Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-02-17
Mr.. W. C. C.McCOnnelI Dies from Heart
Disease at his home in Rock Island
Illinois. =

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The Davenport, Qowa) Daily Gazette
of last Thursday, under its Rock Island
items, has the following account of the
death of a former well-known citizen OF
this place: 81 --9t-'sal' ..z.''.
At about 40 A. NJ yesterday (Wednes
day morning occurred the sudden death
of j. c. Mcconnell, of the firm of J. c
Mcconnell Il Son, dealers in wholesale
saddlery, hardware, of this city. Al
half-past one Mrs. Mcconnell was ava
kened by the heavy breathing of hel
husband, and endeavored to awaken
him. Being unable to do so, and becom'
ing alarmed. she aroused their two
daughters, who occupy the room adjOin-
ing, and his son Clarence, whose room
was just across the hall. After first
throwing some water in his face, Cla-
renee Immediately rushed to DIR. Plum
merS residence near by, and in five
minutes that gentleman was at hand
but before his arrival the deceased had
ceased to breathe, and the doctor on ex-
animation pronounced him dead, and
gave as the cause heart disease.
The deceased's full name was James
Cunningham Mcconnell. He was born
in Belmont county, Ohio, and was Sc
years of age at his death. He was the
son of a farmer, and when young man
left home and engaged in the saddlery
business in Warren, Ohio. Owing to
the destruction of his building and to-
tai loss. of stock by freShet he closed
up his business and returned to his
fathers farm, where he remained some
fifteen years, and in 1874 moved to Nc
Gregor, Iowa. Here he engaged as a
travelling salesman for 5. NJ. Mcconnell
& Co., brother In July, 1875, he pur-
chased a half interest i'll the firm of 0.
&. Mcconnell & Co., and moved to this
city, where he has since resided. Three
years ago Clarence, his son, bought out
the interest of O. G. Mcconnell, and
since that time has been the active
manager of the business, his father being
in the habit of taking monthly trips of
a weeks duration in the interest of the
firm.
The deceased was Il man of very quiet
disposition, averSe to all publicity, of
strict integrity aRd business man of
the best of habits, with marked social
virtues He was never member of any
secret society, and took no part either
for or against such institutions; was an
elder in the United Presbyterian church
of this city, and in his death the cOmmu-
nifty loses one of its most respected and
conscientious citizens. 1t is Il sad case,
made peculiarly so by the circumstances
attending the death, ami the bereavea
family will have the sympathy OF every
one in their affiiction.
MI Mcconnell had complained little
on Saturday last of feeling badly. but
laid the cause to a severe cold. The on
ly premonition of anything affecting
him of the character of heart disease
for years has been slight heaviness on
his breast.
Mr.. Mcconnell wss first married to
susanna n. Morgan in Belmont county,
Ohio. Feb. IS, 1850. His wife died in
1870. The result of this union was sew
en- children, six boys and one girl, two OF
the boys beng dead The living children
are John NJ. living in Milwaukee. in the
railroad business; Chalmers N, engaged
in San Francisco, CAL: James E., who is
attending Oberlin College, at Oberlin, o.,
and Sarah Margaret. living at home. He
married his present wife, Mrs. Caroline
E. Duff, at Allegheny, Pa, in May, 1873.
No children have resulted. Mrs. a. II.
Sloan, of Marshalltown, Mrs. l. r. Rice,
of West Liberty, now visiting here, and
James a. Duff, of Allegheny City, Pa,
were her children before this marriage.
S. NJ. Mcconnell Chicago, is a brother,
and two brothers in Cherokee county,
Iowa. and a sister in Buffalo, Pa, are
the only members of family, alive and
they with the children have been tele-
graphed. -Ff'is -15a- .--t.-
The funeral will take place from the
residence on goth street, between 7th
and Sth avenue, tomorrow afternoon at
2 o'clock, Rev. J. A. Reynolds, of the
United Presbyterian church, officiating.