The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-08-05


the mother, Victoria went to live with
her Oldest sister, Mrs. VIM. Campbell,
in Spring Creek township. Here the
nearest neighbor was Mrs. DIR.
Baugh Jones, with ner family OF
boys, among whom was John M.
Baugh. The young people OF the ad-
joining farms were intimate friends
and together entered Oskaloosa Co.
lege. Here Victoria received her edu-
cation and was teaching school when
the Civil war broke out. John M.
Baugh after leaving Oskaloosa Col
lege had gone to Monmouth College,
the leading educational institution OF
the United Presbyterian church,
where he began the study of divinity.
When the first gun was fired in the
war of the Rebellion and President
Lincoln issued his call for $4,000 men
John Bough returned home and re-
sponded to that call, but the States
quota being filled his company was
not accepted and he returned to col
lege, but when the second call came
he again came to Oskaloosa, assisted
in raising a company, which was made
Co. X. 33rd Iowa VOL mi. When this
company was ready to leave for the
field OF battle the good and loyal wo-
men of the county decided to furnish
their flag and Victoria Dunbar was Sc
lected to make the presentation
speech. 1t SO happened that he,
whom Co. X appointed to receive the
flag, was none other than her accepted
lover, John M. Baugh, though none
knew at that time of the relation eX-
listing between them. One who knew
her then. speaking reminiscently
OF her said, "She was one of the most
beautiful young girls | ever saw-not
only in her looks, but in her manners,
with a style about her dress peculiar
ly her own, and while John Baugh
was considered one of the brainiest
young men of those days, she was
thought to be in every way fitting
mate Mr.. Baugh was made captain
of his company before they entered
the war and as such served for two
years, when he was incapacitated for
active service in the field and was put
on detach service at Little Rock.
While here he was granted furlough
came home and on June 20, 1864, he
and Victoria Dunbar were married.
She returned with him to the South,
where they remained until very near
the close of the war, when Captain
Baugh resigned and they came North
to Monmouth, where he again entered
college. He graduated with highest
honors. Before Commencement day
had received a call to the First United
Presbyterian church of Bloomington,
H., and here the young couple began
their life work, a work for which she
as well as her husband was remarka-
bly, fitted. They remained in Bloom
ington but short time when he ac-
cepted call to the First United Pres
byterian church of Chicago. Here
their work was most successful. They
built a new church and the progress
i've young minister installed an organ.
the first of the now universally used
by that sect. Ii provoked a hostility
in which the United PresEytCry tool.
sides against him, and not caring to
engage in such controversy he no.
only resigned from that church, but
obtained a dismissal from that Presby-
terry and they united with the Presby-
terians and received an immediate
call to return to Bloomington to the
North Presbyterian church, where
they remained five years. Twas then
in response to a repeated call they
came to the First Presbyterian church
of this city, not to the beautiful edi-
fee which stands as monument to
their work, but to little brick
church which stood on the presen,
site of the Baptist church, where
they soon built up congregation
which could not be accommodated
there. For over twenty years they de-
voted themselves to the work here.
Time and again opportunities came to
them to enter not only larger field
of work. but where the financial re.
ward for their labor was far greater
than it could ever be here. Not only
their congregation but the community
as well entered such protest each
time that they remained, doing their
part not only by the church, but in
the uplift and upbuilding of 1.-The ola
home town." So completely did Mrs.
Baugh ever do her part that it is i'm
possible to separate their life work.
Five years ago Mr.. Baugh resigned
and after disposing of their numerous
properties here they removed to Chi
cago, where they purchased a beauti.
full home at Woodlawn, in the vicinity
of the First Presbyterian church, with
which the entire family united. The
advantages, the refinement and cnl-
ture of these surroundings were so
congenial to Mrs.sBaugh that she was
particularly happy here and surely
made friends.
The minister who OBLIGATED at her
funeral service said, In all his years
OF work in the city he had never seen
so many or more beautiful floral tri-
butes." One of her newly made
friends paid her the following tribute
and we who have known her so long