The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-09-20
RECENT DEATHS.
DUNN.

Johnson n. Dunn, we'll and most ia
vorably known to the people OF Tionesta
as the father of our townsman, DIR. J. @.
Dunn, died suddenly and very unex-
pectedly at the home OF his son, at Troy
Centre, Crawford county, yesterday
morning. He had retired in the evening
in his usual health, having said nothing
about feeling i'll, and in the morning, as
usual bis son had called him for break
fast, but getting no response went to his
room, where he found his father reclin-
ing on the bed, cold in death. Just when
the separation took place could not be
determined, but 1t must have been several
hours earlier, as the body was cold. Mr..
Dunn was one of the most genial of men,
always good natured, pleasant and full of
dry humor, whose ompanionship was
sought by all who knew him. A veteran
of the Civil war, he had fine record as
soldier, being a member of the 1O3d
Regt. Pa. Vols. He was also a member
of Stow Post, G.. A. r., of Tionests. He
was born near Tarentum, Pa, Jan. 1ltb.
1885, and was therefore aged rs years, 8
months and days. Surviving him are
six sons and one daughter, j. L. Dunn,
j. @. Dunn, OF Tionesta; W. L., of Cali
fornia; b. w. and f. G. Dunn, of Iowa,
and Mrs. j. M. Shearer, of Sioux City,
Iowa. Two brothers, J. c., of Tarentum,
anA NJ nf nalifOrnia al rrfr
The deceased had for years been a faith
ful member of the Methodist Episcopal
church, and for some years back had held
his membership with the Tionesta
church. Funeral services will bo held
tomorrow, Thursday, afternoon, in which
his former pastor, Rev. w. o. Calhoun,
will assist. The interment will be in
Troy Centre cemetery by the side of his
wife, who preceded him in death many
years.
HUNTER.
Julia Ann (Noble) Hunter was born in
Pinegrove township, Venango county,
Pa, October IL, 1871, and died at her home
in Tionesta, Pa, on Saturday morning,
September l6, 1911, at about 4:30 o'clock,
aged SO years, II months and days. She
was the fourth daughter of a family of
nine children born to Daniel Drake No
BILE and Rosannah (Bush) Noble, the for
mer having been born in Massachusetts,
and the latter in this state. The name of
Noble IS of great antiquity in Great Brit
ain. In the works of the court at the
close of the reign of King Richard l, 1889,
appear the names of Rodger and Robert
Noble. In printed history and geneal-
ogy of the Noble family the name of
Thomas Noble, of Westfield, Msssachu-
setts, of the second generation, appears.
After the settlement of America we learn
that there were in the year 1878 eight
thousand of his descenants residing in
different parts of the United States, d-
vided into eight generations. Men prom
inent in all professions and walks of life
appear in this list, including rectors Of
parishes, ministers of the gospel, aud all
the known professions and higher call
ings in life. At all periods of our coun-
try's history the Mobiles have been noted
for their patriotism, both as officers and
privates. When danger was threatened
they we're among the first to take up arms
to resist foreign invasion and suppress
domestic treason. Although the record
is incomplete. this volume gives the
names of seventeen who took part in the
French and Indian wars, fity-one in the
war of the American Revolution, thirteen
ia the war of 1872, and eighty who fought
in our late Civil conflict. Daniel Drake
Noble, the father of the subject of this
sketch, was also a direct descendant of
Sir Francis Drake, the first Englishman
to circumnavigate the globe in the years
1879 and 1881. When the subject of this
sketch was sixteen years of age the
mother died, leaving a family of nine
children. In the year 1865 Mr.. Noble
moved his family to the Wolcott prop
erty, now known as the County Home
farm in Hickory township, he having a
short time previous married Catherine
| (WolcotD Myers, a resident of the latter
| PldCO, W uO lOl JOdlo W as BOOu
mother to the motherless. 1t was here
the deceased grew to womanhood and
where on December 2, 1872, she became
the wife of William l.. Hunter, Squire
James Green, former we'll known JUS
tice of the peace of Hickory township,
performing the ceremony. Four children
were born as result of this union, three
of whom with the aged father survive, as
follows: Mrs. Rosa Hunter Smith, en-
gagged in mission work in East Africa,
now home on vacation. William d.
Hunter, of North Warren, Pa, and Miss
Blanche j. Hunter at home. She was
faithful wife and tender, loving, con-
scientious mother. Blessed with Cody
mother, her heart was early turned to the
Lord and at the age of eighteen she was
clearly converted and joined the Metho-
dist Episcopal church. From the begin
ming she was an earnest worker and es-
pecially gifted in prayer, so those who
knew her as girl testify. For fifly-two
years she was faithful to her calling and
ready to reach out a helping hand to hu-
manity everywhere. In after years she
Joined the Free Methodist church, of
which she continued consistent member
to the last. She will be keenly missed in
her home, in the community and in the
church, where her prayers and testimon-
les we're always an inspiration to those
who heard them. Funeral services in
her memory were held Monday afternoon
in the F. NJ. church, Rev. G. A. Garrett
officiating, following which her body was