The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-08-17

pany In Cleveland.
4 His lovable nature and disposition
won for him wide circle Of friends.
both young and old. In business he
was active, as in game of ball,
which he really enjoyed, and while
thus engaged put forth every ounce
Fof strength and vigor. AS brother
land son he was kind and sympathetic.
always inquiring how other members
/ Of the family were, especially his lit
l tie brother, whom he loved dearly.
u lie leaYes to mourn their loss
| father, mother, four brothers and four
sisters, one Of whom, Mrs. r. j. Els
worth, resides in Medina, and Mrs.
VIM. Weatherbee, who lives in Bruns-
[wick. He leaves also host of
friends and relatives. ***
FL James Parmelee Ward, who was
born Oct 3, 1884, at Brunswick, o., to
(which place his parents, Jacob and
! Lucinda Ward, had moved from Mass
J lachussets in 1917, died at Morgan Hill
2 Sept. 8, 1916, aged nearly SO.
: IN 1850 he removed to Melrose
4 Wis, where he was engaged in farm
e ling and operated saw mill. On July
y 10, 1862 he was married to Orro J
Z Hulet of Berea, o., and later relocated
!! lat Sparta, Wis, where he engaged II
4 the foundry business under the firm
u name Of Newberry and Ward. In 1878
z his health failing, he, in company will
- his brother, travelled by prairi,
i ! schooner to Dakota territory, talin,
q government land in Turner count,
z tnear the town of Parker. He devel
y oped this land into one Of the bes
y farms I'M that locality.
z In 1893, after travelling extensivel
y in this state, he finally purchased Ian
- in whatis now Paradise valley, nea
=, Morgan Hill, which with his son, "
& H. Ward, he cleared and planted to OF
III chard which is now one of the mos
er productive ranches in this region, an
% ss upon which he resided up to the tim
eS OF his death. The deceased was a
"A ways active in church and civic a.
ne fairs He was elected to the legisl'
7 ture Of the territory of Dakota for tv
"a terms, served as member Of the boa1
N of regents Of the state agricultur
I'd college and was president Of the Far
ers' Mutual Protective association, ;
~ ~ insurance company Of South Dakot
:aI. u. for number Of years.
M, "a Since coming to California, he h
@ '@ra been prominent in local affairs un
20 declining years forced his retiremel
- He was especially interested in chur
and missionary work, which intere
he inherited from his father, JAG
Ward, who was a local preacher
great power and usefulness of I
early Methodist church Of Ohio. :.
was the youngest of five children, "
reached maturity and the last rema
linp Of his family.
Two sisters, Mrs. Edith A. Gaylo
aged, SO, and Mrs. Rhoda E. Noyl
4 aged 81, died at Morgan Hill wit
4 the past four years.
There remain to mourn his Il
his widow, one son, w. Fl. Ward, {
two daughters, Miss E. Grace Ware
Morgan Hill, and Mrs. Gertrude {
ton Of orland, CAL, and six gra
lchildren.
Rachel Perkins, daughter Of 3
and Mary Davis, was born at Il
peter, Wales, Mar. IL, 1880.
f3led Oct IL, 1916, aged So year.. :. !.
u months. She came to this codGdfi
in May, 1849, and was married
Norris Matthew Perkins, Mar.
1856. They settled in Fairfield, Mi
and lived there five years, then mo
to Brunswick, o., on the farm WI
they lived the rest Of their lives.
husband died Mar. is, 1875. Six c
rem were born to them, Myrta,
liam, Thomas, Mary, Stella and n
ris, all living but Mary, who pa.
away in January. 1910: There
also ten grandchildren living. Whe
young girl here in Brunswick,
Joined a achurch here conducted by
Disciples, and at her funeral ].
sMoxley preached the sermon and
Ila Waite sang selections. She W,
home body, but all the neigh
knew where to find a sympatE
friend in Joy or sorrow.
4 Mrs. Margaret Elster died at
home IN Olmstead Falls, O., Oct.
1916, aged II years, and the fun
held there on Oct. 18. So read
death notice Of an old resident
Brunswick. She was born in Germ
and came to Cleveland when a c
living there until she met and !
Il Tried Mr.. Elster, when they cam
Brunswick and ran the old hotel;
lived where Sam Tibbitts now
sides. She was of a retiring na
and only made few friends, but
j faithful to those. She leaves a
II Otto, at Olmstead Falls and da
ter, Mrs, Anna King Of CLEVELAND
II Emma Augusta Morton, oldest
II of John w. and Harriet Hall Mo
was born Jan. Z, 1874 and eni
into rest Oct. rs, 1915, aged II y
8 months and 18 days.
II Her childhood was full Of the
periences common to the earlier
of the country and out Of it she
II into Womanhood well rounded
capable in many directions.
the education of the home SC
she studied for a time in Ba
University, the better to fit h
for teaching. As a teacher she
some twenty terms in the schoc
Brunswick, Strongsville and IN
field, hucas county. Needless t
II she was successful and has been
in esteem by her pupils. Cne 9
keen delights Of her later year
been attendance at the annual re
Of SONG Of these schools and 81
Mavs 1aaintained4an active ant