"The Milton Journal", Milton, Wisconsin, Thursday, Feb. 15, 1900, p 1.
The death of Mrs. Almira Vincent occurred Friday, Feb. 9, 1900, in her home at Rock River, in the town of Milton, after a somewhat long and very painful illness, caused by an enlargement of the liver and a cancer in her stomach. The funeral services were held at the house ant in the Rock River Seventh-day Baptist church, Sunday afternoon, Feb. 11, and were conducted by President Whitford, of Milton College, who was assisted by Rev. L. A. Platts, D. D., of Milton. Very fine singing was furnished by a male quartet from the college consisting of E. D. Van Horn, P. E. Clement, W. R. Rood, and J. E. Hutchins. A large congregation was present. The burial took place in the cemetery at Milton Junction.
Mrs. Vincent was born in the town of Brookfield, Madison county, N. Y., July 3, 1855 [1835], the only child of Jehiel and Phebe Stillman Taylor; and was therefore aged 64 years, 7 months and 6 days at her death. When she was two years old, her parents moved to the town of Alfred, Allegany county, N. Y., and settled on a farm. Here they remained until 1842, when they came to Rock River, and purchased a farm at that place; and here and in the near vicinity she lived almost fifty-eight years, the remainder of her life. She was married April 29, 1852, to Orrin D. Vincent, who was born in 1828, and reared in the town of Almond, Allegany county, N. Y. He reached Rock River in 1849 and there at length became the owner of a good sized farm. To them were born six children, as follows: Mrs. Addie J. May, now of Magnolia, Minn.; Mrs. Harriet A. Bowers, of Aurelia, Iowa; Orlo Vincent, of Magnolia, Minn.; Avery Palmer Vincent, of Rock River; Elmer D. Vincent, of Rock River, and Daisy Belle Schroeder, of Milton. They were in attendance most of the time during the final sickness of their mother, and also at the funeral. Their father died Aug. 28, 1890, and was interred at Milton Junction.
In 1851 in a revival of religion at the village of Milton, Mrs. Vincent was baptized by Elder Daniel Babcock, and joined the Seventh-day Baptist church of the place. Five years afterwards she was dismissed with forty others to constitute the Rock River church of the same faith.
