Onondaga County New York Obituaries Extracted From The Northern Christian Advocate, Syracuse, NY, 1891

1891 Obituaries from the Northern Christian Advocate in Syracuse, Onondaga County New York.

BATCHELDER, Rhoda, Obituary

Miss Rhoda Hayes was born May 22, 1821, at Troupsburg, N.Y. She was one of a family of sixteen children, thirteen of whom lived to maturity, all of them becoming the followers of the Lord Jesus. Miss Rhoda was converted at the age of 15 years and joined the Methodist Episcopal Church. She was married to Frank Batchelder, Feb. 1, 1842, and the union was blessed with nine children, four of whom now live to mourn their loss. The deceased children were: Elizabeth, dying aged 39 years, Anna aged 25 years, Willie, 3 years, Sylvia, 8 months, and Frankie three months. Those who survive are Demarius, of Colorado, Emma and Edwin, both of Jasper, and Viola (Mrs. Van Orman), of Almond, N.Y. Sister Batchelder was an excellent mother, a quiet and kind neighbor, a true friend and a devoted Christian. Her life's enjoyment was marred for many years by her fatal disease, consumption, of which she died on Wednesday night, April 16, 1891. GEORGE H. ALLATT. [Northern Christian Advocate, (Syracuse, NY), Thursday, May 28, 1891, P.7]

BRUNDAGE, G. H., Obituary

Assemblyman G. H. Brundage, of Steuben county, died at Albany on Sunday. [Northern Christian Advocate, (Syracuse, NY), Thursday, April 2, 1891, P.5]

WRIGHT, Nelson, Obituary

Nelson Wright, after an illness of several months from paralysis, died at his home in Tuscarora, Steuben county, N.Y., Dec. 30, 1890. He was born Nov. 28, 1816, in chenango county, N.Y., and went with his parents to Steuben county in 1826. Brother Wright was the oldest of twelve children, four boys and eight girls; two brothers and six sisters are still living. Dec. 22, 1842, he was married to Eliza J. Russell. They had ten children, eight of whom with the mother survive. In 1836 Brother Wright was converted through the labors of the Rev. Chandler Wheeler and he was for thirty years a class-leader. He contributed to the building of the first church in his town. The funeral services were held at his late residence Jan. 2. The Rev. I. K. Libby, a former pastor, officiated. Brother Wright has passed from the Church militant to the church triumphant. "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their wors do follow them." D. L. PITTS. [Northern Christian Advocate, (Syracuse, NY), Thursday, February 12, 1891, P.7]