s/o Dea. William & Hannah (Clark) Whitford
"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 58, No 42, p 659, Oct. 20, 1902.
CALVIN WHITFORD
He was the son of William and Hannah Clark Whitford, born in Brookfield, Madison county, N. Y., Oct. 22, 1823. After a lingering illness of several months, preceded by several years of gradually failing health, he died Sept. 29, 1902.
In 1855 he was married to Emeline Burch, who survives him. They had three children, Angie, who died in 1869; Prof. W. C. Whitford, of Alfred University, and Prof. E. E. Whitford, of Brooklyn, N. Y. Edwin, a brother, living at Leonardsville, is the only one of a family of four sons now living. Such are the brief data of a long and useful life. Its passing was awaited with the deep sympathy and solicitude not only of immediate neighbors and friends, but also of the people of a large section of country who have felt the beneficent influence of a career of more than ordinary usefulness. Of his life the Brookfield Courier of Oct: 8, speaks as follows:
"It is safe to say that no person of our village has been more representative of the highest type of citizenship or has been longer or more devotedly identified with its social and business interests than Calvin Whitford. He was born in this town in 1823, springing from the sturdy pioneer families that builded their homes and hewed their fortunes from the original forest.
"Mr. Whitford depended upon the schools of the town for his education, but in early manhood had fitted himself for the duties of a teacher, and in 1840 took up teaching as his first business pursuit. Teaching for a time in this and the Waterman district, he later occupied the position of instructor in the select school conducted by Lodowick C. York. In 1850, the year of the founding of the Brookfield Academy, Mr. Whitford was elected Town Superintendent of Schools. In 1853 he was appointed Deputy County Clerk, and after one and a half years' employment in this capacity he returned to Brookfield and filled for ten years the position as General Agent for the Brookfield Manufacturing Company, then a flourishing and important industry of the village. During this war time period he was repeatedly elected Supervisor of the town, serving as chairman of the County Board from 1860 to 1865. In the latter year he resigned this position to accept the office of County Clerk to which he had been elected. Returning to Brookfield at the expiration of his term, he entered the banking business, in which he was engaged for over thirty years.
"Mr. Whitford's conservatism and good judgment in matters of law, finance, and investments have made demand for a line of public service which has occupied much of his business attention, and his advice and opinion have been much sought for in matters of this nature. We find space to mention only the leading features of a busy life, but hs extended acquaintanceship can well supply the many details which have tended to the welfare of the village and community. His political ideas being formed in the days of anti-slavery agitation, he took a firm stand against slavery, and had the honor of assisting in the organization of the Republican party, which was effected at a state convention in 1856, he being a representative to the same from this county.
"At the time of his death he was a member of the Madison County Historical Society.
"Mr. Whitford was a man of practical religion, a member of the Seventh-day Baptist church of this place, and a regular and thoughtful attendant upon church service, reproducing in his weekly letters to his sons the outline of the sermon he had listened to the previous Sabbath. He was very fond of gospel hymns and other poetry, his memory being stored from youth with many choice selections in both prose and verse."
The Oneida Union of the same date has concerning him:
"This noble and God-fearing man was a friend of the widow and the orphan. He was often called to act as executor or administrator, and the absolute fidelity with which he discharged the trust reposed in him bear testimony to the innate honesty of the man. His was a long life filled with good deeds."
Of less interest would be the testimony of one who knew him for the brief period of less than three years. Yet as pastor it is with great pleasure that I add my tribute to his memory. I knew him in the mellow years of a ripe old age, and to know him was to love him. It was not until late in life that he made public profession of Christ and identified himself with the church which he always attended, and to which he bad always been sympathetically devoted. This was during the revival work conducted by Evangelist E. B. Saunders in 1895. There was from boyhood the unannounced resolution to live for Christ, and he gave evidence of a religious development in faithful attendance upon the Sabbath services of the church of his choice, and in the worship of God in his own family. It was an inspiration to have Bro. Whitford for an auditor, and his testimony at the regular Covenant Meetings of the church was always tender and helpful, evincing a warm and spiritual life. One of the strong pillars of the church has been removed, and we shall sadly miss him from his accustomed place. Upon whom will his mantle fall?
"The memory of the just is blessed." The funeral conducted by the pastor, assisted by the other pastors of the village, was largely attended. The text was Rev. 14: 7, "Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord. Yea, saith the spirit, that they may rest from their labors and their works do follow them." T. J. VAN HORN.
