The Delta independent., 1907-05-10
DEATH OF A PIONEER CITIZEN.
Judge Henry Crosses the Great Divide
After a Long and Eventful Life.

Judge Henry passed peacefully away
at his home on Meeker street last Sat
urday morning after long life of use
fulness and intense activity. For 20
years he had been resident of Delta
and for many more years had been
identified with the pioneer struggles of
the western part of Colorado.
Funeral services were held at the
Presbyterian church Sunday afternoon,
May 5 at 2 o'clock and were in charge
of Rev. Harlow of the Christian church,
of which denomination the deceased had
long been member and McClelland
Post, G. A. r. Dr.. barley, whose ac.
quaintance with and friendship for
Judge Henry extended back to an early
day in the history of Colorado, when
both were residents of Lake City,
preached the funeral sermon. The
Grand Army carried out it's burial ser
vice at the church and at the grave and
every honor was paid the memory of
deceased consistent with his long and
active life of useful citizenship. The
following history of Judge Henry will
be of widespread interest:
George W. Henry died May 18th, 1907.
He was born February 25, 1927. He
leaves surviving him his widow and two
sons, William and Lyman. April Sec
ond was the fiftieth anniversary of his
wedding.
Judge Henry, as he was generally
known, came to Delta in 1887 and i'm
mediately began farming. His life has
in ten miles Of Springfield, Ohio. His
parents were Kentuckians, and his
early life was flied with struggles Incl
dent to those times. His education,
very liberal, was acquired by his own
efforts, the school privileges then being
limited. By most severe labor and at a
small wage he purchased his own school
books.
He went to Illinois in the early sos
and became a farmer and school teach
er, and fitted himself for the practice
of law and was contemporary with the
present speaker of the National ii ouse
of Representatives, Jos. Canon. He
had only begun the practice Of law
when the call to arms came and he was
among the early ones to answer. The
Illinois quota being full at the time and
his regiment being anxious for service,
the volunteers were mustered in as the
18th Mo. Infantry. He was early ap-
pointed First Lieutenant and shortly
Captain of Company I'D" in that regi-
ment. He took part in many notable
battles, especially, Corinth, Island No.
10 and the seige of Vicksburg. He
shirked no duty and had record of
energy that endeared him to his com
rades. He gave over three years of
active service in hard campaigning.
At the close of the war he resumed
the practice of law in Clay county, Hi
tremendous energy to any work he
had in hand.
In 1877 he came to Colorado and To-
Gated in Lake City. He there served
as County Judge for several years and
was elected two or three times without
opposition in the prosperous days of
that place. He had strict ideas of the
duty of public officer. In Illinois he
had served in the state senate.
In Delta he was once appointed and
once elected as County Judge. Until
the last few years he had always taken
lively interest in public and political
affairs. At all times he gloried in doing
hard labor. The tilling of the soil. the
subjugation of nature and conditions to
the uses of men was the central idea in
his mind.
Judge Henry's life was characterized
by the most tolerant consideration of
his fellowmen. His views of life were
tempered and sweetened' by his expert
ence and exalted by his belief in immor-
taity. He had no small views of the
world. Christianity had moulded his
work flowing and fearless disposition so
that patience was more often practiced
by him than criticism. He gloried in
the real things he had done that had
not in any manner lessened the sphere
or rights Of any other man.