Timothy was a collector of customs at Ipswich, Massachusetts and was admitted as a member of the First Church of Ipswich on 2 May 1830.
Timothy removed to Alton, Illinois in 1841 where he became a postmaster and was a tailor.
It is believed that it is this "T. Souther", that can be found listed as a volunteer for the Mexican War in the 4th Regiment from Macon County, Illinois.
His wife is Eliza Parker Greenough, daughter of William Greenough and Abigail Parker. Eliza was born 21 Apr 1801 at Bradford, Massachusetts and died 19 Mar 1880 at Springfield, Illinois.
∼Alton Telegraph, June 23, 1871:
Died on June 20, at his residence in Alton, Mr. Timothy Souther, aged 71 years. Timothy Southered was born in Ipswich, Massachusetts on April 7, 1800, and was, therefore, a little more than seventy-one years old. He removed to Alton in 1841, and has resided here ever since. He was appointed Postmaster by President Polk (upon the decease of P. Merrill), and held that office through the subsequent administration of Taylor and Fillmore, being removed in 1853 by President Pierce. In politics, he was a Democrat, firmly upholding the rights of all men, and the equality of all men before the law. As a partisan, he held office under President Jackson for eight years, but since 1860, his political affiliation was with the opponents of the so-called Democracy. He was a member of the Masonic Fraternity from his early manhood, and was, we believe, one of the original members of Piasa Lodge. He practiced the teachings of the craft during his life, and revered the institution of Masonry to his last moments.
Southern was a firm, consistent, and devoted Christian, and died as he had lived, in the full hope of an immediate and glorious immortality. His bereaved widow, his sons, and daughter survive him, to do honor to his memory and to emulate his virtues. At ten o'clock tomorrow, these, and his friends in the community, will unite with his brethren of the church and of the Masonic Order, at the Congregational Church, in paying the last sad tribute to his remains.
Alton Telegraph, June 30, 1871:
The funeral of this old and well-known citizen, whose death was announced in our issue of last week, took place Thursday from the Congregational Church, of which he was an honored member. The pastor of the church, Rev. M. K. Whittlesey, officiated, assisted by Rev. A. T. Norton, D. D., and Rev. C. Solon Armstrong. The former conducted the opening exercises and read the funeral service, and Dr. Norton, who had for many years been the pastor, near neighbor and intimate friend of the deceased, gave a brief but stirring historical sketch of Mr. Souther, in which he referred to the singular fatality which had visited this city, taking off so many of its oldest and most influential citizens within the past few years. Mr. Armstrong, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, made the closing prayer. The services were concluded at the cemetery by the Masonic Fraternity, of which the deceased had been a life-long and valued member. Hon. Samuel Wade, Colonel Samuel A. Buckmaster, Hon. Levi Davis, and Messrs. P. B. Whipple, H. C. Sweetser, and John Atwood acted as pallbearers.
Timothy was a collector of customs at Ipswich, Massachusetts and was admitted as a member of the First Church of Ipswich on 2 May 1830.
Timothy removed to Alton, Illinois in 1841 where he became a postmaster and was a tailor.
It is believed that it is this "T. Souther", that can be found listed as a volunteer for the Mexican War in the 4th Regiment from Macon County, Illinois.
His wife is Eliza Parker Greenough, daughter of William Greenough and Abigail Parker. Eliza was born 21 Apr 1801 at Bradford, Massachusetts and died 19 Mar 1880 at Springfield, Illinois.
∼Alton Telegraph, June 23, 1871:
Died on June 20, at his residence in Alton, Mr. Timothy Souther, aged 71 years. Timothy Southered was born in Ipswich, Massachusetts on April 7, 1800, and was, therefore, a little more than seventy-one years old. He removed to Alton in 1841, and has resided here ever since. He was appointed Postmaster by President Polk (upon the decease of P. Merrill), and held that office through the subsequent administration of Taylor and Fillmore, being removed in 1853 by President Pierce. In politics, he was a Democrat, firmly upholding the rights of all men, and the equality of all men before the law. As a partisan, he held office under President Jackson for eight years, but since 1860, his political affiliation was with the opponents of the so-called Democracy. He was a member of the Masonic Fraternity from his early manhood, and was, we believe, one of the original members of Piasa Lodge. He practiced the teachings of the craft during his life, and revered the institution of Masonry to his last moments.
Southern was a firm, consistent, and devoted Christian, and died as he had lived, in the full hope of an immediate and glorious immortality. His bereaved widow, his sons, and daughter survive him, to do honor to his memory and to emulate his virtues. At ten o'clock tomorrow, these, and his friends in the community, will unite with his brethren of the church and of the Masonic Order, at the Congregational Church, in paying the last sad tribute to his remains.
Alton Telegraph, June 30, 1871:
The funeral of this old and well-known citizen, whose death was announced in our issue of last week, took place Thursday from the Congregational Church, of which he was an honored member. The pastor of the church, Rev. M. K. Whittlesey, officiated, assisted by Rev. A. T. Norton, D. D., and Rev. C. Solon Armstrong. The former conducted the opening exercises and read the funeral service, and Dr. Norton, who had for many years been the pastor, near neighbor and intimate friend of the deceased, gave a brief but stirring historical sketch of Mr. Souther, in which he referred to the singular fatality which had visited this city, taking off so many of its oldest and most influential citizens within the past few years. Mr. Armstrong, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, made the closing prayer. The services were concluded at the cemetery by the Masonic Fraternity, of which the deceased had been a life-long and valued member. Hon. Samuel Wade, Colonel Samuel A. Buckmaster, Hon. Levi Davis, and Messrs. P. B. Whipple, H. C. Sweetser, and John Atwood acted as pallbearers.
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