The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1912-02-22
Obituary4

/
clair, was born Sept. II, lS48 In High.
land county, Ohio, and died Dec. %,
1911 at Terlton Pawnee, county, Okla,
aged SO years, months and II days.
In 1868, when Is years Of age, he en-
listed in the Civil War in Co. G 1lth
Ohio Cavalry and served through the
mountain and plain campaigns under
Lieut. Collins, of Hillsboro Ohio,
against the Indians until the close of
the war. Martin Hughey and Lew
Hull, Of Greenfield, Philip Roads and
other neighbor boys we're in the same
company and styled themselves the
Ponies, some Of whom have respond
ed to taps. When comrade falls the
soldiers must close up the ranks.
Tom Sinclair was charter member
Of the Grand Army Post, at Douglas,
Kan. At the time of his death he was
member of Post No 100 at Terlton,
Okla and was elected Commander of
that Post and was to have been in
stalled Dec. 30, 1911.
After an honorable discharge from
the service he returned to his home in
Highland county, Ohio, where he re-
malned until 1872 when he came out
west, making short stay In Missouri,
thence to Kansas where he preempted
claim in the early 70's.
On June 5, 1881 he was married to
Miss Harriet Hostetter, of Richland,
t. S., Butler county, Kan. To this
union we're born four children, Mrs.
Leila Martin, of Portland, Ore, Bur-
ney, Oklahoma, Mrs Jennie Dobb and
Cliff, Of Terlton, Okla. All were pres
ent at the funeral and interment but
Mrs Martin, who could not reach here
In time. He was the only living son
of family of eight children, two
sisters and an infant brother having
proceeded him to the great beyond.
One sister, Mrs. e. e. Hull, of Mckee
son, Reno, Kan, and four sons, and
Lib Gossett, of Waukomis, Garfield
county, Okla, we're his only relatives
present to see him laid to rest at Mul.
vane, Sedgewic county, Kan. Elder J.
G. Cain, life long friend Of his con-
Quoted the funeral services at the
Christian Church. The former is a
resident of Wichita, Kan.
In 1859 he joined the NJ. e Church
at Rainsboro, Ohio, under the pastor
ate Of Rev. ]. p. Taggart.
He brought sunshine in the home
from childhood to manhood and was
always gentle and kind to an invalid
mother. He was OF a social and cheer.
full nature with pleasant good morn.
ing to every one he met on the high
way.
The only, relative present, Hattie,
his wife, nerved herself to tell how his
life went out She said he was work.
, ing in the timber getting out post foI
market. One worth | ess tree she
thought to burn down, piled kindling
touched his match, went to dinner
after which he said he must run back
lest the stock be injured should they
come near 1t. Hattie said she passed
by in the afternoon and told him the
tree was swaying, and he said, glac
you noticed 1t. I'll watch 1t. On hei
return she found his lifeIess form
prostrate on the ground with the same
tree across his body.
; The grave can bury no affections
but only the mortal and familiar shap,
of their object and we may regard it
not with passionate hate, but will
5 quiet reverence, not friendish hanC
7 to clutch our gladness enviously away
but a rainbow CLEAN that descend
Z through tears, without which W,
should not know the various beautie
that are woven into the pure light o.
5 life.
The old minister who conducted th
sevices, at the close recited the follow
, ing poem:
0 There are hermit souls that live with draw
In the place of their self content.
2 There are souls like stars that dwell apart
In a follower armament
There are pioneer souls that blaze their wa
Where highways never ran.
Let me live In a house by the side ofthe roa
And be friend to man.
| see from my house by the side OF tae roaC
The race of men pass by,
They are good. they are bad, they are weak
= they are strong
Wise, foolish. and so am |.
Then why should sit in the scorner's seat
or hurt the cryer's vanY
l Let me live In my house by the side of he
road
And be friend TO man.
l see from my house by the side of the road
/, BY the side of the highway OF life,
: The man who has conquered his way throug
life
The man who has fallen In the strife.
, But turn not away from their smiles no
9 their tears
Both parts of an infinite plan,
Let me live in my house by the side of tn