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Lloyd Conway (1906)

COATE, CONWAY, CRAVEN, EDGINGTON, ROWE

Posted By: Mary Welty Hart
Date: 12/8/2009 at 19:51:58

Winterset News
Winterset, Iowa
Friday, August 17, 1906
Page 1

LLOYD CONWAY Dead

Lloyd Conway, one of the most prominent and wealthiest men of Grand River township, fell dead with heart disease in California last week on August 9th.

The body was brought to his home near Macksburg and the funeral occurred Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Conway had gone to California nearly a year ago for the benefit of Mrs. Conway's health. Mr. Conway had not been ill at all and his death was a great shock to his hundreds of friends in the county. He had never taken medicine in all his life and his vigor and energy were matters of comment.

He was one of the largest land owners in the county and one of its best stock breeders. He was for several years a county supervisor and made one of the best the county ever had.

The funeral which was held at West Branch church was attended by hundreds. His wife and several children survive him.
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Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, August 16, 1906
Page 2

Macksburg

The people of this community were greatly shocked to learn that Lloyd Conway had died in California last Thursday forenoon. Mr. Conway has been a prominent farmer and stockman here. He had been in California where he had gone for the benefit of his wife’s health since last fall. The remains were brought back here for burial and interred in the West Branch cemetery near the Conway home.
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Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, August 16, 1906
Page 4

Local News

Lloyd Conway, one of the most well known farmers and stockmen of Madison county, died at Orange, California on last Friday and the remains were brought home and interred in the West Branch cemetery, near the Conway homestead in Grand River township on Tuesday. Mr. Conway went to California last year in hopes of benefitting his wife’s health. No further particulars are obtainable at this time but we hope to give a more detailed account of his life next week.
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Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, August 23, 1906
Page 1

A USEFUL LIFE IS ENDED

Brief Sketch of the Life of Lloyd N. Conway, A Prominent Citizen of Madison County.

Lloyd N. Conway, the subject of this sketch was born in Miami county, Ohio, May 20, 1842. Died at Orange, California, August 9, 1906, at the age of 64 years, 2 months and 19 days. In 1859 he removed to Marshall county, this state and ten years later moved to Madison county, Iowa, where he continued to make his home until removed by death.

In 1861 he was united in marriage to Susannah W. Coate, who with seven children survive the husband and father, two children having died in infancy. The surviving children are: L. A. and Glen W. Conway, Cora L. and Susie Conway, and Mrs. Emma Craven, all of this county; Mrs. Mamie Rowe of Bloomfield, Ia., Mrs. Hattie Edgington of Afton, and Carl of Orange, Cal.

He enlisted in the Union army September 18, 1861, as a member of company B, Eleventh Iowa Infantry. He rendered his country valiant service, serving until disabled by the loss of a limb. At the battle of Atlanta, July 22, 1864, he left an arm on the battlefield, a heroic testimonial to his zeal in fighting for the defense of his country.

For thirty-six years he resided in Grand River township, Madison county. He contributed much to the welfare of that community. He was an extensive farmer and stockman and as a member of the Board of Supervisors earned the respect of the people of all parties by reason of his sound judgment and fidelity to the people whom he represented.

In his home life, he was ----- and indulgent to his family, cheerful and helpful to his friends and neighbors. In the fall of 1905 he with his wife and two youngest children went to Orange, California, in hopes of benefiting Mrs. Conway’s health. He enjoyed apparent good health until a short time ago when he suffered an attack of pleurisy, which followed by heart failure, terminated his life.

Mrs. Conway, her son Carl and daughter Susie accompanied the remains back to the old home where the funeral service was held on Tuesday the 14th at 2 p.m. from the West Branch church. Rev. C. E. Trueblood assisted by Rev. Hiram Pierce conducted the services. The local chapters of the G.A.R., the W.R.C. and the I.O.O.F. were present to participate in the last sad rites and a vast concourse of friends and neighbors were present to pay the last tribute of respect to the one whom they honored and loved.
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Creston Semi Weekly Advertiser
Creston, Iowa
Tuesday, August 14, 1906

Body of Lloyd Conway is received in This City and Taken to Macksburg

The body of Lloyd Conway was received in this city on No. 6 this morning and taken to the undertaking rooms of Emerson & Son, and later was taken to the former home of the gentleman at Macksburg, from which place the funeral will take place Tuesday afternoon. The remains were accompanied by Mrs. Lloyd Conway, the widow, and Carl and Susie Conway, two of the younger children, who have made their home at Orange, Cal., where the death took place on August 9th, the cause of the death being given as heart disease and taking place with great suddenness.

A number of relatives and friends from Macksburg met the remains at this place. Mr. Conway was one of the pioneer residents of this part of Iowa and was well known in all parts of the county, having been largely engaged in stock raising and buying, and the Lloyd Conway sales for many years were decidedly important events to the farmers of this part of the state. Mr. Conway was one of those whole souled fellows who was the very beau ideal of hospitality, and any friend near the Conway home at meal times never failed to become the guest of the home under the urgent invitation of the deceased. All parts of the county contains friends of the dead man, and his demise will be felt with a most severe shock in this section.

Lloyd Conway was born in Ohio, June 26th, 1942, and came to Iowa as a young man in 1859, locating in Marshall county, near LeGrande. In 1861 on September 20th, he was married to Miss Susanna Coate, the marriage taking place at LeGrande, and in 1869 the family moved to Madison county, settling near Macksburg.

Shortly after his marriage, the young man became a soldier in the Union army in the war of the rebellion, having enlisted on the 18th of September, 1861, in the 11th Iowa Infantry and Company B and serving three years. He took part in the battles of Shiloh and was before Vicksburg in the Union ranks during that memorable siege. In the battle of Atlanta, Mr. Conway lost his left arm, and this ended his army career, and he was honorably discharged and came home. Last October the family moved to California at Orange, in that state, which has been their home ever since.

There were nine children born of this union, seven of whom are alive as follows: Linn A. Conway of Macksburg, Mrs. Mamie E. Rowe of Bloomfield, Ia., Ms. Hattie Edgington of Afton, Mrs. Emma Craven of Macksburg, Carl L. Conway of Orange, Cal., Glenn W. of Macksburg, and Susie of Orange, Cal.

The funeral service will be held at the West Branch church in Madison county at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon and will be conducted by Rev. Mr. Duling, the interment being at West Branch cemetery.

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