The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-11-09
OLD SETTLERS GONE
Mrs. Henrietta Timme Passes Away
at Her Home at SHADES Cor
ners Friday Evening.
JOHN A LOOMS PASSES AWAY

JOHN A LOOMS PASSES AWAY
| Well Known Early Settlers of the county
Lay Down the Burden After Many Years
of servtce-Mrs. Timme Died as a Result
of Injuries Received in an Accident a
Short Time Ago, While Old Age Marks
the close of the Life of John A. Loomis.
Two of the best known of the pioneer
settlers of this county passed over the
silent river to their long rest Friday
evening in the persons of Mrs. Henri
eta Tinme, widow of the late Theo-
dore Timme and mother of the Hon.
E. G. Timme, Fifth Auditor of the
United States Treasury at Washing
ton, and Sheriff Henry Timme of this
city, and John A. Loomis, one of the
pioneers of the village of Woodwork.
In the death of these two people Keno
sha county loses two of her noble p1o-
neers who were among the first to ap-
pear in the county and who in life were
closely connected with the develop
ment of the county.
Mrs. Henrietta Timme passed away
Friday evening at the family residence
in SHADES Corners. She had been i'll
for about six weeks and her children
had been expecting the coming of the
end for some time. About six weeks
ago while working about her home she
met with an accident which resu1ted'in
the we'll known lady being very seri-
ous1y in jured. She was taken to her
bed at once aud has since been confined
to her room.
Mrs. Henrietta Sturtznicke1 Timme
was one of the long line of German
pioneers who settled in this county in
the early forties. She was born at
Werden, Rhine Province, Prussia, in
1922. Her early days were spent at
her home in Germany and she was
given the advantages of the best edu-
cation and training which those early
days permitted. At Werden she was
married to Theodore Timme, and as
Mr.. Timme was a soldier his wife
| shared the life of the soldier in the
wars of the German against the
French. Early in the forties Mr..
Timme resigned his position in the
| German army and decided to emigrate
to this country: After a long and
| tedious voyage the family arrived at
Southport in 1848 and settled in
| Wheat1and township near the spot
where the family residence now stands.
| The wife and mother always took an
| important place in the development of
the Timme family and her influence on
the lives of her children is shown in
the fact that nine of the twelve chill
dren have grown to happp and sue
cessfu1 manhood and womanhood. She
was woman of the home, highly re-
spected by her neighbors and dearly
loved by her children. The surviving
children are among the best known
residents of the county as follows:
Hon Ernst G.. Timme, formerly
State Senator, and now Fifth Auditor
of the United States Treasury at
Washington; Mrs. Henry Benedict, of
| Powers Lake; Mrs. Henry Hurt, of
Erie, Pa. Mrs. Rheino1d OFT, of
SHADES Corners; Mrs. L. N. DeDiemar
of this city; Henry H. Timme, Sheriff
of Kenosha county; Theodore Tinme,
of Early, Iowa; Mrs. Theodore Lem
erhardt, of Powers Lake, and Mrs.
Ben Schi1tz, of Brighton, this county.
Death of John A. LOOMS.
John A. LOOMS died al his home in
Woodwork on Friday afternoon, Nov.
3, 1899, of old age. He had made his
home with his daughter, Mrs. PAMELA
Tarbe11, where everything was done
that could be done to make comfortable
his declining years.
He was born June 6, 1910, in Coven-
try, Holland county, Connecticut.
When a yonng man he followed teach
ing district school in winter and work
ed on his fathers farm in sumner.
On April 10, 1910, he was joined in
marriage to Miss Mary Parker, who
died several years ago. Two of three
daughters survive: Mrs. P. Tarbe11
and Mrs. Martra P. Thayer, of Wood
burn, N. G.
Mr.. Loon1is enjoyed in a large meas
ure the esteem of his fellow citizens in
his native state and was elected AS
sesstr, and was appointed by the Con-
necticut Legislature County Commits
sioner. In 1857 he and his brother
Amasa came to Wisconsin and together
bought the A. B. Jackson farm in
Bristol, where he lived and farmed it
until the infirmities of age compelled |
his retirement. The funeral was
held from the home on Sunday after
noon.