Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-13
PIONEERSAREG GONE
Jacob Ohlweiler, Sr., and Mrs.
Julia A. Britton Answer
Deaths Summons.
FORMER IN THE CITY SINCE l848
Mrs. Claus ID. EinfeIdt Succumbs to
Typhoid Fever Other
Obituary.

With the death of Jacob Ohlweiler.
ST., which occurred at $3.50 Saturday
evening at his home. 15O4h Second
avenue, passed away one of the old
est citizens of German nativity in
Rock Island:
Born in the year 1925 in Hesse
Darmsdaat he, as young man, en-
gagged in the attempt to establish n
republican form of government in his
district. When the movement failed
he came to America, arriving in
Rock Island in 1s4S. For many years
after coming here he followed his
trade as cooper. leaving that when
we'll along in years TO embark in the
saloon business. He remained in ac-
tive charge of the latter business,
which he conducted at the Garner of
Second avenue and Fifteenth street.
up to about five years ago.
After his retirement he retained
his health to a remarkable degree,
the first symptom OF decline being
i'm the form of slight stroke of par
alysis year ago. lie recovered
from this and also from n second
one, which occurred few months
later. but when. three weeks ago, he
WIS stricken the third time. it was
seen that he could not survive.
Mr. Ohlweiler was married i'm 1S49
in this city. and two years ago he
and Mrs. Ohlweiler, who survives. cell
cbrated their golden wedding ami
versary. OF a family of seven chill
dren five are now living They are
Jacob. Jr.. George, Mrs. Charles Gan
TO e
city. and Mrs. William Hoeft. of Gen
eSeo.
Deceased belonged to the Rock Is
land Turner society. being one of the
pioneer members. and also to Rock
Island lodge No. Is. I. o. o. F. The
funeral will take place at , o'clock
Tuesday afternoon from the home.
Mrs. Julia A. BrItton.
Mrs. Julia \. Britton, wife of the
late Jacob Britton. last evening passed
away at her home in .sndalusia. after
years of suffering with nervous de-
bility. She was one of the pioneer
residents of the county. having re-
moved with her parents when but a
child from Pennsylvania. where she
was born 65 years ago. Her maiden
name was Gardner. In 1854 deceased
was married to her late husband and
the couple passed most of their we'd
ded life in the village where the lat
ter passed away two years ago.
Eight children survive: John W., of
this city, and James II. and George
w. Britton, Mrs. Seth Leman. Mrs.
William Beaumont. Mrs. Charles
HuntIey, Mrs. Z. f. Buffum and Kath-
ryne. of Andalusia. The funeral viii
take place tomorrow afternoon at ?
o'clock.
Mrs. Claus ID. EInfeIdt.
Mrs. Claus ID. Einfeldt died of ty-
phoid fever at . o'clock yesterday af-
ternoon at st. Anthony's hospital,
where she had been confined since
Dec. 81. She was Al years of age
and a native of Germany. Besides
the husband seven children are left,
Arthur, Henry, Elsie, Ada, Louis,
John and Pearl. Elsie. John and Ada
are now seriously i'll at the hospital
with the same disease with which
their mother died. and Henry has
barely recovered from an attack.
Mrs Einfeldt leaves also one broth
err, Henry Lahann, of New Liberty,
Iowa. The funeral VIII take place at
. o'clock Wednesday afternoon from
the home.
Mrs. Rebecca Albert.
News is received of the death
last week at Chattanooga, Tenn, of
Mrs Rebecca Albert. formerly of this
city. Mrs. Albert, who was "a years
of age. went from here to Chatta-
nooga to make her home with her
daughter, Mrs. Julius Stroehle.
Mrs. Burnett's Funeral.
Funeral services were held yester-
day afternoon over the remains of
Mrs. Charles Burnett at the home,
2sOO Seventh avenue, Rev. T. j. Shuey
officiating. This morning they were
shipped to Newton, Iowa, for burial.
A large numDer of friends and rela-
tives of the family attended, going
out on two special cars attached TO
the early fast mail train.
Julius DeWolf.
julius. the 1-year-Old child of Mr..
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