Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-01-28

III lnlS iocdilCy, Cnen ner people moved
to Guilford Centre, Chnango county,
the same state.
AT this place she met and married
Loren F. Emmons on March 9Th, lS4S,
the Rev. Justus l.. James officiating.
They went at once to Trumble county,
Ohio, making their first home at Gus
tavus. Their first daughter, Puma,
was born there. At Vernon the second
daughter, Ella, and at Youngstown a
third named Frances C.
In 1856 Mr.. Emmons came to Iowa
and pre-empted in New Oregon twp.
After couple of years he returned
east and brought his family to his new
prairie home, which was primitive.
The last child. son, Lewis, came to
make the family complete.
On this farm the children all grew to
maturity while the parents struggled
with the vicissitudes of pioneer life.
They were hopeful, cheerful, brave
and courageous.
Their home was center of social in
fiuence always characterized by hospi-
tality. From it radiated that kindness
of heart, that sympathy of feeling
which makes friends and keeps them.
They had scant privileges of school
and church. In 1890 Methodist
church was built in Paris twp, five
miles from the Emmons farm. Mrs.
Emmons became member of this
church and when she came to Cresco
transferred her membership to the
local church.
She was one of family of eleven
children of whom only one, brother,
remains, M. G.. Humphrey of Green
wood, Miss.
Half a century of love and labor
crowned the declining years of Mr.. and
Mrs. Emmons with hard earned COM
forts and made the scene of their
labors sacred place they would not
consent to leave until the husband and
father died about six years ago. A
year later Madam Emmons came to
Cresco and to this home with her son
and wife and has been the recipient of
the most tender care until she died
Wednesday at three o'clock in the
afternoon Jan. 18th, 1910, being 81
years and five months old.
Her children survived her and were
present at the home funeral to give
their last fond care to devoted mother
who lived finished life and fell like a
sheaf of grain fully ripe. They are
Mrs. Puma Howard, Cresco; Mrs. Ella
Shaw, Madison, S. D., Mrs. Frances
Morris, Cedar Edge, Col, and Lewis
Emmons. Two of the eighteen grand
! children were also present Norman
Howard and Ray Morris, both of Cres-
4 co.
Rev. John Gammons, pastor, con-
Quoted the services, focusing his
thoughts of comfort on the text John,
l4-2. "In my fathers house are many
: mansions; if it were not so l would
have told you. | go to prepare a place
: for you"
Mrs. E. 0. White and Miss Adah
Robinson, alto and soprano, sung "Go
Bury Thy Sorrow" and Beautiful
City of Gold" Interment in New
Oregon cemetery.
Card of Thanks.
We wish to thank our friends for all
, courtesies and services during the
E,m,r;,.- f,ohInno., o,J G,,J ,;ol.,,,-
4 of our mother and for the floral ex-
9 pressions of sympathy in this, oul
present sorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Emmons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. A. Morris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Shaw.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Howard.
y Julia Maria Henderson was born in
: Bloomingdale, N. j., Nov 4th, 1888.
This was her home until about the age
of six when she moved with her parents
n to Freedom Forge, Pa. Here she grew
Z to womanhood and on the 1st of Feb
e ruary, 1856, she was united in marriage
g to Josiah Long. About two years sub
u sequently they moved to White Pigeon
y Mich. They lived there one year ant
then movedato West Union, Iowa. II
the autumn of 1866 they came to New
}. Oregon and when the town site wa!
,. changed they came to Cresco which
f has been her home ever since. In Aug
e 1899 Mr.. Long died. There were 81,
Il children, three sons and three daugh
= ters. Two, James and Ida died in in
s fancy. Four are now living M
!. A. Kline of Cresco, Frank of Mime
$. apolis, Mrs. Emma Drefke of St. Paul
3 and Charles of Rochester, MINI. Sh,
# was raised in the M. E. church ant
e was firm believer in the doctrines O
christian religion. She was pionee
settler and one of the first busines
r women of Cresco.
After an illness of about three hour
she passed to her reward on Sabbatl
evening Jan. 23rd, 1910, at 1890 p. m
Besides her children she leaves
: brother and sister in Kansas, fou
! grandchildren and one great gran,
{ child. Funeral services were held a
t the home of her daughter Mrs. Kleil
i. Wednesday and burial was in Oak lawn
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