REV. WILLIAM COLWELL
Page 195

Mr. Colwell, once so prominently known in Mason county, is one who has served his term of usefulness here, and has gone to his reward across the river- "Over the river, that cold, dark river, To gardens and fields that are blooming forever." He was born April 3, 1801, in Herefordshire, England; was married to Miss Susanah Bennett, of the same place, December 25, 1827. They emigrated to America in 1838, and settled in Cass county, Illinois, and from there to Mason county in February, 1841, and resided near Bath until the fall of 1842, at which time he removed to Quiver township, where he resided the remainder of his life. He died in April, 1861, from the effects of a kick from a horse. Mrs. Colwell is still living at Bloomington, Illinois, and is in the seventy-sixth year of her age. When Mr. Colwell settled in Mason county his family consisted of one son and three daughters. The son, Rev. J. B. Colwell, is Pastor of the M. E. church, at Lincoln, Illinois. The youngest sister, Mrs. M. E. Day, is living near Maysville, Mo. Mrs. H. C. Kepford, second sister, resides at the old home, in Quiver township, and the oldest sister, Mrs. G. C. Ringhouse, resides at Bloomington, Illinois, with whom the aged mother makes her home. Mr. Colwell served in the ministry of the M. E. church for about forty years, and the result of his labors will only be known on that day when the secrets of all hearts shall be revealed. He was a man of abilities and personal worth; a substantial citizen, and one whose opinions were looked up to in his neighborhood. He has rested from his labors.

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