The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-08-13
LOHN Il.

John B. Legnard died at his home in
Wsukegan, Illinois, on Sunday, August
10, 1913, beloved and respected by the
entire community, amidst which he had
lived for many years.
Mr.. Legnsrd was descended from HUI
guenot ancestry, of those distinguished
people who, driven out of France, found
a home and asylum at an early date in
the states OF New York, New England
and South Carolina, and gave tone to the
early settlements, laying deep the foun-
dation of American liberty. He was
born in Burlington, Vermont, February
g., 1885. His mothers name was Gardner
and she was a sister OF the celebrated
evangelist, orville Gardner, OF New York
City, the friend of Horace Greeley. He
received in his youth the education that
was common in that day at the common
schools of old Green Mountain State, that
he always loved so we'll and to which he
made many pilgrimages In the course of
his long and useful life. The poet has
well said, GAN the worlds a stage and
man is but an actor; and man in his
time plays many parts" There are no
exceptions to this truth in human life.
10 youth he was a sailor, the ambition of
many New England youths. Being nat
urally fond of adventure, we find him
crossing the plains en- route to California
with a train of "prairie %schooners." This
trip was full OF adventure, and near Fort
Bridger the party we're forced to corral
their train and fight Indians, who at
tempted to capture IL. The caravan re-
NAMED at Fort Bridger, on the edge of
the Rocky Mountains, for nearly a
month. After an experience in the min
ing regions ommon to the pioneers, he
sailed for Australia and remained there
for some time, after which he came to
Chicago and from there came to Tionesta
in 1861, and engaged in business with
Kelly, Holmes Il Co., at which time he
also launched out in the oil business at
Pithole and the Green Farm, in which
business he was highly successful.
The 10th day of November, 1862, marks
the date of his marriage with Josephine
May, who survives him, daughter of the
late Huntington II. and Frances A. May,
early and well known residents of To
nesta. Their married life was an ideal
one, rearing a large and useful family,
viz: Bertha, deceased, intermarried with
Edmund Bleakley, of Franklin, Pa;
Augusta, deceased, married to Charles
Vassar. OF Chicago; William M, Bessie
L., deceased, married to Nelson A. Steele,
of Waukegan, H.; DR.. John B., Jr., a
prominent physician of Houston, Texas;
Huntington May, and Archibald X. In
the year 1867 the family moved to Wau-
kegan, which has since been their home.
After this very brief sketch of his in
teresting and useful life, the following
might be added: He was a paragon of
industry-cheerful temperament, frank
in short, a natural man, quick to make
friends and possessing the faculty of re-
tanning them. He delighted to tell OF his
many interesting travels and adventures,
and was an excellent story teller. Kind
not only to himself, but to all whom he
could help and comfort. His idea Of
serving God was TO serve his fellow man,
believing with an eminent American
t%heologiau who called this kind of ser
vice 1.-THE perfection Of religion" His
friends will long miss him; miss his
cheerful, cordial greeting, and the touch
of a vanished hand" $. d. 1.