Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-06-19

Red Cross members.
Another old civil war veteran has
answered the last roll cell. John D.
Cenfield died at Minneapolis, Mimi,
Monday evening, June 10th, at $50
o'clock. The remains were brought
to Potosi Wednesday night and taken
to the home of his son John. The
funeral took place on Thursday after
noon at 3 o'clock, Rev. D. w. Phil
lips conducting the services at the
house. The funeral was in charge
of members of Warren lodge No. 4,
F. & A. M. of which Mr.. Cenfield was
pioneer member, being the oldest
member of the fraternity at Potosi.
The Masons conducted their special
services at the cemetery. Mr.. Cen
field was member Of Bryant Post
G.. A. r. at Minneapolis Five old
veteran soldiers yet living in Potosi
attended the funeral of their depart
ed comrade They were Phillip
Roesch, Simon Langstaff, John Roll
Inns, Jonathan Horner and John Peak.
The funeral was very largely attend
ed by old friends and neighbors who
paid their last tribute to the highly
esteemed old soldier and pioneer res
ident of PotOsi. The interment was
made in the Van Buren, cemetery and
the last that was mortal of the good
man and citizen was consigned to
the grave by the side of his beloved
wife who preceded him five years ago.
John D. Cenfield was born at Laus-
same, Switzerland, May 9Th, 1888,
and died at Minneapolis, Mimi, on
June 10th, 1918, aged 80 years, one
month and four days. He was of
French parentage. His parents NOV
ed to Besancon, France when he was
three years Of age. In 1855 when II
years of age, he with two brothers
left their sunny country Of France
and came to America, and few years
thereafter, John, the youngest of the
three brothers, came to POtOsi. He
He found employment with Mr. VIM.
E. Grigsby, then large and prom
inent farmer of Potosi. He continued
! to work for Mr.. Grigsby until 1862
when he answered the call of his
adopted country and enlisted in the
service in August, 1862 He was a
member of Captain Swans Company
H, 25th Regiment until the end of the
war. He was mustered out in June,
1865. He then returned to Potosi and
shortly thereafter went to Colorado
and worked in the mines and en-
gagged in freighting. He crossed the
"Plains" about twenty times trans
| porting provisions and other neces-
stiles for the miners. Some of these
trips were made with OK teams. Mr.
Cenfield returned to Potosi in about
the year of 1870. He was married to
Miss Mary Isabel Williams on May
10Th, 1871. They began the pursuits
of farming and by dint Of hard labor
and economy ammassed a good COM
potency. They had permanent farm
residence in the town of Potosi for
more than thirty years. About eleven
or twelve years ago Mr. and Mrs.
Cenfield removed to Clinton, Mimi.
After remaining there for six years
they removed to Minneapolis where
the beloved wife died five years ago.
/ Mr.. Cenfield was a loving and de-
! voted husband, a kind and indulgent
father and a true friend. He was an
honest and industrious man and his
word was as good as his bond. He
was confirmed a member Of the Luth-
eran church in France. He is sur
vived by four daughters and three
sons. They are: Mrs. Jeanette
Green, 2615 Oak Park Ave, Minneap-
oils; Mrs. Rhoda Plumer, Clinton,