Your Selected Michigan Memorial

Ebenezer THURGOOD and William BARBARIN

Two pioneers of this county were buried from the M. E. Church at Freeland yesterday. Ebenezer THURGOOD died at the residence of his son, E. Thurgood, near Freeland, at 10 P. M., September 25, and William BARBARIN at the residence of his son, George Barbarin, at Freeland, at 8 P.M., on the same day. They were both warm personal friends, both Englishmen and both died of old age. Mr. Thurgood was aged seventy-one and Mr. Barbarin seventy-eight years. Mr. Thurgood had known of the sickness of Mr. Barbarin, and only two hours before his death inquire for his friend.