OXFORD COUNTY MAINE DEATHS
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OXFORD COUNTY MAINE DEATHS |
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Source: (The Wild Rose, Wild Rose, Wis. Thursday March 15, 1906) Transcribed and submitted by: Linda RodriguezSenator Eugene Hale Maine Statesman Succumbs at Age 82 in Home in Washington: Former Senator Eugene Hale, of Ellsworth, Maine, died tonight at his residence here. Senator Hale, who was eighty-two years old and served thirty years in the Senate had been in declining health for some months. The body will be sent tomorrow to Ellsworth for interment. Arrangements for the funeral have not yet been completed. Senator Hale, who up to the expiration of his term, in March, 1911, was the dean of the Senate, was born in Oxford County, Maine, June 9, 1836. He began public life as attorney for Hancock County and held the job nine years. After serving the Maine Legislature from 1867 to 1888, he went to Congress for three terms. In 1874 President Grant wished to make him Postmaster General, but Hale declined. Another term in Congress followed. Then President Hayes offered to appoint him Secretary of the Navy, this he also declined. He was elected United States Senator to succeed Hannibal Hamlin, took his seat in 1881, and was reelected continuously until 1905. Senator Hale belonged to the "Big Six" group as they were called: Senators Aldrich, Hale, Spooner, Platt of Connecticut, Hanna of Ohio and Allison of Iowa. With the gradual retirement of these men, through death or political exigency, the "Big Six" was reduced to two--Aldrich and Hale. The dean of the Senate announced in April 1910 that he would not seed reelection. [source: New York Tribune, New York, NY, October 28, 1918 edition] Howard, Volney E. Volney E. Howard was born in Oxford County, Maine, on October 22, 1809. His father Richard Howard, a farmer, was a man of considerable literary attainments, the bent of whose mind is somewhat indicated by the two names given by him to his eldest son--Volney Erskine. The mother, Mehitable Root, was the daughter of a Universalist minister of some repute. Young Howard had the usual experience of a bright, ambitious New England boy. In the intervals of his labors on the farm he got some schooling and and finally attended the Bloomfield Academy, and afterwards the Waterville College, with what diligence and profit his after career will demonstrate. He afterwards studied law with Felix Sprague, Senator and E.H. Lombert, at Waterville. In his 22nd year he was offered a partnership by an uncle, N.G. Howard, who was practicing law in Mississippi, and in 1832 set out for that State; but after a long and tedious journey, indispensable in those days, he found, upon his arrival, that his uncle had been dead for some weeks, and young Howard was thrown upon his own resources, slender indeed pecuniarily, but as the event proved, ample enough in other respects. He at once devoted himself to the prosecution of his law studies, was soon admitted to the bar, and commenced practice at Brandon. The reputation made by young Howard, at so able a bar as was that of Mississippi at that time, composed, as it was, of men of the stamp of S.S. Prentiss, General Quitman, George Poindexter, Robert J. Walker, etc., is evidenced by the fact that he was a member of the Legislature in 1836, at which session Robert J. Walker was for the first time elected to the United States Senate, Howard taking an active part in his election, he being even then a pronounced Democrat. In 1836 Howard was deputed to carry to Washington the State electoral vote for Van Buren, and while at the Capital he married Catherine Elizabeth Gooch, a native of Massachusetts, a young lady of more than ordinary literary attainments, and who has been his life long companion, and has borne to him a large family of children, ten in number. [extract from article in the Los Angeles Daily Herald, May 15, 1889, edition, Page 3] Parsons, Isaac Sewell Parsons Hon. Isaac Sewell Parson died at his home near Miami on July 8th, 1910 at the advanced age of 85 years. Since he had pneumonia about three years ago his health has been somewhat impaired and during the last eight months he has been rapidly declining, not from disease as his organs were all pronounced sound, but from a general break down from old age. Weakness and shortness of breath being the most troublesome ailments. Mr. Parsons was born at Paris, Oxford County, Maine, Oct. 12, 1825. His father, Henry R. Parsons was a manufacturere of woolen goods and a farmer, and when not in school the son was assisting in the business. He receved his academic course at Hebun academy at which were educated many noted men. He taught school several terms near his home also near Boston, Mass. In 1848 Mr. Parsons came to Saline county and located on the present picturesque farm near Miami where he has lived through out all these years. On May 20, 1851 Mr. Parsons retraced his steps to his old home in Maine and married his old schoolmate, Miss Catharine Hill. to this union were born Flora J., Now Mrs. J.F. Burruss; Ella, Bettie, now Mrs. Booth, Emma L. and Anna M. Ella died in 1881 while attending school at Warrensburg College. During his active years Mr. Parsons was an earnest granger and for a while was master of the Saline county grange. In 1859 he was a candidate for representative of Saline county was defeated by one vote. In 1876 he was elected to the state senate from this district serving four years and during both sessions was chairman of the committee on enrollments; he was also a member of the committee on emigration. He was a very hard working member of the general assembly and stood high in the senate. At the close of each session the senate passed him a vote of thanks for his valuable work in the committee. December 1862 he enlisted in the confederate army in the command which was captured at Blackwater the second day out but by shrewdness due to Yankyism he avoided capture, lying down in the grass until danger was past. He enlisted again in 1864 and was made first lieutenant and was with Gen. Price in his retreat to Louisiana. thus we can see that Mr. Parsons was a great and good man. His wife died about 3 years ago and his last days were spent with his devoted daughter Emma. His remains were laid to rest on July 9th in the City cemetery. Mr. Parsons was a member of the Congregational church in maine but never united with any in Saline County. [source: The Marshall Republican, Marshall, Saline County, Mo. July 15, 1910 edition] Stewart, Lydia Rolf Mrs. Lydia Rolfe Stewart, the only pioneer of 1847 residing in Lehi, died at the home of her son Ben last evening from the effects of a paralytic stroke. Mrs. Stewart was born in Rumford, Oxford County Maine, 1831. She came to Utah in September, 1847. She was married to John Stewart in 1872 from which union eleven children were born, seven of whom survive. She also has forty-one grandchildren and thirty-two great-grandchildren. Her children are A.M., John, Harry, Charles, Ben, Mrs. A.D. Rhodes and Mrs. Edward Karen. Funeral services will be held at the Lehi Tabernacle Saturday at 1 o'clock. [source: The Evening Standard, Odgen City, Utah, Nov. 30, 1912 edition]
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