Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-27
EARLY MARIETTA TOWNSHIP
rARmER sUccuMss TO AccI.
DENT or WEEK AGO.
END COMES MONDAY.
NIGHT At O'CLOCK
One Of che Best. Known Old Residents
Of Hartland sisfbor,ood, Where
Hes Had Lived Since 1a65-Was Or
dainsd Minister Of Friends Church.
Funeral at Marietta Wednesday.

AS the result Of his accident Of
week ago today when he fell from Il
ladder and sustained an injury to his
spine. Nathan Edsall; one of the early
farmers of Marietta township, died at
his home at Hartland Corners Monday
night at o'clock.
Mr.. Edsall was making preparation
to paint his house when the accident
resulted He had placed a ladder on
top of a box, which tipped under his
weight. The ladder broke, causing Mr..
Edsall to fall ten feet. He alighted on
his head and back. injuring the spine
at the base of the brain. Paralysis OF
the left side resulted Immediately, and
the next day complete paralysis fol-
lowed. 1t was realized almost from the
first that the end could hardly be more
than matter Of days.
Was Native Of New Jersey.
Nathan Edsall was q native of Sus-
sex county, New Jersey, having been
born March "a, 1882, on a farm near
the town of Hamburg. He was one of
fourteen children of George and Lor-
eta Smith Edsall.
AS a youth Mr.. Edsall learned the
cobbler's trade, and worked at it dur
ing his young manhood. In 1852 he
came to Pennsylvania and attended
school at Westminster College, at New
| Wilmington. In 1856 he began teach
ing school and on Aug. % Of that year
he took as his wife Susannah H. Pear
son, Of Columbiana county, Ohio
Como to County in 1865.
Ten years following their marriage,
,uLip naa
farm in Columbiana county. Ohio. Mr..
and Mrs. Edsall determined to seek
| their fortune in the far west" and
starting for this county, reaching Mar
shalltown in November, 1865.
| Eighteen months before. from CO.
lumbiana county, the late Jesse Hole
had come to Hartland, and it was
largely thru Mr.. Hole that the Edsalls
were attracted to the new country.
Not stopping here Mr.. and Mrs Ed
sail proceeded the day they reached
this city to Hartland, where they were
made welcome guests at the Hole home
and where they remained that winter
Mr.. Edsall bought forty acres OF tim
Der land on the river bottom, known
as the Goose pond lot, during the
winter and eighty acres adjoining the
Hole farm. He also purchased an
abandoned house .iinrthe village OF
Marietta; thereShetng many vacant
houses left byEtheir owners or ten
ants when the county seat was moved
from Marietta to Marshalltown few
years before. This house was moved
from the village to the farm. two miles
west, and there the new home of the
.FEdsall family in MarshalI county was
occupied in March, 1864 Mr.. Edsal
retained this homestead until few
years ago. when he sold the land that
he had bought for Sc for 500 per acre
i Mr.. Edsall bought a home across the
read from the old fItlace. and was liv-
ing here at the time of his death.
Ordained Minister Friends Church.
/ Altho reared a Baptist, of which de-
nomination his parents were members
Mr.. Edsall became identified with the
Hicksite branch Of the Friends church
after his marriage, his wife being q
life long Quaker. In July, 1896. Mr.
Edsall was ordained a minister OF the
church, and many times had presided
over the Marietta meeting. Mrs. Ed
sail died at Marietta in February. 1900
and on Christmas day, 1902, Mr.. Edsal
took as his wife, Mrs. Lizzie Olney, OF
Parker. KAN. who survives him.
Oldest Of Family Still Alive.
Altho Mr.. Edsall died at the
ripe age of 81. his eldest brother. and
the Oldest of the family of fourteen, is
still living. He is William Edsall. OF
Ithaca, N. Y, and is past 30. Two
other brothers, James. of San Diego
Cal, and Peter. of Upper Alton, I'LL.
are living, as is also sister, Miss
Matte A. Fdsall. of Youngstown, Q.
In his immediate family, in addition
to his wife, Mr.. Edsall is survived by
two children by the first wife. They
are Horace P. Edsall, of this city, and
Mrs. Charles Cory. of Gibbon, Neb.
both of whom were with their father
when the end came. Another daugh'
ter, Mary Lillian, became the wife OF Q
Perry Mills, Of McNabb, ILL.,, and died
in January. 1897. She left one son
Golden, who. with his father, is ex-
pected here for the funeral.
Funeral Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. Edsalls funeral will be hello
from the Marietta meeting house Wed
nesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. in charge
Of Rev. Jennie Kirby, of this city. In
terment will be in the Marietta GENE