Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-07-20
Obituary.

Obituary.
/ The REGISTER is called upon to pei
: form a painful duty in chronicling tn
, death of CAPTAIN BERNARD ZwAR1
The earlier years of the life of Capital
: Zwart were full of vicissitude Bor
!, in Holland in 1927, his eighteenth yea
finds him the cashier of one of tn
banking institutions in the great com
mercial metropolis of his country
where he gained those exact and care
full business habits that characterize,
the whole of his private and publ
life. In 1913, casting his fortunes witt
his father, who had incurred the in-wil
of the King because of his unswervin.
support of the cause of the people, b.
came to America, where he engaged
| for short time in the uncongenia
business of farming on the prairies O
Iowa. Abandoning this, he came tt
keokuk, where he for some months
spent his leisure hours in the study O
the law. Compelled to lay aside hi
| legal studies to assist his father, whose
rapidly growing business demanded hi!
experienced aid, he invented some use
full improvements in the constructions
of brick kilns. His father dying anc
| the war coming on, Mr.. Zwart again
| resumed the study of the law, only tc
lay it aside at the call of his adopted
country. He organized the Second
Missouri Militia. in which regiment he
received a Captains commission. In
1868, he was detailed to organize the
Provost Marshal's Office at this place,
| where in 1865 he was admitted to the
bar-a purpose that he had never lost
sight of from the first.
He served as U. S. Collector and as
U. S. Commissioner. He was a dele
gate at large from this State to the
National Convention that nominated
Seymour and Blair, and was at one
time Prosecuting Attorney of Iron
County. In all of the positions, pub
lie and private, held by him, his duties
were discharged with promptness and
integrity that won for him the conf
dence of the entire community. The
method of collecting revenue on dis
titled spirits, Tobacco, etc., was suggest
ed by Mr.. Zwart, as will be seen by
referring to the report of Mr.. Jenkens,
M. c., Chairman of the Committee on
Civil Service, to congress, May IA,
1S6S-pages 81 and SO. 1t is the same
system that is now in vogue. He was
a lawyer of the old school, exact and
methodical in all that he did.
In December, 1850, he was married
to Cornelia M. j. Henriet, whose faith
er was born in France and who, after
the fall of Napoleon l., removed to
Holland, and in 184S to America.
This Union was in every way happy,
and much of his success in after life
was due to the gentle home-keeper
whom he leaves to mourn his loss.
Mr.. Zwart leaves five children. His
sons-B. H., d successful physician of
Kansas City; Albert j., now located at
Chicago and occupying a position of
trust with the Q. and G. Railway Spec
ialties company; and Joseph A, who
is resident of Ironton-are all sue
cessful business men who have the re-
spect and confidence Of those who come
in contact with them, and whose bright
prospects in life are in no small degree
due to the careful training they receiv-
ed as boys from the kind old father
whom they have SO sorrowfully laid to
rest. His daughters, Henrietta and
Mamie, are the wives of D. F. and w.
H. Reese, well known merchants of
Ironton.
Mr.. Zwart was a man of strong and
infexible character, and of clearly de-
fined individuality. Guided in all his
actions by fixed principles, no change
of circumstances could sway his judge
ment; no influence make him act con-
trary to them. Religion was to him
the first duty Of man, and being con-
WINGED of this truth, he not only I'M
adhered to it, but defended
it, "in season, out of season. j. II.
Tim, 4, 2. A strenuous advocate of
he considered education not
merely development of the intellect,
but also formation of the will by
moral precepts, demonstrating the cor
rectness of this principle by bringing
up his children as good Christians and
worthy citizens. Mr.. Zwart was a |
in the welfare of the community in
winch ne l1Veu, anu MS auaeQG6 ITOm
the plaoe that onoe knew him will be |
marked. In losing him, Iron county
has lost one of her best and most pro-
gressive citizens. The REGISTER ex-
tends its sympathy to the bereaved |
family.
The funeral took place from the Ar
cadia College Chapel, which was drap-
ed in mourning by the Ursuline Nuns,
to whom he proved staunch and sim
cere friend. Father Wernert celebrated |
requiem high mass at 9 A. NJ, after |
which he delivered a short address, |
dwelling particularly on the salient |
points in the character of the deceased. |
Then followed the Ahsolution, :. e., a |
short form of prayer and the final
blessing. The funeral cortege-one of |
the largest ever seen in the Valley
then proceeded to Calvary cemetery,
Pilot Knob, where the remains were
laid to final rest.
In Memoriam.