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Wilbur Fisk Austin

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Wilbur Fisk Austin

Birth
Center, Rock County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
3 May 1906 (aged 49)
Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
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169-8-4
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The spirit of Wilbur F. Austin passed from earthly toil to heavenly rest yesterday afternoon at two o’clock. On Monday he seemed to be doing very well and confident hope of his recovery was entertained by the family and physicians. For three weeks he has struggled with the dread and insidious pneumonia. He made a brave fight for life, but was possessed with a feeling from the first that he could not rise above the attack. He was a quiet and useful citizen, a man of strong Christian character and unquestioned integrity. Everyone had confidence in his honesty, for he was upright in all his dealings. He was united with the Methodist Episcopal church when he was seventeen years of age and has devoted his time and money to the institution. He was never ashamed of his profession: everywhere, on every suitable occasion he made it known that he was a Christian. His home life was beautiful, and his rich experience was ever evident from his conversation. He looked upon the future life as the culmination of the work which God had begun and carried forward in him. He had been a resident of Rock county all his life being born in Center on July 4th, 1856. For the past 24 years he has lived at the home where he died. He leaves a wife and nine children, all of whom are living; also one sister, Mrs. Carrie Ivey of Ballard, Washington. The funeral will be held from his late residence Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock, J.H. Tippett officiating.

—Janesville Daily Gazette May 3, 1906.
[contributed by sthurner]
The spirit of Wilbur F. Austin passed from earthly toil to heavenly rest yesterday afternoon at two o’clock. On Monday he seemed to be doing very well and confident hope of his recovery was entertained by the family and physicians. For three weeks he has struggled with the dread and insidious pneumonia. He made a brave fight for life, but was possessed with a feeling from the first that he could not rise above the attack. He was a quiet and useful citizen, a man of strong Christian character and unquestioned integrity. Everyone had confidence in his honesty, for he was upright in all his dealings. He was united with the Methodist Episcopal church when he was seventeen years of age and has devoted his time and money to the institution. He was never ashamed of his profession: everywhere, on every suitable occasion he made it known that he was a Christian. His home life was beautiful, and his rich experience was ever evident from his conversation. He looked upon the future life as the culmination of the work which God had begun and carried forward in him. He had been a resident of Rock county all his life being born in Center on July 4th, 1856. For the past 24 years he has lived at the home where he died. He leaves a wife and nine children, all of whom are living; also one sister, Mrs. Carrie Ivey of Ballard, Washington. The funeral will be held from his late residence Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock, J.H. Tippett officiating.

—Janesville Daily Gazette May 3, 1906.
[contributed by sthurner]

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