Obituary of Kenneth Grant Pioneer of Brimfield Elmwood
Kenneth Grant born June 7 1818 in Inverness-shire Scotland died July 26 1909 at 91 in Elmwood Illinois after a life of work from 15 to 91. He married Isabel McIntosh on February 14 1841 and settled in Brimfield and Millbrook then Elmwood with seven oldest children born there. He and his wife were Scotch Presbyterian strivers marked by industry thrift and devout faith. Funeral July 28 at Elmwood Presbyterian Church followed by burial in Brimfield cemetery.
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Lancashire
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New York
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Wellsville
Ohio
Western Reserve
Hamilton
Canada
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Isabel McIntosh
Brimfield Township
Peoria County
Tul
Millbrook Township
Grant
William
Ulysses
Mary Waters
Presbyterian Church of
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French Grove
Kimwood
Mrs. Grant
Christian Church
B. Y. George
Elmwood Presbyterian Church
Longtime Brimfield Resident McDermott Dies Suddenly at 72
Laurence McDermott born in Ireland in 1837 died August 9 1909 at his Brimfield Illinois home aged 72 after a brief illness. He lived in Canton and Brimfield for 25 years and left a wife Mary Maher survive five children Mrs Mary OBrien Mrs Anna Nelson Mrs Julia Church and John plus ten grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Burial at Canton cemetery followed a St Josephs church service conducted by Rev A Mainville.
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England
America
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Lil
Princeville
Mises Honora Cannon
Alice McDermott
Peoria
Mary O'Brien
Anna Nelson
Julia Church
Carrie Kelly
John
Chicago
Mary Maher
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Rev A. Mainville
Miss Rebecca Dawson Rites Held At Oak Hill Church
Rebecca Dawson of Virginia born May 26 1888 died at her brother Wesley Dawson's home in Oak Hill August 5 1906 aged 71 years 2 months 10 days She was a member of the M E church and attended services regularly Funeral services conducted by Rev M P Lackland at Oak Hill M E Church at 2 p m August 7 Salted with devotion and Christian hope the obituary notes her steadfast faith and church attendance.
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Virginia
Wesley Dawson
Oak Hill
M. E. Church
Oak Hill M. E
M. P Lackland
Ezra Tucker Pioneer Settler of Brimfield Dies
Ezra Tucker longtime Brimfield pioneer died at his home west of town early Tuesday after long illness. Born in Oswego New York on November 11 1884 he moved to Brimfield at age nine. Funeral services will be held at his home this afternoon at 8 o'clock. a fuller obituary will appear in next week's paper.
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Ezra Tucker
Brimfield
Mr. Tucker
Oswego
New York
Stand privileges sold for Old Settlers Day event
Stand privileges for Old Settlers Day will be sold at the Park Saturday afternoon August 14 at 8 o clock. By order of Committee. W. L. Hayward, Geo. Mulvaney, Chas. Moss.
Examination Schedule At Peoria County Courthouse Illinois
Claude A Stone announces daily office hours 8 am to 8 pm and office days Mondays and the first Saturday monthly September to June. Regular teacher certificate exams are at the courthouse on the third Friday and Saturday of October January April and July starting 8 am with specific subjects assigned to each session. Grades from the State Normal School accepted in lieu of county exams. Office 3rd floor courthouse room 5 Peoria Illinois.
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State Normal School
Peasa
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