Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-18
DEATH CALL FOR
COUNTY PIONEER
,.hu /. EllingSw0rth. Who Settled in
1852 Where Silyis Now Stands,
Passes Away.
,orIowS FARMING MANY YEARS
orc Illness Follows Stroke OF Paral.
George :. Sherwood Dies at
Moline Home.

John Lemuel Ellingsworth. Rock Is
land county pioneer, passed away at
4t.s5 last evening. The end came at
i ,be home. 290S Eleventh avenue c, Mo
1 line after an Illness of three years
/ iaration. which started with stroke
1 Of paralysis.
John EIlingsworth was born in
Manchester county. Maryland, Feb. %.
srs47. He came to Pleasant Valley. H.,
where the village of Silvis now stands,
IN 1852 and had lived in this vicinity
| ever since. Immediately after removal
10 the present site Of Silvis Mr.. ELL
/ nesworth engaged in farming. During
Inc last 10 years he had operated
4 milk dairy in Healey's addition
Deceased was married to Anna Jones
4 IN Corvdon. Iowa. Jan. l. 1872. She and
4 three children. Mrs R. W. Book of St
Paul. Mimi. and Lyell and Theodore at
home, survive Two brothers, James
of Washington and Joseph S. of Gene
SEQ and a sister. Mrs. Eliza Harklett
of Nebraska. are also left. Mr.. Filings
worth was q member of the Modern
Woodmen order
Funeral will he held from the home
al 2:3O Sunday afternoon. Burial will
be in Riverside cemetery.
Mrs. Helena Margaret Stroube.
Mrs Helena Margaret Stroube. 1874
Fourth avenue. Moline. died at the
home last evening after an illness
which had extended over a period of
two years.
Helena Murphy was born in Yer
.u0nt Nov 26. 1881. She grew to wom-
Tanhood there and was married to
John Stroube there seven years ago.
Immediately after they came to Mo-
line. where the deceased had since
lived. She was member of St. Mary's
!, church here.
Surviving are the widOwer, a sister.
Mary, of Vermont and two brothers.
James Of assachusetts and John OF
New York. Remains will be sent to
St. Adams Vt. al I o'clock tomorrow
afternoon. Burial will take place
there
Funeral OF Mrs. Lewis Norton.
Body Of Mrs. Lewis Norton was sent
from the home, 45OS Fourteenth ave
nue. Rock Island. to AndOver at 8 this
morning. Burial vii take place there.
George :. Sherwood.
Death called George s. Sherwood
from his home. 923 Sixteenth street.
Moline. at $50 Yesterday afternoon
The end came after an illness of con-
siderable duration, with cancer. Mr.
Sherwood had lived in Moline since
1908 and was we'll known here. His
passing brings sorrow to many
He was born in B7lOit. Wis, Dec.
Is, 1855 Upon arrival in Moline Mr..
Sherwood became connected with the
Root and VanderVoort plant, where he
remained for some time. He retired
'hree years ago His wife preceded
him in death and survivors are two
daughters and a sister, all of whom
wed with him.
Funeral will be held from the Christ
Episcopal church al 2:30 Saturday
afternoon. Rev. A. G. Musson officiat-
ing Burial will be in Riverside Gene
} terry.
Funeral Of Mrs. Ellen Wadman.
Funeral of Mrs Ellen Wadman was
held from the residence, $50 Forty
fifth street. Moline, at 100 yesterday
afternoon and from the Mission Taber-
nacle al go Rev J. Z. Seth officiat-
ed, assisted by Rev. Mr.. Swanson of
Chicago. Services were attended by a
large number and many beautiful
floral tributes we're sent Pallbearers
were F. H. Becker R. D. Becker, Herb
ert Liljigren. Edwin Ecker, Emil Eek
eF and Rupert Johnson. Burial was
in Riverside cemetery
Funeral of Mrs. John d. Peters.
Remains of Mrs. John d. Peters were
laid TO rest in Riverside cemetery yes
terday afternoon after services con-
Quoted at the Mrs. William Dindinger
residence, 548 Eighteenth avenue A,
Moline, by Johannes Kroeger of Day-
export PallbeareTs were John Asmus,
John lnguers, Fred Gripp, John Noel
Ter, Henry Rohweder and Claus REIN
eTg