Contributor: Jon Saunders (47674050)
"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 58, No 42, p 659, Oct. 20, 1902.
CALVIN WHITFORD
He was the son of William and Hannah Clark Whitford, born in Brookfield, Madison county, N. Y., Oct. 22, 1823. After a lingering illness of several months, preceded by several years of gradually failing health, he died Sept. 29, 1902.
In 1855 he was married to Emeline Burch, who survives him. They had three children, Angie, who died in 1869; Prof. W. C. Whitford, of Alfred University, and Prof. E. E. Whitford, of Brooklyn, N. Y. Edwin, a brother, living at Leonardsville, is the only one of a family of four sons now living. Such are the brief data of a long and useful life. Its passing was awaited with the deep sympathy and solicitude not only of immediate neighbors and friends, but also of the people of a large section of country who have felt the beneficent influence of a career of more than ordinary usefulness. Of his life the Brookfield Courier of Oct: 8, speaks as follows:
"It is safe to say that no person of our village has been more representative of the highest type of citizenship or has been longer or more devotedly identified with its social and business interests than Calvin Whitford. He was born in this town in 1823, springing from the sturdy pioneer families that builded their homes and hewed their fortunes from the original forest.
"Mr. Whitford depended upon the schools of the town for his education, but in early manhood had fitted himself for the duties of a teacher, and in 1840 took up teaching as his first business pursuit. Teaching for a time in this and the Waterman district, he later occupied the position of instructor in the select school conducted by Lodowick C. York. In 1850, the year of the founding of the Brookfield Academy, Mr. Whitford was elected Town Superintendent of Schools. In 1853 he was appointed Deputy County Clerk, and after one and a half years' employment in this capacity he returned to Brookfield and filled for ten years the position as General Agent for the Brookfield Manufacturing Company, then a flourishing and important industry of the village. During this war time period he was repeatedly elected Supervisor of the town, serving as chairman of the County Board from 1860 to 1865. In the latter year he resigned this position to accept the office of County Clerk to which he had been elected. Returning to Brookfield at the expiration of his term, he entered the banking business, in which he was engaged for over thirty years.
"Mr. Whitford's conservatism and good judgment in matters of law, finance, and investments have made demand for a line of public service which has occupied much of his business attention, and his advice and opinion have been much sought for in matters of this nature. We find space to mention only the leading features of a busy life, but hs extended acquaintanceship can well supply the many details which have tended to the welfare of the village and community. His political ideas being formed in the days of anti-slavery agitation, he took a firm stand against slavery, and had the honor of assisting in the organization of the Republican party, which was effected at a state convention in 1856, he being a representative to the same from this county.
"At the time of his death he was a member of the Madison County Historical Society.
"Mr. Whitford was a man of practical religion, a member of the Seventh-day Baptist church of this place, and a regular and thoughtful attendant upon church service, reproducing in his weekly letters to his sons the outline of the sermon he had listened to the previous Sabbath. He was very fond of gospel hymns and other poetry, his memory being stored from youth with many choice selections in both prose and verse."
The Oneida Union of the same date has concerning him:
"This noble and God-fearing man was a friend of the widow and the orphan. He was often called to act as executor or administrator, and the absolute fidelity with which he discharged the trust reposed in him bear testimony to the innate honesty of the man. His was a long life filled with good deeds."
Of less interest would be the testimony of one who knew him for the brief period of less than three years. Yet as pastor it is with great pleasure that I add my tribute to his memory. I knew him in the mellow years of a ripe old age, and to know him was to love him. It was not until late in life that he made public profession of Christ and identified himself with the church which he always attended, and to which he bad always been sympathetically devoted. This was during the revival work conducted by Evangelist E. B. Saunders in 1895. There was from boyhood the unannounced resolution to live for Christ, and he gave evidence of a religious development in faithful attendance upon the Sabbath services of the church of his choice, and in the worship of God in his own family. It was an inspiration to have Bro. Whitford for an auditor, and his testimony at the regular Covenant Meetings of the church was always tender and helpful, evincing a warm and spiritual life. One of the strong pillars of the church has been removed, and we shall sadly miss him from his accustomed place. Upon whom will his mantle fall?
"The memory of the just is blessed." The funeral conducted by the pastor, assisted by the other pastors of the village, was largely attended. The text was Rev. 14: 7, "Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord. Yea, saith the spirit, that they may rest from their labors and their works do follow them." T. J. VAN HORN.
