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Asa Franklin Macy

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Asa Franklin Macy

Birth
Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Death
13 Aug 1913 (aged 66)
Cloud County, Kansas, USA
Burial
Center Township, Cloud County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
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MACY, ASA FRANKLIN
A. F. Macy, who died at the family home near Macyville Wednesday morning of last week, was buried in the Macyville cemetery Friday. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Carpenter and Rev. Rarick at the house. Mr. Macy was born March 18, 1847, in North Carolina and came west with his parents, starting in 1861 and stopping for a time in Indiana and later in Nebraska. They arrived at their present homestead on April 24, 1871, and here Mr. Macy lived until his death. He was married in 1874 to Miss Clara Gilliland and they were the parents of five children, Mrs. Mary Moore, Mrs. Avis Dildine, Bert, Emery and Everett. The mother and children survive. Mr. Macy has always taken a prominent part in the life of his community. He was a carpenter, farmer and stockman, and has served as clerk of the district school board and as township clerk. He was president of the Jamestown telephone company for a number of years, and was also interested in politics. Mr. Macy was the eldest son of G. W. Macy, the founder of Macyville and one of the pioneers of the west and they trace their lineage to the Mayflower.
(Glasco Sun - Glasco, Cloud County, KS. - Aug. 21, 1913)
MACY, ASA FRANKLIN
A. F. Macy, who died at the family home near Macyville Wednesday morning of last week, was buried in the Macyville cemetery Friday. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Carpenter and Rev. Rarick at the house. Mr. Macy was born March 18, 1847, in North Carolina and came west with his parents, starting in 1861 and stopping for a time in Indiana and later in Nebraska. They arrived at their present homestead on April 24, 1871, and here Mr. Macy lived until his death. He was married in 1874 to Miss Clara Gilliland and they were the parents of five children, Mrs. Mary Moore, Mrs. Avis Dildine, Bert, Emery and Everett. The mother and children survive. Mr. Macy has always taken a prominent part in the life of his community. He was a carpenter, farmer and stockman, and has served as clerk of the district school board and as township clerk. He was president of the Jamestown telephone company for a number of years, and was also interested in politics. Mr. Macy was the eldest son of G. W. Macy, the founder of Macyville and one of the pioneers of the west and they trace their lineage to the Mayflower.
(Glasco Sun - Glasco, Cloud County, KS. - Aug. 21, 1913)


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