Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Filkins, Marvin A. 1922
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Belding Banner, 21 Jun 1922

Another civil war veteran and pioneer resident of this vicinity passed into 
eternity last week when Marvin A. Filkins, aged 90 years, answered the final 
summons and died at the old home where he had lived so long, on Tuesday, June 
13, 1922.  Death was due to natural causes incident to and expected at the ripe 
old age to which the pioneer had attained.

Marvin Filkins was born in New York state, on Sept. 21, 1832, and came with his 
parents, at an early age, to this state.  On September 25, 1860, hew as married 
to Miss Betsey M. Russell, living for one summer on a farm in Keene.  When 
Lincoln sent out his call for volunteers to defend the Union’s cause, Mr. 
Filkins heard and answered and served as a member of the famous Custer brigade 
from the time he enlisted in September, 1862, until he was honorably discharged 
in November, 1865.

Following the war he came back to this place and settled on the farm just west 
of town, where he died.  While the place was always home to him he did not farm 
it all the time and he was one of the old time stage coach drivers before the 
days of the railroad and when the only means of travel was by stage.  He drove 
between Greenville and Ionia and also ran the stage into Grand Rapids for the 
convenience of travelers.  Several winters of his life were spent in 
Chattanooga, Tenn., at the home of a daughter.

Mr. Filkins was a charter member of Dan S. Root Post, G.A.R. and up until the 
time when age began to forbid, always took an active interest in the work of 
the organization.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Cora Green, who lived with him on the old 
farm and Mrs. Grace Ryerson, of Chattanooga, Tenn., besides a number of 
grandchildren and a host of friends.

Funeral services were held at the old home, Friday afternoon, Rev. Osborne, of 
the Methodist church, officiating and burial was in Otisco cemetery.


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