Stacy, Mary A. (Manning) 1812 - 1893
STACY, STACEY, MANNING, LIVENGOOD, LIVINGOOD, PACKER, RYAN, PARSONS
Posted By: Reid R. Johnson (email)
Date: 1/2/2023 at 11:41:03
Elkader Register, Thur., 21 Dec. 1893.
Mrs. Stacey, the mother of Mrs. David Livengood, of Elkader, died at Volga Tuesday, and she will be brought to this place for burial today. Services at Volga at 10 o'clock this morning.
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Elkader Register, Thur., 28 Dec. 1893. Volga column.
The funeral of Mrs. Stacy, whose death we mentioned in our last, took place at (the) residence of her daughter, Mrs. Parsons, Dec. 21st. Rev. Mr. Brush, of the M.E. church, officiating. Her remains were then taken to Elkader and laid beside those of her husband, who died in 1880. Mary A. Manning was born on March 17th, 1812, and died Dec. 19th, 1893, at the age of 81 years, 9 months and 2 days. She was of English parentage and came to this country in her early youth. She was married to Edward Stacey at the age of 17 years. She raised a family of eight children, two sons and six daughters, of whom five daughters and one son survive her, these being Mrs. D. Livingood, of Elkader, Mrs. G. A. Packer, of Sioux City, Mrs. E. D. Ryan, of McGregor Mrs. J. A. Parsons and Miss Emma Stacy, of Volga City, and J. Stacy, of Fort Dodge, all of whom, except the last mentioned, were in attendance at the funeral. Mrs. Stacey came with her family to Iowa in 1855, and made her home in Sperry township until her death. Until coming to Iowa she was a member of the Episcopal church.
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The following news article was posted by Mary Durr in 2004. At the time of posting it was unknown if Mrs. Stacy died from the cow attack described:
MRS. EDWARD (MARY) STACY
The Clayton County Journal, Wednesday, July 26, 1871
FEARFUL CASUALTY
On Monday Mr. Joseph Kramer, of this place, was out in the neighborhood of Volga City buying cattle and had repaired to the farm of Mr. Stacy, father-in-law of Mr. Livingood, of Elkader.
They had tied a rope around the cow's horns and endeavored to lead her up to the house, but as she saw Mr. Kramer, a stranger, stretched out on a buffalo robe, she reared up and broke away frightened and furious.
Mrs. Stacy ran after her into the brush when the cow turned upon her with her horns threw her down and with her hoofs tramped upon her, and before the infuriated cow could be driven away Mrs. Stacy had her collar bone and three ribs broken and a severe gash cut in the upper part of her thigh.
The cow had been a pet with Mrs. Stacy; she had raised her from a calf and many a time fed her from a dish in her hands, and she had no earthly reason to expect injury from her.
Mrs. Stacy was carried into the house and Mr. Kramer hastened to Volga City after Dr. J. W. McLean, who seeing the serious wounds she had received, immediately sent for Dr. D. W. Chase, with whose assistance the wounds were dressed, and yesterday the patient was doing as well as could be expected, but of course the wounds are serious and will take some time to heal.
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Added 1/2/2023:
Mary Stacy was the 3rd gr grandmother of Kent Gebhard. Kent has posted another obituary for her on her FindaGrave memorial. Click the link below to view:
Kent writes per email "Her son, Jonas Stacy, my 2nd gt grandfather settled in Calhoun Co., IA after serving in the Civil War. His granddaughter, Nellie Stacy,
graduated from Rockwell City High School in 1910 and took the train to Carlyle, SD to teach school, where she met Clark Gebhard. They were my grandparents.
I have her framed HS diploma hanging by my desk."
Mary A. (Manning) Stacy entry on FindaGrave
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