Jesse M. Elmore (1847-1904)

ELMORE

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 12/28/2011 at 12:18:05

From Story County Watchman December 23, 1904

This week word was received from Washington, D. C. that J. M. Elmore had just died in that city. He was holding an appointment in the House of Representatives hailing from this county. He was one of the members of the G. A. R. in this city and the first report was that the remains would be returned to this place for interment. Later is that they will be interred there instead. He leaves a family here to look forward to a meeting in that future and where parties are no more. He was quite aged.

From Story County Watchman January 6, 1905

In addition to the statement of last week as to the funeral of Mr. Elmore at Washington D. C. We give that he was at the time taken ill in attendance upon a meeting of the union Veteran League in Washington, and was at once taken to the Hospital and Mrs. Elmore notified. At three o'clock he was taken home, Thursday morning he was better but died Friday morning at 4:30. The remains were interred at Arlington Saturday. The cause of death is given as Heart failure and acute indigestion. He leaves a wife four sons and two daughters.