Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-28
OBITUARY.

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The following death notice and b.
ography of William Brady, an uncle
of A. j. Majors, of West johnson
street, and former resident Of this
vicinity, appeared in recent issue of a
Clarinda paper:
william Anderson Brady was born
March IA, 1920, in Tennessee, and died
on December IA, 1899, aged 70 years
and 8 months. He was married in
White county, Illinois in 1s43, to
Miss Delpha Majors, who still survives
him. They moved to Iowa in 1916
and settled at Kirkville, Wapello
county, Iowa, and engaged in the
blacksmith business, and later in q
carding mill with his brother, James
Brady. In 1856 they all moved to
Braddyville, Iowa, where the two
brothers took claims and erected a
grist mill, where the present mill now
stands. James located on the quarter
section where the town now stands,
while William located on the quarter
section west of town, now known as
the Alex Mcclure farm. The two
brothers worked together to perfect
their mill and farms until 1860, when
William sold out his interest in the
mill and in 1865 he sold his farm and
took up his residence in White Cloud,
Iowa, where he sold goods for nearly
two years, when he disposed OF his
stock of goods and settled on farm
northwest of Shenandoah, Iowa. After
several years he sold again and settled
west of Elmo, Mo-, and came back to
reside in Braddyville in 1891. Through
his long, useful and eventful life no
one can be found but who remembers
him as man noted for his integrity,
sobriety and industry and that prac-
ticed the golden rule in all the walks
of life. He died at his son-in-law's
home, four miles west OF Braddyville,
where he and his aged wife had gone
to spend the winter, as they were TOO
old and feeble to live alone. Besides
the partner of a lifetime he leaves five
sons and three daughters. Four sons
and two daughters reside in Califor-
MIA. One son, Willard b., and Mrs.
Omsted were the only children present;
other friends and relatives were num-
erous. The services at the NJ. E.
church We're conducted by Rev. John
son, of this charge, and were very APP
Ipropriate and befitting over the depar-
ture of this early pioneer. He was a
good man, will be the history of VII
liam A. Brady, as itdis handed to flu
ture ages by fathers and mothers to the
children of the future generations. A
good man has gone.nl III
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Another one of the vast army now
passing away has fallen. Lorenzo II.
Case, a member of Company B, Thirty
sixth Iowa infantry. and for several
Years resident of Wapello county
| died at his home innJ amesport, Mo-,
December III, 1899. The funeral ser
vices We're conducted at his late resi-.
dence in Jamesport, on. December 49,
and his remains were laid away in the
cemetery at that place.
Mr.. Case was born in New Albany
Ind, October rs, 1887, and was united
in marriage to Elizabeth Moore De-
cemher is, 1857. Two sons and six
daughters were born to them, only
three of whom survive. The wife and
mother died June 9, 1874. September
16, 1876, he was united in marriage to
Mrs. Jane Davis, and to this union WIRE
born three children, all of whom died
in infancy. Mr.. Case united with the
! Christian church in 1879. and remained
a faithful member until the end. The
writer was a comrade in the same regi.
ment with deceased and knew him as
one oil the faithful, sturdy and cour-
ageous soldiers who bore galltnaly for
| three years the arduous and trying du-
ties OF a soldier in the ranks fighting
in defense of the republic. xss
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