Obituary of David Bolinger, Madison Co, AR

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Submitted by: Lynn Gibson <lgibson@alltel.net>
        Date: 22 Nov 1998
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David BOLINGER - Date of Death 27 Sept 1898

David Bolinger was born in Claiborne County, Tennessee, May ??(date is
torn off of newspaper) 1811 (this date is also torn it only has 11,
but I am assuming it to be 1811) His father's family moved ??(torn
paper) farm north of Jacksonville, Ill., in 1828. He was married to
Miss Catherine Riggs, west of Jacksonville, February 5,1837; and moved
to a farm south west of Clayton, Ill in 1838. Six children were born
to them. Three are living. Mrs. Martha Sloan, Jesse and Reuben.

David Bolinger lived on his farm near Clayton Illionis, forty years.
After his wifes death, he lived with his son Jesse, near Lamar
Missouri, about ten years. He made his home with his oldest son Reuben
near Eads, Colorado from Oct 6 1892.

He joined the Baptist church before he was of age and lived a good
faithful christian life. Few men were so kind and generous and no
member of his church atributed more to it. He was strictly temperant,
using intoxicating stimulants only when absolutaly necessary and using
very little tea and coffee and never using tobacco.

He was a strong old man because he had lived a temperate life. Nothing
that he enjoyed more in his old age than reading his Bible and talking
of it. He enjoyed the weekly visits of the paper of his old home, The
Clayton Enterprise.

If my fathers belief biased his opinion, it was little. I will give
one as follows: During the presidental campaign of 1860, My father was
a Douglas or Union Democrat, He predicated that Lincoln would be
elected, which would cause war and the slaves would be liberated. A
predication that he did not want fulfilled.

After he lived in Colorado two years, he made a visit to relatives and
friends in Arkansas and returned home in ill health, but soon regained
his usual good health. With this exception he had good health in
Colorado until Sept 4 1898. His illness which did not seem to be
serious was caused from drinking bad water.obtained away from home. It
is probable if he did not drank it he would now be living and enjoying
good health.

On Sept. 10 he seemed to be well again. On Sept.18 he had a relapse
and was confined to his bed for the first time since he had lived in
Colorado. He died at noon, Sept .27, with his eyes closed as if he had
gone to sleep.There was a large attendance at the funeral which was
conducted by Rev. F. M. Pierce of Sheridan Lake Colo. He was buried in
the Eads cemetery. Reuben Bolinger, Eads Colorado--

[Transcribed and Submitted by. Lynn Gibson]