Census: 1880 Milton, Rock Co., Wisconsin: age 41

Melissa Esdelle (Clarke) (Eggleston) (Coon) Crandall 1838-1914
"The Journal-Telephone", Milton Junction, Wisconsin, Thursday, Oct. 22, 1914, p 1.
Melissa Clarke was born at Lorraine, N. Y., July 4, 1838, and entered into rest October 13, 1914, aged 76 years, 3 month and 9 days.
She was the fifth daughter in the family of Elnathan and Maria Spencer Clarke. In this family were four sons and seven daughters. One brother was the Rev. Joshua Clarke so well known as a preacher and pastor. Of that large family of children only one remains, the oldest daughter, Mrs. Mary Langworthy of Milton Junction.
In 1856 when Melissa was about eighteen years of age she and her sister Louise, afterwards Mrs. Hamilton Hull, came from Brookfield, N. Y., alone to Wisconsin. Previous to her western trip she attended De Ruyter Institute at De Ruyter, N. Y. After her arrival in Wisconsin she took up further study in Milton Academy in preparation for teaching.
In 1861, Oct. 9, she was married at Dakota, Wis., to John Eggleston, who shortly after their marriage enlisted in the Union Army in the Civil War. He came home from the War broken in health and lived only a short time. Besides his wife he left a little daughter Nellie who died at the age of thirteen.
On August 26, 1868, Melissa was married to George N. Coon. They began their home-making on Rock River road where they resided until they removed to Milton Junction in 1881. To this happy union was born one son, Dr. George F. Coon of Milton Junction. Mr. Coon passed into the life beyond in 1886.
In September of 1890 Mrs. Coon was married to Amos S. Crandall who now almost in sight of his ninety second birthday mourns the departure of his devoted companion and is only waiting till God bids him "come home."
Mrs. Crandall early in life, possibly at twelve years of age, in a revival meeting gave her heart to the Saviour and became a baptized believer in her Lord. While she and Mr. Coon lived on Rock River they became constituent members of the Milton Junction S. D. B. church in whose fellowship they lived and worked until their death.
Mrs. Crandall was deeply interested and an earnest worker in the Christian work of the church. She will be missed by her co-workers in the Ladies Aid Society of which she was president for a time. Her genial life will be missed by a large circle of friends. Her happy earnest Christian spirit will remain as a benediction in the lives of her bereaved companion, her son and his family and many relatives and friends.
The farewell service was held at the late home of the deceased October 16 and were conducted by her pastor Rev. Henry N. Jordan. Burial was in the cemetery in Milton Junction.

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 23, No 12, p 47, Mar. 21, 1867.
In Albion, Dane Co., Wis., Jan. 20th, 1867, John W. Eggleston, aged 31 years. He enlisted into the service of the United States in September, 1864, and was a member of Co. G, 38th Wisconsin Regiment, with which he remained until the regiment was discharged. He received injuries while in the service, which hurried his death. Being disabled by these injuries, he was home on a furlough in March, 1865, during which time he made a profession of religion in the ordinance of Christian baptism, and united with the Seventh-day Baptist Church in Albion, of which he remained a worthy member until death. He leaves a wife and one child, and a large circle of relatives and friends, to mourn their loss, but with the consoling hope, that "he sleeps in Jesus." J. C.

Residence: 1840 Homesteaded, Milton, Rock Co., Wisconsin
Census: 1850 Milton, Rock Co., Wisconsin
Census: 1880 Milton, Rock Co., Wisconsin: age 55 ?, farmer

He came to Alfred in 1831, and to Milton in 1840.

Admitted abt 1835 - Alfred, New York.
Dismissed to Milton [WI]
Moved to Petersburg 1828, Alfred 1831, Milton 1840.

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 42, No 41, p 5, Oct. 14, 1886.
George Nichols, son of Geo. S. and Electa Coon, was born in the town of Grafton, Rensselaer Co., N. Y., March 28, 1815, and departed this life Sept. 30, 1886. In 1828 he moved with his parents to the town of Petersburg, in the same county, and the same season made a profession of religion under the labors of Eld. John Green, and was baptized by him into the fellowship of the Seventh-day Baptist Church of that town. In 1831 he went with his parents to Alfred, N. Y., where he united with the First Seventh-day Baptist Church of that place, of which he was a faithful member until he moved to Milton, Wis., in 1840. He was married to Miss Eusebia N., daughter of Asa Burdick, Esq., of Alfred, in June, 1834. When the Milton Church was organized, in 1840, he united with that church and served as its chorister until the formation of the Rock River Church, in 1856, when he became one of its organic members, and was one of its most faithful and earnest workers. He served this church also as chorister for several years, until his voice failed. He was prompt and faithful to all the calls of the church. He was married to Mrs. Melissa Clark Egleston, Aug. 26, 1868. He also became an organic member of the Milton Junction Church, in 1875, of which he had been an honored and faithful member till removed by death to the church above. He leaves a beloved wife, two sons, an only daughter, three brothers, and five sisters, together with very many relatives and friends to mourn their loss. In the absence of the pastor, the funeral services were conducted by Eld. J. C. Rogers; subject, "The resurrection of the dead." The uncommonly large congregation called out on the occasion was an evidence of the esteem in which he was held in the community. A. W. C.