Hattie Dundas, 1855-1929

DUNDAS

Posted By: Emmet County IAGenWeb Coordinator (email)
Date: 1/29/2009 at 15:49:49

EARLY PIONEER DIES; RITES ARE AT ARMSTRONG

Funeral is Held for Mrs. Dundas

Armstrong, April 3. -- Funeral services for Mrs. David Dundas, whose family homesteaded in Emmet county, were held at 2:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon in the Methodist church here. Burial was in the Armstrong cemetery. Mrs. Dundas died Thursday [31 Mar 1929] at Armstrong.

Mrs. Hattie Dundas was born in the year 1855 at Waukon, Alamakee county, Iowa. She came to Armstrong with her people who settled on a homestead in Emmet county in 1872. She was united in marriage to David Dundas, Nov. 11, 1874, by the Rev. Littlefield at Seneca, and settled on a homestead in Emmet county four miles west of Armstrong and lived there until 1909 when they moved to Armstrong.

To this union were born seven children, four of whom preceded her in death, Leonard, Walter, Mrs. P. C. Richardson, and Mrs. John Fox. The living children are Alfred Dundas of Miles City, Mont., Archie Dundas of Winnebago, Minn., and Mrs. Lee Hoppus of Armstrong. They were all at the bedside of their mother when she passed away. She also leaves 24 grandchildren and four great grandchildren, and three sisters, Mrs. Eva Dayton of Brighton, Mrs. Lilly Horswell and Mrs. Mary Felkey of Armstrong; five brothers, Aura, William, Samuel, and Charlie of Armstrong, and Harvey of Parsons, Kan. She was a kind mother and her thoughts were always of her home and family and [she was] a member of the M. E. church at Armstrong for many years.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: Estherville Daily News, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa, April 4, 1929.