PLEASE Note Birth date calculated; based on the age at death from gravestone.
(70 Years, 9 Months, 28 Days)
"The Portrait and Biographical Album of Rock County, Wis.", 1889, p 726, 727.
REV. ALANSON BOUGHTON, deceased, was for years a minister of the Baptist Church. His noble life, his many acts of kindness, his fidelity to his professions teach us a lesson that all might follow with profit. He was a native of Onondaga County, N.Y., and at an early age he resolved to devote his life to the cause of the Master. On arriving at years of maturity, he was united in the holy bonds of matrimony with Miss Charlotte KEELER, and by that union two children were born - Caroline E., who was united in marriage, Oct. 3, 1852, with Corydon L. CLARKE, a prominent farmer of the town of Milton; and Nelson, who is now deceased. The latter was a man of much more than ordinary ability, and after his marriage removed to Oakvale, Iowa. He became one of the leading citizens of that place, received the appointment of postmaster of Oakvale, and was also a prominent merchant and farmer. His honorable life and uprightness of character won him many friends, but he met his death at the hands of an assassin, who struck him down in cold blood. The murderer first plunged a knife into his breast, and then made another thrust into this back, striking the heart. Mr. BOUGHTON reaching back, with his own hand drew forth the knife, and then fell dead. He left a wife and two children to mourn his loss. In 1853, on the 3d of October, he had wedded Miss Mary FISHER, and their union was blessed with two children, who share with the grief-stricken mother the loss of one of the kindest and most tender husbands and fathers. Mary, the daughter, is with her mother, and Daniel H. resides in Ft. Leavenworth, Kan. He became a student at the Military Academy at West Point, from which he graduated with high honors, and is now a Lieutenant in the regular service. After the death of his first wife, Mr. BOUGHTON was again married, his second union being with Miss Hannah SQUAIRS, by whom he had a family of five children - Mary A. is now the wife of Paul R. BROOKS, a prominent citizen of Lawrence, Kan.; Joseph Smith, who served as a soldier in the late war, is now a leading journalist and editor of Lawrence, Kan.; George A. is engaged in the practice of law in Stoddard County, Mo.; Ellen is the wife of Alvin WICKS, also a resident of Lawrence, Kan.; and Gertrude is the wife of Samuel I. BLACKWELDER, of Chicago. After a long and well-spent life in the service of his Master, Rev. Mr. BOUGHTON passed to the reward prepared for the righteous, his death occurring at Moravia, N.Y., in 1879. For forty-five years he engaged in preaching the gospel, and his labors were productive of the greatest good, although it can never be estimated by human measurement. His wife, who still survives him, makes her home with her daughter, Mrs. BROOKS, of Lawrence, Kan.
(70 Years, 9 Months, 28 Days)
"The Portrait and Biographical Album of Rock County, Wis.", 1889, p 726, 727.
REV. ALANSON BOUGHTON, deceased, was for years a minister of the Baptist Church. His noble life, his many acts of kindness, his fidelity to his professions teach us a lesson that all might follow with profit. He was a native of Onondaga County, N.Y., and at an early age he resolved to devote his life to the cause of the Master. On arriving at years of maturity, he was united in the holy bonds of matrimony with Miss Charlotte KEELER, and by that union two children were born - Caroline E., who was united in marriage, Oct. 3, 1852, with Corydon L. CLARKE, a prominent farmer of the town of Milton; and Nelson, who is now deceased. The latter was a man of much more than ordinary ability, and after his marriage removed to Oakvale, Iowa. He became one of the leading citizens of that place, received the appointment of postmaster of Oakvale, and was also a prominent merchant and farmer. His honorable life and uprightness of character won him many friends, but he met his death at the hands of an assassin, who struck him down in cold blood. The murderer first plunged a knife into his breast, and then made another thrust into this back, striking the heart. Mr. BOUGHTON reaching back, with his own hand drew forth the knife, and then fell dead. He left a wife and two children to mourn his loss. In 1853, on the 3d of October, he had wedded Miss Mary FISHER, and their union was blessed with two children, who share with the grief-stricken mother the loss of one of the kindest and most tender husbands and fathers. Mary, the daughter, is with her mother, and Daniel H. resides in Ft. Leavenworth, Kan. He became a student at the Military Academy at West Point, from which he graduated with high honors, and is now a Lieutenant in the regular service. After the death of his first wife, Mr. BOUGHTON was again married, his second union being with Miss Hannah SQUAIRS, by whom he had a family of five children - Mary A. is now the wife of Paul R. BROOKS, a prominent citizen of Lawrence, Kan.; Joseph Smith, who served as a soldier in the late war, is now a leading journalist and editor of Lawrence, Kan.; George A. is engaged in the practice of law in Stoddard County, Mo.; Ellen is the wife of Alvin WICKS, also a resident of Lawrence, Kan.; and Gertrude is the wife of Samuel I. BLACKWELDER, of Chicago. After a long and well-spent life in the service of his Master, Rev. Mr. BOUGHTON passed to the reward prepared for the righteous, his death occurring at Moravia, N.Y., in 1879. For forty-five years he engaged in preaching the gospel, and his labors were productive of the greatest good, although it can never be estimated by human measurement. His wife, who still survives him, makes her home with her daughter, Mrs. BROOKS, of Lawrence, Kan.
