Isaac Allen (1904)

ALLEN, BAXTER, KALE

Posted By: Ida Morse
Date: 8/10/2008 at 22:46:19

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Tuesday, March 3, 1904
Page 5

County and City

Uncle Isaac Allen died at his home in Jefferson township Monday morning at 10 o’clock. He had been in feeble health for a number of years, but only recently was confined to his bed. He was one of the oldest settlers in Madison county and was a member of the 39th Iowa regiment during the civil war. The funeral was held at the late residence in Jefferson townshipTuesday at 11 o’clock, conducted by Rev. Curtis, and interred in the Winterset cemetery under the auspices of the G. A. R. A more extended notice appears elsewhere in this paper.
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The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Tuesday, March 3, 1904

Obituary

Isaac Allen was born July 23, 1824 in Pennsylvania and moved when quite young with his parents to Gentry county, Mo., and while there grew to manhood and taught school until he was married in 1846 to Miss Mary Jane Baxter.

They moved to Iowa in 1848 and came to Madison county in 1854 and settled near the Elm Grove church. There were born to them nine children, seven sons and two daughters.

He enlisted in the 39th Iowa regiment in 1862 and served throughout the civil war. During the time he was in the army his wife died and in 1866 he married Mrs. Eliza Kale. To them were born two sons, one died in infancy and the other he was living with at the time of his death.

Uncle Isaac was a member of the M. E. church nearly all his life and was an active Christian worker.
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The Madison County Reporter
Tuesday, March 3, 1904
Page 3

Death of Isaac Allen

Isaac Allen was born in Pennsylvania, July 23, 1824, and died February 25, 1904, at his home in Jefferson township. He moved to Gentry county, Missouri, when a young man. In 1846 he was united in marriage to Miss Jane Baxter who died some years afterwards. He removed to Iowa in 1848, and to Madison county in 1854, where he lived until the time of his death. He was married again in 1866 to Mrs. Kale. He enlisted in 1862 with Co. A, 39th Iowa, and served through the balance of the rebellion.

The funeral services were held at his home in Jefferson township conducted by Rev. E. W. Curtis, of Van Meter, and was laid to his last rest in Rock City cemetery of this city. The bereaved relatives have the sympathy of the entire community in this their hour of bereavement.

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