DEAN, Horace F. 1837-1908

DEAN, PELHAM

Posted By: Phyllis Peterson (email)
Date: 2/3/2002 at 14:51:13

ANOTHER VETERAN CALLED

Horace F. Dean Passes to His Reward on Tuesday December 22d

We are again called upon to mourn the loss of one of our time honored citizens, who, though the spirit has been wafted to a more friendly port, will long be remembered for his many acts of charity and patriotism.

Horace F. Dean answered to the final summons on the morning of Tuesday, December 22d, 1908. Though it was quite generally understood, by those nearest and dearest to him, that the end was close at hand and that the light of life which, for the past six weeks have been flickering, was soon to go out the news of his peaceful death was received with sorrow by those who learned to love him during his life time.

Deceased was born in Mariah, Essex County, New York on Dec 2nd, 1838, and before having attained his majority came west and located on a farm in eastern Iowa. He enlisted in the Union Army in August 1862 with Co. H, 26th Iowa Infantry and was during his services as a soldier, promoted to 4th sergeant and later to that of 1st sergeant. From an examination of his army record we find him to have been a soldier of honor and distinction. He was honorably discharged June 6th, 1865.

Returning to Clinton county at the close of the war, he was on Nov. 8th, 1865, united in marriage to Electa Pelham, and together they fought the battle of life until seven years ago when the wife and mother was called to her reward. In 1873 the family moved to West Side, Crawford county, and twenty years later, in 1893, came to Dunlap, where he continued to reside up to the time of his death. To this union were born nine children, seven of whom survive.