Edward Moore died 1926

MOORE, BLOUNT, NASH, BLAISDELL, WALTERS, CARROTHERS, ROSE, MOSHER, BLANCHARD, SULLIVAN, EVANS, WILLIAMS

Posted By: S. Ferrall - IAGenWeb volunteer
Date: 3/20/2007 at 03:17:01

Military Honors Paid War Veteran by Old Warriors

Masonville, April 14 - Military funeral rites were conducted here Saturday for Edward Moore, 82, a Civil war veteran and long-time resident of this community, who succumbed suddenly in Chicago while visiting at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Blanche Blount. Campaigners of the Civil and World wars attended the services in a body, and accompanied the body to Greenwood cemetery, where a firing squad paid a final tribute to the dead veteran, following which taps were sounded.

Pallbearers were John Rose, G. Mosher, Clarence Blanchard, Frank Sullivan, Jenk Evans and Jay Williams. After serving three and one-half years in the army, the deceased located here in 1865.

Surviving are five daughters and one son: Mrs. Clara Nash of Rockford, Ill., Mrs. Mary Blaisdell of Fredericksburg, Va., Mrs. Mabel Walters of Albert city, Ia., Mrs. Blount of Chicago, Mrs. Maud Carrothers of Fayette and Frank Moore of Osage.

-Cedar Rapids Rebublican, April 14, 1926