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Mrs. Thomas Martin
1820 - 1800
The
Watertown Republican / 05 Dec 1900
An Early
Settler Is Called
Still
another of the pioneer settlers of Watertown has been called, hence in the
person of Mrs. Cornelia Ann Martin, whose death occurred early Sunday morning
at the family home, 902 Western Avenue, in the 81st year of her age.
She had
been confined to the house for the past six months and the infirmities incident
to old age may be assigned as the cause of death.
Deceased
was a native of Sullivan, Madison county, N. Y., where
she was born April 10, 1820. She came to Wisconsin as early as 1844 and
took up her residence with the other members of the family in this city. Watertown was then only a spot in the wilderness and she was privileged to watch over a
half-century of advancement in the place of her adoption.
During all
these years Mrs. Martin grew in the estimation of those who knew her and at all
times proved herself a steadfast friend and neighbor. She was a woman of sterling character and true
worth, and her memory will be long revered by those who felt the influences of
her lifework.
She was
twice married, her second husband, Thomas Martin, and two children surviving
her. The latter are Mrs. Ella Moak, of this city, and Augustus F. Cushman.
The
funeral occurred on Tuesday afternoon, services being conducted at the house at
2 o’clock by Rev. G. G. Weiss, of Waukesha, former pastor of the Congregational
church. The interment was at Oak Hill
cemetery.
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