Obituary: Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Morris Thomas MANTOR ************************************************************************ Submitted by Kathy Grace, November 2004 © All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************ Winneconne Local November 13, 1913 p.1 Obituary of M.T. Mantor Another Well Known and Respected Citizen Called by His Maker Morris Thomas Mantor was born on March 1, 1831 in Ostego Co., New York. His parents were Thomas and Parmelia (Yager) Mantor, both natives of New York. They had two children, Susan and Morris Thomas, in the early thirties they moved to Pennsylvania and there the father dies. In 1851 the mother and son came to Winnebago Co. and began the development of the farm which has ever since been the Mantor home. Oct. 31, 1863 Mr. Mantor was married to Mariette Conell at the Allenville parsonage. Busy and happy years of pioneer life followed. Early in 1864 Mr. Mantor enlisted as a private in Co. F of the Eighteenth Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. He was with Gen. Sherman on his march from Atlanta to the sea. The next year, having been wounded by an explosion at Columbia, S.C., he was sent to Washington and later to Louisville, Kentucky. Here he was met by his wife and taken home. A portion of a pocket bible, which he carried with him is among the treasured relics of those days. Those who have heard Mr. Mantor tell of his soldier life know what a keen interest he took in it and how well he remembered its stirring events. He was a great reader and interest and information regarding current events made his conversation agreeable and instructive. After he became too weak to read the newspapers his interest continued and he would often ask about the progress of events. For several years Mr. Mantor's health has been quite feeble and last July his strength failed so rapidly that the end seemed very near. Since that time he has calmly and trustingly awaited his summons. Did it seem a long and weary waiting? One would think he must have felt it so, but there was no word of complaint. He bore it all very cheerfully and with great patience. Saturday, Nov. 8, at 10:30 a.m. he passed peacefully out of this life, as we believe, into a higher and better one. Just before his voice failed he repeated the Lord's prayer, as he had often done during his sickness. Mr. and Mrs. Mantor had three sons and four daughters, and this family circle, including twenty-two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren, was until now unbroken by death, a rare experience considering that the parents passed their sixtieth wedding anniversary a few days before Mr. Mantor's death. It was the precious privilege of all of their children to be at home for longer or shorter times during the past few months and all have a considerable share in caring for their father and helping and cheering their mother. With the exception of the oldest daughter, Mrs. Losier of Bonner's Ferry, Idaho, they are all here with us today. Mr. Mantor's death removes from among us one whose long residence and beniel neighborly ways will cause him to be long remembered and greatly missed. The funeral was held from the old Mantor homestead to the Bell cemetery at ten o'clock Wednesday morning. Rev. Codd officiating.