DuPage County IL Archives Obituaries.....Cornish, Oscar July 20, 1931
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Jackson Sentinel, July 24, 1931


    Jackson Sentinel, July 24, 1931

    FUNERAL RITES FOR CIVIL WAR VETERAN

    Oscar Perry Cornish is laid to rest.

    Oscar Perry Cornish, the only child of Charles Henry and Adaline Clemens
Cornish was born October 15, 1846 in Oneida County, New York. He was educated in
the public schools of New York and Iowa. When 9 years old he came to Illinois
with his parents and two years later in 1857 to Clinton County, Iowa.

    When less than 17 years of age Mr. Cornish enlisted in 1864, in Company F,
44th Iowa Infantry, with which he served until the close of the war, most of the
time being in the reserve forces in Tennessee. After the war he farmed one year
in Clinton County, then went to DuPage County, Illinois, where he learned the
blacksmith trade, which business he followed as long as his strength permitted.
He opened a blacksmith shop in Berlin, now Grant Township, later moving to
Elwood where he had a large, well-equipped shop which he operated for about half
a century.

    He was honored by many positions of public trust, serving as justice of the
peace for 30 years. He was secretary of the school board for several years. He
was a staunch Republican, keenly interested in politics. He was a member of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows in which he held all the offices in both
subordinate lodge and encampment. He was a member of the M. E. church and
interested in all branches of its work.

    He was married in 1871 to Mrs Catherine Sykes (nee Dobbler) and to the union
were born 15 children, two of whom died in infancy. Laurence, who passed away a
few years ago and Grace Getz, who lived in Ohio and Gertrude Stover, who lived
in Minnesota. The wife and mother passed to her reward on April 25, 1918. The
surviving children are Henry of Maquoketa, Bert of Davenport, Walter of Elwood,
William of Beaumont, Texas, George P. of Scranton, Julius D. of Arthur, Floyd of
Odebolt, Helen Hull of Lytton, Earl of Lytton, and Louis of Independence. There
are also 43 grandchildren, 20 great-children, one step-son, three
step-grandchildren and one step-great-grandchild. A half-brother, Edward of Des
Moines, many nephews and nieces and hundreds of friends who knew and loved him
for his fine character, for his kindness, his courage, his faith in mankind and
in his Maker.

    The funeral was held Thursday at 2:00 o'clock in charge of Rev. V. C. Grant
and burial was in the local cemetery. The Odd Fellows were in charge of the
service at the grave. 



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