The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-03-18

settled at Pennington, Illinois, and
there Mr.. Brock was married to Miss
Martha e. Troxell, May 10,1S52. They
came to Mahaska county about 1868
or 1869 and settled at Beacon, where
they had residence through term of
fifteen years. They then removed to
Oskaloosa, where they have since lived
and where several of their children
have homes. They had passed their
golden wedding and on the tenth day
Iof next May would have celebrated
the fifty-second anniversary of their
wedding. The family, aside from be.
ing among the pioneers of the county,
is remarkable in number OF ways.
There were seven children, five boys
and two girls, fifteen grandchildren
and five great grandchildren. Up to
the time of the death of the elder
Brock, Tuesday, there had been but
two deaths in the family the son
William dying as the result of sun
stroke few years ago, and one grand
child dying in infancy. This is re-
'markable record The children are:
George F. Brock, of 0skaloosa; Mrs.
Pastoral Lewis, of Beacon; Fred
Brock, of Des Moines; Mrs. sallie
Mitchell, of Oskaloosa; Charles Brock,
of Oskaloosa, and VIII Brock, de
ceased. A sister, Mrs. Phoebe Grit
ifiths, resides in Florida; two nieces
and nephew, Mrs. Maude Burton,
Mrs. Kate Perry and Perry Bartonnow
reside at Pennington, Iowa.
Leander Brock enjoyed the. distinc-
ton, OF being one OF the early stage
coach drivers of Iowa. He was en-
gagged as coach pilot before the
days OF railways in Iowa. He drove
a route extending from Keokuk to
Iowa City, the early capital OF the
young state, and from Iowa City to
Des Moines. J.. B. McCurdy was a
mail boy at Montezuma in the early
| day and, has recollection of Brock,
the good-natured stage coach driver:
Mr.. Brock had a knowledge of mining
and when the first mines opened in
Mahaska county he came to Beacon
and for fifteen years he was an en-
ploye of the Iowa Coal company. He
later was employed at the Acme mine
southwest of Oskaloosa, at old Excel
sior, and at the Standard mine oper-
ated by w. A, Durfee. When he left
the mines he retired from active work,
hat aff -, ~ n,ly l. n
ALWAYS busy about one thing or an
other. He was distributor of adver-
thing, did extra police duty for the
lefty, and was engaged in various light
er pursuits. His death was due to
asthma and the infirmities in increas-
| ing years. He had been failing through
a period OF five years or more and
death which came at 9:15 o'clock Tues
| day morning, March s, was not unex-
lpected. The funeral was from the
home of the son, George Brock, No.
SQl4 South 6 street where b, had lived
lat two O'Clock Thursday afternoon.and
THE attendance was large and repre-
sentative. A profusfon of floral trib-
utes attested to the extended charac-
ter OF the acquaintance that has been
enjoyed by the deceased and of the
Iesteem in which he was held by
friends. He was not connected with
any order at the time of death. He
was formerly prominent and active
worker with the American Mechan-
ics," and remained in good standing
Iduring the life of the organization. He
wore the lapel button of the associa-
ton almost to the day of death. The
|paIl bearers were J. O. Grant, John
Starlin, Il. e. Shaw; c.. ID. Lewis, John
Corcoran and James A, Brown. The
funeral service was conducted by Rev.
Carl G.. Petri, of the First Reformed
church, and the music was by the choir
of that place. Almost all of the chill
dren were present for the funeral.