"The Loyalist"; North Loup, Nebraska; Thursday, December 17, 1891, p 4.
George Thorngate, Jr. was born in Persia, Cattaraugus county, N. Y., Aug 6th, 1834, died at North Loup, Neb., Dec. 12, 1891, aged 57 years, 4 months and 6 days.
When but nine years of age he evidently met with a change of heart, during meetings held by Eld. Thomas Babcock, and when eleven years of age moved with his parents to Wisconsin and in September, 1854 was baptized be Eld. George C. Babcock at Dakota, Wis., and united with the church at that place. Nov 15, 1865, was married to Arloiena G. Crandall, and the following spring they removed to near Brookfield, Mo. The year following the little church at that place was organized and he became a constituent member. In Oct. 1878, they removed to North Loup, transferring his membership to this place, but only occasionally, and that only during the first two or three years, was he permitted to meet with his brethren and sisters, being prevented by failing health, and this prevention was a source of grief to him.
He enlisted in his country's service in May, 1861, entering the 5th Wisconsin Inf't. Received a gun shot wound May 6th, 1862, at the Battle of Williamsburg, Va. Was discharged from service in January following. Re-enlisted in the 13th Wis. L't Art. and served until after the close of the war. His first wound, however, resulted in a disease causing suffering beyond out conception, and finally resulted in his death.
During all these years of suffering no words of complaint or murmuring escaped his lips, but he constantly looked forward hopefully to that glad day when he might be relieved from his suffering here on earth and pass to that blissful abode above. He leaves a sorrowing, invalid wife, two faithful sons and their wives, also two sisters and one brother and many distant relatives and friends to mourn. But we know that our loss is his gain.
