Gardner R. Dodge
Born: March 14,1844 in Augusta, Kennebec, Maine
Died: June 20, 1935 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa1
Buried: Lot 47, plot 3
Lot Owner: Gardner Dodge, purchased in 1882
Married: Amelia Aillaud February 7, 1875 in Jasper Co., Iowa2
Children: Kattie, James, Nettie and Laura
Parents: Urias and Roxanne Webb Dodge both born in Maine1
Veteran: Civil War, Co. L 9th, Iowa Cavalry
Fall Tuesday Proves Fatal To G.A.R. Member
Mr. Dodge Was One of Four Surviving Newton G.A.R. Post Members
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Funeral Services will be Held Sunday at 2:30; Burial to Be in Sugar Grove Cemetery
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Gardner Dodge, 91, one of the four remaining members of the Newton G.A.R. post, died today at 3:15 a.m. at his home, 313 South Fourth avenue West.
Mr. Dodge's death resulted from a hip fracture, suffered in a fall Tuesday at his home. He had been in ill health for some time and it is believed that his weakened conditions caused the fall.
Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2:30 p.m. from the Morgan funeral home by Dr. W. R. Moore, pastor of the First Presbyterian church. Several patriotic orders plan to attend in groups.
Military Rites
Burial will be made in the Sugar Grove cemetery near Metz, with graveside military rites to be in charge of Newton American Legion post No. 111.
Resident of Jasper county for 62 years, Mr. Dodge was born in Augusta, Maine, March 14, 1844, son of Urias and Roxanna (Webb) Dodge. A brother, James Dodge of Buffalo, Kan., the only surviving member of the family, spent some time in Newton during the past winter visiting with the veteran.
When only 17 years of age, Mr. Dodge enlisted at Webster City, Ia., on July 20, 1863, in Company L, Ninth Iowa Cavalry. He was sent with Captain Howe to Camp McLellan to guard the Indians, captured following the massacre at Spirit Lake.
War Service
Later, he and members of the troop were sent to St. Louis, Mo., where they were given horses and assigned in the border warfare. A brother, Sewell Dodge, member of Company G, First Iowa Cavalry, was killed in one of the battles in which Mr. Dodge took part.
In 1867, Gardner Dodge came to Jasper county from Marshalltown on foot and worked for several years as a hired hand. He bought the Dodge farm southwest of Newton, paying $3,300 for 120 acres. Farm products brought small returns in those days and it was 20 years before Mr. Dodge was able to complete the payments.
He was united in marriage to Amelia Aillaud on Feb. 7, 1875, and the couple lived on their farm until moving to Newton in 1912. Mrs. Dodge preceded her husband in death in January, 1933.
Organizations
Mr. Dodge is a member [of] Garrett Post No. 16, Grand Army of the Republic, and The Newton Daily News' Three Quarter Century club. The three remaining G. A. R. members are John F. Baker, Lewis Bish, and J. C. Nation.
Surviving relatives include a son, James Dodge of Newton; two daughters, Mrs. Nettie Snook of Newton and Mrs. Laura Cutler of Ocala, Fla.; two grandchildren, Donald Dodge and Verne Snook of Newton; two great grandchildren, Beverly Ann and Phyllis Kathryn Snook, and the brother of Buffalo, Kan.
Mrs. Cutler will be unable to come for the funeral, according to word received from her today. ~ The Newton Daily News, June 20, 1935.
G. A. R. MEMBER BURIED SUNDAY
Funeral Rites Conducted Here For
Gardner Dodge, 91
Military graveside rites Sunday for Gardner Dodge, 91,
thins the ranks of the Newton Grand Army of the Republic to
only three survivors.
The funeral sermon was delivered by Dr. W. R. Moore,
pastor of the First Presbyterian church, at 2:30 p.m. at the
Morgan funeral home.
Mrs. Katherine Parker furnished the music for the rites,
singing "In the Garden," and "Rock of Ages." She was
accompanied by Ruth Campbell.
Military Rites
The military rites at the grave in the Sugar Grove
cemetery were in charge of Newton American Legion post No.
