COWLES, Joel 1811 - 1891

COWLES, KNESS

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 5/25/2021 at 20:23:27

"The Fairfield Tribune"
Wednesday, December 16, 1891
Page 7, Column 3

Joel COLE (sic), an old and well known resident, died at his home in Fairfield Tuesday evening. Mr. COLE had lived here nearly forty years, having first settled in the country, we believe, northwest of town. He had lived earlier in life at Nauvoo, Ills., and was their (sic) identified with the Mormon Church of Latter Day Saints. An humble citizen, unassuming and plain, but faithful and diligent, he filled his station as a daily laborer much more creditably than many who occupy positions in higher walks of life. He was nearly eighty years old.

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"The Fairfield Tribune"
Wednesday, January 13, 1892
Page 7, Column 1

The Tribune was in error a few weeks ago in stating that Mr. Joel COWLES, deceased, had been a member of the Mormon church previous to coming to Iowa. We are now positively informed that he was never in any way connected with that church, but on the contrary that he joined the Baptist church in his youth and had never belonged to any other religious body.

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*Transcribed for genealogy purposes; I have no relation to the person(s) mentioned.

Note: Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, IA, in the Public Grounds section, in Row 1. His wife was Elizabeth KNESS, who survived him and died in 1904. She is also buried in the Public Grounds section, in Row 2, Space 34. A daughter of theirs, Lizzie, died in 1877 and is buried next to Joel.