Franklin County VT Archives Obituaries.....Berkley, Thomas E. March 3, 1903
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Maquoketa Record, Mar. 11, 1903
    Maquoketa Record, March 11, 1903

    Thomas E. Berkley died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. C. H. Haight, in 
Maquoketa, on Tuesday afternoon, March 3, 1903, at 11:50 a.m., after a lingering 
illness of Bright's disease, in his seventy-seventh year. Mr. Berkley was born 
in Milton, Vermont, June 11, 1826, and came west in a868, settling in Mt. 
Carroll, Carroll county, Illinois, and about eighteen years ago came to 
Maquoketa. On September 4, 1850, he was united in marriage to Miss Myra Worden, 
at Lockport, New York, and to this union seven children were born, five now 
living, namely: Mrs. O. W. Young of Chicago, Thomas H., Charles H., Mrs. Jas. 
Arnold and Mrs. Chas. H. Haight, all of Maquoketa, were at their fathers bedside 
to the end. He also has one brother living at Clear Lake, Iowa and two sisters 
survive him, one in Minneapolis and one in Chicago. His wife preceded him to the 
grave some seven years ago. The funeral services were held at the Congregational 
church, Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. Samuel Shepherd officiating, and 
interment was made at Mt. Hope cemetery. Mr. Berkley was a kindly disposed man 
and strictly upright in his dealings with fellow man. His occupation was a 
carriage and wagon maker. 


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