George Black (1904)
BLACK
Posted By: Treva Patterson
Date: 8/14/2007 at 19:49:05
The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, February 18, 1904
Page 8, Column 1ST. CHARLES AND ROUNDABOUT
George Black, a pioneer of South township and for the few years last past, a resident of this city, died suddenly about 6 o'clock on Tuesday evening.
He had eaten a more than usual hearty supper and was apparently feeling much better than he had for some week, bur while walking across the floor of his room, fell and almost instantly expired. It seems to have been a case of general paralysis.
________________________The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, February 25, 1904
Page 7St. Charles
The funeral of Mr. George Black of this city was held on Friday morning. Services conducted by Rev. Johnson in the Christian church. There was a large attendance, which indicated the esteem in which the deceased has been held. Mr. Black was almost seventy-six years of age, had enjoyed remarkably good health during his long and useful life. His first wife, the mother of his eleven children, all of whom but one survive the father, preceded him by a number of years and by whose side he now rests in the St. Charles cemetery. A few years ago he married Mrs. Minerva Colton, an estimable widow lady of this city, who carefully and faithfully cared for him in his decline and now mourns the loss of a noble husband. Mr. Black was an upright man, honorable in his dealings, faithful to his friends, charitable to the needy, correct in purpose and above reproach in character.
_______________________The Winterset News
Winterset, Iowa
Friday, February 26, 1904
Page 8, Column 1St. Charles
Geo. Black, a well respected, and among the oldest residents in our township, died very suddenly Tuesday, evening, Feb. 16th about 6:20 from heart disease.
He came to this township when it was unknown as such, settling on the government homestead 2 ½ miles east of where St. Charles now stands. This he entered from the government in 1852, and on which he has resided until his death except the past 3 years which time he had lived in St. Charles, having purchased and fitted for himself, a neat little home, and grounds containing about 3 acres on west Main street.
Mr. Black was known as a man of great personal abilities; always taking life as a place in which to prepare for an never ending future, kind, loving, and affectionate, to those intrusted especially to his care, a most devoted husband and father; and one who had the esteem and confidence of every one he knew, either in social or business way.
The example he set before the world, was prompted by the impulses of a life he had with Christ in God, his motto being that of doing unto others as you would have they should do unto you.
He leaves a wife who will Mrs. gentle kindness and voice. A chair will be vacant none other can fill in her heart, a vacuum will exist which can only be filled with the consolation of David that though he shall never return unto her she can go to him.
His children will miss his good advice in all that would pertain to business affairs of life. His experience in different details of a long prosperous career, will no more be given to them as he has fallen at the end of a long wary days labor, and is now asleep.
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