LORENZO DOW STEARNS OBITUARIES:
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Lorenzo Dow Stearns
Milford, Iroquois County, Illinois, USA Newspaper

Lorenzo Dow Stearns died at Harthorne, Indian Territory, Friday evening after a brief illness, the remains being brought to this city for internment, services being held at the Methodist Church, Wednesday afternoon. The Reverend Doctor Thorton, of Hoopeston, Grant Township, Vermillion County, Illinois, USA a friend of the deceased, preaching the funeral. Internment took place at Sugar Creek Chapel where the beautiful ritualistic services of the Knights of Pythias were carried out by Prelate of Danville.

Mr. Stearns had been ill for some 3 weeks being confined to his bed 1 week. He was suffering from catarrhal fever. The attending physician said there was no immediate danger, and his death came almost as suddenly to those about him as to his friends here.

Lorenzo Dow Stearns was born at Kilbourn, Columbia County, Wisconsin, USA 26 Feb 1855. He came to Milford, Iroquois County, Illinois, USA in 1881, and entered the drugstore of Lorenzo Dow Woodworth where he clerked for a short time, afterward taking up his chosen profession, that of teaching. He taught in Milford in the 1880's and was on 19 Dec 1883 married to Adda Garner. He went from Milford, Iroquois County, Illinois, USA to Hoopeston, Grant Township, Vermillion County, Illinois, USA some 18 years ago, where he was principal of the high school. He taught at Mansfield, Rankin and Danville, being principal of one of the ward schools in Danville 7 years. 2 years ago he gave up his position to accept one in Jones Academy, a school for Indian Boys--within 4 miles of Harthrone.

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Lorenzo Dow Stearns No More – Well known educator passed away in Indian Territory.
Danville Daily News, Tuesday, 29 Nov 1900

A telegram was received by Herbert Cockerton yesterday morning announcing the death of Professor Lorenzo Dow Stearns, which occurred at Jones Academy near Harthorne, Indian Territory the later part of last week. Mrs. Stearns passed through the city today with the remains of her husband which will be taken to Milford, Iroquois County, Illinois, USA for burial. The Knights of Pythias will have charge of the funeral of Professor Stearns, and a committee will meet the remains at the Junction today.

Professor Stearns' death was entirely unexpected to his many friends of this city and will come as a great shock to them. He was formerly principal at the Jackson School here, and was highly respected to his profession, and his death in middle life is greatly to be regretted.
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Brannon, Gladys V. Our Family, Stearns and Wilmsen. 1985.

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Obituary Article on page 5 of the Mirror Gazette Newspaper; published on Saturday, 1 Dec 1900 in Kilbourn, Columbia County, Wisconsin, USA.

Mr. Stearns died in Dwight, Indian Territory last Friday, the news coming here unexpectedly, and his death was sudden and untimely. He was a son of A. B. Stearns [Alonzo Brigham Stearns] of this village, born in Newport in 1855. He had risen in his profession as a teacher to a high place, having been principal of schools in several towns in Illinois and at the time of his death was state superintendent in the Indian territory. He was a man who stood at the very highest point in the estimation of every community in which he lived. His mother [Antionette Marie (Calkins) Stearns], brother A. L. Stearns [Albert Levi Stearns] and wife and sister, Mrs. Belle Wilmsen [Isabelle Marie (Stearns) Wilmsen] attended the funeral at Milford, Illinois, the home of his wife [Adda G. (Garner) Stearns], and where he was buried. Mrs. Chas Egyabroad [Charles Henry Egybroad] of Aberdeen also attended the funeral.

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