Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-28
AGED RESIDENT DIES
Lewis e. Danforth Passes Away in
Bddyville.
CAME TO IOWA IN EARLY SEVENTIES
Death of George Gibson, liz Harrison,
4 Okla, Announced in EddyvilIe = A
Z Former Resident of lowa--Was
Home Guard During Civil War.

Eddyville, April 27.--Died, at / p. m.
Friday, April "a, 1903, at his home on
Ninth street, l.. Il. Danforth, aged 76
years, s months, and 3 days. Lewis
Eugene Danforth was born August 81,
1927, in Cheshire county, New Hanp
shire At the early age of eight
years he became an apprentice in a
wooden mill. About 1S49 he was we'd
ded to Harriet N. Putney, and to them
were born a son and a daughter. The
daughter preceded him in DEATH and
the son, Frank L. Danforth resides in
Chicago. In 1853 they removed to La
Porte, Indiana. He conducted wool
en- mill at LaPorte for number OF
years, coming to Eddyville in 1870 He
again engaged in the wooden business,
continuing till about 1880 His first
wife dying during the 7Os, he was
married to Miss Angeline Gibson, of
this place, Nov A, 1877. They We're the
parents of three children, one dying
in infancy The other two are George
E. of Chicago, and Miss Flora A., who
lives with the second wife, who also
survives. He had been ailing since
about 1900. On February 20 he was
seized seized with stroke of paralysis
on the left side and had never walked
since. The funeral was held Sunday at
afternoon at 2 o'clock from the resi-
Sdence, with burial in Highland GENE
terry. Rev. w. T. Howe, pastor of the
M. 3. church here, gave short talk
The funeral was largely attended. Sym
pathy is extended to the bereaved
sS George Gibson Dead.
Word was received here few days
ago of the death of George Gibson at
the home of his son, G. S. Bibson, near
Harrison, Oklahoma, at $50 Tuesday
evening, April 81, 1908, aged 70 years,
8 months and i day George Michael
Gibson was born in Gurnsey county,
Ohio, August 20, 1923. He grew to
manhood in that state, marrying there
ito Miss Elizabeth McKim. To them
were born three children, two dying in
infancy. The surviving child is Mrs.
y. b. Danforth, of this place. His first
wife died and he was married to Miss
Deborah Johnson April 1. 1850 They
moved to Camden, Jay county, Indiana,
soon after. Six children were born to
them. One died while an infant, and
two have since passed away, so the
three living are: Mesdames H. NJ
and Amanda Moss, of Lincoln, Kansas,
adm G. Sheridan Gibson. of Harrison,
Oklahoma. The wife also survives
{ Going back in the history, when he liv.
ed in Indiana, after few years resi-.
4dencc there, he moved to Illinois, liv-
ing there about a year, then to farm
in Clarke county, Iowa. in 1856, which
they had purchased After residing
there several years he moved his fam
Z lily to Eddyville in 1862, and had lived
here continuously since He served
Nfor about three months as home guard
during the civil war.
He was carpenter and farmer by
trade. He was member of the G.. A.
R. and of the Christian church, having
protested the Christian faith about
1857. He was taken sick with dropsy
about November /. and on December 4
he and Mrs. Gibson went to Kansas to
4 the home of his daughter, in the hope
that the change might be of benefit.
On April 6, having recovered some
what, he went from Kansas to the
home of his son in Oklahoma On last
Monday morning he was stricken with
paralysis. passing away on the date
given at the beginning of this article,
having requested that he was not to
be buried here. He was accordingly
buried in Oklahoma. Thus the lives
of two of the old and esteemed settlers
are ended.
Personal Items.
Simon Dixon left Thursday for St.
Joseph. Mo, to visit his brother. Ray
Dixon, after which he will be the guest
of his brother, Jacob Dixon, at Nebras-
ka City, Neb. He will be absent about
two weeks.
Rev. w. T. Howe was in Birming-
ham the latter part of last week on
Business.
Thos. Mcclure of San Francisco,
Cal, arrived few days ago for visit
with old friends and relatives here,
where he used to live.
Born, Tuesday, April %, to Mr.. and
Mrs. A. H. Morrison, corner Of Fifth
and Berdan streets, seven pound
daughter.
You can get suit of clothes made