James Flood 1850-1931

FLOOD, POWERS, LONG, NEARY, FISHER

Posted By: Ann Krumme (email)
Date: 9/5/2011 at 15:29:36

DEATH OF FORMER RESIDENT

George W. Downs, a former Wexford boy, sends us a copy of the current issue of the Emmetsburg Reporter, giving an account of the passing of a pioneer of Palo Alto county, where he resided 59 years, and before that a resident of this county, James Flood, 81, an uncle of John Powers of this city. Death was caused by influenza, and occurred Sunday afternoon, March 29, funeral the following Tuesday morning and interment in St. John’s cemetery.

The following extracts from a column and a half obituary in the Reporter, of which his son George is editor and part owner, give a brief summary of the life of this good man: “The deceased was born in Ohio in the year 1850. He came to Allamakee county, Iowa, with his parents at the age of five, and lived on a farm near Wexford, a country parish, near Lansing, Iowa. As a young man he worked on the Mississippi river, in steamboat service and in running the large log rafts down the river.

“He was married to Miss Margaret Powers at Wexford parish church, in October 1875. Nine children were born: Frank, the second eldest, died in 1912. Eight survive, as follows: Sister M. Carmeline, of Denver, Colorado; James P., Osage; William, of Provo, Utah; Mrs. C. A. Long, Los Angeles; Mrs. J. M. Neary, of Cedar Rapids; Mrs. W. J. Fisher, Emmetsburg; Joseph, Dalamer, N. D.; and George, of Emmetsburg. Also there are 18 grandchilden.

“Fifty-three years ago Mr. Flood moved to Mitchell, and later came to the vicinity of Fort Dodge and Webster City. In 1882 he came to West Bend, this county, and lived there until 1902. For two years from 1902 the family lived at Whittemore, coming to Emmetsburg in 1904.”

~Allamakee Journal and Lansing Mirror, April 8, 1931