Addison Dewey d. 1926 Civil War Veteran

DEWEY, FELL, DARLING, OWEN

Posted By: Dorothy Gosse (email)
Date: 3/28/2011 at 23:39:32

Mrs. M. L. Owen received a telegram Monday, Dec. 13, from her sister Mrs. Addison Dewey of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, telling of the death of her husband. The body will be placed in a vault until spring and then brought to Center Grove cemetery for burial. Mr. Dewey's home was formerly near Maynard. Although he had been in poor health for a long time he was only sick in bed two days.

Oelwein Daily Register - 21 Dec 1926

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Additional information is provided by Connie Ellis . Connie is an Owen researcher but not in the Hanna line except for Cora Hanna..

Mrs. M. L. Owen who is listed in the first sentence of the obituary would have been Mrs. Martin Lyle Owen who was Cora Anna Hanna. Cora and Martin farmed in Westfield Township in Fayette County, Iowa. They are both buried in the Grandview Cemetery in Fayette, Iowa. Cora Anna was born in 1865 to Betsy M. (1836 – 1870) and John Thomas Hanna (1832 – 1907). The last name is sometimes spelled as Hannah. Mrs. Hanna’s surname is unknown. John and Betsy Hannah can be found in the 1870 Federal Census for Westfield Township in Fayette County. John is listed as age 40 and born in Pennsylvania. Betsy was 34 and born in New York. Their children are: Ida, age 14 (who married Addison Dewey), Chester, age 12, Florence, age 9, Corie, age 5, and Peter, was a baby listed as 4/12. The children were born in Iowa. John, Betsy, and Flora Hanna are also buried in the Grandview Cemetery in Fayette, Iowa.