Almedia (Stryker) Wilcox (1830-1898)

STRYKER, WILCOX

Posted By: Eileen Reed (email)
Date: 2/10/2024 at 13:06:58

The Eagle Grove Times
Eagle Grove, Iowa
Thursday, August 11, 1898
Page 1, Column 5

DEATH OF MRS. WILCOX.

From Friday Evening's Times.

In the demise of Mrs. Daniel Wilcox, which occurred on Wednesday, August 3, 1898, Wright county loses one of her oldest settlers and one other most estimable women. Mrs. Wilcox was a member of the first party to reach Wright county. With the party was William Stryker and it is probably true that he erected the first house in the county and that built by the Wilcoxes was the second. Mr. Stryker died some months ago. In the many years that have passed since then the family have been residents of the county continuously except for two years. They have been of the sort that build up a new country and give it a growth that will count in future years and the loss of the wife and mother is one in which a large section of country shares.

Almedia Stryker was born in Trumbull county, Ohio, August 9, 1830, and died in Eagle Grove August 3,1898, lacking only six days of being sixty-eight years of age. In 1848 she was married to Daniel Wilcox in Bureau county, Illinois, and to them wore born eight children, four sons and four daughters, of whom, with the aged father, all survive except one daughter. On July 16, 1856 she came to Wright county, Iowa, and with the exception of two years, 1891 to 1896, has lived in the county ever since.

In March 1861, her husband enlisted in the army, leaving his wife with six small children for over a year and a half but she struggled nobly as did many other mothers in those trying days and with a hardy womanhood kept the family together.

When a girl Mrs. Wilcox became a member of the Methodist church, but four years ago in Kansas united with the Christian church.

The funeral was held Thursday at the Troy church, Rev. Shaftoe delivered an able funeral address. Interment was in the Troy cemetery.

August 9, 1830 – August 3, 1898