Person:Josiah Darling (1)

JOSIAH DARLING. Josiah Darling was born in Cattaraugus county, New York, in 1838, and was reared to a farming life. In Maxwell township, where he has resided for many years, he has taken a prominent place in agricultural affairs, and his years, honest disposition and unflagging industry have united to make him one of the strong characters of the community. A portrait of Mr. Darling will be found on another page of this volume.

William R. Darling, the father of Josiah, was a farmer in New Hampshire, and he came west to Minnesota in 1872. The Darling family belongs to the old American stock, and for many generations has had a name in the annals of old New England.

Josiah Darling came west in the fall of 1856, and his family followed the following year. For a time he lived in Janesville, Wisconsin, and had been two years on a farm near by, when the Civil war broke out, calling him to the front. An August, 1862, he enlisted in the Twenty-second Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and went south September 17, of that year. He saw service in Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, the two Carolinas, and accompanied General Sherman on his "march to the sea." He participated in the "Grand Review" in Washington, and returned to peaceful pursuits with the consciousness of three years spent in the noblest war that men ever fought.

Returning home he was married September 17, 1865, to Miss Permelia E. Griffith, who came of American parentage, and was a native of Wisconsin. Three of the four children born to this union are now living: Luna O.; Esther M., now dead; Morna E., and Myrtie C. [George O., and Myrtle E., are adopted.]

Mr. Darling brought his family to Lac-qui-parle county in June, 1872, driving across the country in a covered wagon. He settled on a homestead claim in section 10 of Maxwell township, and for eight years made a home for the family in the familiar dug-out construction of the frontier. He broke his first land with oxen, and for several years lost heavily from grasshoppers and hail. The year of the first invasion of the grasshoppers he was sick, and utterly unable to work. Perseverance brought its own reward, and today he owns a fine well tilled farm of one hundred and sixty acres, of which all but about twenty acres is under a high cultivation. The farm buildings satisfy the critical eye, and the grove is growing well. There are many apple and plum trees, and an abundance of small fruit. The universal judgment is that he is a thoroughly successful farmer.

From: Compendium of History and Biography of Central and Northern Minnesota (Chicago, Geo. A. Ogle & Co., 1904), pages 524-27.

(JOSIAH DARLING OBIT EMAILED FROM DAN SANDBERG)

Taps Sounded for Veteran of Civil War Saturday

Josiah Darling, aged eighty years, passed away March 15th after long illness

Marched with Sherman to the Sea in Civil War.

Endured the Severe Privation and Loss of Crops during Pioneer Days in this state.

Death has again taken from our midst one of the few "boys in blue" who remained to tell the story of the struggle of ‘61. The ranks of old soldiers are rapidly thinning and it will not be long until the cassius Fairchild Post of this city will have to be perpetuated by the young soldiers of the World War. It is with a spirit of reverence we speak of these brave boys of ‘61. Taps sounded Saturday morning for Josiah Darling of Maxwell and as an obedient soldier he was ready and willing to go in answer to the final summons.

The end came at the Dawson hospital where Mr. Darling had been a patient for two weeks. Since the death of their adopted daughter, Mrs. John Warrick, a couple of months ago Mr. and Mrs. Darling, who were both very feeble, went to make their home with their daughter, Mrs. James Donaldson and family. Two weeks ago Mr. Darling’s condition demanded daily medical care so he was brought to the hospital.

Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Presbyterian church, Rev Schock officiating. The members of the Cassius Fairchild Post and the Womans Relief Corps attended the funeral in a body. Eight of the young soldiers of Dawson acted as pallbearers. They were Noble Haugen, Oscar Stempson, Albert Larson, Ernest Gerlach, Ingewald Ridste, Chester Hill and Lyle Griffith. Interment was made in the Dawson Cemetery.

