Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-13


fast three months, and had failed rap
idly in the past year. Prior to that
she was able to attend church and the
meetings of the several societies with
which she was identified.
Mrs. HartZel who was one of 10
children, was born near Blairsville, Pa.
Oct. 5, 1916. One brother, the youngest
of this large family, Christian Stout
fer, who resides on the old homestead
and who is IS years Of age, survives
her.
Active in Reforms.
Mrs. Hartzell was a woman of high
ideals She was always Interested in
reforms that make for the betterment
of the social fabric. Her home was
one of unEounGed hospitality, where
she ever reigned the gracious quecnly
hostess. She lived a consistent Chris
tian life for 20 years. having United
with the Methodist Episcopal church
at the age OF II.
She with her husband united with
the First NJ L. church at Moline in
1912, and held continuous membership
until the last.
she calmly babe her son, Rev. Joseph
c. Hartzell, God speed when he was
chosen by his church as the represen-
tativc in far away Africa as bishop.
In 1873 she led a company Of Chris
tian women into d saloon located at
Five Points Moline. and held pray
or meeting. Mr.. Hartzell was one of
the first young men to leave his county
in Pennsylvania for the far west. as
Illinois was considered in 1894: and
April 80 of that year. he landed in
Rock Island The place was not yet
named, there being only five or six
cabins on the bottom land He erect
ed a hewn log cabin, the first two-story
structure in the place
In the spring of 1886 he returned to
the cast to claim his bride, and on
May ) they were happily married Ia
q few days they started on a remark
able wedding trip. There were no rail
roads, telegraphs, telephones, nor fast
travelling steamboats,.
Wake start on Canal Boat.
Taking what household goods they
could on a canal boat they started
amid loTiHs blessings OF parents ana
friends, who felt they were bidding
them a final farewell for the Indians
were numerous ami sometimes hostile.
Mrs. Hartzcll was qgi- q favorite of
the natives as she always met them
with smiles and something TO eat. The
long, tedious voyage Of three weeks
was made by canal boat 20 the Ohio
river and up the Mississippi from St
Louis by steamboat to Rock Island
without en- accident
Oct ). 1868. OF her 92d birthday, IT
the home of her oldest daughter, Mrs
NJ. S. Holt with whom she resided
a most delightful reception was heli
in honor of Mrs. Hartzell.
Mrs Hartze,l was the mother of IS
children, II of whom grew TO man
hood and womanhood. Seven live 20
mourn her loss: Margaret Holt, Nc |
line; Joseph c. Hartzell, bishop 70
Africa; Sena Hartzell Wallace, Kansas |
City, Kan. Lydia Eva Hayes, Kansas
City. Kan; Alice e. Mccoy, Moline
Lille ID. Drury, Hampton and Nancy
Estelle Jaques Alhambra, Cal The
following preceded her in death:
Michael Bach HartzeH, John Wesley
Charles, Mrs. Mary Rap, Mrs Lizzie
p. Wallace and Harry Frank HartZell
Her descendants nu-nber SO grand
children, 81 great grandchildren and
two gr2at-grcat grandchildren
The funeral viii take place Frida
morning, with service for the rela-
fiyes at the Holt home at 10 o'clock
followed by services at the Firs
Methodist church at II. Burial vii
be in the Hartzell cemetery