Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-01-26
7. W. ENGLISH
DIES in SOUTH
Baraboo Resident Suddenly Pass
es While Spending the Winter
In St. Petersburg, Florida


and leading citizen, It. W. English,
died suddenly on Saturday, January
81. 1922, at ST. Petersburg. Florida,
where he had gone with his two
daughters to spend the winter. Ac-
cording to message received by
Mrs. A. F. Reiner from one OF the
daughters, Mr.. English was sitting on
the porch in the afternoon when he
was taken without warning. Before
leaving Baraboo, in fact for num-
Der of months, he suffered from heart
disease, and this was the cause Of
his death His two daughters, Miss
Title and Zero, also Mrs. D. Joseph
Johnson were with him at the time OF
his demise. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson
went south with Mr.. English and
daughters and Mr.. Johnson had gone
up the coast to meet Mr.. and Mrs.
A. C. Osborn, (nee Viva Robinson,
niece OF Mrs. Johnson's) to return
with them in launch in which they
are making an extended voyage. Mr..
Johnson reached st. Petersburg few
hours after his close friend and COM
panion had passed away.
The message to Mrs. Reiner stat
ed the body would be placed in q
vault at st. Petersburg and brought to.
Baraboo for interment in the Gene
terry sometime in the spring. The
news of the death OF Mr.. English
came to his many friends with the
deepest regret.
Born in Virginia
Mr.. English was born in Virginia,
June 18, 184S, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas T. English. The father was
also born in Virginia, April 28, 1924,
almost a century ago. There he mar
ried Miss Anna e. Powell on July q
1848. She, too, was born in the COM
monwealth known as 'tThe Mother Of
Presidents. her native country being
Franklin, bordored on the west by the
Blue Ridge mountains.
The father came to Sank equity in
1852 and moved his family here the
next year, the son, r. w. English:
then being but three years old. The
old home was in the northern part OF
the city, the English orchard being
near the intersection of Ash and Ten
tn streets. This part is now known as
the English addition. For some years
Mr. and Mrs. English resided on the
southeast corner of Ash and Eighth
now the home of Mrs, J. w. Davis.
The house has been moved to 222
Seventh, now the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. G. Schade.
The father was farmer, merchant,
one of the largest bee raisers in the
state, stakeholder and director in
the First National bank, village trus-
tee, and town assessor. Both the par
ents have been dead for many years.
Member of the Assembly
r. w English married Zero Evans
and for some time they resided on
farm northwest of Baraboo, the old
home of Mrs English. Later they
moved to Baraboo and in 1890 he was
elected a member of the state assem-
bly,. He filed number of local Off
ces, was a hardware merchant for Sc
veral years, and president of the
First National bank for consider
able period. He was identified with
the institution from 1905. He was
a member of the cemetery associa-
ton and last fall devoted consider
able time in improving the driveways.
This was his last public service.
Leaves Son and Two Daughters
Mrs. English died some years ago;
son and two daughters survive. The
son is Harry English of Gary, Ind.
He was here just before his father
left for the south. The two daugh-
tiers are Miss Title AMI Miss Zero,
previously mentioned.
A brother of the deceased, DR.. J.
E. English, died January "a, 1920, just
about two years ago. OF two sisters,
Mrs. Ella v. Gorst died in Madison
and is buried there while the other,
Mrs. Alice NJ Wright died in Wash
ington, D. G., and is inferred at Bara-
boo. T. w, English was the oldest in
the family and the last to go.
Both Mr.. English and his father ad
hered to the Democratic party. The
son was elected to the legislature at
the same time that former Governor
George w. Peck and his ticket won
| the campaign.
Manly, substantial, kindly, T. w.
English will be missed in the town.
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