Hinde, Richard (Died 1914)

HINDE, MULLETT

Posted By: Viv Reeves (email)
Date: 2/24/2005 at 21:26:50

From the LeMars Sentine, Friday, April 17, 1914, Page 1, Columns 1-2:

Richard Hinde, one of the well known pioneer residents of this section of the country, passed away at his home in Sherman township, Sioux county, on Tuesday evening after an illness of five week(s). Mr. Hinde was seventy-nine years, two months and one day old at the time of his demise. The illness which ended fatally was the first and last. In all his long life he had never been confined to bed and had always enjoyed the best of health, being possessed of a strong body and a rugged constitution.

About five weeks before his death he suffered an accident. One of his grandchildren was visiting him and was in a buggy with her grandfather. The little tot was enjoying the pleasure of driving and while handling the reins, turned the horse to(too) short and the buggy was upset and the occupants thrown out. Mr. Hinde was bruised by the fall. He was wearing glasses at the time and the rim of the glasses caused a cut on the nose. Erysipelas set in from the wound. He was recovering nicely from that ailment but feeling well and strong got out too quickly and caught cold and pneumonia ensued, causing death.

Richard Hinde was a native of England and was born of sturdy yeoman stock, his forbears for generations having been out of door men who were engaged in pastoral and agricultural pursuits and his heritage was a splendid constitution and virile strength. He was born in the county of Cheshire and attended school at Chester and worked on a farm and in salt mines as a lad. At the age of eighteen he determined to seek fortune in the newer lands and came to America and shortly after his arrival settled in Dubuque. He lived in that neighborhood for many years and worked as a miner most of the time. He was married at that place when he was twenty eight years of age to Miss Martha Mullett (sic--Mollart) with whom he lived in wedded happiness for many years. She died about twenty years ago. To their union were born eight children, seven of whom are living. They are: John, Mary, Mrs. D. M. (sic--D. F.) McArthur, of Seney vicinity; Thomas, of Forestburg, S. D.; Ralph, Edwin and George who reside north of town. One son, Richard, died last year.

Mr. Hinde and his family came to LeMars in 1881 and settled on a farm just across the Plymouth county line which has been the family home since. Mr. Hinde made LeMars his trading point and was a familiar figure in this town for the past thirty-three years and had a host of friends here and in other parts of this county and also in Sioux county. Mr. Hinde was a large hearted man, a fine neighbor and citizen, a good husband and kind father and enjoyed the respect and esteem of the community where he lived for so many years. The funeral was held yesterday at the home at ten o'clock where a brief service was held and at eleven o'clock services were held at the church in Seney, Rev. C. G. Butler, of the First Presbyterian church officiating. The remains were brought to LeMars for interment in the city cemetery and were followed to the grave by a large number of old friends and neighbors.