First saddler in Sangamon County. Thomas never married & left most of his estate to his sister, with whom he lived, and the Springfield Home for the Friendless. He is buried with his sister. The tree trunk chair on the left of their monument holds his hat, while the one on the right holds her shawl.
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A well-known citizen of Sangamon county, and formerly of Springfield, died very suddenly at his home, in Woodside township, yesterday morning. His funeral will take place from the residence this morning and the remains will be buried at Oak Ridge Cemetery.
Mr. Strawbridge has been in feeble health for some months, but for the past week had been better than usual. On Monday evening he was out and about his farm, and after eating a hearty supper, retired. About four o'clock in the morning he arose and went to an adjoining room for a drink of water, and on retiring to his room sat down on his bed and complained of feeling unwell. His widowed sister, Mrs. Mary Lyons, who kept house for him, went to his assistance, but in a few moments, he fell back in his chair and died. The cause of his death, in the opinion of physicians, was old age and physical exhaustion.
Thomas Strawbridge was well known to the old citizens of Springfield and Sangamon county, having engaged in business in the city as a saddler and harness maker, in 1823, and continued in the business until 1860, when he purchased a farm in Woodside township and followed the business of farming until death. He was the son of Thomas Strawbridge, Sr., who removed from Donegal county, Ireland, in 1810, settling first in New York, then in Clark county, Ohio, and in this county in October, 1823. He was born in Ireland, and came to this country with his parents. He learned the saddler's trade while his family lived in Lebanon, Ohio. He was never married.
Mr. Strawbridge by his industry and business tact accumulated a handsome competency, his estate being estimated from $40,000 to $50,000. He was a gentleman of genial ways and manners, honorable and upright, warm in his friendships, and forgiving in his enmities. He was, during the war, one of the finest friends the private soldier had, and spared neither his means, time or labor to make that friendship manifest. As illustrative of this it may be mentioned that after Camp Butler was established, and the soldiers began to return from the South, it was his daily custom to visit the camp with a wagon load of fresh vegetables, butter, eggs, and fruit, and distribute them among the boys of his acquaintance, refusing to accept a penny of pay. Not only this, but if he found one of the boys sick and out of money he made it his business to see that he was cared for.
As stated above, he died possessed of a competency and left a will in which, after making provision for his sister Mrs. Lyons, and a few trifling bequests to friends, he bequeaths the bulk of his estate, amounting to perhaps $35,000, to the Home for the Friendless. The exact amount and conditions of the bequest are not at present known.
IL State Journal, Springfield, IL, 6-9-1880
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A well-known citizen of Sangamon county, and formerly of Springfield, died very suddenly at his home, in Woodside township, yesterday morning. His funeral will take place from the residence this morning and the remains will be buried at Oak Ridge Cemetery.
Mr. Strawbridge has been in feeble health for some months, but for the past week had been better than usual. On Monday evening he was out and about his farm, and after eating a hearty supper, retired. About four o'clock in the morning he arose and went to an adjoining room for a drink of water, and on retiring to his room sat down on his bed and complained of feeling unwell. His widowed sister, Mrs. Mary Lyons, who kept house for him, went to his assistance, but in a few moments, he fell back in his chair and died. The cause of his death, in the opinion of physicians, was old age and physical exhaustion.
Thomas Strawbridge was well known to the old citizens of Springfield and Sangamon county, having engaged in business in the city as a saddler and harness maker, in 1823, and continued in the business until 1860, when he purchased a farm in Woodside township and followed the business of farming until death. He was the son of Thomas Strawbridge, Sr., who removed from Donegal county, Ireland, in 1810, settling first in New York, then in Clark county, Ohio, and in this county in October, 1823. He was born in Ireland, and came to this country with his parents. He learned the saddler's trade while his family lived in Lebanon, Ohio. He was never married.
Mr. Strawbridge by his industry and business tact accumulated a handsome competency, his estate being estimated from $40,000 to $50,000. He was a gentleman of genial ways and manners, honorable and upright, warm in his friendships, and forgiving in his enmities. He was, during the war, one of the finest friends the private soldier had, and spared neither his means, time or labor to make that friendship manifest. As illustrative of this it may be mentioned that after Camp Butler was established, and the soldiers began to return from the South, it was his daily custom to visit the camp with a wagon load of fresh vegetables, butter, eggs, and fruit, and distribute them among the boys of his acquaintance, refusing to accept a penny of pay. Not only this, but if he found one of the boys sick and out of money he made it his business to see that he was cared for.
As stated above, he died possessed of a competency and left a will in which, after making provision for his sister Mrs. Lyons, and a few trifling bequests to friends, he bequeaths the bulk of his estate, amounting to perhaps $35,000, to the Home for the Friendless. The exact amount and conditions of the bequest are not at present known.
