Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Everest, Charles Henry 1906
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Ionia Standard, 23 Mar 1906

Passing of the Pioneers.
Two More Added to the Long Roll of Death’s List.

Charles Henry Everest

Charles Henry Everest of Easton passed away on Sunday morning after an illness
of only five days.  He came to town on Tuesday of last week, and on the way home
was taken with a chill so alarming that members of the family in the city were
sent for in haste.  Pneumonia developed, and the case was critical from the start.

Mr. Everest was born in the state of New York, Dec. 14, 1840, and was thus just
past 65 years of age.  He came to Ionia county 47 years ago.  At the outbreak of
the war, two years later, he enlisted in the 1st Michigan Cavalry, and served
four years, participating in over one hundred battles and skirmishes, including
Bull Run, Gettysburg, and many others incident to the different advances on
Richmond, and the long struggle around the rebel capital.  He re-enlisted, and
after peace was declared went with the regiment to the west.  With a large
number of others, who considered the end of the war the end of their term of
service, he left the regiment at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., just before the Custer
massacre.  The department was at first inclined to regard this example of
American independence as rather irregular, but afterwards granted all the men
honorable discharges.

Mr. Everest was a type of our best citizenship, a progressive farmer, honorable
in his business relations, a kind neighbor, faithful to his obligations in all
social relations, and he was held in highest esteem by a very large circle of
friends.  His early opportunities in the way of education were better than
afforded many young men at that day, he having attended Hiram College, Ohio, at
the time James A. Garfield was at the head of that institution.

Mr. Everest was married to Miss Maria Bornham, at Hubbardston, on July 6, 1873.
 Sue survives, and also three sons: Herbert W. of Grand Rapids; Harry B., of
Woodbury; and Fred S., living at home, and a member of the senior class in Ionia
high school.  He also leaves one brother, Frederick, of Ionia township; and one
sister, Mrs. Clara Spaulding, widow of Jerry Spaulding.

Funeral service at Church of Christ, on Wednesday, at 2 p.m.  Interment,
Highland Park.


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