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News Reports and Obituaries
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Mountain Memories
By 1876 the community was becoming more heavily populated. Among
these early settlers Al Johnson, Darius Martin, the Cooleys, Ways,
Posts, Clapps, Mathewsons, Sylvesters, McKenney's, Christensens and the
Davis and Saunders families to name but a few. (Catherine
Kingston, sister to Richard Kingston, married Angus Mathewson March 26,
1874 in Oconto County, Wisconsin)
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RICHARD KINGSTON, the
man whom Bob Newton shot at Gillett last week Tuesday, died Saturday; Newton is
now on trial at Oconto.
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Oconto County
Reporter
April 21, 1893
Newton Is Guilty
The Jury
Brings in a Verdict of Murder in the Second Degree.
The trial of
Robert Newton, of Gillett, charged with the killing of Richard Kingston at that
village in November, 1892, came to an end Tuesday afternoon at six o'clock at
which time the jury filed into the court room and the foreman pronounced the
ominous words; "We the jury, find the prisoner, Robert Newton, guilty of murder
in the second degree." Thus ended a trail that had engrossed the attention of
the circuit court and several hundred of our citizens for eight days.
Three special venires, consisting of 100 men, were exhausted in the work of
obtaining a jury and nearly 100 witnesses were examined. The prosecution was
ably conducted by District Attorney P. A. Martineau, who managed his points like
a veteran, when in fact it was the first criminal case he had ever tried.
Attorney D. G. Classon appeared for the defense, and considering the
preponderance of evidence he had to contend against he made a valiant fight.
The jury was composed of the following persons: Mike Femell, foreman; R. J.
Livermore, Wm. Shew, Jas. Collins, John Courtois, Joseph Melchor, J. J.
Greetans, A. Whittaker, S. W. Smith, Herman Yakel, Wm. Ross and Thos. Perkins.
As soon as they had handed in the verdict, Judge Hastings discharged them, first
complimenting them upon the result of their work.
Story
of the Crime.
The crime in
which Newton was convicted was the shooting of Richard Kingston last
November, the particulars of which are as follows; Sometime before the
fatal day Kingston had brought a bag containing blankets from his home
in the town of Armstrong to the village of Gillett, and meeting Newton
in the store of Weber Runkle comp'y asked him to carry the bag up to the
house of George High, (Newton's brother-in-law) with whom Newton lived,
stating that the blankets belonged to High. Newton promised to do so,
and Kingston thought no more of the matter. Later High sent word to
Kingston to return the blankets, and Kingston sent a reply to the
effect he had given them to Newton to carry home. Subsequently, upon
visiting Gillett he was accosted by Mrs. High (Newton's sister) who
stated Newton denied receiving the blankets from him. Kingston said he
would see "Bob" about it, and on being told by Mrs. High that Bob was at
her house he in company of Mrs. High's son, started for the house. Upon
entering the house young High passed into a rear room and told his uncle
Bob that Kingston was in the front room and he had come to see him about
the blankets. Newton at once stepped into the room where Kingston was
and before a dozen words had passed between them commenced shooting with
a self-cocking revolver. Kingston fell with a shattered limb and five
bullets in him, when he claimed Newton seized a chair and struck him
several blows with it.
Newton then left the house by the rear door,
while Kingston managed to drag himself out the front door and to a neighbor's.
As the shooting commenced young High ran down the village and gave the alarm,
and a number of persons at once started for the scene. They found Kingston lying
in front of Klemp's house, and conveyed him to the hotel, where he lingered
until the fourth day, when death ended his suffering.
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William J. Kingston
Newspaper unknown
Sept. 1936
contributor: John
Green
MOUNTAIN MAN DIES AT MADISON
W. J. Kingston Was Prominent in County and
Town Affairs
William J. Kingston, 68, prominent Mountain
resident for many years, passed away, midnight Monday, at Madison, where for
three months, he had been seriously ill with meningitis.
Mr. Kingston, who was born in Gillett, July
6, 1878, spent all his life in the county, 'and for the past 46 years had been a resident
of Mountain. He was married to Lulu Blue, Hortonville, on Sept. 7, 1907. Mrs.
Kingston preceded him in death 18 years
ago.
For many years, Mr. Kingston had been active
as a lumber cruiser and scaler. He served as county surveyor, in addition to his work
as assessor in the town of Armstrong.
Survivors include four daughters: Mrs. Marion
Dieck, and Mrs. Albert Slang, Suring; Mrs. Harvey Bartz and Miss Elois Kingston,
Mountain; three grandchildren; three sisters: Mrs. Kate Conard, Suring; Mrs.
Henry Lewis, Carney, Ill., Mrs. Emmett
Ramsdell, Clintonville, and three brothers. Henry, Marinette; Walter, Mountain,
and Richard, Gillett.
Funeral services were conducted by the Rev.
Robert Broetzman at the home at Mountain on Thursday afternoon; Pallbearers were:
Bert Piepenburg, Henry Stohr Axel Olson, Otto Clover, John McAllen and Fred
Gripentrog. Burial was at Dale, Wis
Contributor's note: The Kingston
Family Bible lists William Kingston's death as Sept. 14, 1936.
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Newspaper unknown
Dec. 1947
Rites Tuesday For Mrs.
Walter Kingston, Mt.
Funeral services for Mrs. Walter
Kingston, 61, of Mountain, who passed away at a Green Bay hospital December
6, following a brief illness, were held Tuesday
afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Church of Christ at Mountain with the Rev.
Lloyd Huenink of Green Bay conducucting the final rites.
Burial was in the Mountain cemetery.
