Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-11
THE LAST SLEEP.
c. II. Sto ddard Passes to his Long
Home.
Dsath La 50 Evening OF One OF Rock
Islands Rest known Cirixen
Biographical sketch
The Funeral

his home, 731 Nineteenth street at II
o'clock last night. He had been uncon-
scious for "a hours before the final gum
mons came, and for month or more had
been confined TO his bed. He had been
for q number of years a sufferer from
kidney ano bladder troubles, and since
last spring bis condition had been more
or less serious. though during the sum-
mer he had been able to be about for
day or so.
Mr.. Stoddsrd was born Sept.
25. 1928, in Cairo, N Y, small
town at the foot of the Catskill noun.
tains. His parents removed to Mason>
vile. Delaware county. New York, when
ne was yet quite young. and he was
raised on farm, assisting his father
with his work. and attending little dis
trict school in the neighborhood for one
or two months during the winter. On
reaching the age of 81 he started to make
his own way in the world. He had no
money and none of the advantages that
most of tee young men have in these
days. But he possessed an abundance of
energy and courage, and by
hard work, faithfulness to duty
aud the strictest economy he
managed to secure an education as
civil engineer at Oxford academy, Oxford,
n. Y. For a number Of years he fol-
lowed civil engineering and surveying liz
New York and Pennsylvania. and he as
sisted in locating the first railroad built
over the Aneghaney mountains in Penn>
sylvania. In 1s49 so he was principal
of the public schools in Hallidaysburgb,
Pa. ana after serving scceptably in this
position he decided to come west. The
year 1851 found him located in Rock
Island as civil engineer and surveyor
which avocation he has followed ever
since coming here. He assisted in
locating the line of the Rock Island
railroad from Davenport across the
state of Iowa and also in the To-
ca'ion of the old Rockford. Rock
Island and St. Louis road, now the G., B
SO In esrly years much of his time
was devoted TO the locating of govern
ment lands N Iowa. He always mani.
tested deep and substantial interest in
all that look ed to Rock Islands up build.
ing, and could be depended upon to aid
as far IS his means would justify, all new
industries and enterprises. He was one
of the stock holders in the Rock Island
Watch company. the Rock Island Glss:
company, tie Rock Island Stove company
the Rock Island & Milan road. and di.
rector in the latter corporation. He was
director in the Rock Island National
| bank at the time of his death and hs6
| formerly been q director in the Moline
National bank. Politically, he was re-
publican. ard had been from the organi
zstion of the party. Religlously he wal
a Methodist, and was for 40 years one Of
the most active members of the Metho
dist church in Rock Island. He wal
known to m ost everybody in Rock Island
always had Il kind word for all and many
are the expressions of grief that are heard
today over his death.
Mr.. Stoddard leaves with his wife
whom be married at Clifford, N. Y. in
1858. and whose maiden name was Mist
NJ. Eliza Guy. three children, Charles A.
Anna. wife Of Z. L. Walker. and Susie
wife of Harry M. Petit. of New York
City.
The funeral will be held from the late
home on Mir eteenth street at 10 O'Clock
| Friday morning.