Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Arnold, Chauncey F. 1901
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The Ionia Daily Standard
Tuesday, September 24, 1901 
CHAUNCEY F. ARNOLD DEAD.

One of the Original Colony of Ionia County Pioneers.
Chauncey Fairchild Arnold, one of the original colony of Ionia County pioneers,
and who has lived here continuously since, passed away last night at 9:23
o'clock, at his home in South Ionia.

Deceased was born in Fairfield, Herkimer county, New York, on April 24, 1824,
making him somewhat more than seventy-seven years of age at the time of his
death. He was the son of Oliver Arnold, and his mother's maiden name was Susan
Hutton; she was buried on the hill south of the old log house, where her husband
and three of the family are sleeping. Chauncey Arnold was the father of eight
children, but three of whom are now living.

Chauncey Arnold, at the time of his marriage, was a private in the U. S. army,
and stationed at Fort Wayne (Detroit). That was long before the civil war--away
back in the forties. The bride's name was Velida Banker.

Mrs. Chauncey Arnold died on June 17th, 1900, and was buried in Highland Park,
where Mr. Arnold will be laid on Thursday afternoon. At the time of Mrs.
Arnold's death, the venerable couple had enjoyed fifty-six years of wedded life.
Funeral at the late home in South Ionia, at two o'clock p. m. on Thursday. Rev.
A. B. Griffith of the Disciple church will officiate.
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The original colony of pioneers who came to Ionia in 1833 is now reduced to four
persons, namely: Stephen F. Dexter of Evart, Mrs. J. B. Sanford, Ionia; Mrs.
Prudence Tower, Grand Rapids, and Mrs. Authilda Tefft, of New York. Mrs. Tefft
is a sister of Mr. Arnold.


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