Martin Millett

MILLETT

Posted By: Alice Allen (email)
Date: 11/9/2008 at 21:45:49

Obituary from unnamed newspaper, scanned copy in my possession.

Died, at his residence on Thursday evening, June 6th, 1878, Martin Millett, of palsy.

The decased was born in Wayne Co., township of Walworth, New York in 1809. From there he moved to Michigan about the time of the Black Hawk War, in which he did good service, serving as a soldier throughout the war. Here he was married, in 1831, to Miss Hannah Millett, who survives him. From there he moved to Illinois, where, after a short residence he moved to Richland, Delaware Co., Iowa, in 1853, making him a resident of Delaware County for 25 years, and what a change he has lived to see taken place. When he came here there were but 5 or 6 families in all this region of country. As a man he was noted for his honesty and uprightness, always living in peace with his neighbors, quarrelling with no one. He was a great lover of home and its associations, and lived to see his children and grand-children grow up around him, honored and respected. He was always a moral man and it was always his aim in life to live so as to bring no reproach upon himself or his family. Last fall he sought and found a Savior who was able to take him across the dark waters. Thus has he passed away, a good man, like a shock full of corn fully ripe. The young will never know how much they owe to these sturdy pioneers, who have made this land what it was.