Hugh A. Jehu 1840-1911

JEHU, JOHNSON, HARRIS

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Date: 10/9/2010 at 00:35:39

Hugh A. Jehu Dead
Passed Away at his Home in City last Thursday

H. A. Jehu, member of the board of supervisors of Estherville township, died at the city hospital Thursday [October 19, 1911] night at 11:15, after an illness running over a period of a few weeks. He had been ill for some time with a carbuncle on his neck. About a week before death claimed him he underwent an operation. The only hope of his recovery was through the operation, which was fruitless. Funeral was held from the Christian church, Rev. H. C. Hurd officiating, Sunday afternoon at 2:30 and burial made in Oak Hill cemetery.

Hugh A. Jehu was born January 9, 1840 in Wales. He was the youngest child in a family of nine children. When three years of age he came to the United States with his parents and settled on a farm near Janesville, Wisconsin. Later they moved to a farm in Dane county, Wisconsin, where Mr. Jehu spent his youth and received his early education. He attended college at Milton, Wisconsin, and business college in Chicago for two years. He taught several terms of school. On September 1, 1864, he was united in marriage to Miss Margaret E. Johnson at Union, Wisconsin. Two years after marriage Mr. and Mrs. Jehu went west and spent the next fifteen years of their life in Montana, Idaho and Utah. While in the west Mr. Jehu engaged in mining and mercantile business. Then they moved east and he spent three years in lumber business in Albany, Wisconsin. About twenty-seven years ago they moved to Estherville. Mr. Jehu has been engaged in various businesses since coming here, such as implement, land, livery, etc. The past five years he has been a member of the board of supervisors for Estherville township. During the time he has been on the board he has devoted his entire time to a performance of the duties of the office. He was a good hearted citizen, and left hosts of friends to mourn his death. Mr. Jehu was a member of the Odd Fellows and K. of P. lodges.

The Enterprise joins in sympathy to the family in sorrow.

Those present at his funeral from out of town were: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harris of Des Moines, Mr. Lacy and Mrs. H. Buel of Burt, John Menzes of Emmetsburg, Mrs. and Miss Little of Elmore and Mrs. Johnson of Evansville, Wisconsin. (Estherville Enterprise, Estherville, IA, October 25, 1911)

Death of Hugh A. Jehu
Passed Away Thursday After Brief Illness
Chairman County Board
Resided in Estherville for Twenty-Seven Years – Was Prominent Politics

H. A. Jehu died at the City Hospital Thursday evening, October 19th, at 11:15 after a brief illness of blood poison. Three weeks ago he had a carbuncle come on the back of his neck, and while it was very painful, he was up and around and attended to his business as chairman of the county board of supervisors, until a few days before he died when he was taken to the hospital for an operation. It was discovered that blood poison had developed. He was given the best of medical assistance but to no avail.

Hugh A. Jehu was born in Wales. He was the youngest of a family of nine. He came to this country with his parents when a small child and was raised on a farm in Dane county, Wis. He attended school at Milton, Wis., and afterwards taught several terms in the rural schools near that town. He was married September 1, 1864, to Margret E. Johnson, and moved to the west, residing for a time in Montana, Idaho and Utah. While residing there he followed the occupation of mining for fifteen years. After he left the west he engaged in the lumbering business at Albany, Wis., and remained there three years. Twenty-seven years ago he moved to Estherville and engaged in the farm implement business with W. H. Foote. Later he was in the collection and insurance business with N. . Egbert. And still later in the livery business with William Maxwell. For four years he served as deputy sheriff under James A. Rae and five years ago he was elected a member of the county board of supervisors. Last January he was selected as chairman of the board. He always took an active part in politics. He leaves a wife, brother, and niece, Mrs. Chas. Harris of Des Moines, to mourn his sudden death. He was seventy-one years of age.

Funeral services were held at the Christian church Sunday afternoon at 2:30 and the remains interred in Oak Hill Cemetery. Rev. H. C. Hurd preached the funeral sermon at the church and the services at the grave were in charge of the Odd Fellows lodge of which deceased was a charter member. He was also a member of which deceased was a charter member. He was also a member of the Knights of Pythias and Woodsmen. The pall bearers at the funeral were Robert West, C. E. Person, Fred Hintz, L. E. White, Wm. Mahlum and Samuel Collins. (Estherville Democrat, Estherville, IA, October 25, 1911)

H. A. Jehu Died of Blood Poisoning
After an Illness of Less Than One Week Death Came as a Relief Thursday Night
Old Resident Estherville
Chairman of County Board of Supervisors and Identified with History of Estherville and Emmet County

H. A. Jehu, chairman of the county board of supervisors, died at the city hospital Thursday night at 11:30 o’clock, of blood poisoning, after an illness dating from Friday of the previous week. Although his death was momentarily expected it came as a shock to the community and to the county.

Sometime during the week previous to his death a carbuncle started on the back of his neck near the base of the brain. It rapidly became an aggravated case and Saturday he was taken to the city hospital and the carbuncle was opened and treated. It was so deep seated, however that this seemed to do no good and the infection could not be stopped. There was not a time after he was taken there that the physicians offered much hope, and Thursday night at 11:30 death came as a relief to his suffering.

Deceased has lived in Estherville twenty-seven years and has always been identified either in a business way or politically with the interests of the town and county. He was a man of strong personality and being such had very staunch friends and it can be truthfully said of him that he never forgot his friends. He was big hearted and no one asked in vain for assistance from him. At the time of his death he was the chairman of the county board of supervisors and was serving his second term as a member of that board.

Funeral was held from the Christian church Sunday afternoon and notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather many turned out to pay their last tribute to the departed. Interment was made in Oak Hill cemetery.

Hugh A. Jehu was born in Wales in 1840. He was the youngest of a family of nine. He came to this county with his parents when a small child and was raised on a farm in Dane county, Wisconsin, and afterwards taught several terms in the rural schools near that town. He was married to September 1, 1864, to Margaret E. Johnson, and moved to the west, residing for a time in Montana, Idaho and Utah. While residing there he followed the occupation of mining for fifteen years. After he left the west he engaged in the lumbering business at Albany, Wisconsin, and remained there for three years. Twenty-seven years ago he moved to Estherville and engaged in the farm implement business with W. H. Foote. Later he was in the collection and insurance business with N. B. Egbert. For four years he served as deputy sheriff under James A. Rae. He was later in the livery business with Wm. Maxwell for several years. Five years ago he was elected a member of the county board of supervisors and last January he was selected as chairman of the board. He always took an active part in politics. He leaves a wife, brother and niece, Mrs. Chas. Harris, of Des Moines, to mourn his sudden death. He was seventy-one years of age. (Vindicator and Republican, Estherville, IA, October 25, 1911)