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At the age of fifty five yean, after more hardships than would have sufficed for several heroic lives, he died, May 25.1847. Atmany of hisChase,mentioned; Stanley Matthews, now justice of the supreme bench; and Samuel Lewis, who preached the funeral discourse. In the midst of the solemn obsequies the beatific vision of the blessed dead ” seemed to come to the sight of one or two of the relatives present, so that they shouted with responsive joy and wonder to the amazement of others in attendance. At the time of year now patriotically canonized asDeooratlon-day, his “ dust was committedto dust ” beside the remains of his wife, who had preceded him nine years, in the little Salem church-yard, that nestled at the foot of Mount Pierpont Following cams time’s changes. The family were scattered, the greve-yard reverted to heirs of former owners, the beautiful marble slab set by loving hands was broken down, and the burial mounds not far from the passing plow, and overtoppediritb weeds, appeared forgotten.. p a jBut on Saturday, January 28,1888, under the direction of the relatives, represented by a grandson, A. S. Van Saudi, of darinda, Iowa, the hallowed ashes wen gathered up and taken to the Wesleyan Cemetery, of Cincinnati, where, on the following Monday, a quiet, informal re-Interment took plaoe in
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Western Christian Advocate
Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Wed, Mar 14, 1888
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