STACY, Amelia L. (Donaldson) 1823-1908

[ Post Response ] [ Edit Post ] [ Return to Index ] [ Read Prev Msg ] [ Read Next Msg ]

STACY, Amelia L. (Donaldson) 1823-1908

STACY, DONALDSON

Posted By: County Coordinator (kermit)
Date: 9/20/2011 at 18:17:02

MRS. HOMER I. STACY DIES
Amelia L. Donaldson was born in Guilford, New York, July 1, 1823 and died at Osage, Iowa, April 5, 1908, being nearly 85 years of age. Her father, Rev. Asa Donaldson, was a Presbyterian minister of Scotch ancestry.
She was one of a family of eleven children, only one brother survives -- Erasmus H. Donaldson of Ashton, Illinois.
She was united in marriage with Homer I. Stacy, July 1, 1846, in Dover, Illinois, to which place her father's family removed in 1839. In 1855 she with her husband and four children sought a home in what was then the far west, settling first at Mitchell, Iowa, and the following spring her husband platted the village which at th esolicitation of many friends, named Stacyville and here she sheerfully shared with her husband the privations incident to pioneer life, taking a motherly interest in all, to the extent that in the early days she was called the "Mother of Stacyville." She made Stacyville her home until the death of her husband which occurred in 1887 with the exception of four years (from 1869 to 1873) when they resided in Mitchell. In the fall of 1887, she, with her daughters, Delia and Frances removed to Osage and for 21 years has lived a quiet, but useful life.
She leaves six children, two having preceded her, the oldest son dying in infancy and the second son B. Fitch Stacy, at the age of 40. The remaining children, Mrs. Geo. Wall of Early, Oregon, Mrs. Edmund Stacy and Misses Delia and Frances Stacy of Osage, Mrs. H. Reeves of Northfield, Minnesota, and one son, Asa I. Stacy of Stacyville, all of whom were present to care for her during the last days of her illness, with the exception of her daughter in Oregon.
Mrs. Stacy also leaves 14 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Stacy lived a truly noble Christian life. . . .
[From a clipping at the Osage Public Library]

Mitchell Obituaries Admin maintained by Sharyl Ferrall.
WebBBS Admin 4.32 Genealogy Modification Package by WebJourneymen

Post Response



Your Name:
E-Mail Address:
Deceased Name:
Surnames:	STACY, DONALDSON
One Obituary per submission please! Non-Obituaries will be deleted! Please include the source of the Obituary.
If you'd like to include a link to another page with your message, please provide both the URL address and the title of the page:
Optional Link URL:
Optional Link Title:
If you'd like to include an image (picture) with your message, please provide the URL address of the image file:
Optional Image URL:
If you'd like to have the option of deleting your post later, please provide a password (CASE SENSITIVE!):
Password:
If you'd like e-mail notification of responses, please check this box:
Post as Admin? Yes No
Admin Password:

Edit Post # 355314

Your Name:
E-Mail Address:
Subject:
Surnames:	STACY,DONALDSON
Obituary: MRS. HOMER I. STACY DIES Amelia L. Donaldson was born in Guilford, New York, July 1, 1823 and died at Osage, Iowa, April 5, 1908, being nearly 85 years of age. Her father, Rev. Asa Donaldson, was a Presbyterian minister of Scotch ancestry. She was one of a family of eleven children, only one brother survives -- Erasmus H. Donaldson of Ashton, Illinois. She was united in marriage with Homer I. Stacy, July 1, 1846, in Dover, Illinois, to which place her father's family removed in 1839. In 1855 she with her husband and four children sought a home in what was then the far west, settling first at Mitchell, Iowa, and the following spring her husband platted the village which at th esolicitation of many friends, named Stacyville and here she sheerfully shared with her husband the privations incident to pioneer life, taking a motherly interest in all, to the extent that in the early days she was called the "Mother of Stacyville." She made Stacyville her home until the death of her husband which occurred in 1887 with the exception of four years (from 1869 to 1873) when they resided in Mitchell. In the fall of 1887, she, with her daughters, Delia and Frances removed to Osage and for 21 years has lived a quiet, but useful life. She leaves six children, two having preceded her, the oldest son dying in infancy and the second son B. Fitch Stacy, at the age of 40. The remaining children, Mrs. Geo. Wall of Early, Oregon, Mrs. Edmund Stacy and Misses Delia and Frances Stacy of Osage, Mrs. H. Reeves of Northfield, Minnesota, and one son, Asa I. Stacy of Stacyville, all of whom were present to care for her during the last days of her illness, with the exception of her daughter in Oregon. Mrs. Stacy also leaves 14 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Mrs. Stacy lived a truly noble Christian life. . . . [From a clipping at the Osage Public Library]
Optional Link URL:
Optional Link Title:
Optional Image URL:
"Parent" Message:
Post as Admin? Yes No
Admin Password:

[ Post Response ] [ Edit Post ] [ Return to Index ] [ Read Prev Msg ] [ Read Next Msg ]