Miles Elwood Hand

HAND, MARPLE, CLARK, THOMPSON, BEATTY

Posted By: CMarshall (email)
Date: 11/26/2011 at 15:58:24

Miles Elwood Hand

With the passing of Mr. M.E. Hand which occurred on Thursday of last week, another Iowa town is left without a surviving veteran of the Civil War.

Mr. Hand came with his wife and a family of four sons and two daughters to Rowley, twenty one years ago. Four years he lived on a farm and sixteen years he lived in the village. During this time, by clean, upright, helpful living he has endeared himself to the hearts for many outside his own family circle.

Death came as a great shock to his family and neighbors. Although he had been rather feeble for some time, he seemed to be in usual health until very shortly before death claimed him, He had lived seventy-five years, six months and twenty three days.

Mr. Hand was born in Licking County, Ohio. His parents were John and Maglin Marple Hand. At the age of sixteen he enlisted in the 76th Regiment Ohio Infantry, and was in the service nearly a year and a half, in General Sherman's army. He belonged to the G.A.R. Post at Paxton, Illinois. He was also a member of the Woodman lodge at Rowley.

He married Miss Sarah Clark at Bloomington, Illinois on the first day of December, 1868. He is survived by this companion and by his six children. They are: Mrs. W.C. Thompson, Paxton, Illinois; L.J. Hand, Rowley, Iowa; Olin O. Hand, Rowley, Iowa; Clark C Hand, Richfield, Idaho; Mrs. L.H. Beatty, Rowley, Iowa; R Raymond Hand, Ludlow, Illinois. He also leaves eighteen grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and other relatives.

Early in life Mr. Hand became a Christian. For fifty four years he was a member of the Methodist church; first in Illinois and later at Rowley.

The funeral was held Monday afternoon at the church, Rev. Maynard, his pastor, spoke words of comfort. The heartfelt sympathy of the whole community is with those who are so suddenly bereaved of the affectionate husband, a sympathetic father and delightful grandpa.

[Bulletin Journal, Rowley, Published February 7, 1923