James Monroe Killam (1924)

KILLAM, FINNEY, HALL, LYON, ERB, GOODRICH, BROOKER

Posted By: Pat Hochstetler (email)
Date: 12/1/2010 at 10:28:14

Winterset Madisonian – May 15, 1924
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J. M. Killam, one of the leading business men of Truro, died suddenly at his home, Wednesday of this week. While not enjoying good health the past year or more, he died suddenly. The Killams are among the early settlers of Madison county, their early home being in Jefferson township. The deceased was the senior member of the firm of Hall-Killam Lumber Co. Funeral services will be held at the home, at two o’clock tomorrow afternoon.
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Winterset Madisonian – May 22, 1924
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James Monroe Killam, the son of Timothy and Rebecca Killam, was born June 30, 1846 in Clayton county, Iowa, and passed from this life May 13, 1924, at the age of 77 years, 11 months and 13 days. His family was the third to locate between Dubuque and McGregor, and it was there that he spent the first twenty-three years of his life. He attended district schools in Clayton county, and the Upper Iowa University at Fayette. During the civil war, he served for seven months in the union army in the commissary department and after leaving the federal service was married on Christmas Day, 1867 to Elocia Josephine Finney. They located in Delaware county, Iowa, and a year later came to Madison county locating at Patterson. A year later he moved to St. Charles, where he was in business for seven years. At the end of that time he purchased a farm and also engaged in the lumber business in St. Charles, in partnership with his brother C. D. Killam. Fifteen years later he sold out his interests and moved to New Virginia, where for two and a half years he conducted a lumber business. His next removal was to Truro, where he opened a lumber yard, conducting the business alone until 1912, when his son-in-law, J. R. Hall, went into partnership with him. He retired from active business and since that time he has been a silent member of the firm.

To Mr. and Mrs. Killam were born eight children: Elmer N., of California; Mrs. Cora E. Lyon, of St. Charles; Mrs. Grace Hall, of Truro; Herman M., of Des Moines; Mrs. Elizabeth Erb and Mrs. Maude Goodrich, both of Truro, and two children who died in infancy.

For 53 years, he and his wife have been active members of the Methodist Episcopal church. There is not an office in the church that he has not held. For eight years he taught the Young Ladies’ Sunday school class and for the last 15 years he has taught the Mens’ Bible class.

Besides his wife and children, he leaves to mourn his loss, four brothers: C. D. of Sioux City, T. I. of St. Charles, Willie of Greenfield and George of Denver, Colo. Two sisters, Mrs. Maria Brooker and Mrs. Elizabeth Brooker, have preceded him to his reward within the last six months. He also leaves 15 grandchildren and a host of loyal friends.

Note: Burial was made in the St. Charles cemetery.

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