Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-11-18
THREE PIONEERS
PASS AWAY
COMBINED AGES OF WITT,
HOWELL AND MILLER
WAS 252 YEARS

from the small "chain of pio-
neers" this week when death
took from our midst, Mrs. John
S. Howell, aged 81 years, Mr..
Leopold Miller, aged 81 years,
and Mr.. James Witt, aged "a
years, all old pioneers of Idaho
county and particularly having
the homer of being members of
that body of old pioneers of the
west, which are rapidly dimin-
ishing, day by day, until now
their numbers have decreased to
a point where it is only possible
to find one here and there still
living.
Dies In Spokane,
The first one to be taken from
our midst was Mrs. John S.
Howell, mother of Mrs. w. w.
Blackburn, who died in Spokane,
Friday, at the ripe old age of 81
years. Mrs. Howell, whose maid
en- name was Delpha Cook was
born at Boone, n. c., 1884 and
was united in marriage to John
S. Howell in 1854, her husband
having preceded her in death
by a number of years, he having
died, March 18, 1898. To this
union eleven children were born,
seven of which survive the moth
er, five of the children living in
the west and two in the east,
among them being Mrs. w. w.
Blackburn of this city. Mrs.
Howell. up to a few weeks ago
has been a resident of Idaho
county since 1889. At the age
of 16 years she became a men,
ber of the Baptist church to
which faith she remained faith
full until death called her from
this world.
Funeral services were held
from the home of her daughter
in Cottonwood Tuesday morning,
the remains having arrived Sun
day evening from Spokane, and
was attended by a large number
of old friends who wished to pay
their last respects to this splen-
did woman. Her remains were
laid to rest besides those of her
husband. Rev. F. NJ. Cass was
the officiating minister and Un-
dertaker A. Fl. Nau was in
charge of the funeral.
Civil War Veteran Dies.
Leopold Miller, civil war vet
eran, and who marched with
Sherman to the sea, died at the
home of his son, Harvey Miller,
in the Greencreek section Sun
day afternoon after a lingering
illness of almost a years dura-
tion due to infirmities of old age,
at the age of 81 years. Mr..
Miller prior to his death had
been bedfast for almost a year.
He was born in Perry county,
Pennsylvania November II, 1910
and was united in marriage to
Miss Anna Spanswick, January
z. 1870. To this union six
children were horn, three of
whom survive the father, Har-
vey of Greencreek; Albert and
William of Winona, and his aged
wife.
Mr.. Miller enlisted in the SER
vice of his country during the
Civil War, in 1861, at the age of
19 years and marched to the sea
with Sherman, that great gener-
al who told the Confederate
people, and the world as well
THAT War Was He'll" Very
few Civil War Veterans remain
to tell the horrible incidents of
that great conflict when the ma
tion's destiny hung by a thread,
and fewer still are the men who
made that famous march to the
sea with Sherman which practi-
cally brought the war to a close.
Mr.. Miller received an honorable
discharge. and was a member of
the Grand Army of the Republic
as well as a member of the Unit
ed Brethren church.
Mr.. Miller moved to Camas
Prairie % years ago. but before
coming to this prairie. resided
for years in the Walla Walla
country.
Funeral services were held
from the Adventist church al
Red Rock, Tuesday and the re.
mains were laid to rest in the
Denver cemetery. The services
were attended by a large number
of friends. Rev. F. M. Cass was