IL State Journal, Springfield, IL, 6-9-1880
First saddler in Sangamon County. Thomas never married & left most of his estate to his sister, with whom he lived, and the Springfield Home for the Friendless. He is buried with his sister. The tree trunk chair on the left of their monument holds his hat, while the one on the right holds her shawl.
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A well-known citizen of Sangamon county, and formerly of Springfield, died very suddenly at his home, in Woodside township, yesterday morning. His funeral will take place from the residence this morning and the remains will be buried at Oak Ridge Cemetery.
Mr. Strawbridge has been in feeble health for some months, but for the past week had been better than usual. On Monday evening he was out and about his farm, and after eating a hearty supper, retired. About four o'clock in the morning he arose and went to an adjoining room for a drink of water, and on retiring to his room sat down on his bed and complained of feeling unwell. His widowed sister, Mrs. Mary Lyons, who kept house for him, went to his assistance, but in a few moments, he fell back in his chair and died. The cause of his death, in the opinion of physicians, was old age and physical exhaustion.
Thomas Strawbridge was well known to the old citizens of Springfield and Sangamon county, having engaged in business in the city as a saddler and harness maker, in 1823, and continued in the business until 1860, when he purchased a farm in Woodside township and followed the business of farming until death. He was the son of Thomas Strawbridge, Sr., who removed from Donegal county, Ireland, in 1810, settling first in New York, then in Clark county, Ohio, and in this county in October, 1823. He was born in Ireland, and came to this country with his parents. He learned the saddler's trade while his family lived in Lebanon, Ohio. He was never married.
Mr. Strawbridge by his industry and business tact accumulated a handsome competency, his estate being estimated from $40,000 to $50,000. He was a gentleman of genial ways and manners, honorable and upright, warm in his friendships, and forgiving in his enmities. He was, during the war, one of the finest friends the private soldier had, and spared neither his means, time or labor to make that friendship manifest. As illustrative of this it may be mentioned that after Camp Butler was established, and the soldiers began to return from the South, it was his daily custom to visit the camp with a wagon load of fresh vegetables, butter, eggs, and fruit, and distribute them among the boys of his acquaintance, refusing to accept a penny of pay. Not only this, but if he found one of the boys sick and out of money he made it his business to see that he was cared for.
As stated above, he died possessed of a competency and left a will in which, after making provision for his sister Mrs. Lyons, and a few trifling bequests to friends, he bequeaths the bulk of his estate, amounting to perhaps $35,000, to the Home for the Friendless. The exact amount and conditions of the bequest are not at present known.
IL State Journal, Springfield, IL, 6-9-1880
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A well-known citizen of Sangamon county, and formerly of Springfield, died very suddenly at his home, in Woodside township, yesterday morning. His funeral will take place from the residence this morning and the remains will be buried at Oak Ridge Cemetery.
Mr. Strawbridge has been in feeble health for some months, but for the past week had been better than usual. On Monday evening he was out and about his farm, and after eating a hearty supper, retired. About four o'clock in the morning he arose and went to an adjoining room for a drink of water, and on retiring to his room sat down on his bed and complained of feeling unwell. His widowed sister, Mrs. Mary Lyons, who kept house for him, went to his assistance, but in a few moments, he fell back in his chair and died. The cause of his death, in the opinion of physicians, was old age and physical exhaustion.
Thomas Strawbridge was well known to the old citizens of Springfield and Sangamon county, having engaged in business in the city as a saddler and harness maker, in 1823, and continued in the business until 1860, when he purchased a farm in Woodside township and followed the business of farming until death. He was the son of Thomas Strawbridge, Sr., who removed from Donegal county, Ireland, in 1810, settling first in New York, then in Clark county, Ohio, and in this county in October, 1823. He was born in Ireland, and came to this country with his parents. He learned the saddler's trade while his family lived in Lebanon, Ohio. He was never married.
Mr. Strawbridge by his industry and business tact accumulated a handsome competency, his estate being estimated from $40,000 to $50,000. He was a gentleman of genial ways and manners, honorable and upright, warm in his friendships, and forgiving in his enmities. He was, during the war, one of the finest friends the private soldier had, and spared neither his means, time or labor to make that friendship manifest. As illustrative of this it may be mentioned that after Camp Butler was established, and the soldiers began to return from the South, it was his daily custom to visit the camp with a wagon load of fresh vegetables, butter, eggs, and fruit, and distribute them among the boys of his acquaintance, refusing to accept a penny of pay. Not only this, but if he found one of the boys sick and out of money he made it his business to see that he was cared for.
As stated above, he died possessed of a competency and left a will in which, after making provision for his sister Mrs. Lyons, and a few trifling bequests to friends, he bequeaths the bulk of his estate, amounting to perhaps $35,000, to the Home for the Friendless. The exact amount and conditions of the bequest are not at present known.
IL State Journal, Springfield, IL, 6-9-1880
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