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Edwin Carnahan

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Edwin Carnahan

Birth
New York, USA
Death
11 Apr 1900 (aged 75)
Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
Plot
Lot 5 Sec 57 Grave 5
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Edward[sic] Carnahan
On Old and Highly Respected Citizen Dead
Edwin Carnahan, an old and highly respected citizen of Kalamazoo, died at his home, 282 west Dutton street, at 6 o'clock Wednesday evening, aged 77 years. For several years Mr. Carnahan bad been in ill health, suffering from a complication of diseases, and the and was not unexpected.
To mourn the death of a devoted husband and father, he leaves a widow and two daughters, Mrs. David McDonald and Mrs. E. B. Burrell; one sister, Mrs. Kate Larrabee of Williamston, Mich., and one brother, Frederick, of Lansing, Mich.
Mr. Carnahan was born in Geneseo, Livingston county N. Y., Feb. 14, 1823, and resided there many years. His marriage to Elisabeth Park of Geneseo took place August 10, 1850. He came to Kalamazoo in February, 1866, and in June of the same year the family followed. They have continued to reside here ever since. Mr. Carnahan was a carpenter by trade and was a skilled mechanic. He was employed at the Michigan insane asylum for 24 years but for the past four or five fears had not been able to continue his trade, owing to his bodily ailments. The funeral will be held at his late home on Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. The Rev. John Gray, D. D., will officiate. Interment will be at Mountain Home. Kalamazoo Daily Telegraph April 12, 1900 page 2
Edward[sic] Carnahan
On Old and Highly Respected Citizen Dead
Edwin Carnahan, an old and highly respected citizen of Kalamazoo, died at his home, 282 west Dutton street, at 6 o'clock Wednesday evening, aged 77 years. For several years Mr. Carnahan bad been in ill health, suffering from a complication of diseases, and the and was not unexpected.
To mourn the death of a devoted husband and father, he leaves a widow and two daughters, Mrs. David McDonald and Mrs. E. B. Burrell; one sister, Mrs. Kate Larrabee of Williamston, Mich., and one brother, Frederick, of Lansing, Mich.
Mr. Carnahan was born in Geneseo, Livingston county N. Y., Feb. 14, 1823, and resided there many years. His marriage to Elisabeth Park of Geneseo took place August 10, 1850. He came to Kalamazoo in February, 1866, and in June of the same year the family followed. They have continued to reside here ever since. Mr. Carnahan was a carpenter by trade and was a skilled mechanic. He was employed at the Michigan insane asylum for 24 years but for the past four or five fears had not been able to continue his trade, owing to his bodily ailments. The funeral will be held at his late home on Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. The Rev. John Gray, D. D., will officiate. Interment will be at Mountain Home. Kalamazoo Daily Telegraph April 12, 1900 page 2


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  • Created by: ambs
  • Added: Oct 21, 2008
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30753623/edwin-carnahan: accessed ), memorial page for Edwin Carnahan (13 Feb 1825–11 Apr 1900), Find a Grave Memorial ID 30753623, citing Mountain Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by ambs (contributor 46814643).