The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-01-04
OBITUARY..

| Rob ert Whitehead died at his home on Allyn
street at IL p. M, Dec 2Sth. he had been an
invalid for many years, but death came sud
denly and was caused by heart failure. Mr..
Whitehead was born in Liverpool. England,
June a, 1843, the son of the late William and
Ellen Watson Whitehead. when about IL
years old he came to this country in sailing
ship. He was volunteer IN the CivH War
when II years old, was mustered IN June 10.
1861, and served corporal and sergeant OF
Company K, 4th Maine. He was wounded at
Gettysburg and received the Kearney media
which he lost in the fire of 1873. He served
his time and was mustered out July ~, 1854.
He was twice wounded. In the pattie OF Bull
Run he was injured in the left side. and at
Gettysburg in the leg and never fully recover
ed from these injuries, which were the direct
causes of many years of invalidism. In al d
tion to his army life he served three years in
the navy in the U. S. S. Hartford. Farraguts
flagship at the capture of New Orleans and
Mobile. While in an army hospital he receiv.
ed letters from his brother William and sister
Elizabeth in Liverpool. England. but lost all
trace of them after that Returning to Bel
fast after his service for his country he fol-
lowed the trade of ship rigger, continuing as
long as shipbuiding was carried on here He
was one of the best of citizens, respected by
all who knew him, and a devoted husband and
father. In religious belief he was an Episco-
palian and deeply regretted that because OF
ill health he could not attend the dedication of
St. Margarets church last summer. He was
for years an interested member of Thomas
H. Marshall Post, G. A. r. He is survived by
his wife formerly Miss Flora A. Bird OF
Northport, and their three sons. William T.,
Elmer s.. Walter. Robert, and by one daugh-
ter, Miss Eta M. Whitehead, all of Belfast.
The funeral took place at his late home Sum
day at p. M. Rev. Walter 7. Hawthorne OF
the North Congregational church officiating
The bearers were from the G. A. R. Post,
Messrs. L. O. White. E. S. Mcdonald, Fitz W.
Patterson and j, 0. Clark.
The remains of Mary Ann, wife of Elisha W.
Ellis of East Belfast, arrived Saturday night
from Chelmsford. Mass, where she died
Dec ember 2sth, accompanied here by her
husband, her, son. H Herbert E. Ellis and his wife,
and her son, Fred Ellis Of Belfast. who was
called to Chelmsford by her critical illness and
arrived before she passed away. Mrs. Ellis
had been in i'll health for several years, but
the immediate cause of her death was acute
nephritis For several years Mr.. and Mrs
Ellis had spent the winters with their son
Herbert in Chelmsford, returning to their
home on Swan Lake avenue for the summer
Mrs. Ellis was born in Swanville, March 9
l843. the daughter of the late John and Sally
Dumphe Robbins. May 8. 1865, she was mar
ried to Mr.. Ellis by the late Rev. Humphrey
Small of Brooks. During their early married
life they lived IN Swanville, but for the past
2S years had lived in their attractive cottage
home, where they celebrated their golden
wedding May 3, 1915 Mrs. Ellis was one of
the best of neighbors, true friend land a
most devoted wife and mother, and the family
have the sympathy of all in their sudden and
severe bereavement The funeral VS. Hs!h at
$50 a. m. Sunday at the home of her soh, Fred
E. Ellis, No. Belmont avenue, the home also
of her only grandchildren, Louise and Elmer
Ellis. Rev. j. Wilbor Richardson, pastor of
the Baptist church, officiated. The remains
were placed in the receiving tomb at Grove
Cemetery. The bearers were her former
nelghbors, Eugene S Achorn, George A. Leav-
lit, George W. Davis and j. Harvey Stinson.
Lucy c., widow of the late George Harvey
died Dec. goth at the Waldo County hospital,
where she had been for several weeks a
m edical patient. She had been ill for some
time with general debility, but the immediate
cause of her death was uremia. She was born
in Waldo July 80, 1928, the daughter of the
late Gilbert Holmes, native of Ireland. She
married, first, Mr.. Dodge of Islesboro, and of
this union their daughter Anne, now Mrs
James Pomeroy of Belfast, and an adopted
daughter, Minnie Harvey, now Mrs. William
Roberts of Boston, survive. Her late hus-
band. Mr.. Harvey, was Civil war pensioner.
Mrs. Harvey was a most charitable woman and
no one ever left her door hungry or in need of
any comfort she could provide. The funeral
was held at the Nye undertaking room Sunday
at IL. 80 .. m, Rev. A. A. Blair of the Univer-
salist church officiating. The remains were
placed in the receiving tomb in Grove Gene
terry and will be inferred in Waldo.
Mrs. Caro- A. Baldwin died Dec. 3rd at her
home in Wayne, Penn. She was born in Bel
fast, at 33 Miller street. the daughter of the
late John H. and Sarah J. Kellam Lane and
her early life was spent here. She marie
Capt. James H. Baldwin Of the United States
Army and her life since was spent in Army
circles. She is survived by two daughters,
Jennie, wife of Col. Moore now at Fort Bliss,
Texas. and Grace, wife of Major ]. H. Du Val
OF Fort Wayne, with whom the deceased lived.
Major Du Val was retired on account of in
juries received at Manila. She is also sur
vived by a brother, Daniel Lane of Boston, and
by a niece, Mrs. Caro- B. Stickney of this city,
who mourns her loss as that of mother. Mrs.
Baldwin. as long as health permitted, spent a
part of every summer at the Lane homestead
here. The interment was in Arlington Cen.
etery. Washington, D. T., beside her late hus.
band.
Mrs. Florence Woodman Cunningham. wife
of Oscar P. Cunningham, died suddenly Dec.
30th in Bucksport aged 67 years. She had
been in failing health for several years, but
her death came as great shock to her family
and friands She horn in Puokcp ~,