- REV. ALANSON BOUGHTON, deceased, was for years a minister
of the Baptist Church. His
- noble life, his many acts of kindness, his fidelity to his
professions teach us a lesson that all might follow with profit.
He was a native of Onondaga County, N.Y., and at an early age
he resolved to devote his life to the cause of the Master. On
arriving at years of maturity, he was united in the holy bonds
of matrimony with Miss Charlotte KEELER, and by that union two
children were born - Caroline E., who was united in marriage,
Oct. 3, 1852, with Corydon L. CLARKE, a prominent farmer of the
town of Milton; and Nelson, who is now deceased. The latter was
a man of much more than ordinary ability, and after his marriage
removed to Oakvale, Iowa. He became one of the leading citizens
of that place, received the appointment of postmaster of Oakvale,
and was also a prominent merchant and farmer. His honorable life
and uprightness of character won him many friends, but he met
his death at the hands of an assassin, who struck him down in
cold blood. The murderer first plunged a knife into his breast,
and then made another thrust into this back, striking the heart.
Mr. BOUGHTON reaching back, with his own hand drew forth the
knife, and then fell dead. He left a wife and two children to
mourn his loss. In 1853, on the 3d of October, he had wedded
Miss Mary FISHER, and their union was blessed with two children,
who share with the grief-stricken mother the loss of one of the
kindest and most tender husbands and fathers. Mary, the daughter,
is with her mother, and Daniel H. resides in Ft. Leavenworth,
Kan. He became a student at the Military Academy at West Point,
from which he graduated with high honors, and is now a Lieutenant
in the regular service.
- After the death of his first wife, Mr. BOUGHTON was again
married, his second union being with
- Miss Hannah SQUAIRS, by whom he had a family of five children
- Mary A. is now the wife of Paul R. BROOKS, a prominent citizen
of Lawrence, Kan.; Joseph Smith, who served as a soldier in the
late war, is now a leading journalist and editor of Lawrence,
Kan.; George A. is engaged in the practice of law in Stoddard
County, Mo.; Ellen is the wife of Alvin WICKS, also a resident
of Lawrence, Kan.; and Gertrude is the wife of Samuel I. BLACKWELDER,
of Chicago.
- After a long and well-spent life in the service of his Master,
Rev. Mr. BOUGHTON passed to the
- reward prepared for the righteous, his death occurring at
Moravia, N.Y., in 1879. For forty-five years he engaged in preaching
the gospel, and his labors were productive of the greatest good,
although it can never be estimated by human measurement. His
wife, who still survives him, makes her home with her daughter,
Mrs. BROOKS, of Lawrence, Kan.
-
- Taken from "The Portrait and Biographical Album of
Rock County, Wis." (c)1889, pp. 726-727.
-
- Courtesy of Carol
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