Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Herron, Israel 1905 ************************************************ 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: Marilyn Ransom mlnransom@chartermi.net July 18, 2013, 10:45 pm The Lake Odessa Wave, Friday, March 3, 1905 Among the many recent victims of the grim destroyer, we enumerate with sadness the name of Israel Herron, an aged and much respected resident of Campbell, who died February 25 at his home at the age of 80 years and 18 days, of a complication of diseases brought about by that enemy to mankind, “grip,” after an illness of barely a month, during which all that medical science and kind and loving hands could do, was done to restore the sufferer to health, but owing to the affirmities of old age, their efforts were futile, and death, which he had fearlessly faced countless times, for country’s sake, upon southern battle fields in that long and bloody struggle between the blue and the gray, the civil war, came as a relief. Deceased was born in Perry county, Ohio, February 7, 1825, where his boyhood days were spent, and he grew to manhood. In 1848, at the age of twenty-three, he was united in marriage to Permella Owens, who survives him, at Roseville, Muskingum county, Ohio, and to this union were born five children, four of whom, Stephen D. Herron, of Saranac, Mrs. Geo. Catt, of Odessa, and John W. Herron and Mrs. Rufus Darby, of this place, are now living. In 1861, at the opening of the Civil War, when “Father Abraham” in behalf of his country, called upon the stalwart sons of the north to shoulder the musket and follow the stars and stripes into the strongholds of the confederacy there to shed blood and give up their lives, if need by, that the dark stain of secession and human slavery might be erased, and our country stand for us and future generations as united nation free from slavery’s guilt, none were more willing than Israel Herron, of Ohio, who enlisted in Co. I, 27th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served as a corporal in that organization until he was honorably discharged in 1864, during which time he served under those great union commanders, Grant, Sherman and Thomas, in the campaigns in Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky and Georgia; and in one engagement in which he participated, he was wounded three times. Upon his discharge from his country’s service, he returned to his native state, where he remained until the year 1867, when he with his family moved to Michigan, arriving in Campbell, where he has since resided. In august of that year, following his trade as blacksmith until a few years ago, when because of old age, he retired from active business, and sought the rest which age demands of all. Deceased was an honored and much respected citizen and taking an active in settling and redeeming Campbell from the forest wilds, he stood among the pioneers of our township. He was a good neighbor, a kind and loving husband and father, and last but not least, a firm supporter of the cause of Christianity, at one time a member of the Disciple Church, but late of the Progressive Brethren church, of this place, and he leaves many friends who join and sympathize with the bereaved relatives in their hour of sorrow. The funeral services were conducted Monday, Feb. 27, at the Thornapple church of this place, by the Rev. J. G. Winey, assisted by Reverends Geo. Clum and Isaac Rairigh, of Lake Odessa, after which the remains were followed to their final resting place in Campbell cemetery by a large procession of sorrowing friends. Many of the old veterans, comrades of the deceased, were among those to pay their last respect to the departed and a guard of honor, consisting of members of V.O. Bretz Post, G.A.R., was in attendance. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/h/herron21733nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 4.1 Kb