William Y. Small (1908)

BURTON, SMALL

Posted By: Mary Welty Hart
Date: 8/12/2008 at 13:01:25

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, June 11, 1908

Death Of WILLIAM Y. SMALL

W. Y. Small, the oldest son of James and Jane Small, was born July 29, 1827, in Lawrence county, Pennsylvania, and died at his home four miles southeast of St. Charles, June 7, 1908, after an illness of nearly sixteen months, aged 80 years, 10 months and 9 days.

He was united in marriage to Miss Martha Burton, January 17, 1854. To this union were born four girls. One dying in infancy. The other three with nine grandchildren, six great grandchildren and three great great-grandchildren survive him and were present at the funeral service. Thus passes away one of the old settlers of the county.

He moved to the vicinity of St. Charles in 1857, where he has lived ever since. But few, if any, in this community, was better known or had a larger circle of friends than Uncle Wm. Being of a cheerful disposition he made many friends, both old and young. He was a kind affectionate husband, a loving and indulgent father and a kind obliging neighbor.

The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Mercer at the M. E. church in St. Charles, Monday, June 8, 1908. The sympathy felt was expressed by the many friends and acquaintances who attended the funeral to pay their last respect to the dead.
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Winterset Reporter – June 11, 1908
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St. Charles

Another pioneer has gone to his reward in the death of W. Y. Small on last Sunday morning. He has been in feeble health for the past sixteen months and was eighty years, ten months and eight days of age, having been born in Pennsylvania July 29, 1827. He came to Madison county in 1856 and started to build a steam grist mill on the south branch of Clanton Creek east of the present home of Milton Young. He returned to Pennsylvania and the following year, 1857, brought his family and the mill stuff to equip his mill which was completed in the fall of 1857. It consisted of two run of burrs, one for wheat and one for corn, and soon after a saw mill was added. The grist mill was operated until 1866 and the saw mill until in the 70’s. About thirty years ago he moved onto the farm upon which he died in Jackson township, Warren county, Ia.

He leaves to mourn his loss, a wife, three daughters, Mrs. Uriah Snyder, Mrs. Frank Black and Miss Ella Small, nine grandchildren, and a host of friends.

The funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the M.E. church at St. Charles, conducted by Rev. Mercer, and he was laid to rest in the St. Charles cemetery. The church was filled with relatives and friends and old neighbors who came to pay their last respects to another of the old pioneers, who had hewn the way for the present civilization. Uncle William was one with a rough exterior but with a kind heart within. May he rest in peace.

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