John J. Lineaweaver 1844-1909

LINEAWEAVER, BRADFORD, DINGS

Posted By: Volunteer - Rich Lowe
Date: 12/2/2001 at 11:16:13

John J. Lineaweaver, youngest child of John and Mary Lineaweaver, was born Nov. 4, 1844 in Londonderry township, Lebanon county, Pa., and baptized the same year in the Lutheran church by Rev. W. Earnest.

In 1847 with his parents, he moved to Iowa, coming on a steam-boat down the Ohio river to the Mississippi, and up that river to Keokuk, that being as far up as the boats came on the Mississippi at that time. From Keokuk they had an ox team bring them up to Burlington, where they stayed for a time, but in the same year coming on to the farm near Bonaparte on Vernon Prairie where they spent the remaining years of their lives.

He was married to Vilinda Bradford Jan., 24, 1871 and to this union two children were born , Leoti Vilinda and Amanda Harriet.

He suffered a stroke of paralysis Sept. 4, 1906 and has been a sufferer since that time; gradually becoming more helpless in the last few months until death released him and he passed peacefully to rest at eleven minutes after one o'clock Thursday afternoon, April 15, 1909, aged 64 years, 5 months, and 11 days.

He was an energetic farmer, spending his years on the old home place. He was a kind and loving husband and father, an honest and upright man in business and a good neighbor.

Besides the wife and daughters, he leaves to mourn their loss, his only sister, Mrs. Chas. Dings of Ottumwa, and a number of relatives and friends, his parents and brothers, having preceeded [sic] him to the Great Beyond, his brothers, Jacob *., and George P., dying in 1905.

The funeral services were held at the home Sunday at 2 P. M.. Alfred Trenerry, of the Bonaparte Baptist church having charge of the services. The remains were laid to rest in the Willits cemetery.

Source: Entler Scrapbook, vol 5, Iowa Historical Library, Iowa City, IA

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