DARE, James, born 11-05-1830, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, died 15-07-1907.
James Dare, 77, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 11, 1830, died near Grafton on July 15, 1907. He was the son of James & Rebecca (Richey) Dare and was the third of a family of 11 children, 3 sisters and 8 brothers. Those remaining are Oliver Dare of this place (j ville-grafton?) and Mrs. Sallie D. Barnett and Levi Dare of Bridgeton, New Jersey.
At an early age the family moved to Bridgetown, New Jersey, then to Greene County Illinois. In 1858, they bought a farm in Calhoun County, 1 mile from Deer Plain Ferry. While living there he married Mrs. Mary D. Pruitt, November 22, 1865. She died December 22, 1866.
In 1873 he moved to Jersey County. He was brought up a Christian, joined the Baptist Church and later the Methodist church.
Uncle Jim's life has always been exemplified by kindness and usefulness. The hungry never left his door unfed, nor the wayfarer unsheltered. Though not blessed with a family of his own, he loved and the cared for children. Those who have been of his immediate household are the four children of his brother George Dare, Mary, widow of G. a Hull, of Edgar, Nebraska, Henry J. Dare of Siloam Springs, Arkansas. Rebecca, wife of F. M. Lynn, of Otterville and George Dare Jr. who died at age 11. Besides these are his step-daughter, Charity Appler, who has had a home with him since the death of her mother, and Frank Bowers whom he reared from babyhood.
Funeral by Rev. W. H. Calvert in Plainview church.
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