Borts, Jonah – 1838-1924

BORTS, HINES, MORRISON

Posted By: Diana Wagner
Date: 2/8/2023 at 08:55:37

Jonah Borts, former resident of Mingo, died Sunday morning at the county farm near Newton. Mr. Borts was a resident of Mingo for many years. Funeral services were held at Newton Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Interment at Newton cemetery.
Source: Jasper County Record (Colfax, IA); Thursday, March 20, 1924, page 3 (Mingo news)

Mrs. Wm. Morrison and Rosa Borts attended the funeral of the former’s uncle Jonah Borts, aged 87 at Newton Tuesday. He fell Wednesday at the county home and broke his hip. Pneumonia set in and he died Sunday forenoon.
Source: Colfax (IA) Tribune; Thursday, April 3, 1924, page 8 (Clear Creek news, intended for prior week)

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Jonah was the oldest son of Benjamin Borts and Barbara Hines. According to his Iowa death certificate he was buried in the "Mingo Cemetery" on 18 March 1924. Being that his mother and two of his sisters are buried in Ashton it is believed that Jonas is also buried here. However, there is no tombstone and the early cemetery records have been lost that would confirm his burial. Cemetery tombstone inventories during actual walk through in 1976, 1994 and 2018 did not find a marker for him. Research continues to verify his burial location.