Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-01-19
DEATHS.

DEATHS.
CROMMER-Died, at the family residenl
: in IrontOn, Mo-, on Wednesday, January
y 1883, at 2:30 p. M, JENNIE c., daughter
:. William and Josephine Crommer, aged
: years and IS days.
Dead IN the flower of youth and beauty
I Who may assume to penetrate the mind {
5 Him who rules the universe?-who causet
/ the weak to Withstand the storm that blight
E eth the strong? Life is an enigma shado'
:. Ia delusion-an atom in eternity's abyss
The Pickering flame that erst did light tn
hearthstone is gone; the rose that beautiie
, the home with grace and gladness hath de
! parted. Departed? Whittier? Therein lie
, the consolation to the grief-stricken father
the heart-broken mother. To gloriou
land where beauty never fades, where glad
ness has no shadow of grief! Where th
Great Father gathers in his children ant
lovingly blesses them with life eternal!
Then why should we, insensate, mourn
The passing hence of them we iove?-
Their birth into q brighter, happier life?
o, look not down-the lights above!
GRIGSBY Died, at Ironton. Mo-, or
Thursday morning, January II. 1888, at the
residence of his in-law. w. q. Faircbild
! THOMAS B. GRIGsBY, aged 80 years, months
and II days.
The deceased was born in Tennessee, April
"a, 1919. He came to Madison county, Mo-,
in 1910, and two years later was married to
Miss Emma Collier. He served as sheriff in
that county several terms, and was noted as
aniable, faithful and efficient official. In 1865
he removed with his famIly-wife and two
daughters-to Ironton, where he has since
resided. His wife departed this life in 1878.
Mr.. Grigsby was an exceptionally kind
hearted man, and died regretted by all who
knew him. HIS funeral was largely attend.
ed, and his remains were put to final rest in
the Masonic cemetery on Friday afternoon.
Peace to his ashes!
Knoxville and Chattanooga papers please
copy.l
THOMAS-Dr. MOSES THOMAS died at
Ironton, Mo-, January 8, 1888, after a few
days. illness, at the age of 81 years.
DR.. Thomas was born in Alabama county,
Virginia, in the year 1907. Came to Missouri
about 1922 with his father and the Edmonds
families, there being about Is in number.
including negroes. Settled in Washington,
now Iron county, where he has resided I'M
til few years ago, when he sold out his
farm and retired to private life, having been
a practicing physician for a great many years.
He married Susan Edmonds, of Nelson
county, Va, only child Of James Edmonds,
in the year 1852, who died in the year 1857.
DR.. Thomas studied medicine under his
brother in Georgia afterward attended
medical college at Madison, Nv. The money
needed for his education he made by work
ing in the lead mines near Potosi in this
State. His father served eight years in the
Revolutionary war. He has but one broth
er, Reuben, now living. DIR. Thomas was
long and favorably known in this vicinity.
His family, quite q large one, is scattered
extend the sympathy Of the community.
Missouri Statesman and Portland, Ore
gon, papers please copy.l
IN MEMoRIAM.
Frederick Oesterle was born April 4, 1889,
in Grernbach, Wirtemberg, Germany. Came
to this country with his parents when he
was 8 years old. He lost his mother during
the cholera of 1S49, and was consequently
thrown among strangers, when quite young.
followed for years, until poor health COM
PEELED him to give 1t up, when he removed
from Ironton to conduct a hotel at Syenite,
and more recently moved to Bismarck. Dur
ing the civil war he enlisted and served
three years under General Rosancranz.
When his time was up, he reenlisted and
served as a substitute until the close of the
war. few years after he came to Pilot
Knob, where he was married to Mary Welsh
in 1874. After living here four years, NOV
ed to Ironton, which he considered his home.
He was good and kind husband and always
did good for everybody that asked any aid OF
him. Here he joined the dd-Fellows. He
took I'll about week before his death. fall.
ing off q chair in fainting spell. His wife
being much frightened, he encouraged her
saying that she need not fear, he felt pre-
pared to go and wanted her to prepare her. |
self to meet him. His business was rather |
dull at Bismarck in the beginning, but, pros
poets frightening, he seemed very cheerful
the night before the accident. While in the |
act of gathering the waste, which the engi- |
neer throws away, and which is customary |
among the residents to collect for starting |
fires, he met his death short distance from
his door, bv q locomotive switching to go |
north. The funeral services were conducted |
by Rev. w. T. Neff at the residence Of Adolf
plus Welsh at Ir onton land his remains were |
to all of whom we offer sincere thanks, on
behalf of the bereayed family, for their
kind services.