
Lucetta Wilson of Illinois, Mrs.
Mary Duncan of Kansas and Mrs.
Lizzie Ward of Washington state.
He joined the NJ. 4. Church
South about the year 1858 at Old |
Zion near lola, Grimes county,
where he retained his mem bership
until he moved to this county and
w esson church was organized.
He became a charter member OF
hat organization and proved him,
Ielf to be a faithful, consistent
christian gentleman every day of
lis life after he joined the church
Until his death. In the Wesson
cemetery he was lovingly laid to
est at 10 O'Clock Sunday, Feb. 26,
sos, surrounded by one of the
irgest concourses Of sorrowing
eighbors and friends ever seen at
funeral in our county. Thus
loses the last chapter Of the earth.
y life OF what we can truthfully
all a great man-not great in the
snse that historians generally re-
ord the greatness Of men,-not
reat in the sense that hero wor. q
lipers consider great men; but
reat because he was good; great
ecause he stood up like man
nder every load of responsibility
nd met life's ordeals az they came.
nd after he had borne them all
anfully, faithfully. and patiently
the end of the way, he laid them
own in the full triumph of liv.
< faith in that God whom he had
we'd and served so long and so
ell. Is there anything more
in all this world than the
ng life of one of Gods faithful
ildren that absolutely triumphs
er everything in both life and
ath? II is the only success that
y one can achieve here or here.
ter. OF course we will miss his
miliar form from our midst. his
let unassuming manners and his
ndly words Of true friendship.
II our hearts will always rejoice
len we remember him as the true
end Of the pure and the good and
being always found on the right
le Of every question that tended
make the world better and his
bowman happier.
So then let rs thank God for the
3 of Harrison Crenshaw. For
goodness. for its beauty and it's
at success. May it be an inspi-