Nathan RAZEY December 25, 1885Clinton Public A Sad Christmas for the Razey Family. On Wednesday evening, at nine o'clock, at the ripe age of seventy-one years, Nathan RAZEY departed this life in the old home in which he had lived for more than twenty-eight years. For a couple of years past Mr. RAZEY failed in health, and at times it was feared that he was in the presence of death. He suffered the most intense pain, and many a time he expressed himself that death would be a blessing to him. Nathan Razey was born in the interior of New York, on the 1st of November, 1814. His mother dying when he was but a child, he had to begin the battle of life when boys of his age were enjoying the pleasures of the parental home. This influenced his later life, for no man could do more to make his children love their home. In 1833 he came to Illinois and bought a farm in Pike county and lived there for fourteen years. In 1857 he came to Clinton and bought the farm on which his son-in-law, Mr. Thomas J. ARGO, now lives, in the northwest corner of Clintonia township. There were two hundred acres in the farm and Mr. Razey bought it from Dr. WARNER, paying him $2400 in gold for it. The same farm today is worth $50 an acre. Mr. Razey's first wife died in 1866. She was the mother of seven children, three boys and four girls, all of whom are living and in prosperous circumstances. In 1871 he was married to Mrs. ABBOTT, of Wapella. The second Mrs. Razey died in 1879.Here is some additional information that you might want to use some of it. The source is http://dewitt.ilgenweb.net/obits-r.htm During all of Mr. Razey's life he was hard working and frugal, and as the result he leaves a fair estate to be divided among his children besides what he gave to each when they began life for themselves. In all of his intercourse with his fellowmen he was straightforward and manly, and during his long life he had the friendship and respect of his neighbors. The funeral services will be held at his old home on next Sunday morning, at ten o'clock.