Obituary Record of Old Settlers starting 28 Aug 1935

ARNOLD, BALES, BECK, BENNETT, BESWICK, BLANCHARD, BOLEY, BONNETT, BOWERS, BRADY, BROOKS, BROWN, BUCEY, CAMPBELL, CARRUTHERS, CAVITT, CLARK, CLAYTON, CONNELL, COOLIDGE, CORNS, CRAIG, CRESSWEL, CUMINGS, ETC

Posted By: Volunteer - Karen DaPra
Date: 10/20/2001 at 16:58:55

SURNAMES: Arnold, Bales, Beck, Bennett, Beswick, Blanchard, Boley, Bonnett, Bowers, Brady, Brooks, Brown, Bucey, Campbell, Carruthers, Cavitt, Clark, Clayton, Connell, Coolidge, Corns, Craig, Cresswel, Cumings, Dodds, Donaho, Drummond, Easter, Edmondson, Featherstone, Fordyce, Foster, Freeman, Greenfield, Guernsey, Guess, Haney, Hawk, Hecker, Hegur, Hendricks, Hewitt, Hogan, Hootman, Hull, Hunter, Jacobs, James, Jamison, Jeffrey, John, Johnson, Johnston, Jones, Jool, Keeler, Keler, Keller, Kisling, Kittle, Lane, Leavitt, Logan, Loomis, Manning, Matheson, Mathias, McCracken, McGaffrey, McIntosh, Miller, Mitchell, Nason, Nelson, Nicklin, Parks, Parsons, Patrick, Ploss, Rail, Reahl, Ream,Reisner, Ritz, Roberts, Roush, Rowe, Rowland, Sadler, Scheyli, Seward, Sherod, Shott, Smith, Standley, Starr, Sterner, Stewart, Stotsberry, Syfert,Talbott, Thero, Thompson, Tod, Trimble, Varner, Wiley, Wilson, Winslow, Wireman, Wollam, Woltze, Workman
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ANNOUNCE OBITUARY RECORD OF OLD SETTLERS IN COUNTY
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109 Veteran Residents of County Die During Year
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Following is the Old Settler's Obituary Record as compiled by officials of the Van Buren County Fair and announced during the Old Settler's Reunion, at the fair. The list was compiled, starting August 28, 1935. It is intended that the death of all Old Settlers of Van Buren county, during the past year, be recorded. The list follows:

Mary Sherod Syfert, Birmingham
John F. Loomis, Douds
Roger Kittle, Keosauqua
Loyd Nicklin, Selma
Joseph Bowers, Farmington
Harriett Talbott Bucey, Douds
Jennie Wiley Cavitt, Mt. Sterling
Myrtle Campbell Patrick, Keosauqua
Sherman Logan, Hillsboro
Sena John Jamison, Keosauqua
John J. Hootman, Birmingham
Jane McCracken Boley, Hillsboro
Lulu Haney Trimble, Bonaparte
Elmer E. Rowe, Stockport
David Craig, Keosauqua
Mrs. Lou Stewart Johnson, Keosauqua
John Featherstone, Keosauqua
Evangeline Mitchell (96), Mt. Sterling
Wm. Haney, Selma
Martha Fordyce Workman, Stockport
Geo. Clayton, Selma
Mrs. Mary Drummond, Pittsburg
Mrs. Nelson Hunter, Bonaparte
Mrs. Louella Guernsey, Milton
Geo. Hendricks, Birmingham
Mrs. Ella Sterner, Bonaparte
Louis Cumings, Bonaparte
Mrs. W. F. Edmondson, Milton [see individual obituary]
Jas. Wireman, Cantril
Mrs. Lou Tod, Mt. Sterling
Henry Ritz, Selma
Michael W. Sadler, Lebanon [see individual obituary]
Mrs. Jennie Wilson Brooks, Keosauqua
Mrs. Elousha Clark Leavitt, Mt. Zion
John L. Arnold, Stockport
Mrs. Armenta Wollam Parsons, Mt. Sterling [see individual obituary]
Sydnor C. Ream, Keosauqua
David Bales, Bentonsport
Mrs. Hattie Roush, Keosauqua
B. J. Rowland, Milton [should this be Herbert? See indiv. obit]
Robert Johnston, Hillsboro
Anrum Kisling, Stockport
Ruth Jool James, Douds
Daniel Hecker, Farmington
Mrs. Sarah McIntosh, Keosauqua [wife of Cyrus F., nee PATE, Purdom Cem. rec. state 1853-1936]
Mrs. Viola Beswick, Stockport
Mrs. J. H. Bennett, Bonaparte
Mrs. Wm. J. Smith, Mt. Sterling
Owen Dale Mathias, Keosauqua [see individual obituary]
Chester Hootman, Mt. Zion
Samuel Rail, Birmingham
Henry Cresswel, Bonaparte
Alvin Winslow, Birmingham
Jesse Bonnett, Birmingham
HM. Gus Varner, Keosauqua
Sarah Coolidge, Bonaparte
Mrs. Florence Donaho, Mt. Sterling
Mrs. Louie Starr Matheson, Keosauqua
Mrs. Susie Jeffrey, Birmingham
Mrs. Elizabeth Thero, Farmington
John Brady, Bonaparte
Martin H. Corns, Bentonsport
Daniel Hull, Milton
Frank Hawk, Bonaparte
Mrs. Addie Stotsberry, Keosauqua
Sarah Jane Keler, Cantril [sic-Keeler-see indiv. obituary]
Caroline Reisner, Farmington
Anthony Ploss, Selma
Ephriam Hewitt, Douds
Jacob C. Hootman, Mt. Zion
Wm. Carruthers, Pittsburg
John F. Dodds, Bonaparte [see individual obituary]
Anley Roberts, Bonaparte
Mary Ann Hogan, Bonaparte
Samuel M. Reahl, Birmingham
John E. Nelson, Mt. Zion [see individual obituary]
Elizabeth Shott, Birmingham
Mae Foster, Milton [see individual obituary]
Chas. McGaffrey, Pittsburg
Mary E. Miller, Bonaparte
Wm. Hegur, Selma
Laura A. Rail, Birmingham
W. John Hootman, Mt. Zion
Edward Seward, Bentonsport
Sarah L. Edmondson, Bonaparte
Hyson Miller, Douds
Daniel J. Thompson, Milton
John F. Haney, Selma
Elis Smith, Kilbourne
Mrs. Mary Greenfield, Douds
Elmer Nason, Douds
John Q. Beck, Bonaparte
John B. Rail, Birmingham
Geo. A. Matheson, Keosauqua [Center Chapel Cem. rec. show George A. Matheson Nov. 28, 1865 - Jan. 31, 1936]
Ollie Freeman Guess, Bonaparte [Center Chapel Cem. rec. show Ollie Carribelle Guess August 5, 1864 - August 21, 1936]
H. J. Easter, Bonaparte
Mary Lane Brown, Mt. Zion
Frank P. Blanchard, Milton
Mrs. Roger Jacobs, Stockport
Wm. H. Woltze, Farmington
Geo. S. Standley, Stockport
Mrs. Clara Connell, Milton
Joe Scheyli, Milton
Mrs. Edna Manning, Keosauqua
Thos. W. Haney, Keosauqua [see individual obituary]
Mrs. Harry A. Jones, Farmington

A photocopy of this article can be found in Obit Book A on page 269 in the Van Buren Co., IA Genealogical Society's collection at the Keosauqua Public Library in July 1999. Name of newspaper
and date of article not given.
NOTE: My notes are in brackets