James Somerville's obituary, Manistee, Manistee County, Michigan

SUBJECT: James E. SOMERVILLE Obituary, Manistee County
SUBMITTER: Nedra
EMAIL: NEvans7115@aol.com
DATE: Sep 17, 1999
SURNAMES: SOMERVILLE
The Death of Our Esteemed Citizen James E. Somerville

In the death of James E. Somerville, which occured Wednesday afternoon,
Manistee has lost one of its most exemplary and revered citizens. Coming
to our city some fifteen years ago, he at once allied himself with the
religious element of the community, and became an active worker in the
upbuilding of the moral and spiritual character of those about him. As
a teacher in the Sabbath school, as a layman in the pulpit, and as a business
man among business men, he ever inspired a hearty respect for his own personality
and the principles which he so earnestly taught, and to which he so consistently
adhered. For years he has been an acute sufferer from rheumatic pains,
but through all the hours of trial his high christian character has stood
the terrible ordeal, and an unwavering faith was a lamp unto his feet,
lighting him over the dark places of the earth. The Methodist church of
this city loses a faithful member, and society suffers a heavy loss in
his death.

Mr. Somerville was born in the north of Ireland in 1824, and came to this
country at an early day. He learned the trade of harness-maker, at which
line he was most successful, becoming the head of a large establishment
of his own. He was emphatically a self-made man. The spare hours of his
youth were spent in a search for knowledge, and his industry and perseverance
were rewarded by the attainment of a most scholarly and erudite mind. His
knowledge of things in general and his information regarding current events
were quite remarkable. His broad mind and bright intelligence readily comprehended
complex and weighty questions, and he was a most profound thinker. Although
a man delighting in the pleasant paths of peace, when the flag of his adopted
country was assailed he at once took up arms in her defense, and in her
service he proved himself a brave and trusty soldier.

The entire community unites in heartfelt sympathy with the bereaved wife
and children in their deep affliction.

James E. Somerville - 1 Nov 1824 to 24 Jan 1883.
Buried at Oak Grove Cemetery, Manistee, MI.




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