Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-08-13
& HENRY MILLEN PAssEs AWAY. y.
Al HOME Or SON an
'EARLvlLLE.
CANE TO IOWA il In Z 'foR1r.EIAE U "
\ Funeral Services Held from ".
Millen Home
4 Today.

near FredOnia In nSChautauua County,
New York, on December 24th 1922,
and died at Earlville, Iowa, on the
511th day Of August, 1913. at the age
so's ninty years, seven months and
eighteen days. When he was fif-
teen years old he removed with his
father to Bertrand. Michigan. He
worked at Bertrand. Ni'es. and
Buchanan, till he was twenty.fiye
years old when he married Harriet
Blake, who lived about year, and
two years later he moved to Iowa,
settling first on farm on whtch
the north part Of strawberry Point
AS now located, and later moving to
Delaware County. where he has since
resided He was married to Sarah a.
5Drybread on May 25th. ] s52 To this
union, seven children were born,
three OF whom died in infancy, Alice
5E. now dead, and leaves surviving,
Horace G. Millen OF Marion, Iowa,
Media II Pierce, OF Manchester, Iowa,
and William !. Millen Of Earlvi'la,.
Iowa. Such Is the brief account Of
this life, more than half Of which !" as
lived on the frontiers OF New York,
Michigan, and Iowa. He passed
through the temptations Of priyations
lof frontier life, and came out. streng.
sthened In purposes and character.
Whether cutting cord wood and rails.
In winter, or rafting logs on the
Ohio, 81 freighting on the 81. Joe
River, Or tending bar in his fathers.
tavern. he saw In the mb'ing and
drinking around him. the downward;
road to destruction, and early set his.
face toward the higher and cleaner
life: he Joined the Advent church
.at Greeley soon after his arrival In,
Iowa. and leaves AZ example of an
honest, temperate, industrious he
He had but a few months Of irregular
attendance at school. when 8 / boy
yet, he was an indefattgable reader
and kept well versed IN the events
through which he lived. He has m I
.secnhi ii, the span 81 fshis seaar.s.'f
o. Iife,7 the broad fire place ON the.
crance OF which his mother cooked
their meals, supplanted by the mod
.ern furnace and range and gas
stove, the tallow dips for hight have
given place to gas and electricity;;
the scythe and cradle have given way
for the modern reaper: the flail for
the modern thresher: the OK teams
have been replaced by the auto and
aeroplane and the railroads. He has
seen all the marvellous improvements
and inventions that have made such
marked changes in the manner Of liy-
ing. He was one Of the few remain,
ing OF the army OF pioneers each
or whom did his part In Transforming
the unbroken prairie and trackless
forests, into farms where waive
fields Of grass and grain. and cat.
tie roam on a thousand hills, and
the hum o. industry fills the air.
He never lived for himself, but
gave his thoughts and care for his
children and grand children, who viii
ever hold him in grateful remem-
brance. 5S NJ q
He has seen his wife. and the COM
panions OF his early manhood. who
came from Michigan with him, fail
one by one BY the wayside, till he
alone remained, and lonesome and
weary with the journey, he too has
lain down to sleep till the resur-
rection morn. 8 ' i
The funeral services were CON
Quoted by Rev Artman, pastor OF
the M. E. Church Of Earlville. Iowa,
at the home Of w. !. Millen, after
which the remains were inferred in
the family lot in Greeley, Iowa, on
Wednesday afternoon. August 18th,
1918. s.s s.
During the last five years Mr.. Mil
len spent much Of his time with his
daughter and her family in this city
ard formed many warm friendships
His passing brings sorrw to many
here and In Earlville, where, he resld'
ed so many years. 5