The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-06-13

Friday, June I, at the home, No. 1905
South Market street at 2:30 p. III.
The address was made by Rev. }. NJ.
McClelland, of the First Methodist
Episcopal church. Music was by the
Roy Kemble, Mrs. Harry Douglas and
Mr.. and Mrs. G. d. Gordon, of the M.
E. choir. From out of town the fol
lowing were present From Sigour-
'ney, Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Henninger.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. Johnston, Miss
Wise Updegraff, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Updegraff, Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Hen
.ninger, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas X.
Johnston and Mrs. A. l.. Turner and
daughter; from What Cheer, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. M. Harlan, Mr.. and Mrs. Char
les Harlan, Mr.. and Mrs. c. N. Brow
.er; from Atlantic, Ia, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. S. Harlan; from Boulder, Colorado,
Mrs. Fred Palmer, from Washington,
ID. c.; Harlan Updegraff. lnterment
in the cemetery at Indianapolis, la,
lat 1870 Saturday morning, June g.
The members of the Updegraff family
and funeral party left the residence
at 900 o'clock AID made the trip in
automobiles. H"' .-' ~@.
Ambrose Updegraff, son of Josiah
and Eliza Jane Wood Updegraff, was
born near Mt. Pleasant, jefferson
county, Ohio, Dec. 5, 1886, and de-
parted this life in Oskaloosa, Iowa,
June ), 1912. He worked upon his
fathers farm from boyhood until he
attained his majority, and after
that he devoted his energies to-
ward securing better education, pay
ing his expenses from money earned
as farm hand, and later as a teach
er. He attended McNeeley Normal
School, Hopedale, Ohio, Vermillion
Institute and Pittsburg business Col
lege. After completing certain
courses in these schools, he taught
continuously and for two years serv-
ed as principal of the schools in
Smithfield, Ohio. In company with
his father, brothers and sister, he
came to Iowa in the spring of 1864,
remaining in Oskaloosa for part OF
that year, but finally settled in In
dianapolis, Mahaska county. For the
to the profession of teaching, serving
as principal of the public schools of
indianapolis for four years, 1S64-67
and 1S70-7D, as superintendent of
schools of OskalOosa for three years
QS67-7O), and as superintendent of
schools of SigOurney, Iowa, for two
years QS71-3). In 1873 he entered
mercantile life and was so engaged
actively until 1901, when he retired.
During this time he carried on bust
ness in Sigourney in 1S731SS7, and
1SS9-1S97; Oberlin, Kansas, 1SS71SS9,
and What Cheer, Iowa, 1S97-1901. For
brief periods during this time he con-
Quoted business also in Fairfield,
Iowa, and in Oskaloosa. For the last
nine years of his life he lived in re-
tirement at his residence in South
Oskaloosa. Upon March IA, 1868, he
was married to Hannah Harlan Will
son, with whom he had been associat-
ed as teacher in the Indianapolis
schools for three years, and for five
years thereafter they continued
teaching together in the towns nam
ed above. Three children were born
to this union, all of whom as we'll as
the widow, survive-Harlan, of Wash
ington, d. c.. Mrs. Frank f. Baker,
Of Helena, Montana, and Mrs. Leo p. !
Paulzer, of Cedar Falls, Iowa.
He leaves also, one sister, Mrs. c. !
G. Johnston, of Sigourney, Iowa, and |
three grandchildren.
For many years Mr.. Updegraff was
an active member of the Methodist |
Episcopal church. His greatest ser.
vice to the church was perhaps in
the Sunday School in which for a |
long period of years he taught the |
Bible classes in the various Sunday |
schools to which he belonged.