James Goare (1888)

GOARE, MCDANIELS, CLINE

Posted By: Mary Welty Hart (email)
Date: 1/25/2007 at 17:45:28

Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa
January 5, 1888

JAMES GOARE Obituary

James Goare died at his home in Douglas township, Madison county, Iowa, on Dec. 24th 1887, aged seventy-six years and three days.

He was born in Logan county, West Virginia, Dec. 21st, 1811. In his 22nd year, June 25th, 1833, he was joined in marriage to Malinda McDaniels. In the year 1835 he came to the State of Indiana. In the fall of 1854 he came with his family to Madison county, Iowa, where he resided at his death. He was the father of nine children, two of them dying in early life, seven of them growing up to manhood and womanhood, and only two of them living at his death - Shepperd II living at the parental home, and Mrs. Wm Cline, of Winterset. His eldest son, William M., enlisted in the service of his country; was a true, brave soldier and a member of the 39th Iowa infantry. He was wounded in the battle of Alatoona, Georgia, and died in the hospital Oct. 24, 1864. Father Gore embraced faith in his Savior and was a member of the Christian church the greater portion of his life.

Settling in Madison county in her early history, he had a wide circle of acquaintances, and well knew the incidents, toils, hardships and privations of a frontier life in the first settlement of the county. He was a kind, good neighbor, and many in the community in which he lived will remember uncle Jimmy, as he was familiarly called, in his deeds of kindness to them in times of need, especially in sickness.

He was a faithful devoted husband and father, laboring hard with honest toil, all through life for the wants and comfort of his family, loving the home and family circle - thus he lived and journeyed through fifty four years of wedded life, with his companion.

About two weeks before his death he had a paralytic stroke, losing the use of his right side. In a few days he received a second stroke, this time losing his speech. This with other diseases working on him caused his death.

On Sunday, December 25th a large number of neighbors and friends gathered at the home of the deceased to pay their last tribute of respect to their departed friend and neighbor. The funeral exercises were conducted by D. Kinsman and Rev. Walters, of the Christian church, Winterset, after which the body was conveyed to the Stringtown cemetery, and laid in its last resting place.