The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-08-27

Of Cne 6TunSWlck aSSOClaClOn was nelQ
at Brunswick Center, August IA, 1915.
The following memorial was pre-
pared and read by the historian Of
the association, Mrs. d. F. Tillotson,
and will be read with interest by a.
great many persons who knew those
referred to in the memorial when they
were in life.
This year marks the centennial Of
the settlement Of Brunswick. "A hum
dred years ago company Of men and
women left their home In the far East
with OK teams and came here to carve
out homes for themselves in the un-
broken forest; unbroken save by the
tread Of wild beast and Indians. Not
one Of that sturdy, courageous com
paIiy now remains to tell the story of
the hardships they endured. Their
descendants are reaping the benefits of
their labors. The following have
passed away since we met d year ago.
Ellen F. daughter Of Oliver and
Mary Bartlett, was born in Strongs-
vile, @. She was first married to Or
rem Hayden and after his death to
Captain Tower Of Cleveland. She
died Sept. 8, 1914, aged n years.
Roxana Perkins Donnie. as she was
Familiarity called, was born May A.,
1842, in Brunswick. She was mar
ried Dec. rs, 1866, to David Shafer.
They lived on q ranch in Montana and
later moved to San Diego. Calf.
where she died Sept ~, 1914, aged
~ years.
Henry Roth died Sept, n, 1914, at
his home in Talmadge, o. He lived in
youth and young manhood in Bruns-
wick. He married Myra Lewis, who
died several years previous to his
death.
Esther Broadwell Warner died in
Tacoma, Wash, Nov. 2. at the home
of her daughter. Her girlhood was
spent in Columbia and after her mar
riage she lived in Brunswick for al
number Of years. Her husband was al
soldier in the civil war and gave his
life for his country. She will be re-
1nembered by many of the older resi-
dents in this locality.
VIM .Edgerton died at Clyde, N. ID,
Nov. 19, 1914, aged rs years. Funeral
at North Royalton, Nov. "a, conduct
ed by Rev. G. H. Searles. Mr.. Edger-
ton was a familiar figure in Bruins
wick many years ago.
Mrs. Margaret A. Stearns was born
at Brunswick, Feb. Ia, 1885, and de-
parted this life Nov. 28, 1914, at the \
age Of rs years, 8 months and IA DAYS.
She was daughter Of James and Ell I
eanof Stearns who were among the
pioneer settlers of Brunswick nearly a
hundred years ago. She was united in
marriage to VIM. B. Stebbins, Oct. IL Il
1855, who died in December. 1902.
Her last days were spent with her son,
Seeley. She had been shut in for the |
last two years on account Of declining
health and age. She had been a mem
ber of the Methodist church 55 years
and remained steadfast to the faith
thru which she first found her Lord a
half century before, and in which she
lived to the end. She leaves her son
and his wife and three grandchildren
as immediate relatives, with many
others to cherish her memory.
Olive Sherman Fem, wife Of M. x. |
Fem, died at her home, 1865 Dexter
place. Cleveland, Dec. 5, 1914. She |
was a daughter of Moses Sherman and
her girlhood days were spent at the
old home in Brunswick with her father |
and mother and brothers and sisters.
VIM. Sanford Pitlin, son Of Richard
Sanford and Delight G. Pitkin, was
born in Liyonia, Livingston county, N. |
Y, Dec. 3, 1889, and at the age Of two
years came with his parents to Bruins |
wick, where he lived until 1895, when
he went to La Porte, Lorain county, |
living there until his death, which oc-
CURED Jan. 3, 1915. Mr.. Pitl.in was
first married to Rachel Al. Berdan at |
Brunswick and with whom he lived un- |
til her death, which occurred March |
80, 1894. He was married to Miss
Caroline "A. Welton, June Ia. 1895. Mr.. 1
Pitkin was a member of the M. E. |
church at Brunswick, and a faithful |
Christian worker. His membership |
was transferred to the La Porte M. b.
church and he lived and died in the
Christian faith, Those left to mourn
his departure are hi swidoW and three
children, an adopted son, one sister,
Mrs. Mary C. Chapman, of La Porte,
two brothers. Martin v. B. Pitlin of
Paw Paw, Mich, and Geo. E. Pitkin
his departure are his widow and three
of Brunswick. The funeral was held at
the late home Of the deceased and
burial was at Brunswick. A large
concoiirse Of relatives and friends and
many Of his old neighbors Of long ago
followed him to his last resting place.
Carlos Forbes died at his home, 1886
w. seth street, Cleveland, Jan. 6, 1915,
aged ~ years and 10 months. He /
had been in failing health for several
years. He married Mary j. Pond.
who survives him. He lived in Bruins
wick at his grandfather Lanes for a
time, about the year 1855. Burial at
North Royalton. r
Mrs. Barbara Euga Jennings was
born the % Of March, 1881, at Liver /
pool, O., and died Jan. 8, 1915, in Be-
rea, at, the home of her sister, Mrs.
Caroline Bradley, aged "a years. The
funeral services were conducted byD DIR.
G. w. Hertzler Singing was furnish
ed hy the B. N. quartet. Burial atl
Berea, o. +
Christina wv; BeuteI was born in
York township, Medina county, OIL
July III, l844. She was married toi
Frederick Steclx, June 5. 1870. 10 this /
union was born one son, Carl r. Steclx. |
Her husband died Oct ~, 1879. She I
! wss united Il T.srfiage to ]. +: Geek