Obituary: Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Nancy Craig LAWRENCE

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Daily Northwestern January 12, 1901 p. 1

Death of Mrs. Lawrence

Aged Resident Passes Away at Her Home on Washington St. Friday Afternoon

Mrs. Nancy Craig Lawrence, widow of the late Samuel B. Lawrence, for many
years a prominent lumberman of this city, died Friday afternoon at four
o'clock at her home, 421 Washington street.  She was a constant sufferer
for the past four months.  In the past week she failed rapidly and the end
was feared some time before she passed away.   She was seventy-five years
of age and was numbered among the oldest residents of Oshkosh, having lived
here for the past forty-five years.

In the death of Mrs. Lawrence, was lost a loving mother and a kind and
sincere friend.  She was a woman possessed of a beautiful christian
character.  Her many friends, the young as well as the old, will learn of
her death with deep sorrow, for she was widely known and respected.  She
was a member of the St. John's Universalist church and up to the time of
her final illness was a constant attendant and an earnest and diligent
worker in the church.  She was also one of the leading members of the Old
Settler's club of this city, and the members of this organization will
especially miss her.

Mrs. Lawrence was born in St. Stephens, New Brunswick, Sept. 15, 1825.
Nov. 15, 1843, she was married to the late Samuel B. Lawrence, at
Springfield, Me.  They resided for some years in Springfield and then
removed to Millbank, Me., from which they came to Oshkosh, settling in
1856.  Mr. Lawrence embarked in the lumber business in the early days of
its prosperity and made a success of it.

Mrs. Lawrence is survived by three daughters and three sons.  The daughters
are Mrs. Grace Ash of this city, formerly of Chicago, Mrs. Sheldon Van
Cleave, of Redlands, Cal., and Mrs. Frank Waters of this city.  The sons
are Matt Lawrence, Dwight C. Lawrence and Samuel B. Lawrence, all of this
city.  Two sisters, Mrs. Henry Hayter of Shawano, Wis., and Mrs. William
Maxwell of Maxwell's Crossing, New Brunswick, also survive.

The funeral will be held Monday afternoon at two o'clock with services at
the residence, Rev. F. H. York of the St. John's Universalist church
officiating.