The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-23
SUDDEN PASSING
| OF MRS. C0WLEY
keokuk Woman Who is s5 Years Old
Died Yesterday Afternoon from
Stroke Of Par
aIysis.
rs PROMINENT D. A.. r.
keokuk Chapter Has Always consid.
cred Her as Real Granddaush-
ter and Has Been Proud Of
This Member.
us PROMINENT D. A.. R.

Mrs. belinda Annette Cowley, an
old resident of Keokuk and said to be
ia real granddaughter of the American
revolution died at her home, Ut Blon.
deau street, Monday afternoon at J
O'Clock as the result of first stroke OF
paralysis. Her death was great shock
Ito her immediate family and friends
as Mrs. Cowley had been in splendid
health all winter. She had been down
town earlier yesterday doing her mar
iketing and visiting her daughter. She
suffered the stroke as she was enter
ing her own gate Monday afternoon a
/; few minutes before three.
/ A resident Of Keokuk for sixty
three years, a woman prominent in
the social, philanthropic and religious
activities of the city for that length
/, OF time, and real patriot, with her
colonial ancestry and her husband
serving during the whole of the civil
war, enlisting from this place, and q
grandson in the late great war, Mrs.
Cowley is one of the best known and
most loved women in Keokuk. She
was ninety-five years old at the time
of her death. and until the very end
she was bright and interesting to talk
to, being of happy, sunny DISPOSE
ton and well read on current events
and topics of the day. Even though
she had been parted for many years
from many OF her old friends and their
interest. rather than live in the mem
Dries of their past, Mrs. Cowley has
kept herself alert for the things that
have been going on at the present
time, and the happenings of the TWEEN
tieth century have been things which
vitality concerned her. And in less
pretentious way, was she known to
her most intimate associations for her
splendid qualities as neighbor and
real friend.
Member keokuk %. A. RS
Mrs. Cowley has always been con-
sidered a real granddaughter of the
American revolution She was eli |
gible to the society from her
ancestry from both of her parents, |
and she traced her lineage from her /
mothers family for her entrance into l
the Daughters Of the American Revolu- I
ton of which organization she has
been a member for many years. In l.
ner death. the local chapter of the
D. A. Rs loses one of its oldest mem
)ers and one whose claims to the hon
,red society were very strong.
For many years Mrs. Cowley was
.lso a member OF the Rebekah lodge,
md she was a devout member of the
Methodist church When Mr. and
Hrs. Cowley moved to Keokuk wig
heir family in 1856, they first lived !,
n the old Hart residence on South
second street Before the civil war,
ir Cowley was engaged in the meat
BUSINESS here. During the war he
erved in the Third Iowa cavalry, Co. =
!, His wife and children remained in q
his city all of that time. Mr.. Cowley
receded his wife in death. forty-seven
ears ago They were the parents of :
even children, only two of whom are
ow living.
@ la
Born in Vermont.
belinda Annette Manchester was =
orn at Pownal, Vermont, January 81. II
s24, and spent the earliest years OF Y
er life in that place. In 1S49 she is
as married to Thomas Cowley at Lit 8
e Falls, N. Y, and for seven years a
ley made their home in the east I'M c;
the lure OF the west called them to
eokuk. when they made the journey
ere in true pioneer style. r
Mrs. Cowley is survived by one
,ugtter, Mrs. Lucy c. Norman OF
is city; one son, Charles w. Cowley,
so of Keokuk and six grandchildren lie
i'd nine great grandchildren. Fun
al arrangements have not yet been
ade. I'