"Elisha Drew, Esq., expired Saturday from the effect of a stroke of apoplexy surviving only a few hours after the fatal shock visited him. The deceased was born in Barnston, Canada East, in 1807**, where he lived until he attained the age of 17 years, when he went to Vermont, and there married and lived several years. Prompted by a desire to go west, himself and family moved to the then far west of Michigan. From that state he moved to Wisconsin, from which he came to Republican City in 1872. He was one of the pioneers of this section, and of late years took pride in relating the hardships borne and dangers himself and family were exposed to when the Sioux and Pawnee Indians hunted the buffalo and deer in the Republican valley. He was a kind and affectionate father to his children and was dearly beloved by all of them, ten in number, who deeply mourn his loss, only four of whom were allowed the privilege of attending to his every want in his last moments; the remaining six being unable to arrive from a distance to bid him a last sad farewell. The funeral services were held in the Methodist church, Rev. Edward Cornet delivering the funeral discourse, and the deceased was laid away in his final resting place in the city of the dead north of town."
Courtesy of Sherry Drew Phillips.
Courtesy of Sherry Drew Phillips.
"Elisha Drew, Esq., expired Saturday from the effect of a stroke of apoplexy surviving only a few hours after the fatal shock visited him. The deceased was born in Barnston, Canada East, in 1807**, where he lived until he attained the age of 17 years, when he went to Vermont, and there married and lived several years. Prompted by a desire to go west, himself and family moved to the then far west of Michigan. From that state he moved to Wisconsin, from which he came to Republican City in 1872. He was one of the pioneers of this section, and of late years took pride in relating the hardships borne and dangers himself and family were exposed to when the Sioux and Pawnee Indians hunted the buffalo and deer in the Republican valley. He was a kind and affectionate father to his children and was dearly beloved by all of them, ten in number, who deeply mourn his loss, only four of whom were allowed the privilege of attending to his every want in his last moments; the remaining six being unable to arrive from a distance to bid him a last sad farewell. The funeral services were held in the Methodist church, Rev. Edward Cornet delivering the funeral discourse, and the deceased was laid away in his final resting place in the city of the dead north of town."
Courtesy of Sherry Drew Phillips.
Courtesy of Sherry Drew Phillips.
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