John Wesley John (1837-1912)

BARTLETT, BELL, BOWEN, HEGGEN, JOHN, WEBB

Posted By: Dennis and Gail Bell (email)
Date: 3/26/2006 at 11:42:35

JOHN, JOHN WESLEY (1837-1912)

THE MAXWELL TRIBUNE, Maxwell, Iowa, Thursday, October 31, 1912, page 1, columns 1 – 2. “JOHN WESLEY JOHN – John Wesley John was born in Carroll county, Indiana, September 14, 1837, and died at the Methodist Hospital in Des Moines October 24, 1912, aged seventy-five years, one month and ten days. In 1853 he came with his parents to Wapello county, Iowa, and after living in various parts of the state he came with his father’s family to Story county in 1850 where, with the exception of one year in Kansas, he has had a continuous residence until death. From 1895-1910 he resided in Cambridge, Iowa, the other thirty-eight years of his residence in Story county on the home farm near Maxwell and in the town of Maxwell. On March 31, 1861, he was united in marriage to Sarah T. Bell and from this union were born nine children, five boys and four girls. Edwin, the eldest, died in infancy. Marion Edgar, of Muskogee, Oklahoma; Chas. C., of Council Hill, Oklahoma; Carrie Blanche Bartlett, of Leola, South Dakota; Ida Mae Webb, of Maxwell; Williard, of Muskogee, Oklahoma; Anna Bowen, of Maxwell; Fred M., of Council Hill, Oklahoma, and Esther Heggen, of Cambridge, Iowa. At the age of twenty-nine, in an old log school house one mile northeast of Maxwell, in a meeting conducted by H. J. Bowman, he was led to the altar and surrendered his life to Christ. He united at once with the Evangelical church and remained a faithful and efficient member until translated to the Church triumphant. He was a man of deep religious convictions and made his influence felt far and wide in the community where he lived. He was a strong advocate of temperance and blended it most beautifully with his religious life. He is gone but the cause that he represented and that lay near his heart will move on until Christ shall be crowned “King of Kings and Lord of Lords.” He has fought a good fight and finished his course, has kept the faith and gone to his reward. His last battle having been fought and the victory won the Master has said, “Well done good and faithful servant, enter thou into the joy of thy Lord.” The funeral services, conducted by Rev. H. G. Hicks, of Yale, Iowa, were held from the Presbyterian church, Saturday afternoon, the building being crowded to its utmost capacity by the large concourse of relatives and friends. The body was laid to rest in the Maxwell cemetery.”

BURIAL: Iowa Historical Library, Des Moines, Iowa. STORY COUNTY, IOWA GRAVE MARKER INSCRIPTIONS Geneal. * F 627. S8 V. 1-6, pages 1-368, V. 7-11 pages 369-792, V. II pages 793-1128; Indian Creek Township, Inc. City of Maxwell, Maxwell Municipal Cemetery, page 462. SEC. – 1, ROW – 18, LOTS 5 – 11. LOT – 5: Charles M. WEBB 1870 – 1941; LOT - 6: WEBB; LOT – 7: Ida John WEBB 1870 – 1928; LOT – 8: Sarah I. JOHN Mar 3 1842 – Mar 5 1924; LOT – 10: JOHN; LOT – 11: John W JOHN Sept 14 1837 – Oct 24 1912.