The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-06-20
Births, Deaths, Marriages
MARRIAGE LICENsEs.

The following is q list Of the mar
riage licenses issued by the clerk since
our last report;
NO. NAME. RESIDENCE. AGE.
s,oe ! David Miller, Muchakinock "a
woo Mary Hamm, Muchakinock. 20
JoHNSON.-Died, at her home in
Colon, at $3.50 a. M, Monday, June
II, '01, MRS. SALLIE JOHNSON ,colored,
aged 20 years. Deceased had been i'll
about three months with cancer. She
leaves one son, Harris Wilson, to
mourn her death,
Funeral from the Baptist church at
Colon at 1880 Tuesday, June IS, and
interment in Forest cemetery.
DOBYNS.-Died, of iniation, at his
home in the Wightman Building, at
2:45 O'Clock P. M, Monday, June II,
1901, LEWIS GREGG DoBYNs, aged SO
years, 6 months and IL days.
He had lived fifty.three years in
Iowa and had been confined to his
bed about eleven weeks. Lewis Gregg
Dobyns was born in Fleming county,
Kentucky, November %, 1917, On his
fathers side he was of English de-
scent. His grandfather, Edward
Dobyns, came to America long before
the Revolution, landed in New York
and from there went to Culpepper
county, Virginia. He removed to
Kentucky while that region was still
a portion of Virginia, to that part
which is now Mason county, and
reared a family of nine children, one
ofwhom ,JamesD obyns, was the father
of the subject of this sketch. Lewis
Gregg Dobyns is the last of a family
of eleven. He was educated in the
celebrated DR.. Nelson's Missionary
School in Quincy, Illinois, and pri-
vate High school at the same place.
He was the first public school teacher
in Keokuk, Iowa. He also taught in
Fort Madison for three years land then
conducted private academy in Farm
ington, Iowa, for five years. He fol-
lowed the profession of teaching for
twenty-five years, and numbered
among his pupils some of the most
prominent men in the State of Iowa,
among others Ex-Governor Drake,
who obtained all of his education I'M
der Mr.. Dobyrs' tuition. He entered
the service of the Iowa State Insur-
ance Company of Keokuk in 1863, be-
ing its first general agent. His terri
tory was the forty southern counties
of the state, and he often walked
from one county seat to another when
as yet no roads were made. Owing
to his advanced age and infrmities
he severed his connection with the
company in 1889, to the regret of all
connected with the institution. Since
his retirement, he has with the as
sistance of his daughter, Mary E.
Dobyns, done a small local business
The deceased was one of the best
known men in the city. He was very
active in the pursuit of his business,
and this same activity and zeal char
acterized his life in all his walks. He
took keen interest in public affairs
and through close and constant read
ing he acquired large acquaintance
with state and national affairs, and
his personal acquaintance with pub
lie men almost equalled his knowl-
edge of events. He was a life long
republican, voting first for President
Harrison, of Tippecanoe fame, and
he continued active in politics up to
the time of his last Illness. He was
a Methodist from his early youth and
a devout worshipper. He was good
man, beloved by his family and his
legion of friends and respected and
honored by all. He will be missed in
the community as we'll as in the home
and his death causes general regret.
Three sons and two daughters mourn
his death: namely, Mrs. Sarah A.
Kemp, of Eureka, California; Chas
N.Dobyns, editor of the Craig Leader,
of Craig, Missouri; Cicero w Dobyns,
of Des Moines; Edward M. Dobyns,
of this city, and Mary e. Dobyns, of
the High school teaching force of this
city. The funeral services will be
held at the Central M. E. church at
eight O'Clock Wednesday morning;
from thence the remains will be taken
to Keokuk on the 9:2O train via the
Rock leland, to be placed beside the
mother of his children, the wife who
was laid at rest twenty-six years ago.