Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Brothers, William 1907
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The Belding Banner, Thursday, October 17, 1907

Last Tuesday morning the remains of William Brothers of Chadwick were laid to 
rest in Green’s cemetery and, strange as it may seem, it was the date of his 
67th wedding anniversary, and the wife was carried to the casket to cast the 
last look into the face of the one who had been her companion longer by far 
than the life of the ordinary man.  Nearly three score years and ten have 
passed since the then happy couple took those solemn vows.

William Brothers was born in Beaver county, Pennsylvania, June 6, 1819, and 
died Oct. 13, 1907, having reached the ripe old age of 88 years, 4 months and 
7 days.  He was united in marriage to Catherine May, Oct. 15, 1840.  To this 
union was born eight children, four sons and four daughters, three sons and 
one daughter surviving him; they are Oscar of Indiana, George of Howard City 
and Albert of Chadwick, who is looking after the old folks; the daughter is 
Mrs. Wm. Wheeler of Chadwick.

Mr. Brothers was a faithful member of the Free Methodist church for many years 
and died with a firm faith in the hereafter.  The funeral was held at the late 
home on Tuesday, Rev. E. Chapman of Fenwick conducting the service.  Deceased 
was one of a family of nine children, one of whom survives him.


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