Electa Hickox Stowe 1821-1897

STOWE, JOHNSON, JOHNSTON, SAYLES, HICKOX

Posted By: Dorothy Gosse (email)
Date: 7/1/2008 at 22:17:19

Mrs, Electa Stowe died Apr. 25th,
1897 at the home of her niece, Mrs.
David Johnston, where she was visiting.
April 5th she had a stroke of
paralysis from which she never rallied.
Funeral services were held in
Murphy church, Fremont, April 27th,
being conducted by Rev. Van Horn.
The text aud hymns used she had selected
some time previous to her
death. Remains were interred in
the cemetery adjoining church ground.
Electra Sayles was born Nov. 1,
1821 in the town of Manilus, Onondagua
Co. N. Y., where she lived until
July 1844, when she came with her
parents to McHenry Co. Illinois. The
following fall she was married to Carmi
Hickox who had been her play fellow
when a child. In the fall of 1849
they came to Iowa settling at first in
Buchanan county but sold out there
and in the spring of '53 deeded 240
acres of land lying in Fremont township
from the government and took
up their abode thereon and which
place was her home for many years.
In September 1853 she was left a
widow with two little girls and a boy
born a few days after his father's
death and who bears the distinction
of being the first white child born in
the township. These three children.
Eugenia, living in Monona county,
Iowa, Clara in Oklahoma, and Carmi
near Ft. Dodge survive her. In 1855
she was again married to Hiram
Stowe whose death proceeded hers
several years. In the fall of 1844 her
health failing and being unable to
live alone she went to reside with her
brother Ona whose home has since
been hers and to Mr. and Mrs. Sayles
is much credit due, for their united
efforts have been the staff of her declining
years. All who know Mr.
Sayles know his kind heart, ready
hand and willingness of purpose for
they are a part of his very being. Mrs.
Sayles has done equally her part for
she has been more than a sister these
many years, and although people seldom
reap the reward in this world,
which is their just due save by a clear
conscience but when they stand before
their Maker then will justice be done
them. Auntie Stowe as she was familiarly
called, was loved by all for
many were the kindly deeds she had
done for others, and with all her
troubles bad always been patient and
forbearing.

Oelwein Register - 4 May 1897