VAN NESS, John

VANNESS, ACORD, REEVES, SIMMERMAN, JACOBS

Posted By: Oregon Rain
Date: 11/28/2009 at 11:19:06

Fremont County Herald
Sidney, Fremont Co., Iowa
June 21, 1923.

John Van Ness.
-- John VanNess an old and respected citizen of this community died at this home in Sidney, Saturday June 16, 1923. He was born in Coles county, Illinois, January 27, 1840, being 83 years, 4 months and 19 days old at the time of his death.

He was the youngest of eleven children and when just a young lad he moved with his parents to Jefferson county, Iowa, where he lived for five years, then moving to Fremont county where he has since made his home until about fourteen years ago he moved to Sidney, residing in the east part of town, and only a short time ago moved to the home where he died. He had been in poor health for the past seven months.

He was married to Rachel Acord, February 26, 1863 and to this union were born eight children, W. G. VanNess of Oklahoma City, J. H. VanNess of David City, Nebr., John VanNess Jr., of Omaha, Mrs. U. S. Reeves of Blair, Nebr., Mrs. John Simmerman of Broken Bow, Nebr., Albert, Mary and Mrs. Frank Jacobs all of Sidney. There are 31 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren besides a host of relatives and friends to mourn his death.

Mr. VanNess was a member of the Presbyterian church having joined this denomination when he was a young man.

Funeral services were held Monday June 18th at 2 o'clock at the Presbyterian church, conducted by Rev. Todd of Shenandoah in the absence of Rev. Davis who was out of town. The music was furnished by the Presbyterian quartet, Mrs. Vernon Johnson, Mrs. Jess Ettleman, Warren Darrah and Hubert Hanson. The pall bearers were A. F. Darrah, Fred Hiatt, R. P. Lindsay, J. S. Butcher, Chas. Martin and Jas. Reade. There were many beautiful floral offerings from relatives and friends. Interment was in Sidney cemetery.