Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-26
OBITUARY..
Moses c. israel.

From Saturdays Daily.
Moses c. Israel was born near the
town of Middletown, Butler county,
Ohio, on the goth day of November,
1890, and was therefore at the time of
his death, February -, 1907, Sc years,
months and % days old.
He came of a family of pioneers; his
father, Thomas Israel, having been
born in Culpepper county, Va, in the
year, 1777. When young man he went
to Ohio, where he married Christina
Deem. and lived there until his family
of eleven children were born and part
ly reared when he pushed forward to-
ward the west and settled in the state
of Indiana. At the time of his removal
to the sttae of Indiana, so years ago,
Moses Israel was 6 years old. He To-
Gated in the midst of the forest on
stream called "Cliffty," where with the
help of his family home was erected,
farm cleared, and later saw and
grist mill for the convenience of the
settlers, and the development of the
community, was built and operated by
him and his sons. Thus the youth and
early manhood of Mr.. Israel was spent.
On August %. 1914 he was married
to Ruth Brownfield who has been his
all the trials. fluctuations. hardships,
W
ealth. for the past nearly So years,
aaG who still survives him.
In the year 1S49 he bid adieu to his
fathers family. and the friends and
reighbors of his youth and. in a wagon
drawn by two horses, embarked VITA.
mis- wife anf children for the prairins
cf Iowa After the long md tiresore
journey he settled in Van Buren, coun-
ty Then, in the spring of 1854 he
an oJ1I catfln1 tho honest Il
where he has since resided and reared
his family His life here has been as
an "open book" as those of his friends
who have passed on. have, and those
who survive will testify.
He was the last of his fathers FAM
lily, all of his brothers and sisters hav-
ing passed on before, the last being his
brother. Joseph, who died at Bonaparte
eight years ago.
In the discharge of public duties
which he was from time to time called
upon by the people of Washington
township and Wapello county to per-
form, they We're marked with honesty
fidelity and faithfulness to his trust.
He was devoted to his family and
friends. ready to sacrifice anything
that would add to their present and
future comfort. thus for the time being
forgetting his own
1S47. when he joined the Mt. Moriah
Baptist church. Upon his removal to
Iowa he withdrew from Mount Moriall
and deposited his letter with the Mt
Zion church in Van Buren, county
where he retained his membership I'M
til the organization of the Ashland
Baptist church in the old town of Ash
land in the building then used as a
seminary. January 81, 1857.
The wife and five childran s,Iyyi1-e
him ]. A. Israel of Denver Colo: r
| T. Israel of Salida Colo: Mrs. Mary
| Nicholson. H. J. Israel and George P
| Israel of Eldon, are the surviving chill
dren. The interment was made in the
! Ashland cemetery. Funeral services
We're conducted by Rev. Riegan. assist
ed by Jacob Ferrden and L. C. Allen
| read the obituary.
| The children were all present except
Robert t. Israel of Salida. Colorado
| The. pallibearers We're j. n. Cain, J. C
| Nass, r.. Moore, e. p Stewart, r
Hodson. and S. A. Moore. The scrip
ture reading was Hebrews. chapte,
w.. o. Contributed.