Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-04-22
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OBITUARY
OF JOHN E. MIDDAueH, WHO PASS
ED AWAY IN NEW YORK
STATE, APRIL 18TH.

The Belmont Dispatch, published at
Belmont, New York, has the following
obituary Of the late John e. Middaugh,
Gather of Henry Middaugh and Mrs.
VIM. Falger, Of this city, who passed
away at that place at midnight. April
18th:
Captain John Emory Middaugh died
at his beautiful home On Washington
street at midnight Monday, April 11th
The cause of his death was pneumonia.
Mr.. Middaugh was distinguished by
service to this country during the Civil
war and by his able discharge Of many
Offices of responsibility, with which he
was honored in both public affairs and
I'm various organizations. Death fol-
bowed a brief Hines of less than a
week. He was taken Ill while at the
breakfast table on the preceding Tues
day, but his illness was not diagnosed
rs pneumonia until Friday. He suffer
ed an attack OF diabetes last winter,
from which he apparently had recover.
ed, but he was not physically able to
conquer the attack Of pneumonia
which caused his death.
Captain Middaugh's wife Elizabeth
Gorton Middaugh died April 7th, 1907.
On December 18th, 1908, he married
Mrs. Mary Crandall, widow Of Captain
William Crandall, a veteran Of the
Civil war, who survives him. He
leaves three children; J. e. Middaugh,
Jr., Of the law firm OF Sennett and Mid
daugh of Cando, N. Dakota; n. G.
Mddaugh of Burke, Middaugh and
Cuthbert, Attorneys of Devils Lake, N.
Dakota; and Mrs. Annie q. Falger Of
Devils Lake. Mr.. Falger, formerly of
New York City, is now managing
clerk in the Office Of the last named
firm. Mr.. J. e. Middaugh, Jr., and
Mrs. Falger arrived from Dakota Wed
nesday evening and Mr.. Henry Mid
daugh is expected Saturday night.
The latter has been travelling thru
the west and could not be reached with
the news Of his fathers death until
late Tuesday at Ell Paso, Texas.
Funeral services will be held at 2:3O
O'Clock Sunday afternoon at the home,
the Masonic Fraternity Of which Mr..
Mddaugh was loyal member, having
charge at the house and at the grave
Revere Post G. A. R. will attend the
funeral services of their deceased
Commander in a body. rntermerit will
made in the family plot in the Thibou
cemetery.
The Allegheny County History con-
tains the following sketch Of the Mid
daugh family:
It is nearly four score years since
the Middaugh family has had foot
hold on the soil Of "Grand Old Allie
ghany." In 1919, a settlement was
made on what has since been known
as Middaugh Hill by John Middaugh,
others of the family soon following.
The Middaughs are of Dutch ancestry,
some of the family emigrated to New
Jersey and New York from Amster-
dam,- Holland, before the Revolution.
In the early part of this century we
find them in Dryden, Tompkins Co.,
and there Elijah. son of Abraham.
was born. He came to Scio in 1925
and located on the farm now owned
Sby his son, John Emory Middaugb
The Middaughs cut the first road from
the Genesee river to their land and
made the first clearings on their farms.
The father of Elijah came few years
later and passed the remainder of his
life on the farm with his son. Mr..
Middaugh married Louisa Noble, and
six sons and two daughters were born
to them.
Captain John Emory Middaugh, third
son of Elijah and Louisa (Noble) Mid
daugh, was born January 20, 1888 in
Scio. He was educated at Friendship
Academy and Alfred University and
had the novel experience Of teaching
school in the Indian Territory with
Creeks and Cherokees for his pupils.
The black clouds Of the threatening
war had hardly obscured the sky of our
peace when Mr.. Middaugh offered his
services in his country's defense, and
April Is, 1861, enlisted in Co. c, 9th
Regt N. Y. ", and was elected second
sergeant. He was wounded at the
battle Of Fair Oaks, Va, and by order
OF General Abercrombie was promoted
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