Joshua Harrison (1833-1886)

HARRISON

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 12/2/2015 at 17:13:20

From Nevada Representative September 22, 1886

Died.

Joshua Harrison died yesterday at his home in Grant township. The deceased was an old time and highly respected citizen of the county, aged 53, and served through the way in Co. A of the 3d Iowa going from Story county. He had been in ill health for some time, but the immediate cause of his death was blood-poisoning, resulting from a kick from a horse which he received about two months ago. The funeral will be held at the house to-morrow, Thursday, at ten o'clock.

In the same issue of the paper:

--The funeral of the late Joshua Harrison was attended Thursday at his late residence by many friends, including a delegation of Grand Army comrades. He was buried in the cemetery at Ames.

From Nevada Representative October 6, 1886

In Memoriam.

The following resolutions have been adopted by Ferguson Post, G. A. R.

WHEREAS, it have pleased the Supreme Commander to order from this earthly camp our comrade Joshua Harrison; and

WHEREAS, this Post has lost a faithful member, tried and true, and the community an upright and worthy citizen; therefore

Resolved: That we hereby extend to the bereaved wife, children and friends of our dead comrade our heartfelt sorrow and most kindly sympathy.

Resolved: That a copy of these resolutions be spread upon the record, a copy presented to the family of the deceased, and for publication to the Nevada Watchman, the Nevada REPRESENTATIVE, and the Ames Intelligencer.

T. C. McCALL,
GEO. CHILD,
V. A. BALLOU,
Committee.