Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-27
PIONEER WOMAN, DEAD.

Mrs. Catharine A. Dickson, Sixty Two
Years in County, Dies at Age Of SO.
Mrs Catharine A. Dickson, one of
the early pioneers of the county, and
Il resident of the county continuously
for sixty-two years, died at three
/ o'clock this morning at her home,
1110 West Church street, Of infirmities
due to age. She had been in poor
health for a year.
Mrs. Dickson was born Catharine
Ann Boylan Oct. 81, 1927, in Greene
county, Pennsylvania. There she grew
to womanhood, and on New Years day,
1916 became the wife of John Dickson
of the same county.
In the spring of 1854 Mr.. and Mrs.
Dickson. with their five small children,
came to Iowa and settled in this coun-
ty They bought government land on
Asher creek, seven miles northwest of
this city in Taylor township. The land
grants bore the signature of Franklin
Pierce as president Of the United
States.
There was then no railroad in the
state. Logs had to be cut and hauled
to local sawmill to get lumber to
build a. house. Shingles We're hauled
from Iowa City. Their nearest neigh
Dor to the east was then ten miles
away. Indians were frequent callers.
Deer were quite plentiful, a few elk
, were seen now and then. wolves were
, numerous, and prairie chickens
abounded by the thousands. Marietta
was then the county seat and the
largest and most hourishing town of
the county. MarShalltown was just be-
ginning to receive some attention
MIR. and Mrs. Dickson i'm proved their
farm and lived on it for thirty three
years Twenty years ago they
moved to this city. where Mr.. Dick
son died May 81, 1910. Mrs. Dickson
cont inued to live here and her daugh-
ter, Hattie, has made here home with
her and taken care of her in her de-
Ginning years. Two other daughters,
Mrs. Cordelia Cornell. Of Ottumwa, and
Mrs. Fernissa EmeS, of Twin Falls,
Idaho. have been at the parental home
recently and were with their mother
when the final sNmmons came. Mrs.
Dickson was converted at the age of
fifteen. and united with the Cumber-
land Presbyterian church. After COM
ing to Iowa she was active in the
Methodist and Presbyterian churches
till the int1rmities of old age kept her
at home
Mrs. Dickson was the mother of
eleven children, nine Of whom grew to
manhood and womanhood. and seven
of whom are still living. There are
also twenty eight grandchildren and
thirty seven great grandchildren liv-
ing. The children are Mrs. Elizabeth
Cozens. of Denver COL: Mrs. Cordelia
Cornell, Of Ottumwa: Mrs. Vernissa
Emes, of Twin Falls Idaho: j. H.
Dickson. Of Iantha, Mo-: J. w. Dickson,
Of Boise. Idaha; Miss Hattie Dickson.
and Melzar NJ. Dickson of this city.
William H. Dickson.a son. died at Ben
edict. Neb., May 2. 1910, and Mrs.
Minerva Brush, the oldest daughter.
died in Denver, Colo. June IS. 1913
Mrs Dickson is also survived by
three brothers and three sisters, the
youngest of whom is nearly seventy.
The brothers are DR.. A. BOylan, Of Mil
ford Center. Ohio: Jacob Boyian, Of
Lain gsburg. Mich: and Henry BoyIan.
of Lansing, Mich: The sisters are Mrs.
Elizabeth Wilson. of Minburn Ia; Mrs.
Lydia Wilsey of Ann Arbor, Mich; and
Mrs. Mary Sedore. of Daylight. Tenn.
The funeral will be held from the
residence Sunday afternoon at two
o'clock. Burial will be in the family
lot in the Albion cemetery.