Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-09

Der IA, 1889. He came to Hamilton
county in 1856 and had been prom
inent in local affairs ever since. HI
was a native of Ireland, but in early
Iboyhood moved to New York. While
living in New York he was married
to Armilla Cook. In his youth he
was molder by trade, but after
coming West engaged in farming
which business he followed with
good success.
Dewey S. Doolittle died at his
home in Cass township January 9,
1881, aged sixty-one years. He was
born in Vermont November II,
|1S29. Moved to New York in 1S43.
He was married to Carolina Hays in
l1S51. Moved to Wisconsin in 1855
and to Hamilton county, Iowa, in
1865. He left two sons and five
daughters. He was a farmer, we'll
known and highly respected.
Chas. T. Fenton died at Webster
City February 1, 1891. He was born
in Salisbury, Herkemer county, New
York, August 9, 1926, and came to
Webster City in 1856. He was one
of the owners of the pioneer steam
sawmill He engaged in real estate
business for while and later in life,
in stock business. He established
the Pioneer Lumber yard and ship
ped to Webster City the first lumber
stock that came west of the Iowa
river to this region. He was one of
the original incorporators of the
First National Bank and was con-
nected with that institution until
the time of his death. He was a
member of the board of supervisors
in 1870 and again in 1885. He was
married to LYDIA A. Moore January
%, 1867. His wife and four daugh-
tiers survived him.
John Meeks died at Webster City
February 1, 1891. He was born in
Fairfield county, Ohio, in 1928, and
came to Webster City in 1856. He
with Chas. Fenton who died the
same day, hauled the printing out
fit for the Hamilton Freeman from
Dyersville with an OK team in 1857.
He left wife and two daughters
and one son surviving him.
"Lettie" Young Hunter died May
II, 1891 She was daughter of
F. D. Young and wife of W. F.
Hunter of the Freeman. She was
about twenty-five years of age and
a woman of unusual promise. She
was born in Maine in 1865. Moved
to Hamilton county with her par
ents in 1874. Graduated from the
Webster City high school in 1884
and attended Cornell college at Mt.
Vernon, Iowa. She was married to
w. r. Hunter December %, 1887.
Bayard Detlor, for twenty years a
merchant in Webster City, died May
%, 1891. B. Detlor was born in On
tario in 1916 and came to Webster
City in 1871 and Immediately en-
gagged in business. About four
months prior to the time of his
death, he began to show signs of in
sanity and it was at last found nec-
essary to send him to the hospital
at independence. On May % he es-
capped from the hospital and when
found he was dead, having drowned
in small stream near the hospital.
December 26, 1891, occurred the
death of w. L. Church at Port An
geles, Washington, and as tribute
to his memory is reproduced an arti-
Gle appearing in the Port Angeles
Democrat at the time:
capt. VIM. L. Church was born
in RichlaId county, Ohio, in 1922.
In 1916 he enlisted in the Third
Ohio Infantry and served in the
Mexican war. In 1S47 he returned
from the war and was married to
Louisa Jane Swanger In 1851 he
moved to Dekalb county, Indiana,
and in 1853 was appointed lieuten-
ant in Company G., Indiana State
Militia. In 1855 he came to Ham
ilton county and year later, moved
to Springfield where his family was
at the time of the Spirit Lake mas
sacre. In the fall Of 1857 he enlist
ed in the Iowa Frontier Guards and
became a lieutenant in one of the
companies. At the breaking out of
the Civil war, he enlisted in Com
pany F, Second Iowa Cavalry, and
was made lieutenant; but resigned
about three months later. In Ham
ilton county he followed the business
of farmer and auctioneer, and was
very popular"
Henry Biernatzki died March IS,