The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-04-14

STEVENS. - Martha J. Moore
daughter of Lebanon and Nancy
Moore, was born in Boone county, In
diana. Sept. /, 1886, and died at her
home in Wright Iowa, April Z, 1910,
aged 70 years. 7 months and 0 days.
She was one of family Of Is children.
She was united in marriage to Mi.
chael Witt, Sept. IA, 1854. To this
union eleven children were born, four
of whom died in infancy. The, re-
naming seven are: Chas. Witt, J. l..
Witt, Mrs. Chas.. ,McCurdy, Mrs. Win
McCurdy, Mrs, Elmer Carpenter, P. l..
Witt and Mrs John Alisup. With her
husband and family she moved to
kIowa in 1856 or 81. She was convert
ed with the Christian church. After
her removal to Iowa she united with
the Methodist church at White Oak.
remaining faithful member there till
her removal to Wright, when her
membership was transferred to that
place. Mr.. Witt died in 1908, and on
March 81, 1906, she was married to
Peter Emmert, who died August 5,
1907. She was again married on the
| 10th day of March, 1910, to NJ S.
Stevens, who with her seven children,
% grandchildren and host Of friends
are left to mourn her loss. devoted
Christian a kind ,neighbor, loving
wife and a mother whose chief
thought was for her children is faflen
asleep. After a short service at the
home Sunday morning, April 10, the
remains were taken to the White Oak
church where Rev. Mcbride preached
a funeral sermon, after which the body
was laid to rest beside her first hus.
band in the White Oak cemetery.
| COX-After more than three score
years of residence James III. Cox, a
pioneer OF Keokuk county, went to
his long home. James Henry Cox was
born in Blunt county, Tennessee, May
10, 1910. With his parents he left
Tennessee in March of 1874, and came
to the territory of Iowa, arriving in
what is now Keokuk county on June
4, 1874 Here he grew to manhood
and at the age of twenty-four enrolled
as a private under Captain A. Court
right of Company NJ, 7th Regiment OF
Iowa Cavalry Volunteers on the 22d
of February 1864, and was honorably
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United States on the 22d day of June,
1866, at Sioux City, Iowa. He return
ed to Keokuk county and was mar
ried to Elizabeth A. Yates. on April 8,
1871 To this union were born six
children, four boys and two girls, all
Iof whom are now living. He was a
birthright member of the Friends
church, and also a member of the G..
A. X. He died of heart failure, at his
home in Richland township, on April
/, 1910. at the age of 50 years, 10
months and u days. He is survived
by his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Cox, four
sons, David, Milo, Frank and Walter
Cox, two daughters, Miss Flora Cox.
all OF Richland and Mrs. Efiie Rash,
OF Union, Iowa, and three grandchil-
dren. Also three brothers and two
sisters, William r. Cox of Oskaloosa,
Nathan ID. Cox and Sanford Cox of
Richland; Mrs. Rachel J.. Jones of
Richland and Mrs. Elizabeth Cox of
Oskaloosa. Funeral services were
held from Hopewell church by Rev.
John Chacey, of Richland, assisted by
Rev. Hawks of Rubio. dnterment was
made in the Friends cemetery OF
Richland. Although We grieve that
this comrade will no longer encamp
with us on the battlefield OF life, we
rejoice to know that he has only pre-.
coded us to the grand Heavenly re-
view. In that beautiful land beyond