Death came Thursday evening to D. J. Poynter at his home in Albion. For the past five years he had been in failing health and for some time had been confined to the house, those attending upon him realizing for several days that his passing was only a matter of days and hours.
Daniel J. Poynter was born at Eureka, Illinois, June 4th, 1857. In that community he grew to manhood, receiving most of his education at Eureka college.
While attending college he met Miss Florence A. Gray who became his wife, October 3rd, 1876. They began housekeeping at once in Iroquois county, Illinois, near Woodland. But the lure of the West became so strong, that in the fall of 1881 he moved his personal property to Boone county, locating on Plum Creek, seven miles southwest of Albion, and just across the road from his brother, W. A. Poynter, who had preceded him west two years.
The farm settled on was a quarter section, a fairly well improved homestead, and the other a timber claim to be completed. There was considerable virgin and to be subdued. Here he lived for twelve years, when he moved to Albion.
Up to October 1923 he had never changed his post office address. His father, W. C. Poynter was a Christian only, a preacher in the Church of Christ for over fifty years. D. J. Poynter was raised in a Christian home and knew nothing else than the pure bible teaching. He obeyed the gospel when eleven years of age. He began teaching bible classes when fifteen and from that time on took an active part in the worship.
He preached his first sermon when twenty-one and kept up the work. He came to Nebraska with two prominent ideas in his mind. First to get a home and second to build up the church. No such word as fail ever entered his head. In connection with his brother Will, who afterward became governor of Nebraska, they began teaching the neighbors in the Sunday school, just plain teaching of the New Testament. After about six months of this sort of work, Father Poynter held a meeting with the result that seventeen were immersed and a church of over twenty was started.
In December 1893 he moved to Albion and began the work of establishing the church here. It was slow work but with his characteristic patience and grit, the work grew to a membership of near two hundred.
He was never a settled pastor but qualified himself for the work of the Eldership as set forth in the New Testament. He preached in many school houses in reach of his home and at times extended his work in Merrick, Nance, Wheeler, Valley, Garfield and Sherman counties. He often remarked that the Lord had blessed him doubly, he not only got his home on the farm and built up a church out there, but got a home in town and built a church there also.
After all, he always felt that his work was not worth mentioning as compared with the great work and suffering of the Master.
Just before leaving Illinois he was elected Clerk of Belmont township. He also taught two terms of school in Illinois. Soon after coming to Nebraska he was elected Justice of the Peace and held this for nine years. Meanwhile he served as assessor of Roselma precinct for four years.
When the Farmers Alliance broke out in the eighties he was in it and held every office from the primary to the county. This threw him into the great political reform wave and he was elected county treasurer and reelected, serving in the years 1894, 5, 6, and 7.
The next demand was that he edit the party organ, so he and J. F. Baird bought the Albion Argus in 1898. Eight months later he became sole owner. He continued this work until 1911, just thirteen years to an issue, when he sold the paper back to Dr. C. G. Barns.
During these years of activity he served on the city council for two years, on the library board several years, was president of the Commercial club, mayor two years, besides preaching all of the time. He gave his time freely to the church, receiving nothing for his work.
When his son left him to study Osteopathy in 1911, he announced publicly that he would give up active business and give his time to the welfare of the community. His faithful wife entered heartily into all of his work, and but for her he never could have done what he did.
Two children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Poynter, Mrs. S. W. LaMont who came to care for her parents and Dr. J. F. Poynter, of Davenport, Washington. He leaves to mourn, his wife, son and daughter, four grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Funeral services were held from the Christian’s chapel, Monday afternoon at two-thirty, F. S. Spaulding officiating, assisted by H. A. Houtz.
(Albion Weekly News – Albion, Nebraska – December 14, 1933)
Daniel J. Poynter was born at Eureka, Illinois, June 4th, 1857. In that community he grew to manhood, receiving most of his education at Eureka college.
While attending college he met Miss Florence A. Gray who became his wife, October 3rd, 1876. They began housekeeping at once in Iroquois county, Illinois, near Woodland. But the lure of the West became so strong, that in the fall of 1881 he moved his personal property to Boone county, locating on Plum Creek, seven miles southwest of Albion, and just across the road from his brother, W. A. Poynter, who had preceded him west two years.
The farm settled on was a quarter section, a fairly well improved homestead, and the other a timber claim to be completed. There was considerable virgin and to be subdued. Here he lived for twelve years, when he moved to Albion.
Up to October 1923 he had never changed his post office address. His father, W. C. Poynter was a Christian only, a preacher in the Church of Christ for over fifty years. D. J. Poynter was raised in a Christian home and knew nothing else than the pure bible teaching. He obeyed the gospel when eleven years of age. He began teaching bible classes when fifteen and from that time on took an active part in the worship.
