Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-11-30
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TIE WIFE OF AN EARLY COUN.
TY PIONEER CIRCUIT RIDER
Mrs Gorge w. Nuzum Passes at the
Remarkable Age of Ninety Years
Funeral Here at the Old
Home Wednesday Last

When. at the home of her daughters,
/ in Baraboo, November 21st, Mrs.
/ GEORGE w .Nuzum responded to the call
( of her Master on high, there passed
1 from earthly cares a woman of unusu-
al longevity of life and rare aeeomp-
j hshmsnt in the rearing of large and
+ prominent family and in general use
fulness 10 humanity. The privations
/ and hardships of pioneer days in Yer
/ non county found in Mrs. Nuzum and
I her lion-hearted husband true SER
wants of God and man, who shrank
( from no duty, no matter how burden
some. They are entitled to be regard
ed as We're the Pilgrims of old, and
their names are enshrined on the
memory tablets of primitive and lat
| ter days in this community.
! The remains of Mrs Nuzum arriv-
ed here last Wednesday morning ac-
companied by many loved ones in life.
/ They were conveyed to the Methodist
church, where hundreds of people, old
and young, looked upon the familiar
features and paid a silent and fearful
/ farewell. In the afternoon funeral
services were conducted by Rev .Eman-
, uel Harris, who paid a tribute pecu-
liarly strong and worthy of the men,
ory of the sainted mother and obedient
child of God. George Snodgrass, a
grandson of deceased, sang two APP
propriate solos. The casket contain
/ ing the precious body was bourn to
final resting place in the silent city
4 by six grapdsOns, and there lowered
to the narrow confines beside the clay
of husband and other kindred. All
the daughters and sons were present
at the solemn laying away of the pre-
cious mother except Nuitun and Rich.
ard, who reside in the far west
| Following his sermon Pastor Har-
ris read the following sketch and tri-
CUTE to the life and character of de.
ceased:
Mary Fletcher Groves was born in
Perry county, Ohio, September 1S
1886, and died in Baraboc November
Fl, 1921. OF family of ten children
she was the last to pass on. At the
age OF thirteen she was converted and
joined the Methodist church, of which
she was faithful, consistent member
to llfe's close. In 1853 she was mar.
RED to the Rev. George w. Nuzum
they spent two years in the Ohio con.
ference and came west and to Virodua
IN 1896, where he joined the West Wis.
consln conference at it's organization
Mother Nuzum was a cirucit riders
wife of the real old pioneer DAYS. II
required one strong and brave of heart
TO remain for six weeks at a time or
their farm, keeping the home and car.
ing Tor the little ones while her GOOD
husband was making the rounds of his
circuit She was an old-fashioneC
mother; no time for bridge or pinL
teas; she believed her duty was t.
her church and the children whom
God had given her. Early and late
she tolied, spinning and knitting and
making warm garments for her little
flock. Her home was always open tc
the ltinerant minister and his family
and her hand stretched forth to the
needy. OF her poverty she gave freely
Twelve children were born to Mr.
and Mrs.Nuzum, two dying in infancy
Vi the ten remaining all are married
and have families. These are Rev. /
n. Nuzum, Mrs. T. j. Snodgrass, Mrs
Thomas Foulkes, of Baraboo; John O.
Nuzum of Viroqua; DIR. T. w. NuzIm
of GAINESVILLE; Nultun Z. and Richard
w. of Spokane, Washington; Chaplain
w. o. Nuzum of Boston, Mass: Mrs.
G. s. Grubb of Mauston; Mrs. ID. Nj
Hunter, Waukesha. There are so liv-
ing grand children and q great grand
children. She had two sons and sew
en- grand sons in the World War. FIVE
brothers in the Civil war
Truly her children and grand chill
dren rise up and call her blessed.
Ten years ago Father Nuzum pass
ed on TO his reward. Since then she
has been tenderly cared for by her
daughters, Mrs. Snodgrass and Mrs.
Foulkes and Rev. !. r. Nuzum and also
by the other sons and daughters, but
she grieved for her companion of al
most sixty years and was happy in
the thought of being reunited where
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