The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-15
IN MEMORIAM.-.,

Lydia Gelane Alder-Moore was born
in Madison county, Ohio, May Z, 1912,
and died Sunday, March A, 1900. Her
maiden name was Alder. Her father,
Lewis Alder, and her mother, Kath-
arine Alder, with her as a tender babe
in arms, shortly after moved to Union
county, Ohio, where her mother was
called to her long home, leaving her
little girl of II years old, she being
the eldest of five orphan children
Ira j. Alder, of Iowa City; Henry AL
der, of Oskaloosa; Charles Alder, of
Polk county, and Jacob Alder, of Ed
dyville. Sheswas married to William
F. Moore forty.one years ago at her
fathers home in Mahaska county,
Iowa. To them were born three sons,
Laban, Henry and Charles, all of
whom are of age and living, and were
with her at the time she went to sleep
in death. She united with the Meth
odist Episcopal church over thirty
years ago and was faithful and hum
bic disciple of her Savior until the end
of her life. By reasons of constant
physical ailments in the form of
chronic asthma, 'she never saw a we'll
day from the date of her birth; and
she was therefore hindered from TAX
ing active part in the Lords work
outside of her own family. She was
a devoted wife, loving and faithful
mother. No one ever called at her
home hungry, thirsty cold, friendless
and tired, that did not go away with
aid, comfort and help. Her legacy to
her loved ones is goodly example,
and to herlfriends and to society
golden Christian name. Within half
decade of years back the lovely
young wives of Their two sons, Laban
and Charles, with still the blush of
maidenhood on their fair Cheeks,
were summoned to meet their blessed
Maker, leaving four tender orphan
children, some of whom had hardly
known theilove of a mother. The
grandmother, whose hands are now
folded across pulseless breast, took
these little rosebuds to rear and their
baby and childish grief at her funeral
was intense, which was true meas
ure of her home life; for truly Pale
mourned the lilies when the rose had
died" She lived as she died, in the
full belief of an All-wise Being. Her
sainted mother, Katharine Trimble,
was the niece of Gov. Trimble, of
Ohio, where her dust sleeps and re-
poses, almost beneath the play ground
of her daughters youth. Her father,
Lewis Alder, came to Iowa in 1854
with his family, and settled upon the
beautiful plain in Mahaska county
within sight of where this beloved
sister lived and died. His father,
Jonathan Alder, was son of SOL
der of the Revolution. Jonathan
was born in 1773 and when eight years
old was captured by the Shawnee In
dams who killed his little brother
David, but saved Jonathan because
he had black hair and would make
a good Indian" He lived with the
Indians until he was 25 years old. He
was the playmate of Tecumseh and
met face to face the Great Logan the
chief and friend of the white man. He
lived with the Indians from the day
of his capture in the Virginia woods
until his delivery at Wayne's treaty
in 1895, at Greenville, Ohio, when he
had forgotten the English language.
The story of his captivity, told in the
History of Ohio, is of absorbing in
terest. He returned to civilization
and his widowed mother in 1895, hav-
ing lived as an Indian for twenty
years. Jonathan Alder was with the
Indians when Gen. Arthur st. Clair
was defeated and nearly his whole
army slain, November 4, 1871, where
our great War Gov. Samuel j. Kirk
woods nephew, Captain Kirkwood,
was butchered by the Indians and
scalped, with 5000 more brave men.
He was also with the Indians a year
later on the same ground where Gen.
Wayne had built Fort Recovery, which
the Indians attacked, and he describes
it in his Manuscript Biography AS we'll
as the 10Y the Indian women showed