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The Jackson Weekly Citizen
Tuesday, 31 May, 1870

         The drowning of Deacon ALEXANDER STEARNS, his son, and
       hired man GEORGE HUNTLEY in Gillett's Lake, in the town
       of Leoni, of which your readers have been apprised, has
       cast a gloom over our community. Deacon STEARNS has for
       several years been a faithful member and officer of the
       Baptist church in this place, and the vacancy caused by
       his sudden death will be deeply felt. The young man
       HUNTLEY was recently from Ohio, and had been with the
       family but a short time, but by his faithfulness and
       modest demeanor had merited respect and confidence. He
       had no relatives in this State. The funeral will be held
       to-day (Monday), at the Baptist Church in this village,
       and the bodies of the deceased will be carried to Brooklyn,
       the former home of the family, for burial.
       
       Transcriber's Note: The 1870 Census Mortality Schedule of
       Jackson County, MI., gives the son's name as Ernest Stearns.
       The father's name is incorrect in this obituary. The Census
       Mortality Schedule and his tombstone bear the name of
       ALANSON STEARNS. Also found on the 1860 Census of Brookly,
       Jackson County, MI.
       
       The article above also mis-names George Huntley. The
       Mortality Schedule gives his surname as HUNDERLEY. His tomb-
       stone is laying flat and partially covered with dirt around
       the edges but one can make out "HUND---"
       
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