Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Sessions, Mary (Baldwin) Ryan  1880 April 21, 1880
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Belding Home News – Thursday, 29 April 1880
SESSIONS, Mary (Baldwin) Ryan  1880
DOD:  21 April 1880
Belding Home News – Thursday, 29 April 1880

Charles Sessions owns a farm of 1000 acres, half of which is in a good state 
of cultivation.  He settled in North Plains, in this county, with his father, 
Nathaniel Sessions, in 1838.  A year and a half later, when 21 years of age, 
he located upon the farm he now occupies, and by sterling industry he 
has “made the wilderness blossom as the rose.”  He has raised a large family 
of children, most of whom have settled around him.

The object of our visit was to attend the funeral of his wife, who, after a 
short illness, died of inflammation of the lungs on Wednesday, April 21st.  
Mrs. Sessions was born in Paris, Oneida Co., N. Y. in 1819, and hence was 61 
years of age at the time of her death.  Mrs. Sessions (Miss Mary Baldwin) came 
to this state in 1835 and settled near Eaton Rapids.  In 1838 she was married 
to Mr. Ryan, by whom she had two children.  Eight years after, her husband 
died, and soon after this she became of the wife of Mrs. Sessions.  By Mr. S. 
she had six children.  All her children survive her except one, who died in 
the army.  For twenty years Mrs. S. was a consistent member of the United 
Brethren Church, and was always devoted to the welfare and prosperity of her 
family.

At 12 o’clock on Friday at large concourse of citizens gathered at the 
homestead to attend the funeral.  The burial took place 5 ˝ miles away, and 
notwithstanding the weather was inclement, we counted 30 vehicles that 
followed the remains to the last resting place.  On our return we spent a 
little time in Pewamo, where we met Mr. Cooper, the temperance lecturer, who 
is doing a noble work there.  We also made the Plaindealer office a hasty 
call.  At 10 O’clock p.m. we were again at our home in Belding.




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