Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-02-03
WOODHOUSE.

county, Pa, and died at her nome
in Lancaster, Wis, Jan. 20, 1904.
Three years later the family made
the western pioneer journey, set
thing in the then far-famed and
lively mining town of Beetown.
In this new country she grew to
womanhood, developing unusually
beautiful and aniable qualities
of head and heart. Here she met
James Woodhouse, a son of one Of
the best known families of Blakes
Prairie pioneers. They were
married Jan. 13, 1858, and until
1866 they resided at Bloomington,
after which they removed to Ian
caster, where they have since
resided. The first four short years
of happy welded life were inter
rupted by cruel war, when Mr..
Woodhouse responded to his
country's call, and in September,
1862, marched away to the front,
returning in March, '63, having
left a leg and much of his young
health and strength on southern
battlefelds. Likewise her father,
Mr.. Huey, though more than fifty
years of age, enlisted and served
: in the army during that civil strife.
Five children came to bless this
union, all of whom are alive and
were present at the funeral:
They are: William G. of Lady
smith, Wis, Mrs. Laura Burroughs
of Pleasant Hope. n. D., Miss Lois
of Chicago, and Eugene and Miss
Jeanette at home.
AS wife, mother, neighbor and
friend Mrs. Woodhouse failed not
in all her duties. She was an active
and useful member of the M. E..
church for many years, and lived
her religion day by day all along
LIES journey. She was chaplain of
Mckinley Circle of the Ladies Of
the G.. A. r., and always took q
deep interest in the welfare Of the
Grand Army, having lived in pain
full suspense through the period
which tried women's souls, when
their loved ones stood between
their fair homes and the battles
confusion.
The funeral services at the home
Sunday were conducted by Rev. j.
T. Morgans of the M. E. church.
and the ladies of the Mckinley
circle rendered their beautiful
funeral service. The interment
was in the Lancaster cemetery. The
bearers were her husbands former
comrades in arms, as follows: c.
Fl. Nye, r. B. Showalter, Henry
Cooley, John harshbarger, B.
Stohl and A. r. Mccartney.
A large number of relatives and
friends attended the services.
MCNAMARA.
Patrick Mcnamara, well-kn own
citizen of Patch Grove, died Mon
day, after a few days illness with
pneumonia.
Mr. Mcnamara was a robust man
of middle age. He owned fine
farm in the edge of town, but had
retired to the village to live. He
was a son of the late Patrick Nc
Namara, and like his father was
an excellent man. He leaves a
widow, sister of John Thompson
of that town, and a grown-up
family of brothers and sisters.
Mrs. Margaret Budworth, wife of
Beryl D. Budworth of Dubuque,
died at Finley hospital in that city
on Saturday evening, after a brief
illness. Albert Budworth received
a message to that effect on Sunday
and went to that city Monday.
Mrs. Budworth was born April
IA, 1877, in Potosi, Wis, and lived
there until she was Is years OF age,
when she moved to Lancaster and
was here married in May, 1898.
She is survived by her husband
and parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. T.
Daily, of Darlington, Wis, also two
brothers, John Of Green Bay and
Joseph of Darlington, also three
sisters, Mrs. Rose of Platteville,
Wis, Mrs. Schrading and Miss Grace
Daily of Darlington. The funeral
was held from the family residence,
2063 Coulter avenue, Dubuque,
yesterday at 230 p. m.
Owing To the 1.acant death of