The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-20
Well Known Citizen OF Van surea
County Died at His Home at
Age Of Elshty-one
Years.
WAS A PROMINENT MAN
Came to This Section Of Iowa In
1859 and Spent Busy and
Patriotic Life
There.

BoNAPARTE, Feb. 2o.-Captain
wv. A. Duckworth, "a well
known man and resident Of Van Buren,
county for many years. died at his
home in Keosauqua on February 10
and was buried there last Wednesday.
William Albert Duckworth was born
In New Castle Indiana. Many 81, 1897
and died at his home in Keosauqua on
Monday. February 10, 1919, being
eighty-one years, eight months and
nine days of age
When fourteen years of age the fam
| lily came west and located near Bloom.
field, Iowa In 1859 Mr.. Ducl1worth
was married to Rebeuca C. Evans and
to them were born SIX children Of
whom the following four survive: Her
bert "a; Albert s.; Mrs. Rachel Nc
Clary, and Lewis S. Mrs. Duckworth
died in 1889.
Mr.. Duckworth was millwright, he
operated a flour mill at st Louis, an
iron foundry at Ottumwa, which was
| destroyed by fire in 1882, and for many
years ran saw mills in Van Buren,, Da-
Wis and Wapello counties. He got out
and sold thousands Of ties to the rail-
road companies and at ono time had
three large sawmills running at the
same time
In 1882 he moved from Ottumwa to
Keosauqua, Iowa, where he operated
a lumber yard and afterwards he built
8 large brick mercantile building,
where he and his sons conducted q
hardware store for many years.
Mr.. Duckworth enlisted in the U. s.
army in the civil war in May OF 1861
and served until the close Of the war,
being promoted from private up
through the various Officer to com
Mand OF company.
In March 1913 he was appointed Gus
todian OF the capitol grounds at Des
Moines, a positinon which he beld for
two years. In 1915 he was united in
marriage to Miss Margaret Scott, who
survives.
and daughter, Mrs. w. e. See1ey of Mt.
go for the past two or three weeks.
Rev. Vartaman of Fairfield will
preach at the Bonaparte Presbyterian
church next Sunday morning and ev-
ening.
Glen Carter and his father, W. H.
Carter, went to Los Vegas, New Mexf-
co last week seeking climate which
they hope will be beneficial to Glen's
health.
Emil Woske received letter from
his son. Fred, who has been seriously
ill in France for several weeks, saying
that he was improving. He is station
ed at Bordeaux, where he has been in
a hospital for some time.
At meeting of the Bonaparte town.
ship trustees held Monday of this
week, Charles Miner was selected road
superintendent OF this township for
1919.
NJ. A. Cummings has purchased the
Jack farm Of eighty acres in the east
ern part of Bonaparte township. and
will move to same about March /. He
las been farming in partnership with
his father, Robert Cummings, on the
old home place, south of Bonaparte.
Robert Cummings and family who
have been living in BonapaIte for sew
eIal years will soon move back to the
farm.
Joe Meadows of Creston, Ia, visited
here last week with his brother, L. N.
Meadows and family.
The Van Buren, county declamatory |
contest will be held in the gymnasium |
at Stockport on Friday evening of this
week. Three representatives from the |