James Irvin Janes

JANES, CARMAN, TOMS, KURTZ, WILLIAMS, SCAMPTON, WEAVER, SACKETT

Posted By: Carrie Robertson (email)
Date: 10/28/2016 at 21:44:11

Friday November 21, 1913 The Marion Register
J. Irven Janes
In Tuesday's issue of the REGISTER brief mention of the passing of Conductor J.I. Janes together with a notice of the funeral services were given. The following is a brief but accurate sketch of his life.
He was born in Johnstown, Rock County, Wisconsin, April 21, 1847.
He enlisted in his 17th year in Company B, 1st Michigan cavalry regiment and was mustered out of the army, in Salt Lake City, March 10th, 1866.
November 23d, 1873 he was married to Miss Rebecca Carman of Janesville, WIsconsin. His wife, and three children, William, Katherine and Margaret sruvive.
The family home has been in Marion since 1882. He helped in the Construction of the Marion--Council Bluffs division of the Milwaukee and has been an active passenger conductor ever since until his health failed.
The funeral services were held at the spacious family residence, 6th avenue and 12th street. Sermon by Rev. E.F. Clark, pastor of the Congregational church. Music by Messrs Robert Toms and John J. Booth and Mesdames Karl Kendall and Edgar Pyle.
The floral offerings were elegant and many, one of them from Robert Mitchell G.A.R. Post and one from the W.R.C. The others from long time friends.
The pall bearers were George W. Toms, C.H. Kurtz, J.S. Williams, H.S. Scampton, W.A. Weaver and Orange Sackett. Interment on the sunny southern slope of Oak Shade Cemetery, where the Ritualistic Grand Army services were held as the last tribute of respect which Union soldiers of the civil war can pay to a comrade deceased.
"There is no fireside, howsoe'er defended
But has one vacant chair."
"Friend after friend departs,
Who hath not lost a friend?"
"Soldier, rest! Thy warfare o'er
Sleep the sleep that knows not breaking,
Dream of battle fields no more,
Days of danger, nights of waking.
No rude sound shall reach thine ear,
Armor's clang, or war steed champing
Mustering clan, or squadron tramping."
Mr. Janes' home life was ideal. His integrity was never questioned, as a soldier there were none better.
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The family of the late J. Irven Janes unite in expressing thanks to friends for their many acts of kindness during the illness and at the funeral services of the one whose chair is now vacant in the home bereft of husband and father.