Patrick Sullivan, Jr. 1831-1907
Pick and Gad
Shullsburg, WI
April 1907
Died, in Oaksville, Chehalis County, State of Washington, on April 4th, 1907, Patrick Sullivan, aged 76 years and 22(?) days. His remains were brought to Shullsburg at noon on Wednesday in care of his nephew, John Sullivan, and taken to the home of his brother James in the town of New Diggings, and waked Wednesday night. Thursday the remains were taken to St. Matthew's church in Shullsburg where requiem mass and funeral services were performed by Rev. Father McGinity. He was laid to rest by the side of his wife, who preceded him to the grave twenty-five years ago.
The subject of this notice was born in Old Dublin, 80 rods west of the old Shullsburg brewery, on the 12th day of March, 1831. In 1833 his parents removed to a farm in the town of Seymour, where he grew to manhood.
When the gold fever broke out in California he, John O'Neill, the late Thomas McComish and Ned Bulger in the spring of 1852 procured an ox team and took the overland route to California, where he remained thirteen years, spending most of that time in the lumber business, it being very profitable at that period. In 1865 he came back on a visit to his old home, and purchased a farm near New Diggings. After remaining some time among relatives and friends he went back to California and disposed of his interests there. He returned here soon after and on January 28, 1867, was married to Bridget Patten, daughter of the late William Patten, of Shullsburg, and the following spring moved on to his farm and followed farming until his wife died, April 17, 1879. In a short time thereafter he disposed of his personal property and passed the following two years with relatives and friends, chiefly with his wife's people.
In the fall of 1881, he started the first lumber yard ever in Shullsburg, remaining in the business until early in the spring of 1882. The business was too confining and he sold out to Dodge & Stone, of Monroe, and went to Nebraska, purchased a ranch and engaged in the stock business following it for twelve years. Getting well along in years he sold the ranch and bought a home in Meriman, in the same state. Every 4th of July for the past six years, he spent with relatives and friends in Wisconsin. The climate in Meriman being rather cold for him he would spend the winter in a warmer climate his career was quite a checkered one. He was not blessed with any family. He leaves two aged brothers Joseph of Seymour; and James of New Diggings and a number of nephews and neices and sisters-in-law, to mourn his death. He was honest and upright in all his dealings, and leaves not an enemy. So passed away one more of Lafayette County's early pioneers.
~A Relative.
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~Submitter: Rose