Josiah Darling was born at Perrysburg, Cattaraugus County, New York, on August 24, 1838. His boyhood was spent in New York state. In 1856 he went to Wisconsin, later locating in Rock County of that state. He continued to live there until the Civil War broke out. In 1862 he enlisted in Company B, 22nd Regiment of the Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry and he served until the close of the war. He marched with Sherman to the sea and served in a number of battles. During his enlistment he spent only one night in the hospital.

At the close of the war he returned to Rock county and there married Etha Linda Griffith in September, 1865. They resided there for seven years, then came to Lac Qui Parle county in a covered wagon and took a homestead, which has continued to be the Darling home since that time.

To Mr. and Mrs. Darling were born four daughters, Mrs.. Luna Ludlow, Mrs. Mertie Darling, Mrs. Morna Palmer and one daughter Esther now deceased. They adopted one child and raised her as their own, Mrs. John Warrick, who recently died.

Mr. Darling was one of the pioneers who assisted in the organization of Maxwell Township and he acted as a member of the first township board. He was one of the founders of the Union Mission Church of Maxwell. In the year of 1872 they lost their crop and the story of the privations they suffered is a story all by itself. Mr. Darling was forced to go to church barefooted that summer for there was no money to be had with which to buy shoes. He remained a supporter of the church until his death. His interests were always for the good things that would uplift and better the community in which he lived.

1. ↑ Compendium of History and Biography of Central and Northern Minnesota. (Chicago, Geo. A. Ogle & Co., 1904)
   Pages 524-27 printed copy of photo & notes in my files.

   Josiah Darling was born in Cattaraugus county, New York, in 1838, and was reared to a farming life. In Maxwell township, where he has resided for many years, he has taken a prominent place in agricultural affairs, and his years, honest disposition and unflagging industry have united to make him one of the strong characters of the community. A portrait of Mr. Darling will be found on another page of this volume.
   William R. Darling, the father of Josiah, was a farmer in New Hampshire, and he came west to Minnesota in 1872. The Darling family belongs to the old American stock, and for many generations has had a name in the annals of old New England.
   Josiah Darling came west in the fall of 1856, and his family followed the following year. For a time he lived in Janesville, Wisconsin, and had been two years on a farm near by, when the Civil war broke out, calling him to the front. An August, 1862, he enlisted in the Twenty-second Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and went south September 17, of that year. He saw service in Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, the two Carolinas, and accompanied General Sherman on his "march to the sea." He participated in the "Grand Review" in Washington, and returned to peaceful pursuits with the consciousness of three years spent in the noblest war that men ever fought.
   Returning home he was married September 17, 1865, to Miss Permelia E. Griffith, who came of American parentage, and was a native of Wisconsin. Three of the four children born to this union are now living: Luna O.; Esther M., now dead; Morna E., and Myrtie C. [George O., and Myrtle E., are adopted.]
   Mr. Darling brought his family to Lac-qui-parle county in June, 1872, driving across the country in a covered wagon. He settled on a homestead claim in section 10 of Maxwell township, and for eight years made a home for the family in the familiar dug-out construction of the frontier. He broke his first land with oxen, and for several years ...SEE NOTES for Addtl info - PHOTO

2. ↑ transcribed by Theresa Hubbell on Sept. 4, 2004. Dawson Cemetery in Dawson, Lac Qui Parle, MN.

   has 2 tombstones: Josiah DARLING; Co. B 22 Wis. Inf with a veteran marker; and Josiah DARLING; 1838-1919; Co. B 22 Rect. Wis Inf.; location: Row I Sect 2 Lot 63 Grave 4

3. ↑ Obituary.

   Obit of Josiah Darling emailed from Dan Sandberg to me May 2005.

4. ↑ MN Historical Society Death Certificate Index.

   Name: JOSIAH DARLING, Death Date: 03/15/1919, Death Place: LAC QUI PARLE, State File Number: 006580

   MN Historical Society Death Certificate Index.
   Certificate ID# 1919-MN-006580.