Contributor: Jon Saunders (47674050)
s/o Dea. William & Hannah (Clark) Whitford
"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 58, No 42, p 659, Oct. 20, 1902.
CALVIN WHITFORD
He was the son of William and Hannah Clark Whitford, born in Brookfield, Madison county, N. Y., Oct. 22, 1823. After a lingering illness of several months, preceded by several years of gradually failing health, he died Sept. 29, 1902.
In 1855 he was married to Emeline Burch, who survives him. They had three children, Angie, who died in 1869; Prof. W. C. Whitford, of Alfred University, and Prof. E. E. Whitford, of Brooklyn, N. Y. Edwin, a brother, living at Leonardsville, is the only one of a family of four sons now living. Such are the brief data of a long and useful life. Its passing was awaited with the deep sympathy and solicitude not only of immediate neighbors and friends, but also of the people of a large section of country who have felt the beneficent influence of a career of more than ordinary usefulness. Of his life the Brookfield Courier of Oct: 8, speaks as follows:
"It is safe to say that no person of our village has been more representative of the highest type of citizenship or has been longer or more devotedly identified with its social and business interests than Calvin Whitford. He was born in this town in 1823, springing from the sturdy pioneer families that builded their homes and hewed their fortunes from the original forest.
"Mr. Whitford depended upon the schools of the town for his education, but in early manhood had fitted himself for the duties of a teacher, and in 1840 took up teaching as his first business pursuit. Teaching for a time in this and the Waterman district, he later occupied the position of instructor in the select school conducted by Lodowick C. York. In 1850, the year of the founding of the Brookfield Academy, Mr. Whitford was elected Town Superintendent of Schools. In 1853 he was appointed Deputy County Clerk, and after one and a half years' employment in this capacity he returned to Brookfield and filled for ten years the position as General Agent for the Brookfield Manufacturing Company, then a flourishing and important industry of the village. During this war time period he was repeatedly elected Supervisor of the town, serving as chairman of the County Board from 1860 to 1865. In the latter year he resigned this position to accept the office of County Clerk to which he had been elected. Returning to Brookfield at the expiration of his term, he entered the banking business, in which he was engaged for over thirty years.
"Mr. Whitford's conservatism and good judgment in matters of law, finance, and investments have made demand for a line of public service which has occupied much of his business attention, and his advice and opinion have been much sought for in matters of this nature. We find space to mention only the leading features of a busy life, but hs extended acquaintanceship can well supply the many details which have tended to the welfare of the village and community. His political ideas being formed in the days of anti-slavery agitation, he took a firm stand against slavery, and had the honor of assisting in the organization of the Republican party, which was effected at a state convention in 1856, he being a representative to the same from this county.
"At the time of his death he was a member of the Madison County Historical Society.
"Mr. Whitford was a man of practical religion, a member of the Seventh-day Baptist church of this place, and a regular and thoughtful attendant upon church service, reproducing in his weekly letters to his sons the outline of the sermon he had listened to the previous Sabbath. He was very fond of gospel hymns and other poetry, his memory being stored from youth with many choice selections in both prose and verse."
The Oneida Union of the same date has concerning him:
"This noble and God-fearing man was a friend of the widow and the orphan. He was often called to act as executor or administrator, and the absolute fidelity with which he discharged the trust reposed in him bear testimony to the innate honesty of the man. His was a long life filled with good deeds."
Of less interest would be the testimony of one who knew him for the brief period of less than three years. Yet as pastor it is with great pleasure that I add my tribute to his memory. I knew him in the mellow years of a ripe old age, and to know him was to love him. It was not until late in life that he made public profession of Christ and identified himself with the church which he always attended, and to which he bad always been sympathetically devoted. This was during the revival work conducted by Evangelist E. B. Saunders in 1895. There was from boyhood the unannounced resolution to live for Christ, and he gave evidence of a religious development in faithful attendance upon the Sabbath services of the church of his choice, and in the worship of God in his own family. It was an inspiration to have Bro. Whitford for an auditor, and his testimony at the regular Covenant Meetings of the church was always tender and helpful, evincing a warm and spiritual life. One of the strong pillars of the church has been removed, and we shall sadly miss him from his accustomed place. Upon whom will his mantle fall?
"The memory of the just is blessed." The funeral conducted by the pastor, assisted by the other pastors of the village, was largely attended. The text was Rev. 14: 7, "Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord. Yea, saith the spirit, that they may rest from their labors and their works do follow them." T. J. VAN HORN.