He preached his first sermon when twenty-one and kept up the work. He came to Nebraska with two prominent ideas in his mind. First to get a home and second to build up the church. No such word as fail ever entered his head. In connection with his brother Will, who afterward became governor of Nebraska, they began teaching the neighbors in the Sunday school, just plain teaching of the New Testament. After about six months of this sort of work, Father Poynter held a meeting with the result that seventeen were immersed and a church of over twenty was started.
In December 1893 he moved to Albion and began the work of establishing the church here. It was slow work but with his characteristic patience and grit, the work grew to a membership of near two hundred.
He was never a settled pastor but qualified himself for the work of the Eldership as set forth in the New Testament. He preached in many school houses in reach of his home and at times extended his work in Merrick, Nance, Wheeler, Valley, Garfield and Sherman counties. He often remarked that the Lord had blessed him doubly, he not only got his home on the farm and built up a church out there, but got a home in town and built a church there also.
After all, he always felt that his work was not worth mentioning as compared with the great work and suffering of the Master.
Just before leaving Illinois he was elected Clerk of Belmont township. He also taught two terms of school in Illinois. Soon after coming to Nebraska he was elected Justice of the Peace and held this for nine years. Meanwhile he served as assessor of Roselma precinct for four years.
When the Farmers Alliance broke out in the eighties he was in it and held every office from the primary to the county. This threw him into the great political reform wave and he was elected county treasurer and reelected, serving in the years 1894, 5, 6, and 7.
The next demand was that he edit the party organ, so he and J. F. Baird bought the Albion Argus in 1898. Eight months later he became sole owner. He continued this work until 1911, just thirteen years to an issue, when he sold the paper back to Dr. C. G. Barns.
During these years of activity he served on the city council for two years, on the library board several years, was president of the Commercial club, mayor two years, besides preaching all of the time. He gave his time freely to the church, receiving nothing for his work.
When his son left him to study Osteopathy in 1911, he announced publicly that he would give up active business and give his time to the welfare of the community. His faithful wife entered heartily into all of his work, and but for her he never could have done what he did.
Two children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Poynter, Mrs. S. W. LaMont who came to care for her parents and Dr. J. F. Poynter, of Davenport, Washington. He leaves to mourn, his wife, son and daughter, four grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Funeral services were held from the Christian’s chapel, Monday afternoon at two-thirty, F. S. Spaulding officiating, assisted by H. A. Houtz.
(Albion Weekly News – Albion, Nebraska – December 14, 1933)
Death came Thursday evening to D. J. Poynter at his home in Albion. For the past five years he had been in failing health and for some time had been confined to the house, those attending upon him realizing for several days that his passing was only a matter of days and hours.
Daniel J. Poynter was born at Eureka, Illinois, June 4th, 1857. In that community he grew to manhood, receiving most of his education at Eureka college.
While attending college he met Miss Florence A. Gray who became his wife, October 3rd, 1876. They began housekeeping at once in Iroquois county, Illinois, near Woodland. But the lure of the West became so strong, that in the fall of 1881 he moved his personal property to Boone county, locating on Plum Creek, seven miles southwest of Albion, and just across the road from his brother, W. A. Poynter, who had preceded him west two years.
The farm settled on was a quarter section, a fairly well improved homestead, and the other a timber claim to be completed. There was considerable virgin and to be subdued. Here he lived for twelve years, when he moved to Albion.
Up to October 1923 he had never changed his post office address. His father, W. C. Poynter was a Christian only, a preacher in the Church of Christ for over fifty years. D. J. Poynter was raised in a Christian home and knew nothing else than the pure bible teaching. He obeyed the gospel when eleven years of age. He began teaching bible classes when fifteen and from that time on took an active part in the worship.
He preached his first sermon when twenty-one and kept up the work. He came to Nebraska with two prominent ideas in his mind. First to get a home and second to build up the church. No such word as fail ever entered his head. In connection with his brother Will, who afterward became governor of Nebraska, they began teaching the neighbors in the Sunday school, just plain teaching of the New Testament. After about six months of this sort of work, Father Poynter held a meeting with the result that seventeen were immersed and a church of over twenty was started.
In December 1893 he moved to Albion and began the work of establishing the church here. It was slow work but with his characteristic patience and grit, the work grew to a membership of near two hundred.
He was never a settled pastor but qualified himself for the work of the Eldership as set forth in the New Testament. He preached in many school houses in reach of his home and at times extended his work in Merrick, Nance, Wheeler, Valley, Garfield and Sherman counties. He often remarked that the Lord had blessed him doubly, he not only got his home on the farm and built up a church out there, but got a home in town and built a church there also.
After all, he always felt that his work was not worth mentioning as compared with the great work and suffering of the Master.
Just before leaving Illinois he was elected Clerk of Belmont township. He also taught two terms of school in Illinois. Soon after coming to Nebraska he was elected Justice of the Peace and held this for nine years. Meanwhile he served as assessor of Roselma precinct for four years.
