JOHN HIGHET (1838 - 1910)

HIGHET, BROWNING

Posted By: County Coordinator (email)
Date: 5/3/2020 at 18:03:14

HE WAS ONE OF PIONEERS
EARLY SETTLER OF AMHERST IS GRIM REAPER’S VICTIM
LIVED HERE FORTY-ONE YEARS
John Highet and Brother Lived Life of Bachelors All These Years – Was Highly Esteemed

In last Monday’s issue of The Democrat was announced briefly the death of John Highet, a pioneer farmer of Amherst township. The Marcus News gives these further particulars:
John Highet died early Sunday morning at his home in Amherst Township at the advanced age of eighty-two years. He had been failing for several weeks and his death was due to the infirmities of old age. The funeral services, were held on Tuesday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock at the home, conducted by Rev. Wilson, and interment made in the Marcus cemetery.

The deceased was born June 24, 1838 in Parkersburg, West Virginia and was a member of a family of three children. He received his education in Philadelphia, Cincinnati and New York City and was one of the best men of his time. After the completion of college courses he came to Tama County, IA., where he resided ten years. Just forty-one years ago John and James Highet came to Cherokee county and homesteaded the farm on which they have continued to reside all these years. They are the pioneer settlers of the county, coming here when there was nothing but seemingly endless prairie between Fort Dodge and Sioux City. They lived here in the days when Cherokee county was still inhabited by the tribe of red men from which the county derived its name. The two brothers have never married and for forty-two years have lived together and during which time endured all the hardships known to the pioneer in an untried country.

The deceased is survived by his brother James and his sister, Mrs. Browning, of Toledo, who was present at the funeral services.

In the death of John Highet an interesting one is removed and who is familiar with the early days and its struggles in the land of the Cherokees.
Source: The Semi-Weekly Democrat, Monday, Aug 29, 1910, pg. 1