Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-02
MRS. HEDR|CK.
A PIONEER OF
OTTUN|NA,DtAO
Resident Of Wapello County
for Sixty-nine Years Ex-
pired After Illness Of
About Six Weeks.
FUNERAL. WILL BE
HELD TUESDAY, 2:30.

While Indians Were Still
Here; Member Of M. E.
Church 65 Years.
Matilda Caroline Haines Hedrick,
widow Of Brevet Brigadier General
John Morrow Hedrick, q resident OF
Wapello county since 1912, died last
night at 4 o'clock at the family resi-
dence, ZIG West Fourth street, aged Tl
years. Death came after an illness
OF six weeks and was due to com,
pucation of troubles. Thus another
member Of that steadily diminishing
remnant of old settlers, who came to
the village Of Ottumwa before the war,
has gone to the great beyond where
the pioneers are again gathering.
The funeral services will be held
tomorrow afternoon. at $3.50 o'clock al
the residence, conducted by Rev T..
w Jeffrey, pastor OF the First Meth.
oaist Episcopal church Of which Mrs.
iiedrick had been member for sixty
tye years. The members OF the fam
ily will ofticiate as pail bearers. Burial
will be made in the OttumWa Gem
etery. Friends Of the family are IN
yited to attend.
81 When seven years of age, IN lS42,
one year before the Indians departed
upon their westward journey, Mrs.
HedricE began her residence IN W ap-s
clio county. She was born IN Pekin,
III, January 22,. 1875 and when yet
baby, went with her apsrents TO War
rem county, I'll. From there the fam
lly removed to this county and lived on
farm north of Dahlonega. There Mrs.
Hedrick passed the years of her child.
hood. On July 3, 1858 she was married
to John Morrow Hedrick, a dry goods
merchants, at that time. For five
years they resided in. Dahlonega.
when twelve years old Mrs. Hedrick
became a member Of the First Meth,
pdist Episcopal church and to this
laffilja,ion she has held with faithful
mess during her entire life. When
they came to Ottumwa, Mr.. and Mrs.
EHedrick lived on what was then.
known as Front street, but what Is
now Main street, on the lower side,
between College and Union streets.
Later they lived on the old Hedrick
homestead, near the corner of Clay
and Second streets.
Mrs. Hedrick leaves two daughters
and three sons, Mrs. Kate M. M.sLadd and
Mrs Carita McCarroll, Charles M. and
Harry NJ. Hedrick, all Of Ottumwa and
Howard i. Hedrick Of Des Mcnes.
,p3 Husband Goes to War. N
Mrs. Hedrick's husband, General
Hedrick, who won renown in the civil
war, died October 8, 1886 Of paralysis
caused by the wounds received In bat
\ tie. When the call to arms came ne
went to the front as First Lieutenant
Hedrick of Company D. Fifteenth
Iowa Volunteer Infantry, September
20, 1861. While the regiment was In
Keokuk he was promoted to the cap
taincy of Company X In the first.
days battle at Shiloh he was severely
wounded \ and taken prisoner. After
six months in various prisons Of the
south, he vas paroled and returned to
Cttumwa. When exchanged in. Feb
ruary 8, 1869; he rejoined his regiment
in Tennessee, His promotion. to
major on his return was soon followed
by commission. of lieutenant colonel
IL tlSO4, SSfcu5Et4ls sI1SOIlChEs was ySSS1S1a
gate. to the national convention and
cast shis vote for Abraham Lincoln OF;
whom he was hearty supporter
In theft fighting before Atlanta
Ca, General Hedrick was almost fas
tally wounded in the hip and for
many months afterwards, was com
PEELED t0sa use crutches. Unable to-
take the field, he was made a member
Of the court martial at Washington
and tried many cases notable in his
tory: Following his commission as
colonel in. 1864, he was promoted to
brevet brigadier general for bravery
on the battle field. After brilliant
work In the service Of the government
General Hedrick was chosen editor OF
the Ottumwa Courier in 1866, serving
three years. He later sold his inter
ests to Major A. H. Hamilton.
Much Of. the success in life sof Gen.
Hedrick was due to. his estimable1
wife who now joins him in the world
beyond. 81 4,
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