Clearfield County PA Archives Obituaries.....Hewitt, John Bliss October 4, 1897 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Barb Kopshina bkkopshina@yahoo.com April 17, 2013, 9:44 am Penfield Press, Oct 9, 1897 In Memoriam John B. Hewitt was born near Saratoga Springs, New York, on April 14, 1815, and died Oct. 4, 1897 at his home with his son-in-law, F.B. Cooker, near Tyler, Pa., aged 82 years, 5 months and 20 days. He was the son of Ebenezer Hewitt and Sarah Bliss. Sarah Bliss's father, John Bliss, had traded his farm at Saratoga Springs for 1000 acres of his wilderness around the head of (unreadable). At that time from Elk Co., to Luthersburg was one unbroken forest. Into this came Ebenezer Hewitt in 1818. A short distance up the hollow north of the Squire Hewitt homestead, his father started a small clearing and undertook the task of rearing his large family of children. John was married on Sept. 4, 1833? (hard to read) to Aurilla Brown, whose home was at Montrose, Susquehanna Co. Pa. They began housekeeping in a log cabin standing where the home of Mrs. Georgie Ro-robacker now dies. Afterwards he built the house now occupied by his sister, Mrs. Loana Brown on Pleasant HIll, and after this 'Squire and his brother Thomas bought 400 acres at Mill Run, and have since lived there. The children born in the 'Squire's family were Frankline E. on Aug. 22, 1837, Arvilla, Mrs. John Hevner, July 30, 18-- Chas. A., Dec. 25, 1845, Zelinda, Mrs. F.R. Cooker, March 28, 1849, James C. Aug 9, 1854, died Aug. 22, 1875. Their mother died Dec. 29, 1870, and afterward the 'Squire married her twin sister Arvilla, who died not many years afterwards. During his long life, 'Squire Hewitt was vigerously active, peaceful man. For years he was Justice of the Peace, and also held the offices of Treasurer, School Director and others. He was long a member of the I.O.O.F. and of the Methodist Church. He taught the Bible class in the Mill Run Sunday School up to his fatal stroke. His contributions to the church were ever liberal. Each summer on the farm he took his place as a toiler in the fields. Thirteen weeks ago, he was smitten with a stroke of paralysis and afterwards was helpless until his death. The funeral was at the home on Thursday at 2 pm. Rev. J. Guldin, Methodist pastor and W.L. Joyce, Director, were in charge. The burial was at the home cemetery nearby. Thus followed by the generation of the present this aged veteran of the pioneer past was borne to his final place of rest. Not far from where when a helpless babe he had his home, this man who had lived and toiled and sorrowed and suffered for years beyond four score has his narrow home until the last trump shall summon forth the sleeping ones, while his spirit dwells in realms of light. The'Squire is survived by his brothers William, older than he and Thomas, younger, and his sister, Loana, widow of Frederick Brown, younger than he. Like a ripe sheaf in Life's great harvest field Beneath Time's vast and azure dome, Death, the grim Reaper ever gathering yield Thus garners for the final harvest home. But when a life like grain resplendent in its gold Is filled with blessing and with fruitful deed, The harvest home shall thrill with joy untold And prove the good life grander than the creed. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 3.6 Kb