Seymour Wilson Day 1830-1898

DAY, HAWKINS, SACKVILLE, HUFF, MCDONALD

Posted By: Dorothy Gosse (email)
Date: 7/13/2008 at 15:19:08

Seymour Wilson Day was horn Feb.
24,1830, in Chittenden county, Vermont,
and died at his home southeast
of Oelwein, August 7,1898. He had
been failing for several years from the
ills attendant to old age, but was not
considered In a dangerous condition,
and his sudden death came as a fearful
shock to his family and friends.
The deceased migrated from his native
county and state to St. Lawrence
county, N. Y, at the age of 18, where
on December 7,1852, he was married to
Miss Eliza A. Hawkins, of that place.
Soon after the newly wedded couple
came to Iowa, then on the frontier,
seeking their fortune. They settled
in Jackson county but thirty-five
years ago they came to Fayette county,
settling on the beautiful farm that was
his home to the time of his death.
Five children came as a blessing to
their home, two sons, George and Wilson,
both successful farmers in this vicinity,
and three daughters, as follows:
Mrs. Alice Sackville, living northeast
of Oelwein; Mrs. Effie Huff, just east
of town, and Mrs. Gertrude McDonald,
living at Tacoma, Wash. The latter
the youngest of the children, was unable
to attend the funeral services.
Deceased has been an earnest, consistent
Christian for more than 40 years,
and one of the original members of the
M. E. church in this city. He has also
been a member of the A. O. U. W. for
a number of years, and members of this
lodge assisted in the funeral services.
He was a loving and wise husband
and father, and the grief of his widow
and children is deep and sincere. They
have the sympathy of a large circle of
friends. The esteem in which he was
held by his neighbors was attested by
the large number gathered at his funeral
service, and the beautiful floral
tributes which had come from every
quarter, many from a distance.
The services were held Monday afternoon
and were conducted by his pastor,
Rev. Triem, assisted by Rev. Coneybeare
of the Presbyterian church
The sermon was from Revelations XIV
121 "Blessed are the dead which die in
the Lord from henceforth, yea, saith
the Spirit, that they may rest from
their labours; and their works do follow
them. The interment was in Otsego
cemetery.

Oelwein Register - 10 Aug 1898