Michael Burns (1894)

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Posted By: Pat Hochstetler (email)
Date: 2/23/2008 at 14:40:26

Winterset Madisonian – March 9, 1894
Winterset, Iowa
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Obituary

There died at the county poor house, Tuesday, February, 26, one of its inmates, a man known as Michael Burns. He was born in the county Tipperary, Ireland, some 70 years ago. Of his life in this country very little is known. He traveled a great deal through the west and Canada and has a brother somewhere in the latter place.

He was buried on Wednesday, in the Catholic cemetery, in Lee township.

Too much cannot be said of the kindness and attention paid to this man during his last illness by Mr. J. Davis and son John. Invariably humane and kind to those over whom they have charge, they were particularly so to this poor man, who, penniless and forsaken, found in them in his departing hour a friend and brother. He had always prayed to be buried among those, who like him have left their birthplace for a free land, and that too was granted him through the noble kindness of Nicholas Nolan and brothers, who, the evening after he died, caused the remains to be brought to his home and kept there till the next morning, when the burial took place.

Note: Burial was made in St. Patrick’s cemetery.