Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-09
Death Of Joseph M. Bone, John W.
Lee, O. B. Vincent, Albert
Hoffman and Other
Pioneers.
WERE PROMINENT IN AFFAIRS.
Passing of F. J. Mcconnell, D. S
Doolittle, Ulis Briggs and
G. T. Fenton.

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sepb M. Bone, Jr., died in Washing
ton territory, November 3, 1884. He
was but twenty-seven years old. He
had been raised in Hamilton county
and had married Miss Minnie Ire
maine, daughter of Hon. Ira H. Ire
maine. He had moved to Washing
ton territory in hope of improving
his health.
John w. Lee died at his home in
Cass township, March 4, 1884. He
was born in Tuscarawas county,
Ohio, March -, 1885. He was the
eldest son of Daniel and Maria Lee
and a brother of F. @. Lee. He
came to Hamilton county in 1858.
He was married to Harriet E. Brew
err in November, 1859, and at once
settled in Cass township. In early
life he was school teacher and was
county superintendent of schools
from 1861 to 1865. He was a mem
Der of the board of supervisors that
built the courthouse in 1876. BY oc-
cupation he was a farmer and in his
business transactions was successful.
On September 5, 1884, occurred the
death of o. B. Vincent. He was a
native of Pennsylvania and came to
Hamilton county in 1869. He was
a prominent man in politics and in
lodge work, being an active member
of the Odd Fellows.
November 10, 1886, occurred the
death of Albert Hoffman. He was
born in Germany in 1885 and set
tied in Webster City in 1857. He
was for some years a member of the
hardware firm of Fairfield & Hoff-
man and in later years was city
marshal and constable. He was well
known and highly respected.
Fl. H. Johnson died December g.,
1887. He was born in Pennsylvania
in 1S47. During the war he was a
member of Company A, 25th Iowa
Infantry. After the war, he was
admitted to the bar, but never prac-
ticed his profession. He was elect
ed county superintendent of Hamil-
ton county in 1877 and reelected in
1879 at the same time doing news
paper work. In 1882 he went to
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paper work, but two years later re-
turned to Hamilton county too brok-
en- in health to follow any vocation.
He left a wife and two children to
mourn his death.
Otto w. Story died at his home in
Cass township March 7, 1888. He
was born in Chautauqua county, New
York, May "a, 1924. Was married
to Phoebe Carver August 5, 1S47,
and came to Hamilton county in
1854, where he lived until the time
of his death. He owned a farm
about two miles from Webster City
in Cass township. He left a wife,
four sons and one daughter. The
sons were park" Norman, Byron,
Emery. the daughters name was Ell
la. Q. w. Story was quiet, peace
able, honorable citizen.
Michael Sweeney died very sud-
denly and unexpectedly May II,
1883. He had gone out for a walk
after breakfast intending to visit
some land a short distance north of
Webster City. About nine o'clock
his lifeless body was discovered by
L. N. Maxon, lying in the road near
the MaXon farm. He had evidently
suffered from a stroke of apoplexy.
Michael Sweeney was born in Ire
land in 1928 and moved to Hamilton
county in 1855. He was a member
of the Spirit Lake relief expedition
in 1857. He was elected sheriff in
1861 and held the office four years
and was afterwards appointed clerk
of courts and held that position for
eight years. He was unmarried and
his only heirs were distant relatives.
He was a prominent figure in Ham,
ilton county affairs from the day of
his arrival to the day of his death.
John w. Funk died on the morn
ing of the 22d of September. He
was born in Chester county, Penn
sylvania, in 1927 and came to Ham
ilton county in 1858. For thirty
years he was familiar figure in
Webster City, being usually employ
ed as a bookkeeper in some of the
banks.
F. ]. Mcconnell died at his home