Solomon O. Kingsbury's obiturary, Grand Rapids, Kent, County, Michigan

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Full Context of Michigan Historical Society Records, Vol. 11


The death on Sunday, May 16, 1886, of Solomon O. Kingsbury removes another 
from the ranks of the old residents of Grand Rapids, a man who has been 
familiarly known and universally esteemed on these streets for upwards of 
forty years, during most of which time he has resided on Fulton, just south 
of the head of Monroe street. He was born in Connecticut May 2, 1812, and 
soon after the family moved west to Painesville, Ohio, where he received 
the education of the common schools. In early life he followed the calling 
of clerk, and afterwards the mercantile business. In 1836 he married 
Melinda[p.87] Bond, a native of Rutland, Vt., with whom he lived a pleasant 
domestic life till her death, nearly seven years ago. In 1848 he was 
elected county treasurer, and again in 1850, serving four years. Then, 
after a mercantile life, he opened in 1858 a real estate and insurance 
office and in that business continued until quite recently. In 1866 he was 
elected to the state legislature, and in 1867 was appointed postmaster, 
which office he held about two years. He was a man of quiet habits, always 
busy, an estimable citizen, who will be much missed and especially by all 
our older residents. He leaves a daughter, Mrs. Tinkham of this city, with 
whom he has resided since the death of his wife, and a son, Gaius P. 
Kingsbury, a resident of Muskegon.