Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-12-30
Edward Darius Titus.

Minneapolis December 10. He
was born in Warren, Pa. in 1913.
His father was first major of the
Twelfth PENNSYLVANIA cavalry. his
brother. Capt A. r.. Titus, served
three years in the civil war.
I His mother was a New England
woman. His grandfather. Ebcne-
ger Williams. belonged to the
pioneer stocll of our nation. He
surveyed Il road from Glaremoni,
Mass, to iranton, n Y, when
the country was nearly all a will
derness. lie then established
church and carriage factory in
GrOton. Titus was also de
cendant of young Captain Viii
liams of the revolutionary war.
Edward Titus was educated in
the new graded school in Warren,
also Mcadvillc college of Pennsyl-
vania. AT the age of IA years
H. was very anxious TO he a tele-
:-!aph operator. His father wish
~! him to prepare for the law and
come into his Office, but the hoy
thought otherwise. He secured
key board and took it home and
|spent his spare time practicing.
Finally he mastered the key board.
Soon he was employed by rail-
road company as an operator. AT
the age of u years he was sent to
lGreenville, Pa, by the railroad
company. While there he married
Miss Laura Miller. Shortly after
he was sent to Bridges Station,
iWyo., where he held the office
of station agent, express agent
land telegraph operator. After IL
|year or so he went hack TO Penn
.|sylvania. Then, in 1870, he was
sent to Missouri Valley as train
dispatchcr. He and j. S. Wattles
were co-wor}crs i'm the railroad
business while Titus remained in
the Valley. AT that time there
was railroad employee by the
name OF w. ii. Michael, who later
was sent from Washington, u. c.,
as consul general To Calcutta. He
land Titus became close friends.
lThen in looking over the little
lefty they concluded that what
lllissouri Valley needed was pub
tic library and they called u meet
ling and organized the Public Lii
lbrary association Of Missouri VAL
Hey
Edward D. Titus was elected
lpresident Of the assertion and
made an effort TO raise money, hut
the financial part was not much
of success at that time. While
in the Valley Titus invited Rev
Thickston of the First Baptist
church of Council Bluffs to come
and meetings were held in his
home for time
Finally he sold his property i'm
the Valley and opened IA drug
store in Omaha. After a few
years he sold out and went to Min
neapolis. Hcforiginated a stock
food and established a manufac-
Turing plant and did we'll in the
business About that time he pro-
Ijected railroad across Canada.
) The project was carried through
to the signing of the papers and
) documents, but the sudden death
of the Governor delayed the work.
Then with another administration
other parties took up the word
and carried il through
Titus was always a student He
was a type of our persevering
i Iyoung Americans of past gene
5 lration His wife. beautiful in her
life and character, passed away.
!. jseveral years ago. He leaves
] three children, Albert. Richard
D land daughter. Mrs. Mabel Cole,
q native of Missouri Valley. and q
grand daughter. Dorothy Cole,
lall of Minneapolis: also two sis
9 tiers. Mrs. A. H. Livingston OF
Missouri Valley and Mrs. NJ. \.
n Beehee of Irvine. Pa, to mourn
4 This loss. Masonic service at burial
a Tied.
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