When the Farmers Alliance broke out in the eighties he was in it and held every office from the primary to the county. This threw him into the great political reform wave and he was elected county treasurer and reelected, serving in the years 1894, 5, 6, and 7.
The next demand was that he edit the party organ, so he and J. F. Baird bought the Albion Argus in 1898. Eight months later he became sole owner. He continued this work until 1911, just thirteen years to an issue, when he sold the paper back to Dr. C. G. Barns.
During these years of activity he served on the city council for two years, on the library board several years, was president of the Commercial club, mayor two years, besides preaching all of the time. He gave his time freely to the church, receiving nothing for his work.
When his son left him to study Osteopathy in 1911, he announced publicly that he would give up active business and give his time to the welfare of the community. His faithful wife entered heartily into all of his work, and but for her he never could have done what he did.
Two children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Poynter, Mrs. S. W. LaMont who came to care for her parents and Dr. J. F. Poynter, of Davenport, Washington. He leaves to mourn, his wife, son and daughter, four grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Funeral services were held from the Christian’s chapel, Monday afternoon at two-thirty, F. S. Spaulding officiating, assisted by H. A. Houtz.
(Albion Weekly News – Albion, Nebraska – December 14, 1933)
Daniel J. Poynter was born at Eureka, Illinois, June 4th, 1857. In that community he grew to manhood, receiving most of his education at Eureka college.
While attending college he met Miss Florence A. Gray who became his wife, October 3rd, 1876. They began housekeeping at once in Iroquois county, Illinois, near Woodland. But the lure of the West became so strong, that in the fall of 1881 he moved his personal property to Boone county, locating on Plum Creek, seven miles southwest of Albion, and just across the road from his brother, W. A. Poynter, who had preceded him west two years.
The farm settled on was a quarter section, a fairly well improved homestead, and the other a timber claim to be completed. There was considerable virgin and to be subdued. Here he lived for twelve years, when he moved to Albion.
Up to October 1923 he had never changed his post office address. His father, W. C. Poynter was a Christian only, a preacher in the Church of Christ for over fifty years. D. J. Poynter was raised in a Christian home and knew nothing else than the pure bible teaching. He obeyed the gospel when eleven years of age. He began teaching bible classes when fifteen and from that time on took an active part in the worship.
He preached his first sermon when twenty-one and kept up the work. He came to Nebraska with two prominent ideas in his mind. First to get a home and second to build up the church. No such word as fail ever entered his head. In connection with his brother Will, who afterward became governor of Nebraska, they began teaching the neighbors in the Sunday school, just plain teaching of the New Testament. After about six months of this sort of work, Father Poynter held a meeting with the result that seventeen were immersed and a church of over twenty was started.
In December 1893 he moved to Albion and began the work of establishing the church here. It was slow work but with his characteristic patience and grit, the work grew to a membership of near two hundred.
He was never a settled pastor but qualified himself for the work of the Eldership as set forth in the New Testament. He preached in many school houses in reach of his home and at times extended his work in Merrick, Nance, Wheeler, Valley, Garfield and Sherman counties. He often remarked that the Lord had blessed him doubly, he not only got his home on the farm and built up a church out there, but got a home in town and built a church there also.
After all, he always felt that his work was not worth mentioning as compared with the great work and suffering of the Master.
Just before leaving Illinois he was elected Clerk of Belmont township. He also taught two terms of school in Illinois. Soon after coming to Nebraska he was elected Justice of the Peace and held this for nine years. Meanwhile he served as assessor of Roselma precinct for four years.
When the Farmers Alliance broke out in the eighties he was in it and held every office from the primary to the county. This threw him into the great political reform wave and he was elected county treasurer and reelected, serving in the years 1894, 5, 6, and 7.
The next demand was that he edit the party organ, so he and J. F. Baird bought the Albion Argus in 1898. Eight months later he became sole owner. He continued this work until 1911, just thirteen years to an issue, when he sold the paper back to Dr. C. G. Barns.
During these years of activity he served on the city council for two years, on the library board several years, was president of the Commercial club, mayor two years, besides preaching all of the time. He gave his time freely to the church, receiving nothing for his work.
When his son left him to study Osteopathy in 1911, he announced publicly that he would give up active business and give his time to the welfare of the community. His faithful wife entered heartily into all of his work, and but for her he never could have done what he did.
Two children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Poynter, Mrs. S. W. LaMont who came to care for her parents and Dr. J. F. Poynter, of Davenport, Washington. He leaves to mourn, his wife, son and daughter, four grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Funeral services were held from the Christian’s chapel, Monday afternoon at two-thirty, F. S. Spaulding officiating, assisted by H. A. Houtz.
(Albion Weekly News – Albion, Nebraska – December 14, 1933)
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