The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-07-01
Former Bloomfield Resident Dead

Ezra McIntire was born In Bloom
field, Somerset County, Me-, Feb. 2,
1881. He was educated in the COM
mon school at his native place, his
schooling being supplemented by a
few terms In the Bloomfield Acad-
envy in contemplation of entering Wa
terville College. He thereby well
qualified himself for teaching and in
his occupation he spent number of
his early manhood winters, working
on the home place summers.
Early in 1851 he was attacked by
the gold fever and in September of
that year started for California. He
went from New York to Panama on
the steamship illinois" Thence he
proceeded on Pacific steamer, reach
ing there in October of the same year
He engaged in mining while he was in
California. Returning to Maine, he
came thence to Illinois in the fall of
1854, visited friends in Bureau county
and spent that winter in Fond du Lac
Co.. Wisconsin, teaching school in the
village of Ceresco. In the spring of
1855 he returned to Maine and spent
year there, assisting his father on
1856 he removed to Illinois and set
tied upon quarter section of land
near Neponset, where he resided for
many years until removing to his late
home where he has resided since the
fall of 1898
On Aug. IA, 1862, at duty's call, he
left the pillow for the camp and field,
enlisting in Co. H., of the 93rd Regi-
ment Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He
was continuously with one company
during its entire service until it reach
ed Goldboro, N. c., from there, on ac-
count of sickness he was sent to the
hospital at Newbern, N. c., and from
there was transferred to Madison gen.
eral hospital, Ind, from whence he
was discharged, May &c. 1865. He
participated in the battles of Jack
son, Champion Hill, Vicksburg, Mis-
sion Ridge, Allatoona and the taking
of Savannah. To the end of his life,
he valued the friendship of his COM
rades and delighted to be in their
company. AS long as he was able he
attended the soldiers reunions and
when he could no longer leave his
home, his daughter went to the meet
ings to bring him news of his COM
rades.
%, 1858, to Thankful c. Wells, who
was born Sept. II, 1884, in Clinton
Me-, and whose death occurred April
%, 1908. There We're seven chill
dren, all of whom are living, Ezra E.,
at International Falls. Mimi, Mrs. f.
M. Bacon nee Nellie L. at Delta,
Col, Mrs Mary E. Scherfenberg, who
has resided with her father since her
husbands death five years ago, Rich
ard Eugene, at Chicago, ILL.,, Merton
p, at st. Maries, Idaho, Mrs. A. D.
VanMarter (nee Florence Al at
Pierre, S. D., Mrs. D. F. Stewart, (nee
Adelaide W wife of DR.. Stewart of
Galva, Illinois. For many years Mr.
McIntire was active in the Baptist
Church. After the local church dis
banded he united with the Congrega-
tional Church and was faithful and
consistent member till the time of his
death.
Mr.. McIntires illness was very
brief as he was well as usual on Sun
day and passed away Monday. He
was "a years, 4 months and IL days
Of age. The funeral was conducted
at the Congregational church this af-
ternoon by Rev. Mills assisted by Rev
Callihan. Miss Grace Studley and
A. f. Byarlay each sang a solo. The
pail bearers were J. w. Markee, Fred
Harlan, w. H. Hayes, C. H. Lewis, M
o. Scott and w. w. Thompson. Six
comrades were guard of honor. All
the children. were present at the flu
neral except Mrs. VanMarter and Mrs
Bacon. The burial was in the family
Lot in Elnral Hill