DAVID, Mrs. Sarah A. HURT

DAVID, GAINES, BURNES, HURST, HURT, HANCOCK, STONE

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 5/26/2006 at 19:58:11

"The Fairfield Journal"
Wednesday, December 4, 1907
Page 2, Column 1

A PIONEER IS DEAD.
Mrs. Sarah DAVID Early Settler in Fairfield Passed Away This Morning.

Mrs. Sarah A. DAVID passed peacefully over the river of death this morning about two o'clock at her home on East Burlington street after a illness (sic) of several months duration.

She is survived by five children, Mrs. Cora GAINES of Colorado, Mrs. Elizabeth BURNES of California, Mrs. Alice HURST of Denver, Colo., Miss Lucy of this city and Charles DAVID of Chicago. Mrs. DAVID's husband, Charles DAVID, and two sons have preceded her to the other land.

Mrs. DAVID's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William HURT, were natives of Adair County, Kentucky and moved to Glasgow, Jefferson County in 1838(.) When this good lady became the bride of Charles DAVID on March 7, 1841, the city of Fairfield had only been laid out about seven months. There were no stores here as yet and only about one hundred white settlers.

The Indians were friendly in thos (sic) days and it was Mrs. DAVID's delight in the latter years of her life to relate story after story of those early days in Fairfield when the Indians would make friendly calls on their pale faced brothers and eat from their kettles.

To Mrs. DAVID was given the privilege of living long enough to see Fairfield become the most thriving and progressive little city in the state. She and her husband had an important part in the early history of the city and her death will be sincerely mourned by all the old settlers of the city and county.

Mr. DAVID was a public spirited man all his life. He was honored in 1867 by being elected mayor of this city which office he filled.

The funeral arrangements are being delayed until after the arrival of Charles DAVID from Chicago who is expected this evening.

Miss Lucy DAVID, a daughter, who has lived with her mother, is prostrated by the death of her mother and lies at her home in a serious condition.

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"The Fairfield Journal"
Thursday, December 5, 1907
Page 3, Column 1

LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS

...--The funeral of Mrs. Sarah A. DAVID, who died yesterday morning, will be held Friday afternoon at two o'clock from the residence on East Burlington street. The reremains (sic) will be laid to rest in Evergreen cemetery.

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"Jefferson County Republican"
Friday, December 6, 1907
Front Page, Column 1

LOCALS

... Mrs. Sarah DAVID died at her home on E. Burlington St. Wednesday morning. She was an old resident of this place. The funeral was held this afternoon.

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"The Fairfield Journal"
Tuesday, December 10, 1907
Page 2, Column 1

Life of Mrs. DAVID.

Mrs. Sarah HURT DAVID, who died in this city December 4, was born in Kentucky, four miles south of Columbia in Adair county, July 6, 1822. Her mother's maiden name was Parmelia HANCOCK, a native of Alabama. Her father was William White HURT.

She came to Iowa in 1837. She was married to Charles DAVID March 7, 1841. Nine children were born to them, five of whom are living, four daughters and one son--Cora DAVID GAINES Hermosa, Colo.; Elizabeth H. BURNES Los Angeles, California; Alice M. HURST Denver, Colorado; Lucy E. DAVID, who has lived with her mother in this city and Charles DAVID of Chicago.

She was a member of the First M E. church for years, but when the Free Methodists organized in Fairfield she was one of the charter members, and although her health for years was such she could not attend, she retained her membership and was a faithful and consistent Christian.

The funeral services were held from the late home of the deceased Dec. 6, at 2 p.m , conducted by Rev. Thos. Osborn of the Methodist church. The remains were laid to rest in Evergreen cemetery.

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"The Fairfield Journal"
Wednesday, December 11, 1907
Page 2, Column 2

A PIONEER IS DEAD.
Mrs. Sarah DAVID Early Settler in Fairfield Passed Away This Morning.

From Wednesday's Daily.

Mrs. Sarah A. DAVID passed peacefully over the river of death this morning about two o'clock at her home on East Burlington street after a illness (sic) of several months duration.

She is survived by five children, Mrs. Cora GAINES of Colorado, Mrs. Elizabeth BURNES of California, Mrs. Alice HURST of Denver, Colo., Miss Lucy of this city and Charles DAVID of Chicago. Mrs. DAVID's husband, Charles DAVID, and two sons have preceded her to the other land.

