SCOFIELD, Edwin John "Ned" 1870-1956

SCOFIELD, CLAY, SMITH

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 7/23/2010 at 17:40:01

Edwin John Scofield

Item #1:

E. Scofield,
Osage, Dies
in Des Moines

OSAGE, IOWA - The historian of Osage, E. J. Scofield, 85, died Monday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Sam Clay, Des Moines. He had gone to Des Moines after attending the Cedar Valley Seminary and Osage High School reunion picnic here Saturday. He was en route to Lake Chautauqua at Jamestown, N.Y., where he had spent summers for many years.

He was born near Mitchell on December 25, 1870. Mr. Scofield was married to Grace Smith, who preceded him in death. He was employed in the Will Eaton Law Office and has been secretary for the James A. Smith Lumber Company. Mr. Scofield kept a complete record of Osage events and was invaluable in preparation for the Centennial celebration.

He was a member of the Congregational Church and a member of the Masons.

Surviving is his daughter, Mrs. Clay, two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Funeral rites are pending at the Champion Funeral Home.

[Mason City Globe-Gazette, Tuesday, June 26, 1956]
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#2:

E. J. "NED" SCOFIELD

Edwin John Scofield was born in Mitchell, on December 25, 1870, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin A. Scofield. The family moved to Osage before he was two years old, and Osage has been his home since then. He was married to Grace Smith, September 2, 1895 at the home of her mother.

Mr. Scofield was active in community service and was a devoted worker in the Congregational church, to which he belonged for more than 70 years. He sang in the church choir for more than 40 years and served as Sunday School superintendent for about 25 years.

He started his business training as a law clerk in the law office of Eaton and Clyde, where he did abstracting work. After a few years he became employed by the James A. Smith Lumber company. He was secretary for this firm and for four other corporations, which included the Royal Lumber company, the Superior Lumber and Coal company, the Smith-Thielen Lumber company and the Smith-Hovelson Lumber company.

After the Smith Corporation was dissolved, he became co-trustee with Fred C. Smith, and following Mr. Smith's death, he was the remaining trustee and closed the business of all the companies.

In both World Wars, he gave active service in the sale of war bonds, receiving citations from the United States Treasury department.

He was a member of the Masonic Order, the Sons of the American Revolution, of the Society of Mayflower Descendants and of the Huguenot Society.

He was a regular summer visitor to Lake Chautaqua, New York, where he belonged to many organizations, including church and literary circles.

In March 1956, Mr. Scofield received a plaque from the Osage Farmers National Bank, honoring him for 50 yaers of service, both as a vice president and as a director.

He is survived by his only daughter, Mrs. Sam S. Clay of Des Moines, and two granddaughters, Mrs. Acil B. Petty of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Mrs. William Dalgety of Minneapolis, and four great-grandchildren.

His wife, Grace, preceded him in death.

[ From a clipping on file in the Osage Public Library -- dated June 28, 1956. ]

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#3:

Note: His full name, Edwin John Scofield, was shown on a www.findagrave.com memorial page.

Note: Burial was in the Osage Cemetery.
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#4:

The photo below is from the June 21, 1956 Mitchell County Press, as part of the Centennial Edition. Scofield was shown as part of a quartet from the past, but the year of the photo was not given.

The link below the photo is to the photo that was printed with the #2 obituary above.

Link to a later photo of Edwin
 

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