Berrien County MI Archives Obituaries.....Dempsey, James E. December 6, 1907 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Mary Ellen Drolet MaryDrolet@comcast.net January 16, 2010, 5:48 pm Buchanan Record, Thursday, Dec. 6, 1907, page 3, col. 2 Buchanan Record, Thursday, Dec. 13, 1907, page 2, col. 5&6 Obituary JAMES E. DEMPSEY was born in Allen Township, Allegahany[sic] county, N.Y., April 21, 1831. Died Dec. 6, 1907, in Weesaw township, aged 76 years, 7 months and 13 days. Deceased was one of the pioneer residents, moving West with his parents when but a youth. Nov. 10, 1853 he was joined in marriage to Martha E. Lambert of Virginia. They were blessed with two children, John T. and Luella M. Mr. Dempsey was the last of eleven children. He leaves to mourn his loss, one son, John T. with whom he has lived for the past thirty years, and two grandchildren, Mrs. Luella M. Burbank of Chicago, and Mrs. May L. Swank of Weesaw, and many relatives and friends. The funeral was held Sunday at the home of the son, Rev. Allbright of Galien, officiating. Interment at Howe cemetery. Buchanan Record, Thursday, Dec. 6, 1907, page 3, col. 2 James Dempsey, father of John Dempsey, died this afternoon at 1:10. He was 76 years of age. Funeral arrangements have not been made at this writing. The Acorn, Thursday, Dec. 13, 1907, page 4, col. 2 James Dempsey, a pioneer resident of Buchanan, died Friday afternoon at the age of 76 years. The funeral was held Sunday. Additional Comments: Niles (Michigan) District Library, Local History and Genealogy room, microfilm File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/berrien/obits/d/dempsey2614nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb