Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-31
REAL PIONEER OF COUNTY DIES
At HER OLD HOME At
MARIETTA.
HAD LIVED At MARIETTA
FOR slxrx. THREE YEARS
Death Comes on Fifty Ninth Anniver-
say Of Day When Marietta's Doom
Was Sounded by the Removal Of
County Records to Marshailto~n--
Funeral Friday Morning.

Death early This morning claimed an
other Of the real pioneers of this coun-
~, in the person of Mrs. Nancy Tim
mons, widow Of Robert NJ. Timmons,
and for sixty-three years resident or
Marietta. Mrs. Timmons died at her
home at e:4o, following an illness that
dated since Saturday, and due to the
intirmities OF old age. She was 81
years old.
1t is coincident that Mrs. Timmons,
probably the Oldest resident of Mari
eta township in point of length OF
continuous residence, should pass away
on the fifty-n.nth anniversary OF the
day that sounded the death knell Of
her beloved Marietta, Coming 10 Mari
eta as a bride Of year, at the age Oh
II. Mrs. Timmons saw Marietta fade
into practical oblivion. and 1t was just
fifty nine years ago today-on the last
day of the year. 1S59-that the county
records were moved from the court
house at Marietta to the new court
house in Marshalltown.
Native Of Indiana.
Mrs Timmons was born Nancy
Shively near Monticello Ind. June ),
1897. and at the age of l6. on March
IL, 1854 in her native state, became
the bride of Robert VI. Timmons,
young Indiana farmer. In the spring
of 1855 Mr.. and Mrs. Timmons came
to Iowa and settled at Marietta which
ever since has been the Timmons
home.
Just two years before the Timmonses
came 10 Marietta Hank Anson ana
Wells Rice. real politicians OF their
day and ardent boosters Tor Mar
shalltown. inaugurAtcd the movement
TO wrest the county seat from Mari
eta. This agitation was at its height
when Mr.. and Mrs .fimmons reached
Marietta and naturally they sided with
the faction that was supporting the
originl county set. Mr.. Timmons ac-
CURED great deal o. land in and
about Marietta, and that made him
partisan in the contest.
But the Timmonses were doomed TO
disappointment, for in 1855 the cleo
ton went against Marietta and the
supreme court took hand. The Ma
rietta war a bloodless struggle OF
Jan. II, 1859. was fought under the
ewes of the young people from lndi-
ana and on Dec 81 they saw the sleds
bear away the county records over
land to the new county seat,
Mother Of Eight Children.
Mrs. Timmons became the mother OF
eight children. three sons and I'VE
daughters. OF them the sons and -t~
of the daughters are living Tbs Nv
ing children are John A. Timmons.
Mrs. e. p. Arson. Mrs. ;.sL, Shewalter
and George w Tmmons. of Marietta
and Jacob c. Timmons. of Scobey'
Mont The first Mrs. S. c. Bell who
died October IS. 1887. was daughter
as was also Mrs. VI. \. Daniels, VINO
died July -. 1907 4 daughter, Mary:
died in infancy Mr.. Timmpns passed
away Dec -. 1902. In addition to her
own children Ms. Timmons reared
her granddaughter, Addie Bell, now
Mrs. Gustave Ole, of Scobey Mont.
Resides her children Mrs. Timmons
is survived by one sister and three
brothers. in the persons OF Mrs.Aman-
da Good of Burnett's Creek, Ind; Al
bert and Uriah Shively, Of saltwater
Okla: and Ira Shively, of Tulsa, Okla.
Mrs, Timmons was a member or the
Central Church of Christ this city.
Funeral Friday Morning.
Funeral services viii be held from
the Timmons home Friday morning at
!, o'clock and will be private. inter-
mont will follow in>the Marietta Gem
etery.