Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Waterman, Thomas Nathan February 2, 1890
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Lake Odessa Scrapbook - February 1890

This week we are called upon to record the death of two of our citizens with 
whom we have all been familiar, and who, but a few days ago was among us, and 
little thought that so soon they would be called to another world.The fact that 
they were both soldiers in the late rebellion and members of the G.A.R. makes 
their loss keenly felt, by the members of that order who as time on year by 
years, see their ranks grow thinner and thinner, and at each roll call some 
comrade fails to answer to his name.The first to answer the summons last week 
was. 

  THOMAS N.WATERMAN

Died Sunday morning, Feb. 2nd, 1890, aged 48 years 1 month and 13 days of a 
severe case of la grippe brought on by exposure. Mr.Waterman was born in Naples, 
Ont.Co.N.Y. on the 19th day of Dec. 1841. He enlisted in the late rebellion Sept 
14th, 1861, in Co.G.17th Reg. N.Y. Vol.He was afterwards transferred to the 
146th N.Y.Inf.And served a little over three years.He came to Michigan in 1872 
and located in Hillsdale County where he married Miss Poly A Mallery in 1874. 
About a year afterwards he moved to Eaton Co. where he lived 13 years.He moved 
two years ago and has done teaming most o f the time.His wife remained on their 
place in Eaton Co. a  part of the time.Mr.Waterman was taken sick last week 
Sunday, procured some medicine and Monday morning thought he was able to go to 
work.His wife who was here at the time advised him not to, but he did. Wednesday 
forenoon Mrs.Waterman went to Eaton Co. to close up some business there and 
Mr.Watterman was brought home at noon from the woods where he had been hauling 
wood quite sick, but it was supposed to be nothing serious. He continued to grow 
worse and Saturday noon Fred Fellows was sent after Mrs.Watterman but nothing 
serious was yet apprehended and as the drive which Fred had to make was 20 miles 
over the rough roads it was thought that she should not come back until Sunday. 
He arrived there about 6 o'clock in the evening and after supper Mrs.Watterman 
determined to come home at once, arrived here at two o'clock Sunday morning and 
just three hours before her midnight and never woke again. His health had been 
poor ever since, he left the Army. He leaves a widow. The funeral took place 
Tuesday at the M.D. Church:Rev. Sedwick charge of the services at the cemetery. 
Haight, Weed and CO. were funeral directors.



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Lake Odessa,MI
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