The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-12-28
DEATH OF A PIONEER
CITIZEN
DR.. J. Everingham Dies at His
Home in This City After a
Long Illness.

Long Illness.
Doctor j. Everingham, one of
Buffers most prominent citizens,
passed away at his home on North
Delaware street, in this city, at
ten o'clock in the evening, Decem-
ber Is, 1916.
Doctor Joseph Everingham
was born at Uxhridge, Middlesex
County. England, April Z, 1881.
In 1910 the family came from
london, England, where they had
resided for a time, to the United
States and settled at West Point,
Iowa, where the father, who had
preceded the family to this coun-
try by several months, had pre-
pared home. They were forty
days in making the journey from
London to New York. The acci-
dental drowning of the father
soon after the arrival of the fam
lily in this country, left the moth
er with her three sons and one
daughter to enter upon an expert
ence of responsibility in the then
new world, which can be better
imagined than described. Her
son, Joseph, was the second of
the three sons, but perhaps more
Of the responsibility and the care
of the family fell upon him than
upon the other children. The
story of this mans achievements,
under the most adverse condi-
tions, were it all told, would seem
to be unrivaled.
Before the family left England
the subject Of this brief sketch
seems to have attended an excel
lent boarding school for a brief
time, but at the time of the settle
ment in Iowa there were no edu-
cational advantages except brief
terms Of what was then cailed
subscription schools. This am
bitious boy learned the printer g
trade. He learned telegraphy. He
did chores. He helped his moth
er. He studied medicine. He
managed to finish medical
course at the Eclectic Medical In
stitute in Cincinnati, Ohio, from
which institution he graduated
June 10, 1854. After practicing
His profession at West Point,
iowa until 1856, he entered the
University of Pennsylvania, grad
aating from the Medical Depart
lnent of the University March %,
1857. In 1858 he returned to Lon.
don and availed himself of the ad-
vantages Of a years practice in
the hospitals of the great city.
Returning to this country in
1859 he was married to Miss Mary
r. Steele Of West Point, who sur
wives her husband. In 1862 DR..
Everingham was appointed a sur
.geon in the Federal Army, and
served in that capacity till the
close of the civil war, rising be-
fore its close to the place Of chief
surgeon Of an army division. A.
ter the civil war DR.. Everingham
conducted a successful practice of
his profession in the old home
town at West Point up to the year
1873, when he removed to Butler,
Missouri, where he continued the
practice of his profession up to
about twenty years ago, when he
sought to retire from active prac-
tice.
Dr. Everingham always took a
deep interest in civic affairs and
when any movement was started
looking to the betterment of the
city or to humanity in general, he
was always ready to do his part.
He e1was one Of the founders of the
old Butler Academy and during
ihe life of that institution took a
great interest in it's welfare. He
was for many years, secretary of
the pension board of this county.
Doctor and Mrs. Everingham
have had four children born to
them. Willie, an only son, died
at the age of twelve. Francis
fFrankiel died when nine years
Of age. Two daughters survive,
Mrs. S. NJ. Brown, of Kansas City,
and Mrs. j. b. Walton of Butler,
Missouri. Doctor Everingham be-
came a Christian and joined the
Baptist church when a young
man. He was a most devout man.
His religion was to him a matter
Of the profOundest. concern. AZ
ter he became unable to hear SO
as to enjoy the public services of
Gods House, and after he became
so feeble as to be unable to even