Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 April 1886 — Obituary. [ARTICLE]

Obituary.

WILL!* t, warns®: Willis .1. Wrtjfht was horn Junt* 17th; •'IM4, ia what is now Union county. Ind. He died at hi* home in Itensso : ner, April 6th, IHB6. at abonl 5J o’eniok in the utiomoon. At the ngo of 17 he, removed witli his parents to White county, this state, where he lived mitii ■ about the year 1838, when he visited the Rapids of the, Iroquois in search of work, at his trade,, which was that of a carpenter. Finding work plenty and baiog mqch pleased with the i' . rti e: of our town and the surround’ng courrtry, he determined to make llih lift future homo. Hi readily a Jap ted himself to the inconveniences of a new anti under elopeu country and endured the hardship!* ami privations with the same geauk pleasant disposition which over marked his dai’y life and interooUrse with his follow men. Beinar possessed ol a strong constitution and uptight moral character, he could well endure the exposures incident to a fro itier Ufa. He was married March l'lth, 18-f.i, to then Miss Uinam A- Paris, who reside-! with her parent* on a farm in wiiat is now Newtoft enmity, Indiana. Upon t heir marriage Mr. Wrignt biting nt w.fe :«*■ the iion'io uu hjuL prepared situated on the ground where Ire died. Here they continued to iivu (except for the short period when he lived j.Vht re Mr. Charles Platt now resides) during their long and happy life. Five children were bora to them, two of these he buried iii our beautiful Vtlo-tou cemetery. One was called hoTmJ at the early age of sixteen years, put when life seemed to be most desirous, and the beauties of the world could be understood, the other shortly after her marriage. Three remain, are married and living in our town. Mr. Wright also leaves -one sister and ft brother, botliol whom are present to mingle their tears with ours and help bear the sorrows, which distress his a (dieted fami y. Mr. Wright was a man of strong will and lived -principles. Ho did his duty to mankind *tml himself, •re he sr»\Y it, with candor, honesty and rMetenteinntion to do right.* He was a kindTlius’aand, w foitd‘and Indulgent, parent, an upright and honest mta-.eii, not ambitious of worldly honors. vet our citizens! saw lit to twice honor him with tiio| office of Sheriff of the county, the dutidSyof which he discharged to the credit oJNdmsen aud to the entire sails! actio u-of whom ne Sad dealings. It would bo a gratification to all of us if we could, at the vlcse of so long and useful a life, have -p iii-ieh to he proud of sod so little to regret. Ifurisg Lhe. hitler years ufJiis-iile he '"Suffered miu-ii at i-iitre.i Ireritbenffivre of the rheumatism, jet he always bore' there pa:ivs' i[t:T.{ly" antT willum t eoufe _ plaints. On the thcruing of his atfa k he.ivas apparently feeling as well as usual, Ht earno down the street, opened the place of Ins business and passed the -ime of day with his friends with every indication that he was yet to live many days and perhaps years. Shortly l*> ti l-e he fell he spoke to one of his sons tv call in a. physician saying that he was suffering some pain from his old complaint. On his son’s return he found him exhausted and Iwul.i. 'erv hard. Death seemed imminent and it was thouglit any moment alight ■** his W, werarensbl d • to remove him to his home, to lire bov—9Bl ofhfcL family. white he lingered enti! the next day until about ~2 o'clock. Suon,y before his death he tv-gain, d eonciousness enougii to rceogrrlzo Idfamily and friends and the ef-fo-ls thju were being made l-v big •restoration. His suftriag was shor. and his death easy. In deatli he looked -'hea tired man taking his sl«)eo. Yes -tt-was a H>rg stecpfrrm which wTI >•,, no awakening until the AnguL o! iKe shall call all to' the resurrection of th i . i' !St - , A Ftem.

Mr. Cobb, Treasurer _b£ the “Chicago; & Indiana Coal Railway Company .('lUoeessor to the Chicago 4wßa» feoatliom) was is t. *nt fast Saturday to attend to the recording im this <?ou«ty of Master ; .411 Cus ncery ICiubach’s deeded Great Southern,t»o Mr. KrTT Porter,- MtrCoi)ln*9ys that the ex* tension of the v,»a<Uo LaCrbss v/di be baijt fortnhli-: «la. though he h&s nothing to say f - s tr uiiw,; i ome is bdeetod for tne extension. 1.8 is very decided in the opinion that it will be i j ucu to the adv.-in;-of the railroad to come through lieusselaer,