The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-12-26
COL. G. A. STANTON IS DEAD.
Passed Away Suddenly at His Home
Los Angeles Last Week.

Passed Away Suddenly at His Home
Los Angeles Last Week.
There are many of the old Third
Iowa Cavalry boys residing in De-
catur county, who will hear with
deep regret of the death of their be-
loved Major G. A. Stanton, who died
from heart trouble at his home in
Los Angeles, California, on Tuesday
of last week. The following notice
of his death is taken from the Cen
terville Daily Citizen:
Messages received here last night
by his daughter, Mrs. C. w. Blach-
ley, and Col. e. G. Haynes one of his
closest friends told Of the death,
presum ably a rather sudden one, OF
Colonel c. A. Stanton, formerly a
prominent business man and citizen
of Cen terville, which occurred at
Los Angeles, California, his present
residence, last evening at $3.50
o'clock
The kilograms were brief, merely
announcing the death and stating
that funeral services would be held
Thursday, so that none OF the rela-
tives attempted to go to California.
These also stated that the remains
would be cremated in accordance
with his expressed desires and that
the ashes would be brought to Cen
terville later The cause of death
while not stated is supposed to have
been heart trouble from which he
had suffered some Of late though let
tiers recently received from him
made no reference to it, and were
Enthusiastically cheerful. There
had been reports of his failing
strength on account Of advancing
age, but the news Of his death came
! as shock to many friends who had
known him for so many years.
Colonel Stanton was not only an
enterprising business man but he
was citizen of much influence and
great public spirit He was piO-
neer in what has come to be known
as the Booster movement, and in
addition he stood for what was the
very best in the community. In a
quiet way he helped his fellow man
less fortunate than himself, and to
a great extent lost sight Of himself
in his desire to be OF service to
! others He was one OF nature S
noblemen.
Cornelius A. Stanton, the son OF
! Nathan and Lydia Ceokright-Stan-
ton. was born near Marietta, WASH
ingtOn county. Ohio, December IS,
1S4l and therefore lacked only ten
days OF being II years Of age. He
came TO Lee county, Iowa, in $40,
his parents residing there for two
years and then coming to Appanoose
county in the spring of 1852 and
settled in Pleasant township and
later moved to Franklin township,
Cornelius was the oldest child.
i He enlisted as sergeant Of Com
panv l, Third Iowa Cavalry, on Aug.
20, 1861, and had an excellent rec
ord as soldier, being promoted to
sergeant major June 20. 1863, and
wounded at La Grange. He was pro-
NOTED to captain June 20, 1863, and
to major September 81, 1864. Feb
ruary /, 1898, he was appointed on
the official staff of Governor Leslie
M. Shaw of Iowa. with the rank OF
Colonel.
After the war he embarked in
business, having formerly been en-
ployed by Clark & Rummell as clerk.
He erected the brick building at the
southwest corner of the square now
occupied by Frankels, and started
a general store March 10, 1870. The
business grew to large proportions
and was later divided into depart
ments, the dry goods being in the
main building while the grocery,
feed and flour store, was moved
across the street into room now Oc-
cupied by G.. A. Peatman. March
10, 1900, just 80 years from the
{N~1o Stnr nm
sold the dry goods department, and
later disposed of the grocery to M.
B. Maring, having invested with his
brother-in-laws, the Houston boys,
in big lumber interests in the south.
The family moved first to Memphis,
Tenn, and then to Vicksburg, Miss,
where the Colonel was actively en-
gagged in business, but several years
ago, on account of Mrs. Stanton's
health they removed to Los Angeles,
California.
Colonel Stanton was married May
/, 1878, to Miss Emma Houston, of
this city, who survives him, together
with two daughters, Mrs. Carl w.
Blach ley, of Centerville and Miss
Nora Stanton at home, and one son,
Neil, of San Francisco. In the
family of Nathan Stanton there were
/ five sons and seven daughters,
David Arthur, Mrs. Nancy Eugene
Hays, of Great Bend, Kansas, An
drew P. of Numa, Mary, wife of Jo-
seph Beer, deceased, Mrs. Olive Pet
tit, of Seymour, Mrs. Della Baker, of
Los Angeles. Mrs. Alice Jones, of
Des Moines, Miss Lottie Stanton, OF
Laramie. Wyoming, Edward, Clar-
ence, of Eldon, Mrs. Elizabeth Ap-
pleton, of Rock Island. One child
died in infancy.
The Colonel visited here with
relatives and friends five years ago,
and his daughter Mrs Blachley Wis
tied with her parents in Los Angeles
two years ago.