Stull, William T. 1819-1901

STULL, ROWAN, HANCOCK

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Date: 4/11/2015 at 14:58:44

STULL-At his residence one mile south west of Rossville, Allamakee county, Iowa, August 20, 1901, William T. Stull, aged 81 years, 11 months and 20 days.

He was born August 30, 1819, in Fayette county, Pa. He was married to Miss Mary Rowan, Nov. 11, 1847, who died thirteen years ago. They came to this county in 1852 and for almost half a century he lived on the old homestead where he died.

He was the father of twelve children, three of whom, Elijah of Monona, Fillmore of Waukon, and Mrs. Laura Stull Hancock of Rossville, survive him.

He was converted in early manhood and soon after coming to Iowa became and continued a faithful, earnest member of the Rossville Baptist church till death.

He enlisted in Co. I, 27th Ia. Inf., August 15, 1862, and served his country faithfully and well till mustered out August 8, 1865. Interesting is the fact that he enlisted in Co. I 39 years ago this month at the age of 42 years, in the same building in which his funeral was held last Wednesday, a banquet being given to the soldiers in the room at the same time, most of the Allamakee members of the company being present at the time.

The funeral was held in the Baptist church, Rossville, on the 21st, Rev. W. C. Stewart of Waukon officiating. He had for years been member of John J. Stillman Post, G.A.R., of Waukon, and the following comrades attended the funeral: F. H. Robbins, G. W. Sherman, T. W. David, R. Wampler, David Walker, G. W. Taylor, A. M. May, Chas. Goeke, W. C. Stewart, David Douglass, A. E. Colgrove, Jas. Briar.

~Waukon Standard Newspaper, August 28, 1901