Kellenbarger, John Hillary 1840-1923

KELLENBARGER, ELLIOTT, WIMMER, YOUKER

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Date: 5/23/2010 at 08:15:09

The Grinnell Herald (Grinnell, Iowa) Mrch 12, 1923

JOHN H. KELLENBARGER

One of Grinnell's Old Soldiers Has Reached the End of a Long March.

HAD JUST PASSED HIS EIGHTY-THIRD BIRTHDAY

Mr. Kellenbarger Has Lived a Vigorous, Useful Life. Will Be Greatly Missed.

John Hillary Kellenbarger was born at Oil Creek, Perry county, Indiana, on January 19, 1840. He died at Grinnell, Iowa, March 8, 1923, being at the time of his death just past 83 years of age. As a youth he came with his parents to Iowa finally settling at Cambria. When the Civil War broke out he enlisted as a private in Co. B, 3rd Iowa infantry. He was severly wounded at the battle of Shiloh as a result of which he was discharged. He re-enlisted in the 9th Iowa Cavalry with which he served throughout the rest of the war, being discharged in March, 1866, with the rank of first lieutenant.

On March 1, 1868, at Pella, Iowa, Mr. Kellenbarger was united in marriage to Josephine Elliott, who still survives him. To this union there were born three daughters, all of whom are living: Mrs. A.E. Wimmer, of Chicago, Ill.; Lucetta P. Kellenbarger of Modesto, Calif., and Leota Kellenbarger of Grinnell; also a granddaughter, Mrs. William Youker of Chicago.

Soon after his marriage Mr. Kellenbarger moved to a farm which he had bought near Kellogg, Iowa. In 1893 he gave up farming and moved to Grinnell where the family has lived to the present time.

While living on the farm Mr. Kellenbarger was a member of the Baptist church at Killduff and was very active in both church and Sunday School work.

Mr. Kellenbarger was of a retiring, home loving dispostion; in the fifty-five years of their married life he and Mrs. Kellenbarger were never separated on their wedding anniversary until the last one which was just a week before his death, Mrs. Kellenbarger being forced to be absent in Chicago for special treatment of her eyes.

The presence of many comrades of the Civil War at the funeral services spoke of a fellowship that was very close and many other friends of many years gathered to witness their deepest sympathy with the family in the hour of their loss. Services were held Saturday afternoon conducted by Rev. C.A. Carman, assisted by Rev. Mr. Clapp. Burial was in Hazelwood.

Music was furnished by a male quartet consisting of Rev. C.A. Carman, Cecil Myers, Rev. W.L. Clapp, and Loren Moorehead.

The active pallbearers were F.P. Marvin, O.J. Worcester, Cecil Myers, A.E. Johnson, W.J. Nelson and J.B. Fellows. The honorary pallbearers, all comrades of Mr. Kellenbarger in the G.A.R., were T.J. Noll, H.L. Davis, P.D. Burton, E. Shadbolt, E.W. Bortell, H.A. Field.

Those present from out of town to attend the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. A.E. Wimmer of Chicago, W.C. Elliott of Mason City, Neb., Mrs. R.H. Binford of Des Moines and Mr. and Mrs. T. Nyhouse and daughters of Kellogg.