The flowers were carried by Lucile
Larsen, Shirley Whiffen, Joan Gripentrog and Mary Louise Marsh, pall bearers
were Elmer Snow, Roscoe Wilson, Ed Palmer, Ossie
Isaacson. Harry Bartz and George Whiffen.
Mrs. Kingston, nee Alice McAllan, was
born Nov. 24, 1886, at Mountain. She has resided in Oconto County all her
life.
Survivors are the husband, 3 daughters,
Mrs. Jalmer (Ruby) Nass, Green Bay; Vivian, Marinette; Mrs. James (Fern)
Greene, Mountain; three sons, Wesley, Lincoln and
Sheldon, all at home; four brothers, William McAllan, Marinette; John
McAllan, Milwaukee; Charles McAllan, Wabeno, and Henry
McAllan, Green Bay; one sister, Mrs. Edward Banta, Green Bay and five
grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements were in. charge of the Souiek Funeral Home
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Newspaper unknown
June 1969
Mrs. Henry
Kingston
Mrs. Henry Kingston, 91, former Oconto County resident passed away Tuesday
afternoon at Mercy Hospital, Oshkosh. The former Viola McKenney was born Jan.
18, 1878, in Oconto, and grew up on a farm in the town of Maple Valley. She
married Henry Kingston, Mar. 10, 1898 and from then until September of 1920,
they resided at Mountain, where Mr. Kingston became a well known logger.
In 1920 the couple moved to Marinette where they lived until 1940. They then
moved to Stambaugh, Mich. where Mr. Kingston established a saw mill. Mr.
Kingston preceded her in death Dec. 5, 1945. She lived at Stambaugh until
January of 1968. She was a charter member of the Christian Church at Hickory and
was very instrumental in the establishment of the Christian Church, Mountain.
Survivors are one daughter, Mrs. Eysten (Olive) Andersen, Miami Lakes, Fla.; one
son, Lyle, Green Bay; two sisters, Mrs. Gladys Polzin; Addell McKenney, both of
Oshkosh; one brother, William, Waukesha; six grandchildren; 10
great-grandchildren. One son, Russell, died Nov. 4, 1968, at Key Largo, Fla.
At Soulek Funeral Home, Suring, after 2 p.m. Thursday. Funeral services Friday
at Christian Church, Hickory. Burial will be in Hickory Cemetery. A memorial
fund has been established.
( Note to John Green, January 12, 2014 : In
searching for my ancestors in Oconto County I
found this page http://www.usgenwebsites.org/WIOconto/Obits/vmkingston.htm ,
which is your posting of my great grandmother's obituary. I can add that the
date of her death was June 24, 1969.
Her parents were William
Colbrook McKenney (B. 1848, Fair Haven, Deer Isle, New Brunswick, Canada; d.
1921) and Emily Cooley (b. 1852, d. 1922).
Best regards, Chris
Wacker -
South Africa.)
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Newspaper Unknown
Feb. 3, 1973
Kate Conard
Dies At 90
GILLETT—Mrs. Kate A. Conard, 90, of 1313 E. Washington
St., Gillett, died this morning at Community Memorial Hospital
in Oconto Falls following a brief illness.
The former Kate Kingston was born April 29, 1882, in
Gillett. She attended Kaukauna Schools, graduating from Valparaiso College
in Valparaiso, Ind. She had resided in Gillett since 1947, moving there from
Suring where she operated a drugstore.
She was married to Henry Waterman, who died in 1905 She
was then married to Dr. Jules Conard in 1908. He died in 1918. Mrs.
Conard was a member of Tabor United Methodist Church in Gillett and the
Methodist Women's group of the church.
She was a past member of the Legion auxiliary in
Suring. Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Lenora Ramsdell of Azusa, Calif and
Mrs. Helen Bosch of Carmi, Ill.; a brother, R. L. Kingston of Gillett and two
grandsons. She was preceded in death by a son,
Dr. Irl Waterman, and two daughters, Mrs. Henrietta Ankerson, and Mrs. Romona
Gaulke.
Friends may call at Kuehl funeral home in Gillett from
3 to 9 p.m. Friday and at the church Saturday from noon until time of services.
Final rites will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the church with the Rev. Glenn E.
Skatrud officiating. Burial will be in Wanderers
Rest Cemetery.
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Green Bay Press Gazette
Wednesday, 10 October 2001
Fern E. (Kingston) Sheraske, 85, Milwaukee, formerly of Mountain, died
Oct. 6, 2001, at Silver Spring Convalescent Center, where she had been a
resident for the past six years. Fern was born in Mountain, April 27, 1916, to
the late Walter and Alice (McAllan) Kingston. She graduated from Harrington
Beauty College in Milwaukee and was employed as an instructor for the Beauty
College. Fern married William Sheraske in 1958, he preceded her in death. She
had been employed by W. H. Brady Co. from 1966 until retiring in 1981. Fern
loved to travel in America, over the years she had visited nearly all the states
with hers brothers and sons. She had been a member of the Mountain Church of
Christ.
Survivors include her three sons, Walter and Robert Green, both of
Glendale, Wis.; John (Joanne) Green, Lexington, KY, three grandchildren, Sean,
Erick and Trisha.
She was preceded in death by her husband William, her two sisters,
Vivian in April of 1977, Ruby in February of 1983; her three brothers, Lincoln
in August of 1984, Westly in December of 1986 and Sheldon in November of 1993.
Funeral services were held 11a.m. Tuesday Oct. 9, 2001, at the
Mountain Church of Christ with Pastor Robert Jeffrey Officiating. Burial in
Mountain Cemetery. Gruetzmacher Funeral Home, Suring in charge of arrangements.
