Obituary: Adams County, Wisconsin: Robert CROTHERS

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Submitted by Joan Benner, <jmbenner@tznet.com> May 2005

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From the Adams County Press, Saturday June 16, 1894, Page 5
--apparently copied from the Arlington, South Dakota "Sun"

Robert CROTHERS was born near Belfast, Ireland, July 24, 1818. At the age
of 24 he sailed for America, landing in Quebec in the year 1842. He
remained in Canada a short time, then went to Hartford, Connecticut, where
he remined six years. He then returned to Canada and settled near Pike
River at the head of Lake Champlain. Shortly afterward, on the 9th of July,
1850, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary CORRIGAN. In the summer of
1856, he, in company with his brother James CROTHERS, and their families
removed to Wisconsin and settled in Adams county. There he lived twenty-
four years. In the fall of 1880 he came to Dakota and settled in Badger
township, Kingsbury county, where he resided until his death, May 21, 1894.
While residing in Wisconsin he gave his heart to Christ and united with a
Congregational church. Since the organization of the Badger Congregational
church in 1880 he has been its senior deacon. His peaceful death was simply
(as he expressed it) a "going home." With the exception of his oldest
daughter, who went from the Wisconsin home to the home above at the age of
19, his whole family was gathered about him to bid him the last good-bye
and receive his encouraging exhortation. His life companion survives him
with four sons, one daughter and their several families. The funeral
service was held at the Mike White school house, which though a large room,
was unable to hold the congregation. The sermon was preached by Rev. G. W.
Crater, from Job 14:14; "All the days of my appointed time will I wait,
till my change come."