GASAWAY, John R. 1849 - 1920

GASAWAY, GASSOWAY, COPELAND, HOLICLAW, HOLSCLAW

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 10/1/2022 at 11:58:59

"The Fairfield Daily Journal"
Saturday, January 24, 1920
Page 4, Column 1

JOHN GASSOWAY DIED AT NOON TODAY

John GASSOWAY died about noon today at the home of his neice Mrs. Jay COPELAND on West Burlington street, following a several weeks illness with paralaysis. No arrangements have been made for the funral services.

Mr. GASSOWAY has made his home with his neice for the past year. He was about 70 years of age at the time of his death. He is survived by one brother, Tom GASSOWAY, of Brighton.

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Note: Buried initially in the Fairfield Abbey, a mausoleum which stood in what is now the 6th Addition to Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, IA. The mausoleum developed structural problems in the 1960s and those interred there were moved out; John was re-interred in Evergreen Cemetery, in Lot 2nd.208½. Some variations of the surname exist - GASSOWAY in his obituary, but GASAWAY on his gravestone. The surname is GASAWAY in the 1850, 1860, and 1900 Federal Censuses, where John is noted as age 3, age 11, and age 50 respectively. His gravestone indicates he was born in 1849, and the 1900 census notes he was born in December, 1849. He was the son of Benjamin and Elizabeth HOLICLAW (perhaps HOLSCLAW?) GASAWAY.