The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-10

The death of Mr.. H. G. Williams at
the home of his daughter In Wythe
township, Monday morning, doubtless
removed one Of the oldest settlers of !
Hancock county, he having lived con-
tinuously in the county for eighty-one
years.
Henry Clay Williams was born In
Kentucky, in the year 1929, and had he
lived till the twentieth day OF next
September, he would have celebrated
his eighty-fourth birthday. When he
was a boy of but three years of age,
his parents moved to Illinois, coming
direct to Hancock county, settling on
La piece of land mile and quarter
west of Suffer, in Walker township.
There in log cabin, the young lad
jof but three summers grew into sturdy
young manhood. His advantages for
education were limited, he however,
applied himself and made the most
possible for himself out of the situa-
ton, and by reading and observation
he continued student through life,
and was considered by every one that
knew, him, man of more than average
intelligence.
/! Through the combination CT his will
lingness to work, and the genius OF
| his ability to manage, he owned al
most a quarter of land when a young
man Of only twenty-nine years, and
in the year 1858 was married to
Martha Quick and together they began
housekeeping upon this farm which
Joined his fathers place on the east.
At that home, he experienced some Of
llife's greatest joys as we'll as its most
bitter sorrow, for here, his family Of
/ five children were born to him, and
there also his wife was taken from
him by death something like nineteen
years ago. He remained at the old
home till about three years ago, when
he and his single daughter went to
make their home with his other daugh-
tier, Mrs. Luella Gable, of Wythe, at
whose home he passed away, Monday
morning at II o'clock
4 Throughout his entire life his aspir.
i ations for public honors have been
i limited to public duties where he
might be of service, and aside from
serving on school board as director
as well as an officer in the Wythe
4 Christian church, he has never held
loffice. He joined the Wythe Christian
lchurch something like thirty-five years
ago, under the preaching OF the late
H. R Trickett, and since that time
he has been an active and interested
, worker Of that church until the time
of his death.
. Mr.. Williams had been strong ant
Z robust man through his entire life, {
man of good habits and clean morals
consequently had experienced little Of
mo Illness, until recent years when he
had undergone some, in each instance
however, he was able to overcome and
again be about his activities He hat
never given up work; he managing tt
busy himself most of the time will
work that would be suitable for him
he helping with the chore work at the
home of his daughter up to last Wed
nesday evening, but on Thursda!
morning he felt i'll, and it was theI
h that his last, illness, that OF pneu
monia, manifested itself, and in jus
/ five days terminated in his death.
( At his death he is survived by hi
! five children, namely Mrs. J. G. Perry
: of Bowen, ILL.,; Robert, of Denver
} Colo; VIM. p of Elvaston; Mis-
4 Iona, and Mrs. Luella Gable, of nea
r Basco. He is also survived by an ole
4 Ier brother, Captain ]. R. Williams, o
u Warsaw, who If he lives till his mex
y birthday in March, will be ninety
eight years of age.
4 Funeral services will be conducte
from the Wythe Christian churc
Wednesday morning, after which tn
interment will be made in the famil
Z lot at the Greenplains cemetery /
Wilcox township.