Obituary Sketch of County Old Settlers dated

ADAMS, ASKEW, BACHELOR, BARNETT, BERTHOLD, BISHOP, BOYER, BROWN, BURRIER, CATCOTT, COLLINS, COLTON, DAVIS, DENNING, DONAHO, DOUD, DOUGLAS, FASNACHT, FELLOWS, FOSNOT, GILBERT, GREENFIELD, HARBIN, HARWOOD, ETC

Posted By: Volunteer - Karen DaPra
Date: 10/8/2002 at 12:15:59

Complete Surname List: Adams, Askew, Bachelor, Barnett, Berthold, Bishop, Boyer, Brown, Burrier, Catcott, Collins, Colton, Davis, Denning, Donaho, Doud, Douglas, Fasnacht, Fellows, Fosnot, Gilbert, Greenfield, Harbin, Harwood, Hinkle, Hoag, Holland, Horn, Hotchkiss, Humphrey, Hunter, Huston, Johnston, Judd, Krenmyer, Marshall, McIntosh, Miller, Moore, Moreland, Morris, Nelson, Newbold, Norris, Plowman, Pope, Prall, Price, Ramsey, Ratcliff, Roberts, Robinson, Roth, Short, Slutts, Stoops, Tade, Teal, Tharp, Walker, Whitaker, White, Whitney, Wilson, Woodin

OBITTARY [sic] SKETCH OF COUNTY OLD SETTLERS

The mortuary list is a long one. It pictures horror, tragedy, pity, sweet relief from long and patient suffering, and quiet passing because of tired and worn out bodies. All of which reminds us, "Be ye therefore ready." To all of these may it be:
Light after darkness, gain after loss;
Strength after weakness, crown after cross;
Sweet after bitter, song after sigh;
Home after wandering, praise after cry.

Sheaves after sowing, sun after rain;
Sight after mystery, peace after pain.
Joy after mystery, calm after blast.
Rest after weariness, sweet rest at last.

The list follows:
A. B. Adams.
Elizabeth Askew.
Mary Burrier.
Mary Ellen Bachelor.
Debora Lucy Bishop.
Susie Brown.
Mrs. I. H. Boyer.
John Brown.
Oliver Florence Brown.
Melvina J. Barnett.
Emma Berthold.
James Allen Brown.
Erastus Colton.
Wm. Catcott.
Geo. W. Collins.
Upton P. Doud.
W. C. Donoho.
A. J. Douglas.
James E. Denning.
Joseph Davis.
Stephen Lee Fellows.
L. C. Fosnot (Fashnacht)
Florence Kent Fleming.
Sarah Ann Greenfield.
John Gilbert.
Mrs. Samuel Hoag.
John C. Holland.
Hon. Elisha C. Holland
Sophronia Hotchkiss.
Lottie I. Humphrey.
Frank P. Horn.
Emma Fowler Hunter.
H. A. Hinkle.
Jas. W. Harwood.
Jacob W. Huston.
Wm. Harbin.
Alice Marie Johnston.
Everett Johnston.
Maude Judd.
Chas. Krenmyer.
Nancy Jane Moreland.
Samuel Marshall.
Mrs. Samuel Marshall.
Cora Jamison Miller.
Alex H. Morris.
Mrs. Chas. Moore.
J.W. McIntosh.
John Wesley McIntosh. [Center Chapel Cem: born 20 May 1859 d. 28 Nov 1929]
Hester Jane Nelson.
Mary Angelia Newbold.
Geo. L. Norris.
Eliza Prall.
Thomas Price.
Wm. Plowman.
Joseph B. Pope.
Mary Robinson.
Etta May Roberts.
Charlotte Aldola Ratcliff.
Laura B. Ramsey.
Matilda Sophia Roth.
John Harvey Slutts.
Mary Stoops.
Benj. Oscar Short.
Thomas Francis Teal.
Mary A. Tharp.
Mrs. W. A. Tade
Matilda Ellen White.
Rufus Wilson.
Lida Moore Whitaker.
Herman Woodin.
Judge W. M. Walker.
Mariah Whitney.
Hannah Ann Robinson.

The list shows a total of seventy-four. Seventy-one were born in U. S. A., two in Ireland and one in England. Of these one birthplace unknown, ten came from Ohio, [cut-off] from Delaware, two from Indiana, two from Illinois, one from Virginia, four from Pennsylvania, one from Missouri, one from Kentucky, 47 from Iowa. With but few exception, all these were from Van Buren county. There were 7 who were aged 90 or above, 22 from 80 to 90, 21 from 70 to 80, 12 from 60 to 70 and 8 from 50 to 60.

There are 38 men and 35 women including four civil war veterans, two members of legislature and one judge.

The oldest of this list is J[cut-off] Brown of Keosauqua [cut-off] months and 8 days, Mr. Alex H. Morris of [cut-off] was 96 years, 5 months [cut-off] but lived longest in [cut-off] years. He was born in Kentucky.

NOTE: Paper is dated September 11, 1930 so these are probably the deaths from August 1929 to end of August 1930. My notes are in brackets.

(Photocopy of this article is located on page 123 of Obit Book A found in the Van Buren County, IA Genealogical Society's collection at the Keosauqua Public Library in Sept 2000. Name of newspaper not given.)

[Original Post 08 Oct 2000]