Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Russell, Amos H. July 1, 1871
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The Ionia Sentinel, Saturday, July 8, 1871
Died, at his home in the town of Otisco, in this county, on the 1st inst., Mr. 
Amos H. Russell, who was born in Bethel, in the State of Maine, Sept. 5th, 
1802.

Mr. Russell was married to Miss Esther Berry, Sept. 27th, 1825, who survives 
him as his deeply bereaved widow, their married life having been uncommonly 
smooth and felicitous.  Seven children, (Four sons and three daughters), as 
the fruits of this marriage, survive Mr. Russell, all of whom he lived to see 
favorably and respectably settled in life, and all but one near him, and none 
far from him.  

In Sept. 1837 he first visited what is now the township of Otisco, and then 
selected the land upon which he settled with his then little family in 
February 1838, and which then became and remained his happy home to the day of 
his death.  It was a beautiful spot, one-half mile east of Cook’s Corners, and 
by nature well attuned to a man and family like his, and which was the fifth 
family which settled in that township.  

On the first day of November 1830 he was converted to the Christian religion, 
and soon after united with the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he ever 
after remained a zealous, active, useful and honored member, and the most of 
that time also occupied an official relation to that church.  He was one of 
Otisco’s best and most industrious farmers, and did his full share, in all 
respects, towards making that township one of the loveliest in the State.  

He was in failing health nearly a year, and confined to his bed six weeks next 
previous to his death.  On Sunday, the 2nd inst., his funeral was held at the 
Baptist church, Cook’s Corners, in the order of the church to which he 
belonged and was attended by the largest concourse of people ever assembled in 
that township on such an occasion.  Rev. A. P. Moors, assisted by Revs. T. J. 
Spencer and Alfred Cornell, officiated at the obsequies.

Thus has passed from us a pioneer, extensively known and universally esteemed 
and one who was a fond husband, indulgent parent, affectionate relative, warm 
friend, good neighbor, exemplary citizen, honest man, and devoted Christian.  
Surely he well might die as he did, in the calmest Christian resignation and 
strongest hope of life eternal beyond the grave, in Heaven, and trusting and 
rejoicing in his God and Saviour.  And thought his dust has returned to the 
earth as it was and his spirit to he God who gave it, the great and good 
lesson of his examples and memory will live, and blessed of God, cast their 
golden rays down through all coming time.  To such as was he, death has no 
sting and the grave no victory.  But a little while, and his Christian 
relativess and friends shall be again with him, all happy hence evermore.


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