Allen County OhArchives Obituaries.....Curtiss, Dr. Elijah J. April 15, 1888 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Rene Tanner http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00008.html#0001992 October 20, 2008, 10:09 pm April 16, 1888 The Daily Democratic Times The Daily Democratic Times Monday Evening - Lima, OH April 16, 1888 DEATH OF DR. ELIJAH CURTISS AFTER PASSING THE SEVENTY-SIXTH MILE-POST HE GOES TO ETERNAL REWARD. Our City Loses a Citizen Respected and Revered by Everyone The Grim Reaper, Death, has again visited our city, and claimed as his victim, one of Lima's most popular and benevolent men - Dr. Elijah Curtiss, who, yesterday at two o'clock, p.m., laid aside the burdeos,cares and trials of an earthly lite, and went to his eternal reward on high. Dr. Curtiss had attained the age of seventy-six years. He had passed the allotted time of three score years and ten, and possessing a rugged constitution, his friends hoped many more years would pass over his head before he would be called upon to leave this life, but it was not so ordained by the all-wise power which controls and directs the affairs of men. Last week Dr. Curtiss had a congestive chill, and for several days was dangerously sick. His family and friends looked in vain for a favorable turn in his sickness which would give them hope that he would recover. It came not. On the contrary he grew steadly worse, and did not rally from the first attack. Yesterday afternoon at two o'clock, surrounded by his family, he surrendered up his life to the God who gave it, and his spirit took his flight to the great Beyond. A wife and two children, Dr. C.L. Curtiss and Miss Libbie Curtiss, deplore the death of a fond husband and an affectionate father. Dr. Curtiss had for many years been a resident of Lima and had a most extensive acquaintance throughout Allen county. Everyone whom he knew in Lima or in the county was his friend. He was kind hearted and benevolent, with a big heart and noble impulses. He was born in Berkshire County, Mass, on the 14th of April, 1812, and with his parents, came to Ohio in 1821. They settled in Summit county, where Mr. Curtiss bought a farm upon which Dr. Curtiss passed his boyhood days. His collegiate-education he obtained at Hudson College, at the conclusion of which he entered the office of Dr. Hanchett, of Akron, and studied medicine, attending medical lectures at Herkimer Medical Institute. He began the practice of medicne at the age of nineteen years, and married Miss Flora F. Hanchett, the daughter of his former medical preceptor. He removed to Lima when there was almost no town here, and began the paractice of medicine. In addition to practicing his profession he was engaged with his brother in keeping a general store. This was in the early years of Lima's history. After several years experience in that business, he retired from the store and confined himself exclusively to the practice of medicine, in which he was eminently successful. He had a large practice and continued to attend his patients until his last illness. He was a number of years Coroner of Allen county, and served the city as Health Officer for severl terms. By his death Lima loses an upright man; one who strove to do his duty by his fellow men, and his kind, venerable face will be missed from our streets upon which for many years he has been a familiar figure. His funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at two o'clock from his late residence on Tanner Street. The Rev. Dr. Hall will officiate. Interment in Woodlawn Cemetery. Additional Comments: This is my GGG-Grandfather....would love to find any and all information about him. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/allen/obits/c/curtiss1203nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ohfiles/ File size: 4.1 Kb