The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-06-10
DEATH
Takes Away a
Good Man.
Isaac Akey Dies at
Home Here
ON TUESDAY
At the Age of Nearly
Ninety Years.
A Revered Patriach Cone.
Hunted Deer in County.

In the death of Mr.. Isaac Akey, who
died Tuesday afternoon at three at his
home ON east Sandusky avenue, the
city loses one of its most revered
patr,archs who had travelled life's
journey for more than eighty-eighi
years, during which period of time he
witnessed much of the growth and de-
velopment of this section of the state
and to its Improvements and progress
he contributed his full share, doing
much to do away with pioneer con-
ditions and to replace them with al
that indicates an advanced civiliZs-
tion. For long years he was actively
engaged in agricultural interests and
his enterprising business methods and
indefatigable labor secured for him
gratifying aud creditable success.
Mr.. Akey was born in Washington
county, Pa, Sept. Is, 1915. His faith
er was of Irish lineage and his mother
of Scotch descent. During the veal
1924 young Akey came to Stark coun.
| ty, Ohio, with his parents and there
amid the Wild scenes of frontier life
where streams were unbridged, road:
not yet cut and where forests and un'
cultivated tracts of prairie were to b,
seen on sll sides he was reared Il
young manhood In 1888 he went by
boat to Beardstown. Ill. where he &C
copied employment for a short time,
Returning to Stark county he welded
Miss Vesta Hubbard, daughter o.
Rev Stephen Hubbard. The wedding
| took place Feb. z. 1s41, and the coupl,
lived happily together until June Il
1894. when Mrs Akey died at hel
home here Mr.. Akey after his mar
riage to Miss Hubbard engaged in
farming in Stark county until 1S47,
when he moved to this county anc
purchased farm located near Mill
creek Here he lived about six year:
when he purchased farm OF 13S acres
in Lake township. sixteen acres oi
which ne owned at the time of hi,
death These sixteen acres are locat
ed within the corporation limits o.
Bellefontaine. Mr.. Akey bought tn,
Lake township farm in 1858 and fol
thirty years hs resided on the place
In 1888 he took mp his residence here
retiring from further business cares
At one time he was engaged exten
sively in the manufacture of mspl,
syrup and sugar. He was a stock
holder in the Peoples National banl
and owned property located in Hume
ston, Iowa
His second marriage took place Ma.
Ia, 1895, he being married to Mis
Clara Elliott. niece of his first wife
who survives him. Mr.. Akey wa
one of family of eight children tn
others being Peter, Jane, John
Friend. Ellis, James and Lemuel. AL
are now dead save Lemuel, who re
sides in Richlsnd Center, Michigan
No children are left, none having beel
born by either marriage of the de
ceased. Three children were adopte'
by Mr.. Akey after his marriage to hi
first wife. The three were Timoth.
NJ. Sullivan, now of Washington. d
lC.; DIR. Will Tuttle, who took tn
name of Akey, practicing physician
of Dakota, and John Sullivan, VIII
served as a dispatch bearer in TIN
Civil War, and died in Texas durin
the year 1895.
Mr.. Akey was stalwart Republi
can, ever willing to give unfalterin
support to the principles of the party
Upon his coming to Logan count
there was a tract of timber land ex
tending from Main street, this city
to New Jerusalem. When deer an
other large game was to be found i
this and adjacent counties he elaine
hunting as his chief recreation.
Funeral services were held frol
the home at 2 O'CLOCK, sun tim,
Thursday conducted by Rev. Jes:
} Swank. Interment in city cemetery.
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