Sunday's Obituary ~ Edmund Uriah GATES

Edmund Uriah GATES is my paternal great great grandfather.

The Flagler News, Thursday, January 2, 1917, Volume IV;
Official Democratic Newspaper of Kit Carson County.

OBITUARY
Edmund U. Gates Answers Final “Taps”

Again we are called upon to chronicle the death of a veteran of the civil war. Edmund U. Gates passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. A. White, in this city, at about 4 o’clock, Sunday afternoon, January 7th, 1917, after an illness of short duration.

Mr. Gates, who was aged 84 years and 6 months, had been in good health up to about a year ago, when he began to fail, since which time he was able to be up and about most of the time. A couple of weeks ago he suffered a relapse and was confined to his bed a few days, but had been up and around the house until a few days before his death.

Edmund U. Gates was born in Thomas County, Ohio, July 8th, 1832, where he grew to manhood, moving to Iowa in 1850. He was married October 2nd, 1856, and on November 2, 1864, he enlisted in Company E, 13th Regiment Iowa Infantry, where he served his country until the end of the war, being
discharged on July 21 st, 1865.

In 1873 he moved with his family to Brown county, Kans., where he resided for nine years, after which he moved to Marshall county, where he lived until 1896, when he came to Colorado. For a number of years he made his home with his son, George, on the ranch east of town. He also took a
homestead east of town, on which he made final proof.

Grandpa Gates, as he was known to Flagler people, was liked by all who knew him; he was of a cheerful disposition and always had a pleasant word for those with whom he came in contact. For several years he had made his home with his daughter, Mrs. White.

The deceased leaves to mourn his death, three sons and two daughters, A.Z. Gates of Beattie, Kans.; H. J. Gates, of Worden, Mont.; George O. Gates, of Burlington, Colo.; Mrs. J. A. White ofFlagler; and Mrs. Kate Myers, of Pawnee City, Nebr., besides several grandchildren and a host of friends.

Funeral services were conducted from the Congregational church Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock, by Rev. A. A. Marquardt, after which the body was taken to Beattie, Kans., for interment. Geo. O. Gates and son, John, accompanied the remains to their last resting place.

W. H. Lavington, H. W. Brown, E. T. Epperson, H. C. Jones, George Huntley, and George Epperson, old friends of the deceased, acted as pallbearers.

The many friends in Flagler and community will join with the News in extending sympathy to thebereaved relatives in the loss they have sustained.

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NOTES:
Edmund Uriah GATES born 8 July 1832-7 died January 1917
(1) Married October 1, 1856 Harriet SPONSLER 1836-1884; their children:
Alexander Z. GATES 1857-1928, Sarah Frances (GATES) WHITE 1859-1938;
Hanford J. GATES 1862-1925; and George Oliver GATES 1871-1944.

Edmund's grandson, George Oliver's son John GATES 1894-1974.

(2) Married: August 1886 Nancy (RICHARDSON) HARE 1842-1933;
their daughter Katherine 'Kate' Maud (GATES) MEYERS 1888-1970.

SOURCES:
1.  Photograph courtesy of a GATES cousin, emailed received 2009.
2.  Obituary - internet search April 2010;  http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read
     >  [COKITCAR] The Flagler News 1917, Edmund Gates Obituary

I've tried to contact the person who posted this, but to no avail. That is why I haven't included her name. The post was dated March 2003.

Sunday's Obituary ~ William ACHESON

                                     The Dundalk Herald
                              Dundalk, Grey County, Ontario
                                         13 January 1910

William ACHESON,

Born February 1st, 1821 in County Fermanagh, Ireland,

Died January 15th, 1910, Proton Township, Grey County, Ontario

The Dundalk Herald

Jan. 13, 1910

The Late William ACHESON ~

William Acheson, who died on New Year`s day, was born in the County Fermanagh, Ireland, Feb. 1st, 1921, and married to Christina Fallis on Feb. 28,1847, who died Jan. 15th 1907.

He left Ireland on April 14th,1850, coming across in 28 days. He stayed at Madoc for some time, then came to Caledon where he lived 3 years.

In 1853 he settled on lot 205, 2nd range, Artemesia. Some years later he moved to the farm now owned by Mr. Aaron Jordan at Inistioge. While here he gave his heart to God and joined the Methodist Church at Inistioge, of which he has since been a member. He loved his Bible and death had no terrors for him.

In 1863 he moved to Lot 205, 3rd range, Proton, where he resided until his decease.

He was a strong man both mentally and physically and enjoyed almost unbroken health up to the last. Death came naturally from old age.

Of a family of 11 children, four sons and four daughters survive, namely: Wm. G., John and James on adjacent farms and Robert on the homestead.; Mrs. J. Duncan, Mrs. Edgar Duncan, Mrs. Jas. McMillen settled on neighboring farms and Mrs. Geo. Hutchinson at Kimberley.

Interment took place at the Bethel cemetery on Jan. 3rd where an impressive service was conducted by Revs. T. Laidlaw, of Inistioge, and J. J. Ferguson of Dundalk. Those who attended from a distance were: Mr. and Mrs. John Agnew and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Fawcett, of Alliston; Mr. Geo. Rutherford and Miss Elitha, of Shelburne, Mr. Gilles of .....(bottom torn off)

SOURCES: This is a page from the 90th Birthday Album for my mother, 2003.
Copy of newspaper clipping courtesy of an ACHESON cousin,  Ontario, 2003.

William ACHESON's daughter, Mary Jane ACHESON, was the mother of my maternal grandfather, George Albert JOHNSON (born JOHNSTON). So he would be my great great grandfather.