DIED - - At his residence in Blair, Washington county, Nebraska, Nov. 22d, 1890, Deacon Elijah Dulaney, in the 68th year of his age.

The subject of this sketch was born in Jackson county, Ohio, Aug. 15, 1823, and was converted to Christ at the age of 15 years, at which time he united with the Baptist church; and was afterward chosen one of its deacons, in which office he served for more than thirty years. He maintained his church relations until the day of his death.

On Nov. 10, 1844, he was married to Elizabeth Halterman in Scioto county, Ohio, and removed to Illinois in the year 1849, where he was a pioneer, made a good home and raised a large family of eight sons and two daughters, five of whom, with their mother, survive him. He moved to Blair, nineteen years ago, where he has made his home ever since. He had been an invalid for the past five years, and for thirty-seven days prior to his death took no food of any kind.

The funeral services were conducted from the residence by Pastor Whiting of the Baptist church on Sunday, the 23, who preached from Thessalonians 4th chapter, 17th verse.

#2-27 Nov., 1890 - The Pilot - Elijah Dulaney

DULANY - In Blair on Saturday, Nov. 22d, 1890, of general debility, Elijah Dulany, in the 68th year of his age.

Elijah Dulany was born on August 15th, 1823, in Jackson County, Ohio. At the early age of fifteen years he became a convert to the Baptist faith and continued a member of that church to the time of his death. On Nov. 4th, 1844, in Scioto County, Ohio he was married to Miss Elizabeth Hatterman, his surviving widow. In 1849 they together moved to Clay County, Ill., where they opened up and for many years occupied a good farm, and reared a family of ten children, five only of whom survive. On Nov. 23, 1871, they came to Blair where they have since resided. The deceased has been an invalid for many years, and for five years last past has been continued to his bed.

One remarkable feature of his last days was the fact that for the last thirty seven days immediately preceding his death, he did not taste or touch one particle of food of any kind.

The funeral services occurred on Sunday from the late residence and were conducted by Rev. Whiting, pastor of the Baptist church, who preached an appropriate discourse from the test Thess. IV 17.

~~~ Obituary courtesy of Washington County Genealogical Association; newspaper clippings on file at the Public Library, Blair, Nebraska ~~~