Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-02-11
THE GRIM REAPER.
Death of Mrs Ann McK0wD, a Well
Known Pioneer.
Two Prominent PEI pie In the Upper
End of the county Pass Away
-BiOgrt phicaI Sketches.


there her early life was spent. The Dsv-
export Democrat of this morning gives
the foil wing sketch of her life:
In 1918 she WAS married to Gilbert
McKOwn. Yolng merchant of Pittsburg.
That CITY cont nued to be their home till
1885. when they removed to Cincinnati
Ohio. In November, 1910 they ceme
further west and settled at Davenport
Their son, David p McKown. had pre-
G. ded them il July, and prepared for
their coming. SIR. McKown commenced
business ss the proprietor of q general
sore, kept in q small frame building
on the site of the ST. James holel, on
Sain street. About 1851 MIR. McKown
retired from business, snd he died here
Oct IA. 1861. Mrs. McKown then made
her home with the daughter who sheltered
her in her declining days 1t must have
been sore trial TO her TO leave the home
in the east, for seven children lay buried
there. FIVE came west with her and her
husband. but of the IS only two remsin
Capt. MCKuwn and Mrs Dalzell, named
above
Mrs. MtKown and her husband enter
tanned the gathering that organized the
present First Presby terian church of this
city. Till death claimed them they
we're both faithful, steadfsst men,
bers of this society. Mrs. McKown
was always active and prominent in
the work of the church, assisting social
y and in all other ways in her power to
promote its interests and welfare.
Moreover she was mother in Israel in
good works among the needy. With
Mrs. d. C. Eldritge she was foremost in
caring for the sick and the afflicted in the
little village of Davenport, then without
hospital or ven nurse. Their names
were indissolubIy linked in this cennec-
ton. and were household words of
blessed import.
A prominent feature of Nr McKown's
life and character was her unfaltering
christian fat b. She was prepared to
die, faced the certainty of approaching
dissolution calmly, even cheerfully, and
proclaimed herself ready and glad to GO.
Her greatest concern had been an apx-
iety lest she be burden upon those who
cared for her. bot there never was sum-
mer or more resigned and peaceful inva-
lid, or one for whom labors of love We're
more lightsome.
Beside her son and daughter, Mrs.
NCKOwn leaves sister, Mrs Hannah
Plum, resident Of Allegheny City, Pa,
and two years older than herself The e
are also Is grandchildren and 10 great
grandchildren. All the other near rela-
tive have preceded her to the silent land
The funers' will be held tomorrow af-
ternoon at $50. Be the request of Mrs,
McKowD, made but an hour or so before
her death, it will be private, there will
be no flowers, and six OF her grsndsons
will act as her pail bearers.
A WE'LL KNOWN CITIZEN DEAD.
CoRDovA, Feb. 10-Rufus 81. Grennel
departed this life at Z o'clock on Wednes>
day morning. Deceased was a man OF
retiring disposition, having been long
time resident of this township. His
cOur sci was always regarded as sound.
He served in the assembly in the years
1876 and 1877 and was a member of the
board of supervisors and chairman of that
body for several years and had held
various local Offices of trust. Deceased
was for several years a sufferer from
paralysis, but the immediate cause of
death was "a grippe. He was born in
Pennsylvania in the year 1920, moved TO
Rock Island city about 40 years ago, en-
tered upon the practice of law, five years
later moved to Cordova and became q
farmer. His was a most exemplary life.
The funeral will occur on Friday of
this week.
LUCY 3 WAY.
Lucy B. Way died on Monday morn
ing at s o'clock. Aunt Lucy, as she was
familiarly called, has been known 10 a
lar er number OF people than probably
any other woman of this community. She
was of such a disposition that any one
seeking al or favor felt safe in impor-
tuning Aunt Lucy. She was torn in
New Jersey il 1919, coming to this coun-
try with her husbond 80 years ago. Her
husband Cola B. Way was one of the
brave defenders who contracted disease
in the army, which resulted in his death
some few years after the war. Aunt
Lucy had bee long sufferer from rheu-
mstism, la grippe being the immediate
cause of death.
The funeral will occur on Thursday at
l 80 O'Clock.
RICHARD T0RPIN
PoRT BYRON, Feb 1O.-Richard Tor
pin. who died yesterday in his s7th year.
will be buried Friday morning at 10
o'clock, with services at the n E church
and interrmsn at Fairfield cemetery.
Richard Torpin was born at Lazen-
croft, Yorkshire. England, Dec II, 1905,
and came with his sister Susanna to |
America in Oct. 1929 He resided in
until the spring of 1882 and
I hen went to farming in Warrington,
Bucks county, Penn. He married Jane |
Ann Crowley. of Philadelphia. Feb. /.
1885, and removed to Abingdon, Mont |
gomery county. Penn. in the spring of
1889, where ne continued farming until |
the spring of 1866, removing thence with
his family of 10 children to Coe township |
Rock Island county. where he remained
until 1885, when he built and removed to |
his late residence in Port Byron, where |
Mrs. TorpIn died July 8. 1890.
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