Samuel C. Sanderson (1842-1926)

SANDERSON

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 9/15/2010 at 10:43:39

Bellevue Leader, Bellevue, Iowa, November 18, 1926

CIVIL WAR VET GOES TO REWARD
SAMUEL C. SANDERSON IS SUMMONED THURSDAY AFTER ATTAINING RIPE OLD AGE

Funeral is held Sunday afternoon in charge of Reveille Post-Given military burial

The ranks of the Grand Army of the Republic grow thinner daily and soon the last of these nobel men will have departed from us. Samuel Crawford Sanderson lay down life’s burden at his home on Second Street Thursday afternoon at 1:40 o’clock, the while exercises were in progress in observance of Armistice Day. His death leaves only three survivors of the great Civil War in Bellevue, namely Ignatz Klein, J. F. Snyder and Charles Kurth.

Mr. Sanderson was active up until a few days of his death, when he took cold and pneumonia developed with fatal results. The end however was unexpected and he passed to his reward peacefully.

He was born in Rice Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, on November 2, 1842. It so happened that his birthday this year fell on election day and recently he expressed the hope that he might live to reach his eighty-fourth year and cast a ballot once more, which privilege was granted to him.

During the Rebellion he served as a member of Company H, 21st Illinois Volunteer Infantry and Company F, 96th Illlinois Volunteer Infantry, and had an honorable and conspicuous war record. In later years he was a member of Iuka Post, Grand Army of the Republic, of Bellevue, and was very proud to wear the little bronze button which distinguished him as one of the Nation’s defenders. During its most trying period.

He was married at Galena, Illinois, on October 24, 1867, to Miss Harriet M. Bailey, and they came to Bellevue in 1873, and resided here ever since, being number among the best citizens of our community. For many years Mr. Sanderson was employed by the lumber company and the C. M. & St. Paul Railway Company until he went into retirement to enjoy his declining years in quiet and contentment. He was a man where bore the respect and esteem of all his good nature and cordiality were outstanding attributes.
He is survived by his faithful wife and one son, William A. Sanderson of Sioux City, four grandchildren, five greatgrandchildren and two brothers who reside in Jo Daviess County, Illinois.

Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at two o’clock from the residence and a large number of neighbors and friends gathered to pay a last tribute of respect to the departed veteran. Reveille Post had charge of the services and many of the Legion boys were present in their uniforms. Rev. Coleman officiated and interment was made in the Presbyterian Cemetery, a firing squad giving a salute followed by taps sounded by a cornet in the hands of a Boy Scout. The pallbearers were E. L. Lampe, J. C. Dennison, C. L. Veach, Clarence Weis, Theodore Neu and Ed Engelman.

Those present at the funeral service from out of town were Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Sanderson of Sioux City, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Rafferty and daughter Phyllis Ann of Cedar Rapids, Arthur Sanderson of Clinton.

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