Thomas Longbotham 1861-1933

LONGBOTHAM, STEPHENSON, TOWNSEND, FOLDNER, FULLERTON, HARTZ, WOLF, REYNOLDS, DAHL

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Date: 4/28/2018 at 10:40:14

22 June 1933 - West Branch Times

Thomas Longbotham, age 71, died in Mercy hospital at Davenport Wednesday, following an illness of five months. Mr. Longbotham was born in York County, England, Nov. 13, 1861, where he grew to manhood, and where he was married in 1886, to Miss Isabella Stephenson. In 1891 they and their three children came to America and settled near West Branch, where for about ten years he followed the carpenter trade, then moving to a farm near West Liberty, where they lived until a year ago. He is survived by his widow and the following children: Mrs. Hannah Townsend of Willraham, Mass., Edward of San Francisco, Mrs. Elizabeth Foldner of Van Wert, Ohio, Mrs. Evelyn Fullerton of Muscatine, Mrs. Constance Hartz of Oakland, Calif; Mrs. Mable Wolf of West Liberty; Mrs. Dorothy Reynolds of Odeboldt, Mrs. Frances Dahl of Letts.

Funeral services were held at West Liberty Saturday afternoon.