John Haze, whose sudden death at the residence of Dr C. W. Haze in Pickney, on April 29, 1884, was noted in a recent issue of the Republican, was born in Herkimer County, New York, in 1792, and hence, at the time of his death, had nearly reached the 92nd mile-post in an exceptionally useful life. He removed to Canada in early life, and was married at the age of 20 years to Miss J. A. Ashford, with whom he lived until the date of her death, 43 years later. He was living in Canada at the outbreak of the War of 1812, aand repeated attempts were made to force him to join the British Army and battle against his native state. Mr Haze sturdily resisted these efforts and was last compelled to flee to a swamp for safty, and finally escaped across Lake Ontario to New York. He returned to Canada at the end of the war, but shortly after removed to Niagara County, New York, where he remained until 1837, when he came to Farmington, Oakland County, Michigan. He remained at that place, engaged in farming pursuits, until after the death of his wife in 1856, and three years later removed to Lansing, where he was soon after married to Mrs. Rebecca Edwards of De Witt, with whim he lived until her death a few years ago. since which time he has resided with his children. Mr Haze had seven children by his former wife, six of whom are now living. They are Dr. Wm H. Haze of Lansing, Dr. C. W. Haze of Pickney, Mrs. Ledger Cowley of Farmington, Mrs. Lewis Coburn of this city, Mrs. O. P. Strowbridge of Almont, and Mrs C. E. Eastman of Pine Lake. He was an active member of the Methodist Episcopal church for over 60 years, and always an earnest laborer in every kind of church work. Those of our citizens who have known him for many years speak of him as a man upright and honorable in character, and possessed of moe than ordinary determination to deal justly and honestly with all with whom he came in contact in business relations of otherwise. In political principles he was a steadfast Republican. The funeral services we held at Pickney, and the remainsborne to Farmington and laid by the side of his first wife and the mother of his children. - Published in the Lansing Republican, May 8, 1884.