Contributor: Jon Saunders (47674050)
"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 58, No 42, p 659, Oct. 20, 1902.
CALVIN WHITFORD
He was the son of William and Hannah Clark Whitford, born in Brookfield, Madison county, N. Y., Oct. 22, 1823. After a lingering illness of several months, preceded by several years of gradually failing health, he died Sept. 29, 1902.
In 1855 he was married to Emeline Burch, who survives him. They had three children, Angie, who died in 1869; Prof. W. C. Whitford, of Alfred University, and Prof. E. E. Whitford, of Brooklyn, N. Y. Edwin, a brother, living at Leonardsville, is the only one of a family of four sons now living. Such are the brief data of a long and useful life. Its passing was awaited with the deep sympathy and solicitude not only of immediate neighbors and friends, but also of the people of a large section of country who have felt the beneficent influence of a career of more than ordinary usefulness. Of his life the Brookfield Courier of Oct: 8, speaks as follows:
"It is safe to say that no person of our village has been more representative of the highest type of citizenship or has been longer or more devotedly identified with its social and business interests than Calvin Whitford. He was born in this town in 1823, springing from the sturdy pioneer families that builded their homes and hewed their fortunes from the original forest.
"Mr. Whitford depended upon the schools of the town for his education, but in early manhood had fitted himself for the duties of a teacher, and in 1840 took up teaching as his first business pursuit. Teaching for a time in this and the Waterman district, he later occupied the position of instructor in the select school conducted by Lodowick C. York. In 1850, the year of the founding of the Brookfield Academy, Mr. Whitford was elected Town Superintendent of Schools. In 1853 he was appointed Deputy County Clerk, and after one and a half years' employment in this capacity he returned to Brookfield and filled for ten years the position as General Agent for the Brookfield Manufacturing Company, then a flourishing and important industry of the village. During this war time period he was repeatedly elected Supervisor of the town, serving as chairman of the County Board from 1860 to 1865. In the latter year he resigned this position to accept the office of County Clerk to which he had been elected. Returning to Brookfield at the expiration of his term, he entered the banking business, in which he was engaged for over thirty years.
"Mr. Whitford's conservatism and good judgment in matters of law, finance, and investments have made demand for a line of public service which has occupied much of his business attention, and his advice and opinion have been much sought for in matters of this nature. We find space to mention only the leading features of a busy life, but hs extended acquaintanceship can well supply the many details which have tended to the welfare of the village and community. His political ideas being formed in the days of anti-slavery agitation, he took a firm stand against slavery, and had the honor of assisting in the organization of the Republican party, which was effected at a state convention in 1856, he being a representative to the same from this county.
"At the time of his death he was a member of the Madison County Historical Society.
"Mr. Whitford was a man of practical religion, a member of the Seventh-day Baptist church of this place, and a regular and thoughtful attendant upon church service, reproducing in his weekly letters to his sons the outline of the sermon he had listened to the previous Sabbath. He was very fond of gospel hymns and other poetry, his memory being stored from youth with many choice selections in both prose and verse."
The Oneida Union of the same date has concerning him:
"This noble and God-fearing man was a friend of the widow and the orphan. He was often called to act as executor or administrator, and the absolute fidelity with which he discharged the trust reposed in him bear testimony to the innate honesty of the man. His was a long life filled with good deeds."
Of less interest would be the testimony of one who knew him for the brief period of less than three years. Yet as pastor it is with great pleasure that I add my tribute to his memory. I knew him in the mellow years of a ripe old age, and to know him was to love him. It was not until late in life that he made public profession of Christ and identified himself with the church which he always attended, and to which he bad always been sympathetically devoted. This was during the revival work conducted by Evangelist E. B. Saunders in 1895. There was from boyhood the unannounced resolution to live for Christ, and he gave evidence of a religious development in faithful attendance upon the Sabbath services of the church of his choice, and in the worship of God in his own family. It was an inspiration to have Bro. Whitford for an auditor, and his testimony at the regular Covenant Meetings of the church was always tender and helpful, evincing a warm and spiritual life. One of the strong pillars of the church has been removed, and we shall sadly miss him from his accustomed place. Upon whom will his mantle fall?
"The memory of the just is blessed." The funeral conducted by the pastor, assisted by the other pastors of the village, was largely attended. The text was Rev. 14: 7, "Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord. Yea, saith the spirit, that they may rest from their labors and their works do follow them." T. J. VAN HORN.
Contributor: Jon Saunders (47674050)
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