The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-07-25
RECORD OF DEATHS.
James N. Brant, Former Fulton Coun.
ty Teacher Dies Ia Illinois.
}. c. coNRAD's WIFE, ,cHANDERsD'd.
JAMES MARTIN BRANT.

at West Dublln THIS county, oct.
1, 1859, and died at his home in
Colum IN bus, ILL.,, July 4, 1907.
Mr.. Brant was the sixth child
of Conrad and Mary Brant. He
became a teacher IN the com mon
schools at the age of sixteen, fol
lowed this vocation for nire years,
and later attended Business Col
lege at Williamsport, Pa.
February 275 1888, he was unit
ed in marriage to MISS Virginia
Woollet, of Fort Littleton, sis
ter of Postmaster S. b. Woollet
of this place. To this union were
born two children, Floyd E. and
Lenora, the latter dying in lnfan-
cy. HIS wife died in 1886, and
Floyd f., in 1890.
Iu 1889 he went to Illinois and
in the same ye9r went to Holden,
Missouri, where he engaged 10
business for four years. He then
returned to Fountain Green, Ill.
He was again united IN mar
riage to Miss Eva M. McClaughry
in 1895. To this union were born
three children one daughter and
two sons, the daughter dying at
birth.
Mr.. Brant and family moved
to Colu N bus, I'll. in 1898, where
they engaged in farming and ho-
tel keeping. No one knew hlm
but to respect HIM. Mr. Brant
was a very faithful memoer OF
the M. E. church. The cause OF
his death was peritonltls, his
sickness was short. He leaves to
mourn his loss a beloved wife,
two sons, Harvey NJ, and Charles
H., five sisters and three broth.
ers. One sister and two broth
ers having preceded him to the
better land.
He was a member of the M. w.
A., this order assisting IN the
services at the grave. The floral
offerings were many and beauti-
full.
MRS. CONRAD.
Mrs. Bessie Conrad, wife of j.
Clarence Conrad died at her home
in Chambersburg last Saturday
evening of puerpal fever following
the birth of a child. Her remains
were taken to the home of her
parents IN Waynesboro, from
which the funeral took place
Tuesday forenoon. Mrs. Conrad
was IN her twentieth year. Be-
sides her husband and infant
child, she is survived by her par
ents and FIVE sisters and a broth
er all residing at Waynesboro
The husband is q son of j. J. Con
rad of Ayr township.
MRS. STRAIT.
Angeline Strait, widow of the
late Jackson Strait, died at her
home, or what is known as the
Old Strait Homestead, at 3 O'Clock
Tuesday morning of last week,
Mrs. Strait had been IN poor
health from the first of May, hav'
ing had a severe attack of pneu
mona from which she never full
ly recovered, and which, along
with other ailments, was the
cause of death.
Mrs. STRAIT was daughter OF
jacob p. Dlshong, of Johnstown,
Ia. Her mother having died
when she was but years Of age
she was taken into the Strait fam
lily, in which she lived until mar
ried to Jackson IN the fall of 1879
they, together, still living or
the old homeplace happily, until
the spring of 1906, when he died
just fifteen months to the very
day before the death of his wife.
She was aged 80 years and e
days, and leaves to mourn their
loss, four children, Mary Linda
wife OF Urner Truax; Fanny r..
Daily T., and Geo. r., at home
also, a step mother, Mrs. Rebec
ca Dishong, OF Johnstown, Pa.
one sister. Mrs. Fanny Steven
son; one half-sister, Mrs. Davi(
Constable, and one half-brother
Sylvester ]. Dlshong--all o
Johnstown; also, two grapdchil