Obituary: Rock County, Wisconsin: Reuben WINSTON

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PASSED BEYOND

It is with feelings of most sincere regret that we have to record the death
of another of our prominent citizens.

Reuben Winston was born at Greene, Chenango Co., N. Y., November 17th,
1826, and came to the town of Porter Rock Co., Wis., in 1841 with his
father and brothers. Some years later he came to Evansville and entered
into business with his brother Nelson. Shortly after coming to this place
he was married to Miss Helen Nicholas, and since then his life amongst us
is too well known to need any description from us. Both in business and
since his retirement from active business life he has been noted for
sincerity and the strictest integrity--his word was always as good as his
bond. In politics he was a staunch Republican, but never a narrow partisan.
He was broad minded and public spirited and his opinion was highly valued
both in politcal and social affairs. Although he never became a member of
any church, he was in the truest sense a Christian man, and when health
permitted was a regular attendant at the services of the Congregational
church in whose welfare he took the deepest interest. For some time he has
been in failing health, but during the last eight weeks or more his illness
has been of a most painful nature--asthma and heart disease. All that
medical skill and loving hands could do to make him comfortable was done,
but in spite of all he gradually failed until at two o'clock on the morning
of Thursday, May 25th, 1893, he entered into rest. His two daughters have
been his constant attendants during his sickness and his sister, Mrs.
Utter, of Delavan has been at his bedside for two or three days. His
brothers, Charles from Chicago,and Alexander from Fayette, Iowa, reached
here Wednesday evening only just in time to be recognized by the dying
brother. The funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the house,
the Rev. J. Scholfield, his pastor, officiating.

May 26, 1893, The Enterprise, p. 1, col. 4, Evansville, Wisconsin 

Died -- Reuben Winston

On the morning of May 18, 1893, all that was immortal of D. S. Hawley
passed hence. On the following Thursday morning at the same hour -- 2
o'clock a. m. the same messenger -- Death -- came for another esteemed
townsman and an old settler of Evansville -- Mr. Reuben Winston, who had
been in poor health for the last two years or more, but not until about two
months ago, was he absolutely confined to his house. Had he lived until
next November his age would have been 67 years.

Mr. Winston was born in the town of Green, Chenango county. N . Y., coming
west with his father's family, in October, 1841, settled in Porter, Rock
county, where he lived until coming to Evansville and engaged in mercantile
business with his father and brother Nelson.

Mr. Winston went out of business some years ago, only attending to minor
affairs of his own personal interests. He owned considerable property in
Evansville that kept his otherwise leisure time pretty well employed. 

As a citizen and business man, he will be missed. His council and advice on
all business matters was regarded sound, based on extensive reading and
careful personal observations, especially such as related to the political
affairs of the county. He was a thoroughly sound republican in politics. In
religious he was unswerving in rectitute towards God and man, and in all of
his acts and dealings, never vacillating, but freely expressing his opinion
on the side of justice and self convictions of truth.

Of the family now remaining, we have Nelson and John. Charles of Edison
Park, Chicago, and Alexander of Fayette, Iowa, who came but a few hours
before his death and it was doubtful if they were recognized at all. There
is only one sister living, Mrs. Harriet Utter of Delavan, who was present
at his death. Of the family he leaves a widow and two daughters, Mrs. G. H.
Butts, of Milton and Mrs. Henry Kling of Waukon, Iowa.

Funeral services were held at the house Saturday at 2 o'clock p.m.,
services by Rev. John Scholfield.

Evansville Review, May 30, 1893, p. 1, col 4, Evansville, Wisconsin