Independent Patriot
September 28, 1893

DIED

ALLEN - At the home of his parents, Lamoni, Iowa, Sunday, Sept. 24, 1893, of dyptheria, Joseph Allen, aged thirteen years. Elder R. M. Elvin had charge of the brief services at the house, whence the remains were taken to Rose Hill Cemetery where they were interred. Joseph was a bright, frank, lovable child, and his death is keenly felt by nearly the whole community.

Copied by Stacey McDowell Dietiker
(My great grandfather's younger brother)
February 20, 2003