BURNSIDES OBITUARIES, Henry County, Missouri
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BURNSIDES, William H. 1849 - 1900

Clinton MO, Mar 10 1900 - W. H. Burnsides was born December 12, 1849; married 
Martha Slavens in 1879; died February 24, 1900, being a little past 50. He had 
lived here all his life and owned several hundred acres of land in Bethlehem 
township. He was stricken with jaundice sixteen months ago and he felt, after so 
many months of trials and sufferings, he would yet wear it out and be strong 
once more. Surely, if happiness can ever come from the honors of triumph of this 
worth, W. H. Burnsides may well have been a happy man, surrounded by the wife of 
his youth, whose whole life lay in his; the little boy not yet emerged from 
childhood's days of frolic; the fair young daughter; the sturdy son, just springing 
into closest companionship, claiming every day and every day rewarding a 
father's love. What brilliant broken plans, what baffled high ambition, what 
sundering of strong warm manhood's friendship, what bitter rending of sweet 
household ties. Great in life, he was surpassingly great in death. Altho he made 
no public profession, he said he was not afraid to die. Elder Weir conducted the 
funeral at Bethlehem church and he was laid to rest in Bethlehem cemetery, 
followed by the largest concourse of friends and relatives ever witnessed on 
such an occasion. Besides his own family, he leaves two brothers and sister.

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