Bay City Morning Chronicle Jan. 29, 1874

Charles G. Southworth

About 3 o'clock of the morning of the 28th inst. Charles G. Southworth departed this life at his residence in the Seventh ward of this city.

Mr. Southworth was born in the 8th of May, 1801, at Deep River, Connecticut.

He was in his 73d year. He had been quite ill during the past three weeks with an attack of pleurisy, accompanied by a partial paralysis of the lungs.

His sickness was attended with much suffering on account of difficulty in breathing.

His funeral is to take place to-day at 12 pm from his late residence. The services are to be under the charge of the Masonic fraternity. Rev. Mr. Wight of the Presbyterian church will assist. The deceased had been for a number of years a member of the Presbyterian church.

Mr. Southworth removed from Connecticut to Michigan about the year 1852, and settled in Portsmouth. He built the second sawmill erected in what is now Bay County. For a number of years, he engaged successfully in the lumbering business and secured a competence that rendered his circumstances easy and his later years comfortable.

Mr. Southworth was indeed one of the earliest pioneers of this region. He was always regarded as one of our most reliable and worthy citizens. His integrity was of the first class and his influence decided in behalf of honesty and fair dealing. He was a kind husband, an indulgent father and a useful citizen. He was a director in one of the city banks and a holder of stock in several of our corporations. He was highly respected by all who knew him. He reared a large family, and his children have been useful and active in their several vocations.

His remains, accompanied by his widow, his son and a daughter, will be at once conveyed to Connecticut and interred at Deep River, near those of his first wife.

Masonic - The members of Portsmouth Lodge of F. & A. M. will convene at their hall to-day at 12 o'clock m., for the purpose of attending the funeral of the late Chas. S. Southworth. a cordial invitation is also extended to the fraternity of Bay City and vicinity. By order. J. L. Clarke, Secretary.

Bay City, Jan. 28, 1874.

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