Button Samuel01
Waupaca Post
Samuel Button, for many years a respected resident of this county, died at his home in this city on Sunday afternoon, after an illness of several weeks, at the advanced age of sixty-nine years, seven months.
Mr.
Button was born in Sussex, England, and came to this country in 1858, when
twenty-one years old, coming to Dayton, where soon after, he earned enough to
buy a forty-acre tract of land in Section 25.
Since then, he has acquired more land, and which he retired from
farming, three years ago, to live in this city, he owned 300 acres of fine
farming land in
He was married in 1861 to Miss Alzada O. Mumbrue, who, with eight children, survive him. The children are: Alfred A., of the pension office I, Milwaukee; Samuel H., George B., Burnell, Adelbert W., of Dayton; Ellsworth of Washington, Mrs. Clarissa Burley, LaVallle, Wis., and Arthur, who lives at home.
Mr. Button was a good citizen, a kind neighbor and father, and will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
The funeral was held on Wednesday, with interment at Lakeview cemetery, Rev. Webster Millar officiated.
Waupaca Record
Last
Sunday afternoon at his residence on
He
was born in the parish of Northiam, Sussex Co.,
In
the fall of 1857 he decided to come to this country and so embarked on a
sailing vessel that was 37 days in reaching
On
In 1865 he returned and visited the scenes of his childhood and 1899 he made a trip to the pacific coast.
He was very successful on the farm and was very favorably known throughout the community. His well deserved success was due to his intense labors and economical life.
His
early religious training was in the
Some four years ago he and his wife came to this city to enjoy the rest of their days in quietude, but lately his health had not been good. There were times when it seemed he would recover, but he lost more strength than he gained. Last Sunday afternoon the final summons came as the day was drawing near the evening’s hour.
Besides
his wife he is survived by his sons, Alfred A. of
The
funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at
Waupaca Republican
SAMUEL BUTTON
Death
entered a home Sunday afternoon July 14, in this city and took an honorable old
pioneer of Waupaca county, a resident of the town of
Samuel
Button was born in
Married Alzada Mumbrue
in ’61 who survives. The results
of the happy union were seven sons and one daughter all of whom are
living. Alfred, who is clerk in the
Milwaukee pension office, Samuel, George, Burnell,
Arthur and Adelbert of this vicinity, and Elsworth who lives at Spokane, Wash, and Clara, Mrs. Albert
Harley, of LaValle, Sauk County, Wisconsin. All were present at the funeral which was
held Wednesday, except Elsworth who being absent from
Rev.
Webster Millar officiated at
Rev.
Millar offered a touching tribute to the honest and noble life of the sturdy
pioneer. The pall bearers were selected
from among a number of his old friends and neighbors as follows: Geo. Newsome, Wm. Kurtz, N. Hebblewhite, George Thomas, Ira Spencer, Charles
Austin. Interment at
Mr. Button was of a character to admire, we had known him more or less personally for years and always found him positive in principles for the right; social and agreeable in general home mattes, and his heart was warm toward is family, their interest and success appealing always to his happy generous nature. His sons growing up to manhood caused him to retire from the active duties of the farm and “let the boys run things to suit themselves as they knew pretty well how to do it” and he came to the city and bought a home for himself and wife to take life a little easier.
He continued to enjoy good health until last winter, when more or less heart trouble seemed to come upon him, which since spring opened had continued with severity until death relieved him of all suffering.
A good man, a good friend and neighbor has gone to his reward. Let him rest in peace.