Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-22
OBITUARY
John r. James.

Civil war and prominent member of
W. w. Perkins Post, No. At, G. A. r.,
at New London, died Sunday at his
home in that city after a short ILL
ness. Mr.. James was, for many years.
a resident Of Groton, from which place
he enlisted as q private on May ~,
1861, In Co. D. First regiment, Con-
| necticut Volunteer Heavy artillery.
He was mustered in the same day. On
June 6, 1868, he was promoted to
| corporal. He re-enlisted as veteran
Dec. rs, 1863, and was promoted to
| sergeant Sept. Is, 1855. He was mus
! tered out Sept. 25, 1866.
| Mr.. James, for a long time, was
| employed as engineer on the old fer
ryboat Uncas, running between New
! London and Groton.
| Last Tuesday was the thirty sixth
| anniversary of Mr.. James wedding
| day and that day he started for Dan
| bury TO attend the annual encampment
of the Grand Army. He was taken
| sick at Danbury and his comrades
had to bring him home Pleural
| trouble, complicated with heart weak
ness was the cause of his death. He
| was 70 years of age.
Intensely patriotic, Mr.. James took
a deep interest in w. W. Perkins post
No. Al, G. A. R., of which organiza-
ton he was a past commander. He
was a member of the Huntington
street Baptist church.
Mr.. James was born in Norwich
July 5, 1941. At the age of Is he
went to Gales Ferry to live, moving
to Groton Bank a few years later
Soon after his return from the Civil
War he married Miss Elizabeth Smith
) by whom he had two sons, John anc
Joseph. Joseph died several year
ago and John, who is totally blind
has not been heard from for severa
years Mrs. James died Jan. 4, 1880
: In 1883 Mr.. James married Mrs. Ell;
: w Edgcomb Lord of Groton, wh'
survives him There are also tw'
stepdaughters, Mrs Pansy Jane
Murray and Mrs. Julia James Dan
iels.
After his service on the ferryboa
t Mr. James was connected with
: furniture company for about ten years
f His health failed him about IL year
2 ago.
= Mrs. George r.. Bruce.
The death of Mrs. George H. Bruce
/ ! for nearly 20 years resident of thi
e city occurred at the Sheltering Arm
:, on Monday noon. Mrs. Bruce suffere
e an apopleptic stroke about three year
I ago While at Gales Ferry ana sine
= that time has not been in the best c
health.
g She was born on West Main stree
: this city, in 1850. the daughter of Rich
g ard and Margery Hilliard Ranger, an
V all of her life has been spent in thi
5 city. On June IA, 1875 she was unit
2 ed in marriage in this city with Geoss
H. Bruce. The officiating clergyma
| was Rev. William S. Palmer, D. i
| who was pastor of the Second Congre
: gational church. Her husband die
q on April I. 1909. He was a Masol
. an Odd Fellow. q charter member {
E Norwich Y. NJ. c. A. and was cler
= of the Broadway Congregation;
| church for % years. His widow joir
n ed thta church in 1865, when Rev. d
e John P. CULVER was pastor, and If
e a long time was active in its wor
q and also in the affairs BuckinghaI
e chapel, which from 1856 to 1898 wa
Il conducted by Broadway church.
Mrs. Bruce is survived by her so
n Hilliard Bruce, who is an attendel
d at Middletown State Hospital. HI
e brother. Rev. John billiard Ranger
rector of Christ chu.cn, Indianapoli
:, Mimi, on Oct "a, 1885, was buried
> the Indiana capital Her mother die
a in Norwich in 1851. her father at Su
:, field in 1880. Both are buried in Il
10 old Music Vale cemetery in Salem.