Harriet Chown

CHOWN, MASTERS, DYCHE, COLEMAN, EDMONDSON, DANIELS, WOLFORD

Posted By: Beverly Gerdts (email)
Date: 7/1/2022 at 11:20:38

Columbus Gazette, Columbus Junction, Iowa
Thursday, September 13, 1906
page 4

Conesville, September 12 - Mrs. Harriet Masters Chown was a native of Pike county, Ohio. On March 13, 1848, she was united in marriage to Charles Dyche. A few years later, they came to Iowa, driving through by team and settling on a small farm in Muscatine county. Here they lived until the death of Mr. Dyche, which occurred in June, 1861. Mrs. Dyche was left with five small children and no means of support except the labor of her hands. She complied to find homes for her little family among strangers. She was again married in October 1863, to William Chown. Mr. Chown was a widower with three small children. The many obstacles that came up compelled them to secure permanent homes for their loved ones, who grew up with out the love of a father's and a mother's care. Mr. Chown enlisted in the service of his country in the war of the rebellion and Mrs. Chown made her home with her parents in Ohio until the close of the war. It was at the home there that his daughter, Mary, the eldest, was born. When peace was declared, Mr. and Mrs. Chown settled on a small farm near Muscatine, at which place they toiled hard together. In the year of 1873 they bought 80 acres of land in Port Allen at which place they always lived until 15 years ago when they moved to Conesville. The home at Port Allen was open prairie, but by the sweat of their brows they accumulated what they now have.

Mrs. Chown began failing in health before she left the farm, caused by hard work done in previous years. She leaves to mourn her death the following children, Mrs. Nancy Coleman, Wapello; John Dyche, Conesville; Rebecca Edmondson, Ainsworth; Mrs. Mary Daniels and Eliza Wolford and Richard Chown, of Cone. Brief funeral services were held in her late home and in the Reformed church by Rev. B. A. Black, of Lone Tree. The call came to come up higher and after asking all of her loved ones to meet her in the better land she bid them a fond farewell and passed away August 3, 1906.