STEBLETON, Jacob 1830 - 1907

STEBLETON, OLINGER, CORNELL, GLOTFELTY, MOHLER, GOUGHNOUR

Posted By: Richard K. Thompson (email)
Date: 3/17/2012 at 20:10:21

Jefferson County Republican
August 16, 1907
Pg. 5 Col. 2 & 3

Obituary

Jacob STEBLETON was born Aug. 15, 1830, in Montgomery Co., Ohio, and died at his home near Batavia, Iowa, Aug. 6, 1907, aged 76 years 11 months and 21 days. He was the son of Solomon and Catherine STEBLETON. He was the tenth child out of a family of twelve and is only survived by one brother, George STEBLETON of Ankeny, Iowa, who was present at the funeral.

Married Dec. 17, 1854 near Peru, Ind., to Nancy Jane OLINGER. To this union were born two sons and three daughters. One son Frank and one daughter Laura preceded him in death, leaving one son, W. O. STEBLETON of Deering, N.D. who was not able to be present at the funeral, and two daughters, Mrs. Geo. W. CORNELL (sic. Mary C. STEBLETON CORNELL) and Mrs. W. N. GLOTFELTY (sic. Carrie Bell STEBLETON GLOTFELTY), residing in this county and an aged companion (sic. reference to his wife Nancy Jane OLINGER STEBLETON) and also a grandson Frank who made his home with them, to mourn his departure.

Mr. STEBLETON's early life was spent mostly in Ohio prior to his coming to Iowa in 1871 where he has since resided. He had been failing in health for some time but was still able to be about and the morning of his death he was sitting in his doorway and just as he was called to breakfast he fell over and passed away instantly. His death was caused by heart trouble.

He was christened in the Lutheran church and in after (sic. later?) life attended the Brethren church.

In his death his companion loses a kind and noble husband and the children a generous and affectionate father and the community a faithful citizen and neighbor.

The funeral was held from the family residence Aug. 7, at 2 p.m. conducted by Rev. Daniel Holder which was attended by a large concourse of neighbors and friends with interment in the Brethren cemetery.

* Transcribed for genealogy purposes. I am not related to the person(s) mentioned.

Note: Buried in what is now known as Brethren/Dunkard cemetery near Libertyville, Jefferson county, Iowa. There is a large double monument for Jacob and Nancy STEBLETON, also large individual monuments for son Frank and daughter Laura next to them. On the south side is a tall monument for a daughter-in-law, Rose Ella MOHLER STEBLETON, who was married to their son William Owen STEBLETON. Rose died in 1887; William remarried to Sarah GOUGHNOUR and they are buried in Deering, N.D.

Carrie Bell STEBLETON GLOTFELTY and her husband William N. GLOTFELTY are also buried in Brethren/Dunkard cemetery.

Mary C. STEBLETON CORNELL (Mrs. George W. CORNELL) and members of her family are buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, Iowa.

Admin. note: There was also an obituary for Jacob in the "Fairfield Ledger" on August 14, 1907, however we do not have that microfilm in the Library at this time.