The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-08-25
Jacob Sowash

Died at the nome OF his daughter,
Mrs. Geo. P. Campbell, in Davis City,
Iowa, on Sunday at $3.50 p. m. after a
brief illness of four days. He was born
near Greenburg, Westmorland county,
Penn, Dec. 13, 1920, and was therefore
S3 years, s months and s days old.
When about IS years of age he came
west as far as Henry county, Ind, and
worked as farm hand until 1910, when
he was married to Miss Mary A..
Boslogue, and to this union was born
II children, all of whom lived to be
grown, there being z boys and 4 girls, z
of them are living.
Daniel was the first of the ten children
who died. He died at Vicksburg, Miss,
while fighting for his country in the
war of the Rebellion, member of Co.
1, 4th Iowa Cavalry. John B., the eldest
son was also soldier for the Union in
the war of the Reb ,llion, member of
Co. A End Iowa Cavalry. He died March
81, 1899. Zackwell r., the second son,
died in Horr, Mont, in March, 1901.
The wife died Aug. 20, 1887, in Conway,
Iowa. The other members of the family
are scattered over quite wide scope Of
country. Miles is in California, Milton
is in Wyoming, Ben near Bonesteel, S.
D., r. T. is at Decatur, ILL.,, Mrs. M. A
Snapp lives at Wortham, Texas, Mrs.
Ida Herring, at Dublin, Texas, Mrs.
Hattie Faucett, in Sioux City, Iowa, and
Mrs. Mae Campbell, who was the only
one of the family present at the time Of
his death, lives at Davis City. Mr..
Sowash came from Indiana with his
family, to Iowa, about 1851, and settled
first in Boone county, at or near place
on the Des Moines river called Swede
Point, and at that time the settlements
were very few, and far apart. He lived
there few years and sold his farm, and
in about the year 1855 went to
southeastern Kansas, where he remain-
ed years when he returned and settled
in Madison county, Iowa, where he i'm
proved another farm, and in the summer
of 1866 he sold out there and came to
Decatur county. He bought q farm
near Pleasanton, just over the state line
in Missouri, where he resided until 1875;
he again sold out, and moved to farm
he had bought, five miles northwest of
Bedford in Taylor county. He contin-
ued to live in Taylor county until after
his wife died in 1887, when he broke up
housekeeping, and came to make his
home with his daughter, Mrs. Campbell,
and has resided with her since that
time, but making occasional visits to
his other children.
On Monday, August 18th, he went for
a short visit with his granddaughter,
Mrs. r. H. Martz, at Charlton, Iowa, and
stayed until Wednesday evening, when
he went to Lucas to visit his grandson
Frank Sowash, and about the time he left
Charlton he was taken with summer
complaint, that has been bother to him
for some years, and he grew worse so
rapidly that he started for Davis City
early Thursday morning and arrived
home at noon, in very exhausted con-
dition, and from which he never was
able to rally but continued to grow
weaker until Sunday at $3.50 when he
passed peacefully away, like a little
child going to sleep in it's mothers
arms.
Mr.. Sowash never made any particu-
lar religious profession, although in
earlier life he was quite Bible stud
ent, and tried to follow it's teachings.
In 1841, when 81 years of age he Joined
the Masonic Fraternity and ever after
tried to live according to it's precepts
and teachings. He was naturally of a
lively, jovial disposition, and very fond
of children, and in his last years was
never better pleased than when he had
a number of them around him. He will
be missed by many of them near his
home. On August 24th his remains
were taken to Conway, and laid by the
side of his wife, there to rest until the
resurrection morn. During the last is
years of his life he was great sufferer
from asthma, and often when suffering
expressed desire to depart and be
free from his suffering. He will be
missed by many. Peace be to his ashes
GEO. p. CAMPBELL.
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