Dr. Henry R. Maxson was born in Little Genesee, N. Y., February 18, 1839, and died on Memorial day, May 30, 1910, at Cunningham, Kan.
He enlisted when a student at Alfred in Company C of the 85th N. Y. Volunteers. He was married to Olive Palmer, March 28, 1866, at Dodge Center, Minn., from which place he moved to New Jersey in 1872. In 1890 he graduated from the New York Homeopathic Medical College and moved directly to Nortonville, Kan., where he practiced medicine for twenty-five years. The last four years he has been living with his son, Dr. Ira L. Maxson, at Cunningham, Kan. His widow and three sons survive him: Dr. Ira L., Albert of Kansas City, and William of Minneapolis, Minn. These with other friends from a distance were present at the funeral, which was held in Nortonville, Kan., June 2, conducted by G. M. Cottrell of Topeka, Kan., assisted by Brother Isaac Maris. Matt. xxiv, 44: "Be ye also ready, etc.."
Dr. Maxson was a member of the Nortonville Seventh-day Baptist Church at the time of his death. He was a kindly, devout Christian citizen and soldier, father and husband, and may his gentle spirit rest as a benediction upon his family and his church. G. M. C.
