Ison, Charles W., 1864-1943

ISON, ALLEN, BEAUMONT

Posted By: Lydia Lucas - Volunteer (email)
Date: 9/2/2022 at 11:00:52

From the Hawarden Independent, October 21, 1943:

AGED PIONEER OF UNION IS DEAD

Charles Ison of Alcester, a resident of Union county for more than a half a century, passed away in a Sioux City hospital Monday, Oct. 11. He was taken to the hospital a few days prior to his death.

Funeral services were held in the Congregational church at Alcester last Wednesday, Oct. 13, with Rev. G. W. Reinmuth in charge. Burial was in Gothland cemetery.

Charles Ison was born in England May 19, 1864, and so was past 79 years of age at the time of his death. At the age of four, he came to America with his parents, settling at Princeton, Wis. About 55 years ago, he came to Union county. A few years later, he was married to Susan Allen. For a time after his marriage, he lived near Beresford. Later he came to Alcester, where he spent practically the rest of his life. His wife passed away Nov. 24, 1941, and Mr. Ison continued to live on the farm until eight or nine months ago, when he went to Beresford to live with a daughter.

He is survived by four children: Mrs. Arthur Willerton of Kenosha, Wis.; Guy of Crookston, Neb.; Mrs. George Jacobson of Beresford; and Mrs. L. B. Keene of Hartley, Iowa.

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RESEARCH NOTES

His death certificate (informant Mrs. Arthur Willerton) has Charles Wm Ison, widower of Susan Allen Ison; a farmer; usual residence Alcester, Union County, S. Dak.; born May 19, 1864 in Quy, Cambridgeshire, England; father Elias Ison, mother’s name not known; died in the Lutheran Hospital, Sioux City, where he had been 6 days, at 7 a.m. October 11, 1943; cause, lobar pneumonia, duration 3 days; due to partial obstruction (bowel), duration 8 days; buried in Gothland Cemetery, Alcester. The certificate is annotated “(over)”, but no reverse side was filmed.

“England, Select Births and Christenings” (index) on Ancestry.com shows Charles William Ison, baptized 12 June 1864 at Stow Cum Quy, Cambridge, England; parents Elias Ison and Anne.

His FindaGrave.com page gives his parents, Elias Ison (1835-1911) and Ann Beaumont Ison (1839-1891). Two siblings listed: Kate Ison Arney (1866-1952) and Susan Maria Ison Ketcham (1869-1947). Spouse Susan A. Allen Ison (1866-1941). Four children listed: Isabel Ison Willerton (1892-1968), Guy A. Ison (1894-1975), Laurance A. Ison (1902-1904), and Eleanor A. Ison Keene (1908-1960). There is a photo of his headstone.

The Sioux County, Iowa marriage register for 1890/1891 has groom Charles W. Ison, age 28, resident of Alcester, Dakota, a farmer, born in England, parents Elias Ison and Ann Beaumont; bride Susan Allen, age 25, resident of Sioux County, born in Canada, parents Samuel Allen and Margaret McMillan; married in Reading Township February 13, 1891.

The 1900 U.S. census shows the family farming in Alcester: Charles (36, married 8 years), born in England, immigrated 1868, naturalized; wife Susan (32), mother of 2 children, both living, born in Canada; children Isabelle (8) and Guy (50), sister Kate Arney (34), widowed; and father Elias Ison (63), widowed.