In Memoriam June 24th

1665 David Loomis, 26 days old the son of John & Elizabeth (Scott) Loomis.

1850 William Morehead age 20 the son of Charles & Fanny (Warder) Morehead.  He was born in 1829.

1903 Thursday, Henry Lathrop, Sr. one of Richland county's best and most progressive farmers, passed away at the home of his son Charles, in German township.

Cause of death pneumonia.

2nd obituary

Thursday, Henry Lathrop, Sr., one of Richland county's best and most professive farmers, passed away at the home of his son, Charles, in German township.

Since his wife's death, which occurred last December, he has declined rapidly in health and has made his home among his children.

Mr. Lathrop was a large land owner and but few men have done as much for their country as "Uncle Henry" has done in his long life.  He was the father of ten children, nine of whom grew to manhood and womanhood and are among our very best and most prosperous citizens.  He being a good fiancier was able to impart to his children the qualities that make them good business men and women, who are leaders in their respective communities.

Henry Lathrop was born May 14, 1817 in the town of Richfort [sic], Frankfort [sic] county, Vt., on the banks of the Mississiquoi river at the foot of the Green mountains.  He was a descendant of Rev. John Lathrop and on his mother's (Cynthia Powell) side, was a descendant of Gov. Bradford, of Massachusetts.

Henry spent his life until his twentieth year in Richford and Sutten [sic] an adjoining town and Canada.  He emigrated with his father and mother to Taylor county, Ind. in the year 1837.  In July of the same year, he went to Ripley county, Ind., and engaged with his cousin, Augusta Lathrop, in carding wool and making linseed-oil; and in 1838, he worked for the same cousin in a clothing store until Oct. 1839 when he came to Illinois and taught school, with good success, for eleven months.  He, then built a carding machine and operated it two years, trading it for land, which he made into a farm.

On the first of September 1844 he was married to Rachel Law, of Lawrence county, Ill.  To this union were born ten children, eight of whom are still living.  He spent his entire married life on the farm and at one time owned 1,100 acres of land.  He gave each of his five sons a farm of 160 acres valued at $3,000 and the four daughters each received the same in cash.

After living together fifty-eight years and three months, his wife died Dec. 5, 1902 at the advanced age of seventy-eight years and twenty-seven days.  After her death, he left the old home where they had spent their entire married life and reared their family, and lived with his son, Charles until death called him to his long home on the 24th of June at the age of eighty-six years, one month and ten days.

The funeral was held at the Amity church Friday morning Rev. J.A. Westerman conducted the services assisted by Rev. Wm. Carson.  The remains were laid by the side of his wife in the AMity cemetery near their old home. 

The Press joins the many friends of the sorrowing relatives in extending heartfelt sympathy.

Olney Advocate 1903

Henry Lathrop, Sr., a resident of Richland County since 1839 died at his home in German Township, June 25, 1903, aged 86 years.  He was born in Franklin County, Vermont in 1837.  In 1844 Mr. Lathrop married Miss Rachael Laws, daughter of Wm. Laws.

Survivors are Mrs. D.M. Roney and Mrs. J.K. Roney of Olney; Mrs. Elvira Fee and Albert Lathrop of Lawrence County; Charles and henry Lathrop Jr. of German Township; Gilbert of Bonpas Twp. and Mrs. Aden Cotterall of German Twp.

1986 Nelle (Blunk) Bryan, age 95.  She was born in Effingham Co., IL in 1890 and married William Bryan in 1910.