James Henry

HENRY

Posted By: Rebecca Foster (email)
Date: 7/20/2014 at 18:15:55

Obituary.

HENRY.

Saturday morning, March 28, 1856, at 7 o'clock, the spirit of James Henry passed from earth. He was born near Newtown, Limavady, County of Derry, Ireland, December 19, 1817, and emigrated to America April 12, 1850, and arrived in Philadelphia, Pa., May 22, going from there to Westport, Kentucky, June 11, 1850, thence to Indiana and making his home there until the spring of 1853, when he came to LeClaire March 15, of that year, settling on a farm in LeClaire township, then removing to a farm in Lincoln township in 1854, where he resided until retiring Oct. 27, 1892, when with his family he came to this city. He was married to Eliza Ann Long in October, 1850, at Pittsburgh, Pa. She died June 25, 1861.

On June 25, 1863, he was married to Margaret Crooks Brown, who died April 2, 1895. Three children were the fruits of this union, two dying in infancy. One daughter, Miss Anna, with
her step-brother and sister, Charles and Mary Brown, are left to mourn the loss of kind parents gone before.

The funeral will occur March 30, at 10:30 a.m., with services at the residence. Interment at Oakdale cemetery.

Source: Daily Times, Davenport, Scott, Iowa 28 March 1896.