111. Pallbearers were Ray Gibford, Ed Morrissey, C. G.
Guthrie, Harry Cutler, Alva Baker and Percy Helphrey.
Those attending the services from a distance were Dr. and
Mrs. H. D. Bergman of Ames; Donald Dodge of Cedar Falls; Mr.
and Mrs. William Pearson and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Walters of
Mitchellville; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Callison of Des Moines
and Mrs. Woodbury Mudgett and daughter, Kate Mudgett, of
near Galesburg.
The American Legion and the Woman's Relief Corps were
represented by groups at the services.
Born in 1844
Mr. Dodge was born at Augusta, Me., March 14, 1844 in and died at his home in Newton
June 20, 1935, as the result of a hip fracture suffered a few days before.
He was a member of Garrett Post No. 16, G. A. R. and The
Newton Daily News' Three Quarter Century club.
Surviving relatives include a son, James of Newton; two
daughters, Mrs. Nettie Snook of Newton and Mrs. Laura Cutler
of Ocala, Fla.; two grandchildren, Donald Dodge and Verne
Snook of Newton; two great grandchildren, and a brother
James H. Dodge of Buffalo, Kan. He was preceded in death by
his wife, Mrs. Amelia Aillaud Dodge, in January 1933. ~ The
Newton Daily News, June 24, 1935.
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Amelia (Aillaud)Dodge
Born: December 12, 1850 in LeClaire, Scott Co., Iowa3
Died: January 13, 1933 in Jasper Co., Iowa3
Buried: Lot 47, plot 6
Lot Owner: Gardner Dodge, purchased in 1882
Married: Gardner Dodge on February 7, 1875 in Jasper Co., Iowa2
See Wedding Anniversary
Children: Kattie, James, Nettie and Laura
Parents: William and Catherine Schwein Aillaud
Obituary: Mrs. Amelia Aillaud Dodge
Mrs. Amelia Aillaud Dodge, daughter of William and
Catherine Aillaud, was born in Scott county, Iowa, on Dec.
12, 1850. With her parents, she came to Jasper county in
1867 and made her home here since that time.
United In Marriage
She was united in marriage Feb. 7, 1875, to Gardner Dodge
at Newton, the couple living on a farm located two and
one-half miles southwest of Newton. They moved to Newton 21
years ago to the home on South Fourth avenue West.
Mrs. Dodge is survived by her husband: two daughters,
Mrs. Fred Snook of Newton and Mrs. Laura Cutler of Ocala,
Fla.; one son, James Dodge of Newton; one sister, Mrs. James
Callison of Newton, and three brothers, Fred, Louis and C.
W. Aillaud, all of Newton. Two grandsons, Vern Snook and
Donald Dodge, and two great grandchildren, Beverly Ann and
Phyllis Catherine Snook, all of Newton also survive. ~
Jasper Co. Record, January 19, 1933
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Dodge Services Are Held Sunday
Funeral services for Mrs. Gardner Dodge, 82,
resident of Jasper county for more than half a century, were
held Sunday afternoon, Jan. 15, at 2:00 o'clock at the
Morgan Funeral home. Burial was in Sugar Grove cemetery at
Metz. Mrs. Dodge died Friday morning, Jan. 15, at her home
after a heart attack.
Rev. W. R. Moore, pastor of the First Presbyterian church
of Newton, was in charge of the services. Two selections,
"In The Garden" and "Rock of Ages" were sung by Mrs.
Katherine Beaker, accompanied by Miss Ruth Campbell. Mrs.
Chris Skow and Mrs. John O'Leary were in charge of the
flowers.
Pallbearers were Edward Morrissey, C. G. Guthrie, Alva
Baker, Chris Skow, E. Duckstein and Robert Snook.
Relatives and friends from out of town who were present
at the services included Mr. and Mrs. Will Hetzel of
Davenport, Mrs. Nelson Smith of LeClaire, Ia., Dr. and Mrs.
H. B. Bergman of Ames, Donald Dodge, student at Iowa State
college, Ames, Walter Callison of Des Moines, Mrs. C. G.
Houck of Des Moines and Dr. H. C. Aillaud of Des Moines. ~
Jasper Co. Record January 19, 1933
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