Mrs. DAVID's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William HURT, were natives of Adair County, Kentucky and moved to Glasgow, Jefferson County in 1838(.) When this good lady became the bride of Charles DAVID on March 7, 1841, the city of Fairfield had only been laid out about seven months. There were no stores here as yet and only about one hundred white settlers.

The Indians were friendly in thos (sic) days and it was Mrs. DAVID's delight in the latter years of her life to relate story after story of those early days in Fairfield when the Indians would make friendly calls on their pale faced brothers and eat from their kettles.

To Mrs. DAVID was given the privilege of living long enough to see Fairfield become the most thriving and progressive little city in the state. She and her husband had an important part in the early history of the city and her death will be sincerely mourned by all the old settlers of the city and county.

Mr. DAVID was a public spirited man all his life. He was honored in 1867 by being elected mayor of this city which office he filled.

The funeral arrangements are being delayed until after the arrival of Charles DAVID from Chicago who is expected this evening.

Miss Lucy DAVID, a daughter, who has lived with her mother, is prostrated by the death of her mother and lies at her home in a serious condition.

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"The Fairfield Ledger"
Wednesday, December 11, 1907
Page 6, Column 4

A Pioneer Fairfield Woman.

Mrs. Sarah A. DAVID died in this city Wednesday. She had reached the advanced age of eighty-five in fairly good health, and death was caused by a stroke of paralysis which prostrated her the 2nd inst. Mrs. DAVID was the pioneer woman of Fairfield. Her residence here was longer and more nearly continuous than that of any person of her sex. She was born in Adair county, Ken., July 6th, 1822. She came to Jefferson county with the family of a brotherinlaw, Willis STONE, in 1840, remained in Round Prairie township, where there was quite a settlement of Kentuckians, for a short time and came to the new county seat of Fairfield the following year. She was married to the late Charles DAVID March 7th, 1841, the husband dying here January 28th, 1898. Mr. and Mrs. DAVID operated one of the early houses of public entertainment in the new town, the Eagle hotel, located where the Jordan block now stands, for a number of years, and Hon. H. B. Mitchell, John W. McLean and other pioneers were their guests. While they had lived in other portions of the county at times, their residence in Fairfield, in the same house on East Burlington Street, had been continuous since the early '60's (sic). Five children survive the parents: Mrs. R. E. GAINES of Hermosa, Col., Mrs. Elizabeth H. BURNS of Los Angeles, Cal , Mrs. Allie M. HURST of Denver, Col., Charles B. DAVID of Chicago, Ill., and Miss Lucy DAVID of this city. Mrs. DAVID had a wide acquaintance among the early settlers of Jefferson county and many of them had shared the comforts of her hospitable home. Old friends will sincerely mourn her death and extend their sympathy to the surviving members of this old Fairfield family. Funeral services were held at the home Friday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Thos. Osborn.

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"The Fairfield Tribune"
Wednesday, December 11, 1907
Page 7, Column 2

Personals.

... Chas. DAVID, of Chicago, was called here last week by the death of his mother. ...

(same publication and page, but Column 3 -- )

Death of Mrs. Sarah A. DAVID.

Mrs. Sarah A. DAVID, who died at her home in this city last Wednesday morning, was a native of Kentucky, having been born there in July, 1822. She came to this county in 1838 and was married here in 1841 to Charles DAVID, and here they spent their lives and reared their family. Four daughters and one son survive the parents. They are: Mrs. Cora GAINES, of Colorado; Mrs. Elizabeth BURNES, of California; Mrs. Alice HURST, of Denver, Col.; Charles, of Chicago, and Miss Lucy, of this city, who made her home with and took care of her mother in her declining years.

Mrs. DAVID may be rightly classed as one of Jefferson county's pioneers and she will be remembered by many of the older settlers who will learn of her death with regret. She was the possessor of the characteristics that belong to the pioneer and a more kind hearted neighbor or friend in need could not be found.

Funeral services were conducted from the home Friday afternoon in charge of Rev. Thos. Osborne, and interment made in the family lot, Evergreen cemetery.

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"Jefferson County Republican"
Friday, December 13, 1907
Front Page, Column 2

Mrs. Sarah DAVID, who died on Wednesday of last week, was a charter member of the Free Methodist Society of this city, which was organized in the home of Susannah Mendenhall in the year 1867. She with the person just named were the first individuals to unite with the society and both continued faithful Christians till the day of their death.

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Note: Buried in Lot 1st.023 with husband Charles; daughter Lucy who died in 1940 shares their gravestone with them.