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THE WESTERN STAR, 18 March 1904 |
Obituary of BRADFORD HULL |
At the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. E. Davis, near
Coldwater, Kansas, on Saturday, March 12, 1904, Bradford Hull, aged 83
years, 5 months and 1 day. At 4 o'clock a.m. on last Saturday, after lapsing into unconciousness for about 24 hours, Bradford Hull, father of Spencer Hull, of this city, and of Mrs. J. E. Davis, northeast of town, died without any apparent struggle or pain. He had been an invalid from paralysis for eight years and was incapable during that time, of walking. On the Sunday before his death he began to fail in strength, and gradually his remaining vitality gave way. The funeral services were held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J.
E. Davis at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, Rev. I. W. Bailey, of the Baptist
church, preaching an appropriate sermon. Rev. J. B. Handy, of the M. E.
church, assisted in the services. Burial took place in the Coldwater The deceased was born in Chester co., Pennsylvania, October 11, 1820.
At the age of 7 he moved with his parents to Morrow co., Ohio, where he
lived for nearly 67 years. On October 5, 1843, he was united in marriage
to Miss Nancy Titus. Nine children were born to the union, 6 of whom are
living. The son, Spencer Hull, and a daughter, Mrs. Davis, were the only
children present at the funeral exercises. For the past 15 years he had made his home most of the time with Mr.
and Mrs. Spencer Hull. A part of the time was county for 7 years. Before
coming to Kansas he spent a couple of years in Chicago. It was during his
stay spent at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Davis. Mr. Hull had lived in
that city that he was stricken with paralysis. For nearly all his life he
had been a member of the Baptist church and had lived a consistent and
exemplary Christian life. In his death the relatives and |
Transcribed and Contributed by Shirley Brier |
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