NameEsther Melvina CRANDALL157
Birth16 Mar 1828, Cazenovia, Madison Co., New York
Death29 Mar 1898, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois
BurialMilton Cemetery, Milton, Rock Co., Wisconsin
ReligionSeventh-Day Baptist
FatherDeacon Henry CRANDALL (1790-1858)
MotherEsther WELLS (1796-1857)
Spouses
Birth29 Apr 1825
Death8 Jul 1876, Shiloh, Cumberland Co., New Jersey
ReligionSeventh-Day Baptist
Marriage2 Jul 1850, DeRuyter, Madison Co., New York
ChildrenElla Malvina (1853-1935)
Notes for Esther Melvina CRANDALL
Census: 1880 De Ruyter, Madison Co., New York: age 52, widowed, dress maker

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 54, No 17, p 261, April 25, 1898. Esther Melvina, daughter of Dea. Henry and Esther Wells Crandall, was born in Cazenovia, N. Y., March 16, 1828. In youth she made a profession of religion and joined the DeRuyter church. On July 2, 1850, she was married to Eld. Joel C. West, who was then teaching the school at Shiloh, N. J. God blessed them with six children: Clement Henry, Ella Melvina (Mrs. Ticknor), Elbert Wells, who died last January at Waseca, Minn.; Anna E. (Mrs. Burno, of Chicago), Mary J., who died at Milton at the age of twelve; and Arabella Jane, who died at DeRuyter in the joy and usefulness of young womanhood. Eld. Joel C. West was such a fine singer, so intelligent and so gifted, that the Shiloh church called him to the gospel ministry, and he was ordained, and preached at Preston and Nile, N. Y., Trenton, Minn., and Milton, Wis., and spent the closing years at his old home in Shiloh, where he died a triumphant death in July 8, 1876. In all these blessed labors and acceptable pastorates, Mrs. West was a noble helper and a devoted mother to the children, and since his death she has been tenderly and lovingly cared for by them, and died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Burno, in Chicago, March 29, 1898. L. R. S.
Notes for Joel Clement (Spouse 1)
"SDB Yearbook", 1876, p 17. Eld. Joel C. West died at Shiloh, N. J., July 8th, 1876, aged 51 years. His pastoral labors were mainly bestowed at Preston, Nile, and Dodge's Creek, N. Y., and Trenton and Wasioja, Minn. He was engaged in missionary and general evangelical labor in various places; he spent a portion of his time also in teaching, in which profession he was engaged at Shiloh, N. J., when stricken down with his last sickness.

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 32, No 29, p 3, July 20, 1876.
In Shiloh, N. J., July 8th, 1876, of consumption, Eld. J. C. West, in the 52d year of his age. He leaves a wife and five children, three daughters and two sons, to mourn his loss. They are comforted in the thought that their loss is his eternal gain. He died as he lived, trusting in Jesus, and as his last Sabbath on earth faded away into evening twilight, the glorious light of the heavenly day of rest dawned upon his waiting soul.
Bro. West was born in Shiloh, April 29th, 1825, experienced a hope in Christ at the age of fifteen, baptized by Eld. Wm. B. Maxson, and became a member of the 1st Brookfield church. He then went to DeRuyter and attended school for a time, after which he returned to Shiloh, where he taught school a few years, was licensed to preach in connection with Wm. C. Whitford, now President of Milton College. He then married Miss E. Melvina Crandall, and moved into the vicinity of DeRuyter, and commenced missionary work with Eld. J. R. Irish in the Otselic church. From thence he went to Preston and taught school during the Winter, and while teaching, the Preston church called him to be ordained to the gospel ministry. He labored very successfully for two years in building up the cause of his Master in that church, when he was called to become pastor of the Nile church, which call he accepted; laboring with them for nearly eight years. During the last year of this time, he preached for the Third Genesee and Portville churches.
Then came an urgent call from Trenton, Minn., which he accepted, laboring there six or seven years, suffering many hardships, but feeling he was doing it all for the Blessed Saviour. He labored as missionary, for a short time, preaching in the Wasioja church. He then moved from Trenton to Milton, Wis., where he remained two years, laboring at Edgerton and Milton Junction, as opportunity offered. He then came back to Shiloh, which was a little more than two years ago; since returning, he has engaged in teaching as his health would allow. His religious life has been one of steady growth, coming nearer and nearer to the divine pattern. His death was glorious as the close of the midsummer day, whose setting sun gilds the heavens with its reflected glory. D. H. D.
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