McWhirter, John 1853-1935

MCWHIRTER, GETTYS, MULLENEAUX, WILSON, TROTTER, SHULL, JONES, MCCALL, CARROLL

Posted By: Barbara Hug (email)
Date: 1/6/2005 at 09:02:58

JOHN M'WHIRTER DIES AT COLFAX
To Hold Rites Thursday Afternoon From Church in Metz

Funeral services for John McWhirter, 82, of Colfax, former resident of Metz, will be conducted from the Metz church Thursday at 2 p.m. Burial will be in the Sugar Grove cemetery.

Mr. McWhirter, member of The Daily News' Three Quarter Century club, died Monday evening at the home of his daughter, Mrs. William Mulleneaux, in Colfax. He had been ill for some time with a malignant disease.

Mr. McWhirter was born in Ireland July 31, 1853, and was the last surviving member of a family of five children. He was the son of David and Margaret (McCall) McWhirter.

He was married to Rebecca Wilson at Glasgow, Scotland June 3, 1874, and to this union 10 children were born.

The couple came from Glasgow to the United States in June 1886, locating in Metz, Ia. They lived there for about 25 years and then moved to Colfax, where Mrs. McWhirter's death occurred several years ago.

Survivors are four daughters, Mrs. Mulleneaux and Mrs. Sadie Jones of Colfax, Mrs. Rebecca Carrol of Newton, and Mrs. Elizabeth Shull of Ames, and three sons, J. W. McWhirter in California, Robert McWhirter of Laurel and Andrew McWhirter. ~ The Newton (IA) Daily News, August 7, 1935.

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Obituary ­John McWhirter

John McWhirter, son of David and Margaret McCall McWhirter, born in Ireland, July 31, 1853 of Scotch parentage.

When a small boy he moved with his parents to Glasgow, Scotland, where he grew to manhood. At this time he affiliated with the Church of England.

He was united in marriage June 8, 1974 to Rebecca Jane Wilson at Glasgow, and to this union 10 children were born, seven girls and three boys. They made Glasgow their home until 1886 when with their four children they set sail for America, arriving in Colfax, Iowa, June 8, 1886.

Later they moved to Metz where they resided until 1903 when they returned to Colfax. In 1908 they purchased a small farm 1 ½ miles north of Colfax where they lived until a short time before the death of Mrs. McWhirter on May 31, 1931, when he went to make his home with his daughter Mrs. William Mulleneaux where he has since resided.

For the past four years Mr. McWhirter has suffered with a malignant disease, his condition being alarming at many times, and death came as a release from his intense suffering at midnight on August 5, 1935 at the age of 82 years and 5 days.

He was preceded in death besides his wife, by three daughters, one in infancy, Pearl at the age of eight years, and Mrs. Margaret Gettys on November 29, 1930.

He is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Mary Mulleneaux, Mrs. Sadie Jones of Colfax, Mrs. Rebecca Carol of Newton, Mrs. Elizabeth Shull of Ames, three sons, Jack of Los Angeles, Calif., Andrew of Jackson, Minn., and Robert of Newton, 23 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Also one sister, Mrs. Mary Ann Trotter of Glasgow, Scotland.

Funeral services were conducted from the Metz church Thursday, Aug. 8, with Revered L.C. McDonald of Colfax in charge.

Burial was in the Metz Cemetery beside his wife and daughter Pearl.

Pallbearers were six grandsons; George and Wesley Carroll, Maurice Gettys, Henry, William, and John Mulleneaux.

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