Miles Kellogg (1897)

COLLIER, KELLOGG, SMITH

Posted By: Treva Patterson
Date: 8/12/2007 at 12:51:19

The Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, July 21, 1897

Obituary: Miles Kellogg was born in Butler County, Ohio on May 5th, 1823, and died at his home near Winterset on July 1, 1897, aged 74 years, 1 month and 25 days.

When he was about nine years of age, his parents moved to Fountain County, Indiana, where he grew to manhood. On the 3rd of July 1845, he was married to Miss Elizabeth (Collier) Smith who was born in Butler County, Ohio but was raised in Fountain County, Indiana. Two children were born to them, both of whom are living and permitted to be present and paid their last tribute of love to an affectionate father.

The great sorrow of his own life fell upon him when his wife, Elizabeth, died on March 10, 1892. After that sad day, he seemed to have little desire to mingle with the world about him, preferring to live a quiet, retired life, cherishing the memories of the happy days that were past, no more to come back to him in this life but which he hoped to renew in the life to come.

In 1845 Mr. Kellogg moved to Iowa, stopping in Keokuk County for about six months. From thence he moved to Mahaska County where he lived until he came to Madison County in 1855.

After moving to Mahaska County, he and his wife united with the Methodist Episcopal church in 1853.

When he moved to this home he and his wife brought their church letters and united with the church in Winterset. The names of Miles and Elizabeth Kellogg first appear on the church record as members of class number two with George Koon as leader. This class numbered fifty-four members, and, so far as can be learned, all, or nearly all, his classmates have preceded him to the heavenly home, the last one to go being Mrs. Spencer who was buried a few weeks ago.

Father Kellogg was a man of sterling integrity, dealing in strict honesty with all men. During the years of his vigorous manhood he loved to engage in the services of the church, but as his strength abated under the infirmities of old age, he lived a retired life. Yet we do not doubt that God was with him, and, although prevented from enjoying the privileges of the church, he realized God’s presence in his home.

How rapidly the old settlers of Madison county are passing away! The heroic men and women who came here when the county was a comparative wilderness, endured the great privations and incessant toil which the conditions imposed upon them, but by and during which they made possible the better conditions of the present, are passing away. We ought to honor these loyal men and women more than we do.

May the children and friends of this aged man who has come down to his grave full of honorable years, well respected by those who knew him best and on whose name no stain is resting-- may they prize the memory of this father and make his God their God for ever and ever.

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