Asa Adelbert, son of Asa Maxson and Catherine Coon Whitford, was born near Adams Center, N. Y., July 11, 1851, and died in Milton Junction, Wis., August 14, 1934.
He married Mary Crandall of Farina, Ill., in 1868. After the death of his wife in 1888, he was married to Mrs. Orpha Crandall Whitford. In 1913, he moved to Milton Junction, where he has since resided. He is survived by the son, Arthur L., of Farina, and the daughter, Mrs. E. H. Todd of Milton, Wis., and a step-daughter, Mrs. Lena Whitford Davis of Janesville, Wis., three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
When fifteen years of age, he united with the Adams Center Seventh Day Baptist church, transferring his membership to other churches where he lived, being a member at Milton at the time of his death. He was ordained a deacon at Dodge Center, and served at Farina after returning there, but declined to serve at Milton. Owing to the illness of his pastor, funeral services were conducted by Rev. Erlo E. Sutton in the funeral home in Milton Junction, burial in the local cemetery. E. E. S.
