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Palmyra, Wisconsin 25 Feb. 1891
Died--At the residence of her daughter, Mrs. E.R. Bush, at 103 Beecher street, Milwaukee, on Thursday, Feb. 19, 1891, of Bright's disease, after an illness of five months, aged nearly 73 years.
The funeral services in Milwaukee were conducted by Rev. Ostrom, of Trinity M.E. Church. Accompanied by relatives and friends the remains were conveyed to Palmyra on Saturday and laid to rest in the Palmyra cemetery, the services at the grave being in charge of Rev. Wm. Botzer, of the M.E. Church. Mrs. M.L. Whitney was born May 27th, 1818, in the state of Vemront--maiden name, Melissa L. Huntoon.
She was married to Geo. W. Shakespeare at Cleveland, Ohio, became a widow in 1855 and came to Wisconsin on 1860. She was married to George L. Whitney Oct. 10, 1861, and moved to Palmyra in 1863, where they had resided until the death of her husband. She went to Milwaukee in April, 1890, to reside with her daughter, with whom she spent her last days. She was a member of the M.E. Church and of the Old Settlers' Association. She will be missed by her many Palmyra friends and acquaintances.
George Whitney-husband of Melissa
Palmyra, Wisconsin
Died--At his home in this village, on Tuesday the 20 after a protracted illness, Mr. G.L. Whitney, aged 86 years.
The funeral services occured at the home at 2 o'clock p.m., when a large number of friends and acquaintences had assembled to sympathize with the relatives of the deceased in their affliction, and to pay a tribute of respect to the memory of him who they have so highly esteemed as a kind and true man. The services were conducted by Rev. E. Duckworth, and his remains interred in the Palmyra cemetery.
Mr. Whitney came to Wisconsin in 1849 and had been a resident of Palymra for some 26 years. He was a strong advocate of the temerance cause, a cause that he early exposed and advocated. He was true to his principle and passed those characteristics that constitutes the true men. May his life work prove a blessing (as it will) to the coming generation. He leaves a wife, two sons and two daughters to mourn the departure of the husband and father.
Shakespeare, George Leroy-son of Melissa Huntoon
Deming, New Mexico Mar 31, 1922
Shakespeare is called by death. Deming Pioneer, victim of heart failure, laid to rest on Wednesday. Another of Deming's pioneers answered the final call on Monday morning when George L. Shakepeare died suddenly from heart failure, sitting in his arm chair in his home on West Pine street. Mr. Shakepeare had been engaging in a few of his early morning tasks around the house and had come to rest for a few minutes. His sister, Mrs. Nora Bush had left the room but a short time and when she returned her brother had passed away, easily and without a struggle.
Funeral services were conducted at the Mahoney Chapel on Wednesday afternoon by Rev. T.M. Harwood, pastor of the Spanish Nazarene church and a neighbor of Mr. Shakepeare, and the funeral was under the direction of the Red Men, of which order the deceased was a member. At the services in the chapel two of Mr. Shakespeare's favorite tunes, "Lend Kindly Light" and "The Beautiful Isle of Somewhere" were sung. Interment was made in Mountain View cemetery. Troop C of the local cavalry furnished an escort as a mark of respect to the deceased, who was a veteran of the civil war.
Mr. Shakespeare was born in Newton Falls, Ohio, on September 27, 1848, moving west to New Mexico 40 years ago, when he settled here, bering his share in life of that period and doing his part on the development of the country. At one time some fifteen years ago, he was the editor and publisher of the Deming Headlight, and left the imprint of his outspoken character on the utterness of the paper during all the time of his direction of it. Since his retirement from the army at the close of the civil war he had maintained his membership in the Grand Army of the Republic, and he was also one of the members of the Deming Old Timers Association that was formed several years ago.
For the last two years Mr. Shakespeare has been in poor health, but he refused to take to his bed or to admit that he was growing old, and he still maintained a keen interest in all of his business affairs as well as in the news of the day and in the politics of the country. His memory, always bright, carried him back for over half a century of the most stirring times in the history of the country, and his reminiscences of the early days in New Mexico brought up a vivid picture of the territory as it then was.
Besides his sister, Mrs. Bush, he is survived by a niece, Mrs. Malcolm Pardee of New Orleans, La., and a nephew, John S. Bush of Elk, Wash., to whom the news of his sudden death had been communicated.
Wright, Emma (Whitney)-daughter of George Whitney
Palmyra, Wisconsin
WRIGHT--At the home of her father, Mr. G.L. Whitney, in this village on Saturday morning, Oct. 2nd, 1886, Mrs. H.O. Wright, aged 60 years. The funeral services were held at the home on Monday at 2 o'clock p.m., Rev. E. Duckworth officiating. Her remains were interred in the Palmyra Cemetery.
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