The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-05-14
Mrs. Frank =. Cartwright.

MIS- FRANK SdFCWflSHCs
Harriet Leachman, daughter of c.
G. and Elizabeth Leachman, was
born in Putnam county, Indiana
August IA, 1851. She came with her
near Bloomfield, Davis county, Iowa,
where they resided about three years
when they moved to Decatur county.
Her father entered the 100 acres of
land and built house very near to
where the one stands in which sne
died. The land, however passed in
to other hands, but later became the
property and home of herself and
husband. She grew to womanhood
in and near to Davis City, and has
been a continuous resident of this
vicinity for the past 81 years.
This part of Iowa was a wild
country when she came to it, there
being many Indians yet at that time.
For several terms the only school in
this vicinity was taught in part of
her fathers house by Samuel Bow
man and w. F. Craig, both we'll
known residents Of the county in
years past, but both have been dead
for several years.
At the time they came here there
was no Davis City here and the Da-
Wis mill from which Davis City after
wards received its name was not
built until the next year after their
coming but there was a small Hun
garian settlement three and a half
miles south of them, known as New
Buda, where number of refugees
from Hungary, after the unsuccess-
full rebellion in Hungary led by Kos
suth, had come and formed a settle
ment, naming it Nubuda, after Buda
Pesth in Hungary
When the war of the Rebellion
came on her father answered his
country's call and went to war and
the subject of this sketch passed
through the exciting time, and realiz-
ed with her mother what it meant to
have the head of the family away in
war, while they were at home, un-
dergoing the privations incident to
the place and times.
On December 81, 1872, she was
united in marriage to her now be-
reaved husband, Frank P. Cart
wright, by w. F. Craig, justice of the
peace, and one of her former school
teachers.
To them were born four children
Earnest, who died in infancy; Jenette
c., wife of DR.. J. w. WALES of this
city; Maude c., wife of A. A. An
drews, of St. Joe; and Robt l.. Cart
wright, Of Chanute, Kansas, all of
whom are left with the husband and
father to mourn the loss of faith
full wife and mother
Sister Cartwright was converted
in United Brethren meeting in the
old school house in this city, but lat
er she joined the NJ. E. church, and
ever afterward lived an exemplary
Christian life, and while she was of
quiet turn and made no loud pre-
tensions, yet she never lost sight of
the witness that God had given her
that she was his child For the past
25 or 80 years she has been in poor
health, which necessitated her stay
ing at home much of the time and de-
prived her of church attendance.
Although sorely afflicted, yet most
of the time she was able to be up
and around and to go to the table
for her meals, and on the morning of
the day of her death she had gone to
the table and eaten some breakfast,
and then gone to her bed unassisted
and was standing by it. when her
husband hearing a sound, turned to
see her falling. He caught her, but
she died before he could lay her
down.
She died at the family home near
Davis City, at 1890 a. NJ, April 80,
1914, aged 81 years, s months and
16 days. She leaves in addition to
her family, her aged mother, Eliza
beth McManus, of Grant City, Mo-,
her brother, Samuel Leachman, of
Lineville, and her sister, Mrs, F. NJ.
Freeman of Davis City, besides
large number of relatives to mourn
her departure to that bourne whence
no traveller returneth.
Funeral services here held at the
NJ. E. church in Davis City, Sunday,
May 3, at 900, conducted by Rev.
Guy J. Fansher of the Leon NJ. E.
The choir sang two hymns
of faith and comfort; Miss Celia
McClaran sang the beautiful solo,
Face to Face" and duet was sung
by Mrs. Geo. Campbell and Miss Nc
Claran. Interment was in the l. O.
0. F. cemetery at Davis City, where
a large c0ncourse of friends were
gathered to pay their last respects
to the beloved departed. The SYM
pathy of the community goes out to
the Borrowing ones.