Robert Appleton 1830-1917

APPLETON, FOGGIN, SYKES, STUART, DIERICK

Posted By: Sharon Elijah (email)
Date: 5/23/2021 at 17:43:29

28 April 1917 - The Clinton Advertiser page 1

(Special Correspondence)
Lost Nation, Iowa, April 28--Robert Appleton, an aged stock buyer of this vicinity was found dead in bed this morning at the home of his nephew, John Foggin, when the family went to call him for breakfast. Mr. Appleton would have been 87 years old had he lived until the fifteenth of next June and was quite active for one of his years. Deceased was born in England and came to this country in 1872 and was a prominent business man here for years until he retired a number of years ago. He had not been feeling well for two or three days, but nothing was thought of his illness as he had been up and around and his death came as a shock. He is survived by one sister, Mrs. Foggin, and also several nephews and nieces.

3 May 1917 - The Clinton Advertiser page 4

Lost Nation, Ia., May 3--Robert Appleton was born June 14, 1830, at Millington, Yorkshire, England and was the son of Timothy Appleton and Sebel Cowton Appleton. He and his nephews, Timothy Appleton, came to America in 1872 and settled at once in Clinton county, where his brother, George Appleton, had settled in 1854. He engaged in farming for two years and then entered the butcher business for nine years. Later he bought the old Ott farm, farming this about nine years, when he became an importer of fancy horses from England, the firm name being Comstock, Appleton and Paupe. As buyer for the firm, he made the trip to England many times, bringing his nephews, Jack and Robert Foggin, to this country with him following his last trip there.

During his entire life he enjoyed the best of health and was ailing for but three days before his death. Even then his condition was not considered serious. The evening before his death he seemed much better, but when his breakfast was brought to him Saturday morning, it was found that death had claimed him.

He and his sister, Mrs. Foggin, of Lost Nation, were the last of a family of ten. Besides his sister, Mrs. Foggin, he leaves to mourn his death, three nieces, Mrs. John Sykes of Lost Nation, Mrs. Stuart of Lexington, Neb., and Mrs. Dierick of Vinton, Iowa, and three nephews, Tim Appleton, John and Robert Foggin of Lost Nation and a number of nieces and nephews in England.

The funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the Union church, Rev. Boomershine conducting the services and taking for his text Hebrews 11:16: "But now they desire a better, that is to say a heavenly country. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He hath prepared for them a city." The choir, composed of Mesdames Gish and Heitman and Messrs. Burrichter and Dickman, with Mrs. Ira Hammer accompanist, sang the following hymns: "Somewhere the Sun is Shining", "In the Sweet Bye and Bye" and Shall We Meet?" Interment was made in the Lost Nation cemetery, the pallbearers being R. E. Cressey, Edward Myatt, C. P. Guyer, H. Mills, H. Kiel and Wm. Kramer. Mr. Appleton was of genial, kindly disposition that endeared him to all who knew him, and was familiarly known as "Uncle Bob" by all his acquaintances. He lived as he died, at peace with his neighbor and at peace with his Maker.