5. ↑ transcribed by Theresa Hubbell on Sept. 4, 2004. Dawson Cemetery in Dawson, Lac Qui Parle, MN.

   has 2 tombstones: Josiah DARLING; Co. B 22 Wis. Inf with a veteran marker; and Josiah DARLING; 1838-1919; Co. B 22 Rect. Wis Inf.; location: Row I Sect 2 Lot 63 Grave 4

6. ↑ Obituary.

   Obit of Josiah Darling emailed from Dan Sandberg to me May 2005.

7. ↑ transcribed by Theresa Hubbell on Sept. 4, 2004. Dawson Cemetery in Dawson, Lac Qui Parle, MN.

   has 2 tombstones: Josiah DARLING; Co. B 22 Wis. Inf with a veteran marker; and Josiah DARLING; 1838-1919; Co. B 22 Rect. Wis Inf.; location: Row I Sect 2 Lot 63 Grave 4

8. ↑ Obituary.

   Obit of Josiah Darling emailed from Dan Sandberg to me May 2005.

9. ↑ 1840 US Federal Census
   Roll: m704-271 Image: 246.

   Gerry Twp, Chautaqua, NY; Page 121; William R Darling household

10. ↑ 1850 US Federal Census.

    Perrysburgh, Cattaraugus, NY; William R Darling household, family #45, line 12; Roll: M432_479, Page: 271

11. ↑ 1860 US Federal Census.

    Porter, Rock County, Wisconsin, Series M653 Roll 1431 Book 1 Page 606, Page 80, Wm R Darling family, family number 616.

12. ↑ transcribed by Theresa Hubbell on Sept. 4, 2004. Dawson Cemetery in Dawson, Lac Qui Parle, MN.

    per tombstone marker info.

13. ↑ Obituary.

    Obit of Josiah Darling emailed from Dan Sandberg to me May 2005.

14. ↑ 1870 US Federal Census.

    Porter, Rock, WI; Post Office: Evansville; Page: 6; Josiah Darling household, family # 46, line 2, Roll: M593_1736, Page: 425, Image: 496

15. ↑ 1880 US Federal Census
    FHL Film 1254624 NA Film # T9-0624 Page 151A.

    Maxwell, Lac Qui Parle, MN; Josiah Darling household; info from
    www.familysearch.org.

16. ↑ BLM GLO Records - Land Patent Details.

    Patentee Name: Josiah Darling, TITLE TRANSFER - Issue Date: 3/30/1880, Land Office: Benson, Canceled: No, Mineral Reservations: No, Authority: May 20, 1862: Homestead Entry Original(12 Stat. 392); SURVEY - State: Minnesota, Acres: 160, Metes/Bounds: No; DOCUMENT NUMBERS - Document Nr: 4147, Misc. Doc. Nr: 5458, Accession/Serial Nr: MN0180_.475, BLM Serial Nr: MN NO S/N; Aliquot Parts: NE, Sec./Block: 10/ , Township: 116-N, Range: 43-W, Fract. Section: No, Meridian: 5th PM, State: MN, Counties: Lac Qui Parle, Survey Nr.:

17. ↑ 1885 Minnesota State Census.

    Post Office: Dawson, Lac Qui Parle, MN; Josiah Darling household, family 9, Page 2 lines 1-6; w/ Ethlinda (36y), Luna (18y), Edith (11y), Myrtie (8y) and George (1y).

18. ↑ 1895 MN State Census
    Microfilm Page 199.

    Josiah DARLING household, Page 11, Lines 1-5, family # 83, Josiah 56y b NY a soldier, w/ Mrs. Ethalina 47y b WI, Mertie 18 b MN, George 11y b MN and D.J. Devine 22y b WI.

19. ↑ 1910 US Federal Census
    Series: T624, Roll: 709, Part: 1, Pae: 275A.

    Josiah Darling household, Maxwell Twp, Lac Qui Parle, MN; dwelling 1, family 1, page 1A, lines 1-4.

20. ↑ Obituary.