JAMES ROLLA BASHAW

BASHAW, SHULER, PATTERSON, WARNER

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Date: 2/18/2002 at 14:44:17

Decatur County Journal
Thursday, May 6, l9l5

JAMES ROLLA BASHAW, pioneer Leon business man
and one of southern Iowa's
most prominent and successful citizens,
passed away at the home of his
daughter, MRS. ROBERT SHULER, in this city
last Sunday afternoon. He
had been in poor health for some years but
his condition was not
considered alarming until Saturday, the day
before his death. His death
comes as a great shock to the people of
Decatur County. He had been in
business here since the fall of l865 and
during those years has built up
a large and prosperous business.

JAMES ROLLA BASHAW was born July ll, l840, in
Culpepper County,
Virginia. He was the second in a family of 9
children, 5 boys and 4
girls. Two brothers, JOHN and WILBER and two
sisters, LUCY and EDWINA
are still living. He came with his parents
to Leon, in the fall of
l865, when he established his present
business here.

He was married September l6, l866, to SARAH
T. PATTERSON and to this
union were born four children, ROBERT GLEN,
JAMES ROLLA, CLELLA and
WILLIAM HERMAN. The three sons died in
childhood. The daughter grew to
womanhood and survives. His wife SARAH
BASHAW, died April l7, l90l.

In l902, he married MARY J. WARNER, a sister
of his first wife, and she
died March 26th, l9l2. His daughter and
family came from Canada,
December 5, l9l3, to make a home with and for
her father. He has been
in failing health for over a year, and has
had several serious illnesses
in that time. Nevertheless his death came as
a shock to his friends as
he was not thought to be dangerously ill
until Saturday afternoon. On
Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock death came to
relieve his suffering.

He became a member of the Presbyterian Church
many years ago during
services which were conducted by Evangelist
Dean, at the opera house.
The funeral was held from the Leon
Presbyterian Church Tuesday
afternoon, the Pastor of the church, Rev.
Jacobs, conducting the
services. Interment followed in the Leon
Cemetery.

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February l7, 2002