The San Francisco call., 1897-06-27
ONE BY ONE
THEY'RE GOING
Death of Mrs. Selma Truett,
a Heroine of the
Revolution.
Her Father Once Governor of
Wisconsin and Her Broth
erS Famous.
Incidents of Her Life in the Black
hawk War-Jefferson Davis
Wooing,

A great man dies, and behold the news
is neralded on the streets by the town
crier, transcontinental wires are kept hot
With the fact of his demise and record
Of his deeds in the flesh, and the busy
world turns aside from its cares long
enough to say. Another genus has de-
parted from US.
But in the very heart of this City, sur
rounded by ali the roar and tumult Incl
dent to the trade Of large community,
there passed quietly out of existence u.
last Friday famous woman, and it was
known not. She was Mrs. Selma Tructt,
daughter of a Revolutionary sire who
afterward added to the luster of a proud
family name by becoming the Governor
OF Wisconsin, and whose sons and
nephews have held some of the highest
positions of state in the gift of a
country.
After an adventurous life in the South
ern and Middle Western States, both as
girl and woman, Mrs. TruetU came 10 live
the remainder of her days on the shores
Of the Pacific some years ago. Her days
are ended, for last Friday morning she
expired a her home, 231I Devisadero
street, surrounded by loving children and
grandchildren. Her decease was pr-
marily due to old age, for she had passed
the three score years and ten allotted TO
man by milestones eight IN Nun Der.
II am now through with the world, "
she said with calm resignation, land can
say with 81. Paul, 1 have fought the good
fight and am ready to 60.
Although Mrs. Truett looked hardly CO.
she was truly heorine of the Revolution
and could trace her fghting-stock back 10
Israel Dodge, her paternal grandfather,
who lived in the provincs Of Louisiana
fore it became a part of the United
States, fought vaiiantly in the war OF the
Revolution. was wounded st BrandYwine
and served on the extreme outposts of the
Mississippi. After the war he underwent
many of the perils and exposures to dam
ger of life on the dark and bloody ground
o. Kentucky"
Mrs. Truett was born at ST. Lora, near
the old French village of st. Genevieve,
below St. Louis, the oldest settlement on
the west side of the Mississippi. The VII
lage is still II existence, and around it
hangs still the aroma OF ancient French
manners and customs. The daughter was
calle1 Selma, after the name of the river
on the banks of which she was born.
The family afterward moved to the
region of Illinois, and there it was the girl
passed through those scenes of adventure
never met with when country has passed
th3 rugged rocks and swift treacherous
whirlDools encountered in the early stages
of its progress. Many time was she in a
small blockhou>e, with the din of mus
kerry and the piercing warwhoop OF
Indian braves ringing in her ears. After
the war was over she saw Blackhawk, the
noted chieftaln whose name was given 20
the struggle, and talked to him in the
innocent fear of girlhood.
Mrs. Truetts brother. Augustus G.
Dodge, who afterward became United
States Senator from Iowa, was in this war
with the Indians. He was also at one
time United States Minister to Spain and
served in that capacity for four years. a
nephew, the Hon. w. W. Dodge is even
now State Senator of Iowa.
Shortly after the expiration of the
Blackjack War something occurred
which, but for a small mlschance, nigh
have altered the history of the nation.
Jefferson Davis, who was then stationed
at Dodgeville in command of q small