Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Bellamy, Nathan E. 1929
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The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Monday, January 21, 1929

The death of Nathan Bellamy, which occurred at his home three miles west of 
Ionia Sunday night at 12 o’clock, removed from this community one who did much 
through his industries for the residents of this vicinity during the early 
pioneer days.

Born in Ohio February 25, 1842, Mr. Bellamy accompanied his parents north into 
Michigan 12 years later.  They first settled in Kent county and later moved in 
Ionia and chose the little creek three miles west of Ionia as the site of 
their house.  For 74 years this has been his home and the little stream of 
water has been known for years as Bellamy’s creek.  Near this home were the 
sites of the sawmill and the lumber mill erected and operated by him before 
the Civil war.  He saw the choicest of Ionia county’s standing timber cut down 
ad sawed out in his mill, but he ceased to operate this 40 years ago when 
timber grew scarce.  The four mill turned out the last barrel of flour in 
1906.  Seven years ago the mill was torn down.  The vicinity of the mill is 
still known as Bellamy’s mill and is referred to as a measure of distance to 
points west of Ionia.

Mr. Bellamy was active in agricultural industries of the vicinity and one of 
the charter members of the Live Arbor of Gleaners.  After giving up his 
manufacturing he took a great interest in farming and was active in this 
enterprise in spite of his advanced years.

Mr. Bellamy never married.  He leaves three sisters, Alice and Adeline, who 
live with him, and Mrs. Horace Rowley, of Ionia.  A brother, Henry, died in 
the Civil war.  He also leaves two nieces, Miss Lucia Bellamy, of Ionia, and 
Mrs. O. L. Buche, of Lake Odessa.

Rev. Herbert G. Hurrell will conducted the funeral services from the home 
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock.  Burial will be in Highland Park cemetery.



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