TRIBILCOCK, John: Died 1910

TRIBILCOCK, WYMAN, MCSURLEY, HUNTER

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Date: 10/6/2016 at 02:37:33

**Handwritten: St. Line Dem. Thurs. 1 Sept. 1910

DEATH OF JOHN TRIBILCOCK.
Old and Substantial Citizen No More - Settled in Van Buren County in 1855.

The death of John Treblicock, three miles north o Keosauqua, which had been looked for for some time past, occurred Sunday at near 12 o'clock, aged 85 years, 9 months and 9 days, Mr. Trebilcock came to this county in 1855, and passed nearly all of his mature life here and was highly esteemed as a man, neighbor, and citizen.

John Trebilcock was born in Cornwall, England, Nov. 18, 1824, and came with his parents to this country when only nine years old. The family settled in Morgan county, Ohio, but in 1839 moved to Athens county. In 1846 Mr. Trebilcock was united in marriage to Miss Lovica Wyman, oldest daughter of Marcus and Permelia Wyman, natives of the state of New York. Her father died of cholera in 1883 when she was only six years old, but her mother coming west lived in the Trebilcock home, surviving her husband 58 years. Jan. 4, 1910, Mr. and Mrs. Trebilcock passed their 64th wedding anniversary, on which occasion an extended account of their lives, accompanied with a number of portraits, was published in the Ottumwa Courier and the Des Moines Register and Leader.

Early in the '50's Mr. Trebilcock and his father, and a brother, we believe caught the gold fever and went to California, where they did well. In 1854 Mr. Trebilcock and his father and Luther Pratt and his wife came to this county and the former bought a farm of 160 upon which there was a log cabin about two miles northeast of Keosauqua. One year later he brought his young wife, and this farm was ever after their home untill a few years ago he built a cottage on the main road between here and Mt. Zion in order to be near his daughter and son-in-law, Mrs. and Mr. J.H. McSurley. Mr. Trebilcock increased his real estate holdings to about 300 acres. A younger sister of the deceased, Joanna, married J.W. Hunter, and was the mother of Attorney F.M. Hunter of Ottumwa, present republican candidate for judge of the district court of this district, who was at Mr. Trebilcock's bedside when the end came and had spent much time with him for several weeks past.

Two sons and a daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Trebilcock, Perry, who resides in Keosauqua, Franklin who died about 1877, and Maggie McSurley, who died about four years ago. Mr. Trebilcock's death was hastened by an injury he received about two years ago by falling from a loaded wagon. His steady decline after that was perceptible to all his friends.

Mr. Trebilcock was always a democrat politically. His first vote was for James K. Polk for president and his last for Alton B. Parker. He resented W.J. Bryan's iron rule over the democratic party and refused to vote for him the third time, but he voted the democratic ticket. He was a conscientious man and a man of high ideals. He was a sociable, kindly man, a good neighbor, a large tax payer, a substantial citizen, a pro- and support of all public improvements and enterprises. He had done well his part in the world and has now gone to his well earned reward.

**Handwritten: also see 66C

Source: Van Buren Co. Genealogical Society Obituary Book G, Page 225, Keosauqua Public Library, Keosauqua, IA

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