Samuel Gilpin (1900)

EVANS, GILPIN

Posted By: Pat Hochstetler
Date: 6/19/2009 at 14:43:13

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, August 2, 1900
Page 5

Prominent Citizen Gone

Samuel J. Gilpin, one of the best known citizens of Winterset, died last Saturday evening, after a short sickness. Mr. Gilpin came to Winterset soon after the close of the civil war and entered upon the practice of law. A few years later he married Mrs. Maria Evans, who survives him.

Mr. Gilpin was a man of many strong and amiable traits of character; a man whose absence from his accustomed haunts will be sadly noted.

The sympathy of this community is freely extended to the bereaved wife.
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Winterset Reporter
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, August 2, 1900
Page 2

Death of Samuel J. Gilpin

The death of Samuel J. Gilpin came as a severe shock to this community where he was known and respected by every body. The local correspondence of the Des Moines Leader gives so good an account of the life of the deceased that we can do no better than to reproduce it.

“Samuel J. Gilpin died at his home here at 6:45 Saturday evening, July 28. His illness had been of but few days duration. His funeral was held at 5 o’clock Monday afternoon.

Mr. Gilpin was for many years prominent in the democratic politics of the state, and was a man of wide acquaintance. He was one of the democratic leaders in Iowa until the silver agitation arose and forced him into the republican ranks, where he continued until the time of his death.

He was born June 11, 1837, at New London, Ohio. He received a college education at South Hanover College, Indiana. At the breaking out of the war he enlisted in Company E of the Third Indiana cavalry at Madison. He served with this organization for more than three years and was with the Army of the Potomac in all of its engagements. At the close of the war he returned to his college and graduated with a degree of A. B., the college conferring on him the degree of A. M. a few years later. In 1868 he removed to Winterset, Iowa, and began the practice of law.

In 1873 he was married to Mrs. Maria L. Evans, the ceremony being preformed by Rev. J. H. Potter, who is now visiting in Winterset, and who conducted the funeral services.

At the close of a successful career as a lawyer, Mr. Gilpin retired from active practice some years ago. He continued to take an active interest in public matters. Together with Major Wilkin (hard to read) he helped to organize the Winterset public library and was president of the board of library trustees at the time of his death.

He was one of the most active promoters of the semi-centennial celebration of the organization of this town, and the success of the project was largely due to his efforts. He gave freely in charity and charitable organizations, with the request that his gifts be not mentioned. It has been learned since his death that he assisted in a substantial manner in the erection of one of the churches in this town. It is not presently known that he aided two young people in securing a college education. He was a great lover of nature and spent hours in the woods with the birds and flowers, or driving in the country. In spite of his advanced years he was a valuable citizen, and his loss is keenly felt by the people of this community.

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