Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Haskins, Ferrington Agustus 1924 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Pat Blood pat.blood@gmail.com May 26, 2011, 4:46 pm Ionia Sentinel – Tuesday, 30 December 1924 F. A. Haskins, living three quarters of a mile north of Wood’s Corners, died at 11 pm Sunday. He has been a resident of Orleans Township nearly 60 years. Ferrington Agustus Haskin was born in Canada August 19, 1841, and died December 28, 1924, aged 83 years, four months and nine days. He came to Michigan when a young man, and married Miss Ceresta Pierson. To this union five children were born, Mary Alice, wife of Fred Peabody, of Shiloh, who died August 4, 1915; Charlie, who died in infancy; Byron A., of Orleans; Estella Blanche, wife of Dan H. King, of Belding, and Floyd M., of Saint Paul, Minn. His wife died May 29, 1876 leaving Floyd an infant of one month. He moved to the farm on which he died, and which is now owned by his son Byron in October, 1870, and has spent the greater part of his life there. He leaves beside the three children mentioned above 10 grandsons, two granddaughters, eight great-grandsons, four great-granddaughters, two brothers, John and David who reside outside the state, a brother-in-law, R. L. Pierson, of Orleans, and a number of other relatives. The funeral will be held from the home of his son Byron on the State road Wednesday, December 31, at 1:30 pm sun time. Rev. Beacock or Orleans, will conduct the service. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/h/haskins12452nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb