Obituary: Rock County, Wisconsin: George THURMAN

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Submitted by Ruth Ann Montgomery, <rmontgomery@cishome.com> June 2005

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George Thurman was born in the town of Magnolia, April 11, 1846, departing
this life Monday, October 9, in the seventy-fifth year of his life. In 1866
he was united in marriage to Miss Helen Bump. To this union was born ten
children, as follows:

Mrs. Edward Lee, Spooner; Mrs. Della Heid and Miss Grace Thurman,
Minneapolis; Mrs. Elmer Seeley, Madison; Mrs. Frank Barton, Albany; Mrs. A.
D. Ballard, and Mrs. C. J. Smith, Evansville; Richard Thurman, Albany;
George Jr., Beloit; and John, this city; two sisters, Mrs. G. Babcock, and
Mrs. Helen Baxter, and one son, Otis, who died a month ago.

The deceased was a veteran of the Civil War and was a member of the G. A.
R. post in this city, the funeral at his home on West Main Street being
under the conduct of the order, who assisted by the Rev. O. W. Smith, laid
the body in its last resting place in Maple Hill cemetery, Wednesday
afternoon.

Mr. Thurman spent his whole life in this county, residing for the past
nineteen years in this city, where by his upright life and sterling
principles he made for himself a circle of friends who feel deeply the loss
of a friend and comrade.

October 12, 1922, Evansville Review, Evansville, Wisconsin