PLEASE Note Birth date calculated; based on the age at death from gravestone.
(70 Years, 9 Months, 28 Days)
"The Portrait and Biographical Album of Rock County, Wis.", 1889, p 726, 727.
REV. ALANSON BOUGHTON, deceased, was for years a minister of the Baptist Church. His noble life, his many acts of kindness, his fidelity to his professions teach us a lesson that all might follow with profit. He was a native of Onondaga County, N.Y., and at an early age he resolved to devote his life to the cause of the Master. On arriving at years of maturity, he was united in the holy bonds of matrimony with Miss Charlotte KEELER, and by that union two children were born - Caroline E., who was united in marriage, Oct. 3, 1852, with Corydon L. CLARKE, a prominent farmer of the town of Milton; and Nelson, who is now deceased. The latter was a man of much more than ordinary ability, and after his marriage removed to Oakvale, Iowa. He became one of the leading citizens of that place, received the appointment of postmaster of Oakvale, and was also a prominent merchant and farmer. His honorable life and uprightness of character won him many friends, but he met his death at the hands of an assassin, who struck him down in cold blood. The murderer first plunged a knife into his breast, and then made another thrust into this back, striking the heart. Mr. BOUGHTON reaching back, with his own hand drew forth the knife, and then fell dead. He left a wife and two children to mourn his loss. In 1853, on the 3d of October, he had wedded Miss Mary FISHER, and their union was blessed with two children, who share with the grief-stricken mother the loss of one of the kindest and most tender husbands and fathers. Mary, the daughter, is with her mother, and Daniel H. resides in Ft. Leavenworth, Kan. He became a student at the Military Academy at West Point, from which he graduated with high honors, and is now a Lieutenant in the regular service. After the death of his first wife, Mr. BOUGHTON was again married, his second union being with Miss Hannah SQUAIRS, by whom he had a family of five children - Mary A. is now the wife of Paul R. BROOKS, a prominent citizen of Lawrence, Kan.; Joseph Smith, who served as a soldier in the late war, is now a leading journalist and editor of Lawrence, Kan.; George A. is engaged in the practice of law in Stoddard County, Mo.; Ellen is the wife of Alvin WICKS, also a resident of Lawrence, Kan.; and Gertrude is the wife of Samuel I. BLACKWELDER, of Chicago. After a long and well-spent life in the service of his Master, Rev. Mr. BOUGHTON passed to the reward prepared for the righteous, his death occurring at Moravia, N.Y., in 1879. For forty-five years he engaged in preaching the gospel, and his labors were productive of the greatest good, although it can never be estimated by human measurement. His wife, who still survives him, makes her home with her daughter, Mrs. BROOKS, of Lawrence, Kan.
(70 Years, 9 Months, 28 Days)
"The Portrait and Biographical Album of Rock County, Wis.", 1889, p 726, 727.
REV. ALANSON BOUGHTON, deceased, was for years a minister of the Baptist Church. His noble life, his many acts of kindness, his fidelity to his professions teach us a lesson that all might follow with profit. He was a native of Onondaga County, N.Y., and at an early age he resolved to devote his life to the cause of the Master. On arriving at years of maturity, he was united in the holy bonds of matrimony with Miss Charlotte KEELER, and by that union two children were born - Caroline E., who was united in marriage, Oct. 3, 1852, with Corydon L. CLARKE, a prominent farmer of the town of Milton; and Nelson, who is now deceased. The latter was a man of much more than ordinary ability, and after his marriage removed to Oakvale, Iowa. He became one of the leading citizens of that place, received the appointment of postmaster of Oakvale, and was also a prominent merchant and farmer. His honorable life and uprightness of character won him many friends, but he met his death at the hands of an assassin, who struck him down in cold blood. The murderer first plunged a knife into his breast, and then made another thrust into this back, striking the heart. Mr. BOUGHTON reaching back, with his own hand drew forth the knife, and then fell dead. He left a wife and two children to mourn his loss. In 1853, on the 3d of October, he had wedded Miss Mary FISHER, and their union was blessed with two children, who share with the grief-stricken mother the loss of one of the kindest and most tender husbands and fathers. Mary, the daughter, is with her mother, and Daniel H. resides in Ft. Leavenworth, Kan. He became a student at the Military Academy at West Point, from which he graduated with high honors, and is now a Lieutenant in the regular service. After the death of his first wife, Mr. BOUGHTON was again married, his second union being with Miss Hannah SQUAIRS, by whom he had a family of five children - Mary A. is now the wife of Paul R. BROOKS, a prominent citizen of Lawrence, Kan.; Joseph Smith, who served as a soldier in the late war, is now a leading journalist and editor of Lawrence, Kan.; George A. is engaged in the practice of law in Stoddard County, Mo.; Ellen is the wife of Alvin WICKS, also a resident of Lawrence, Kan.; and Gertrude is the wife of Samuel I. BLACKWELDER, of Chicago. After a long and well-spent life in the service of his Master, Rev. Mr. BOUGHTON passed to the reward prepared for the righteous, his death occurring at Moravia, N.Y., in 1879. For forty-five years he engaged in preaching the gospel, and his labors were productive of the greatest good, although it can never be estimated by human measurement. His wife, who still survives him, makes her home with her daughter, Mrs. BROOKS, of Lawrence, Kan.
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