The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-01-21

TIE OSKALOOSA /
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES
LAFFERTY-BROOKE. - Los An
geles Times: Frank F. Lafferty, so;
Harriet P. Brooke, As.
EBERLINE.-Born, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Eberline on the Knox
vile road, Sunday, Jan. II, 1915, a
son.
SANDS-The infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Sands, University Park,
died at birth Sunday morning at II
o'clock a. m. Interment will be made
at University Park.
CORCORAN.-Born, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Dan Corcoran, at Oskaloosa
City Hospital, Sunday morning, Janu-
airy II, 1915, fine eight pound son.
All doing splendidly.
ZEL1ADT.--News has been receiv-
ed here of the death at Earlham,
Iowa, of Perry, the little son of Ern-
est Zeliadt of the Penn School of
Commerce. Funeral and interment
Friday at Earlham.
MURRAY-Died at the home of her
daughter. Mrs. Belle Cannoday, 44O
north Sixth street, on Wednesday ev.
ening, Jan. 13, 1915 at nine o'clock,
Mrs. Mary Jane Murray, aged SO yrs.
She had been in poor health for a mum
Der of years and the immediate cause
of her death was a general disability
due to old age. She had made her
home with her daughter for a number
OF years where she received every
care and attention which love and duty
could suggest. She was native OF
Virginia and had spent the larger
part of her life there. She came to La
in the early eighties along with the
emigration to old Muchakinock and
has lived in the county ever since
She was married in Virginia and was
the mother of ten children, but two
OF whom remain, the daughter here
and one Mrs. Ella Graves, who Ives
In Connecticut, her husband and the
eight children preceding her. The flu
neral was held Sat afternoon from
Wesley Chapel and was conducted By
Rev. A. A. Tolson and interment was
made in Forest cemetery.
| WELLS-Charles S. Wells was borr
on September goth, 1884, in Montrose
Susquehanna county, Pennsylvania
He came to Iowa an the first day o.
March, 1855. After a short residence
at KeOkuk he moved to Oskaloosa anC
from thence to Keokuk again on Jan
| /, 1856. On the 22nd day of October
1855 he was married to Miss Sarah J
Scott at Oskaloosa. In May, 1858, hi
moved back to .Oskaloosa where he n
sided until May rs, 1875, when hi
came to be a. resident of Knoxville
the rest of his life. On last Saturda.
morning, Jan. 9th, after two days o
illness with pneumonia, he passeC
away at his home on East Montgon
cry street, aged 80 years, month
and 10 days. Charles s. Wells enliste
in Compan" H, Eighth Iowa Infantry
Sept. IL, 1851. He served in the reg
ment until Nov. %, 1864, when he wa
wounded in the battle of Shiloh. Fl
received his commission as captain il
June 1862. OF late years he has re
CeiVed four commissions as aid d
camp. One of these was at the stat
encampment of the G. A. r. last year
The other reached him only a few
weeks ago pleasing both his friend
and himself. 1t was his commission
aid de camp to the National CON
mander of the G. A. R. at the Nation
al encampment to be held at Wash
jington, D. c.
Captain Wells came from goo
stock. His ancestors came from MOI
mandy, France, to England centurie
ago. The town of Wells and Cathet
raj of Wells in England were name
after his forebears. Some of his fore
fathers held positions of trust and re
Sponsibility in our national govern
ment. One Of them spent SO years cor
Ipiling a complete history of the Well
family. In manly way Capt. Well
sought to be true to the reputatio G
his sires. All of his progenitors Xix
himself were over six feet tall. II
Twas a man of strong purpose and d.
lcisive action. He was not only robus
Iof body but also Of mind. He was 10
ly, ready of wit, cOmpanionable. II
was fast friend of many because G
his genial nature, his good hume
and warm heart. Capt. Wells was
member of the Masonic fraternity. H
was elected mayor of Knoxville Jul
1st, 1886 and reelected in March 1889
for term of two years. From his DO!
hood he was a member of the Metl
lodist Episcopal church. He was faitl
lful, regular and punctual in his a
tendance at church, being present a
usual with his wife on the Sunda
morning preceding his death. Beside
his wife, he is survived by two som
Charles and Frank, both of Knoxville
Two daughters preceded him in deaf
passing away in early childhood a
Oskaloosa and the other in youn
womanhood at Knoxville. Mrs. Ella
beth Barton of Ottumwa is the onl
one of his family who still survives
ALLENDER-Nicholas b. Allende
was born near Baltimore, Marylant
lon October 18th 1880 and died at hi
home in Fremont Iowa Sunday JAM
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