The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-07-03
Early Settlers Departing
THE END OF
EARTHLY Toll
Sylvester Zea, Born April 10, 1919,
Passes to Great Beyond on
June 18th at Arion.

Passes to Great Beyond on
June 18th at Arion.
CAME TO CRAWFORD IN 1864
Sold the Tracy Chapman Farm in '66
for Span Of Colts, Two Cows
and $500 in Money.
Sylvester Tea was born April 10,
1919, at Burns, in York State, and
died at Arion, Iowa June %, 1912. In
the year 1910 he was united in mar
rage to Marie Van Vliet, and for SO
years they fought life's battle, en-
dured life's hardships and tasted of it's
joys together. After few years they
moved to Tama county, Iowa, in 1854
where they lived ten years. In 1854
Mr.. Zea and his son-in-law, Mr.. Dun.
bar, came to Crawford county to look
at the country, having walked part of
the way as there was no railroad.
Being pleased with the country they
returned for their families and came
to Crawford county by the old prairie
schooner method. Their first year
here in 1865 was spent on the old Den
,ison farm just southeast of Denison.
In 1866 they rented the Sol Slater
place and later Mr.. and Mrs. Tea ran
the tavern on the old stage road near
the Slater place. The stage line ran
from Des Moines by way of Boone to
Council Bluffs. The coming of the
railroad soon ended the career of the
stage line and the little tavern. Mr..
Tea owned the Tracy Chapman farm
and in July 1866, he sold the farm to
Tracy Chapman for two cows. span
of colts and $500 in money and re-
turned to Tama county. In the
spring of 1878 they returned to CraW-
ford county and bought 100 acres at
Dunham's Grove, which he improved
and afterward sold to the Kinney boys.
They rented what was known as the
Graham place at Dunham's Grove,
where he farmed number of years,
and afterwards moved to Deloit, at
which place he has since resided. Mr..
and Mrs. Zea were the parents of ten
children, six were born in New York
and four in Iowa. In the year 1890
Mr.. and Mrs. Tea celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary, which
was greatly enjoyed. The mother OF
the family died August %. 1899. At
ter her death he made bis home
few years with his granddaughter,
Mrs. Lilly Darling, whom he and his
wife had cared for since childhood,
and then among his children. Five
of his children had preceded him to
the grave. Those left to mourn the
loss of an ever kind and loving faith
err are: Mrs. Nancy Dunbar, Mrs.
Frederick Landon and Mr.. Isaac Zea,
of Deloit, and Mrs. VIM. Hunt, of Oma
ha, and Mr.. George Zea, of Arion.
Fifty-one grandchildren and six great
grandchildren are living. He was
firm and constant believer of Christ
and a sincere christian. His funeral
was held Sunday at II a. M. Rev.
Eddy officiating. The pail bearers
were Chas. Shives, J. Inghram. Geo.
Hutchinson, F.. H. Brogden, w. 7.
Huckstep and Geo. Winans, and his
remains were laid to rest by the side
of his wife in the DelOit cemetery.
The family wishes hereby to express
their gratitude for the kindness shown
and the many floral offerings at the
church.
Look AIoft.
In the tempest of life, when the wave
and the gale,
Are around and above, if thy footing
should fail,
If thy eye should grow dim and thy
caution depart,
Look aloft and be firm, and conhdlng
in heart.
If thy friends who embraced thee in
prosperity's glow
With a smile for each joy and tear
for each woe,
Should betray thee when sorrows like
clouds are arrayed.
Look aloft to the friendship that never
shall fade.
Should the visions which hope spreads
in light to thine eyes,
Like the tints of the rainbow be
swifter to fly,
Their turn and through tears of re-
pentant regret,
Look aloft to the sun that is never to
set.
Should the dearest of earth, the son
of thy heart,
The wife of thy bosom in sorrow de.
part;
Look aloft from the darkness and dust
of the tomb
To the soil where affection is ever in
bloom.
And, oh. when death comes, in his
terrOrs to cast
His fears on the future, his pail on
the past,
In the momement of darkness, with
hope in thy heart.
And smile in thine eye, look aloft, !
and depart.