Halsey Rogers BRACE

BRACE, LEE, LUTHER, BURNELL, ELMER, LAMB

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Date: 2/10/2024 at 13:06:45

Halsey Rogers Brace
Februry 5, 1820 – April 9, 1902

WRIGHT COUNTY MAN DEAD
H. R. Brace, Well-Known Resident of Clarion, Buried at Toledo
Special to Times-Republican
Toledo, April 14 – The remains of H. R. Brace, a prominent Wright County citizen and for many years a resident of Clarion, were brought to this city [Toledo] on Saturday and interred in the Toledo cemetery, Saturday afternoon. The funeral services were held in Clarion and nothing but a brief prayer service was conducted here in connection with the interment. Mr. Brace was the father of Mrs. W. D. Lee, of this city, wife of the editor of the Chronicle. He was 70 years of age. The aged wife of the deceased and three sons, Messrs. Clarence and Clifford Brace, of Clarion, and Mr. Stanley Brace, of Eagle Grove, accompanied the remains to this city.

Evening Times Republican --- Marshalltown, Iowa
April 14, 1902

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Halsey Rogers Brace was the youngest son of Banister and Rhoda Brace and was born in Bath, Steuben county, New York, Feb. 5th, 1820. Being reared by christian parents he was at the early age of fifteen impressed that he was saved by the work of grace wrought by the Holy Spirit and from that time until his recent departure from this earthly life, he has endeavored to live an upright, devoted christian life, and that by God's sustaining grace he in an eminent degree succeeded, all who knew him well will attest. When a young man he came with his father to Portage, Livingston county, New York, and engaged in the lumbering and farming business, which he conducted on a large scale and very successfully for thirty-five years. When twenty-seven years of age he was married to Miss Evelin B. Luther of Castile, New York, and soon after they united with the First Presbyterian church of Nunda, New York. To them were born three children, Emogene, Ella and Frank. Ella was a beautiful girl and at the interesting age of nineteen years was called home to reap the rich rewards of an early consecrated life, which had been an inspiration to all who knew her.

Emogene, now Mrs. Page Burnell, and Frank H. Brace reside in New York. This happy wedded life of fourteen years was broken by the calling home of his dear companion December 1st, 1860. Four years thereafter he married Mrs. Betsey Elmer Lamb, who brought to his home a beloved and only child, four years of age, now the wife of W. D. Lee of Toledo, Iowa, between whom and her father the closest, dearest friendship sprang up, which has continued and strengthened through all succeeding years, and now she will feel as sorely bereft, as any of his own children. Four sons were born of this union, Elmer, who at the early age of seven years went to heaven to receive the tenderest care of him who said, "Suffer the little children to come unto me." Clarence E. and Clifford E. who are filling honorable positions on the Illinois Central road, and Stanley C. who is engaged on the Northwestern. In 1872 Mr. Brace and his family came west, locating at Independence, Iowa. Here he engaged in business and built a beautiful home, and with his wife, daughter Bertha and son Clarence joined the First Presbyterian church. After a period of four
years he exchanged this property for a farm near Aplington, Butler county, where he resided for twelve years. Here, as elsewhere, he connected himself with the Presbyterian organization, which four years before he left, built a nice church and chose him for one of the elders, an office he filled to their entire satisfaction until he left.

Ten years ago he came to Clarion, Wright county, first residing on a farm three miles west of town, and seven years ago he came to the residence in town which he has occupied since. On coming here he connected himself with the Congregational church, he was soon elected a deacon of that church and held that position till he passed on. He was a simple, unostentatious christian, held in the highest esteem by all who knew him and greatly beloved by his brethren in the Congregational church. He passed peacefully away on Wednesday evening, April 9th. Funeral services were held in the church at 10:30 Friday morning, and the body, accompanied by the widow and sons and son-in-law, was taken to Toledo, Iowa for burial.

Wright County Monitor --- Clarion, Iowa
April 16, 1902

W. D. Lee of Toledo, C. E. Brace of Aplington, Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Brace of Eagle Grove, and Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Brace of Austinville attended the funeral of H. R. Brace at this place Friday and accompanied the remains to Toledo.