Widow of War Vetrans Dies At Shellsburg
Shellsburg, Dec 17 Following a brief illness due to the infirmities of old age and complications. Mrs. Lucy M. Newton 85 years old, the widow of two Civil war veterans, died Friday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Geo. fish of Shellsburg. Funeral will be held in the Federated church here Monday at 2:00 p.m. Interment will be in the local cemetery.
Mrs. Newton, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Selesta Freeman was born Sept 21 1847 in Ill. She came to Iowa with her parents, the family locating in Tama county. she was married in the county to Wm Nance a soldier in the Civil war. To this union one son was born. Wm. Nance deceased. Her husband died in a southern prison during the war.
some years later. Nrs, Babce was married to Isaac Newton, also a Civil war veteran. Eight children were born to them four sons and four daughters. One sone died in infancy and the daughter Emma at the age of 21 years.
Mrs. Newton was a member of the Oak Grove church near here and of Sherman Circle G.A.R.
Children surviving the mother are; Mrs. Geo. fish, who cared for the aged woman the last ten years; Fred Newton and Mrs. Frank Mc Broom, of Shellsburg; Ephrim Newton and Charlie Newton, of Muscatine, and Mrs. C., W. Knox of Lonia Iowa.
Shellsburg, Dec 17 Following a brief illness due to the infirmities of old age and complications. Mrs. Lucy M. Newton 85 years old, the widow of two Civil war veterans, died Friday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Geo. fish of Shellsburg. Funeral will be held in the Federated church here Monday at 2:00 p.m. Interment will be in the local cemetery.
Mrs. Newton, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Selesta Freeman was born Sept 21 1847 in Ill. She came to Iowa with her parents, the family locating in Tama county. she was married in the county to Wm Nance a soldier in the Civil war. To this union one son was born. Wm. Nance deceased. Her husband died in a southern prison during the war.
some years later. Nrs, Babce was married to Isaac Newton, also a Civil war veteran. Eight children were born to them four sons and four daughters. One sone died in infancy and the daughter Emma at the age of 21 years.
Mrs. Newton was a member of the Oak Grove church near here and of Sherman Circle G.A.R.
Children surviving the mother are; Mrs. Geo. fish, who cared for the aged woman the last ten years; Fred Newton and Mrs. Frank Mc Broom, of Shellsburg; Ephrim Newton and Charlie Newton, of Muscatine, and Mrs. C., W. Knox of Lonia Iowa.
Widow of War Vetrans Dies At Shellsburg
Shellsburg, Dec 17 Following a brief illness due to the infirmities of old age and complications. Mrs. Lucy M. Newton 85 years old, the widow of two Civil war veterans, died Friday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Geo. fish of Shellsburg. Funeral will be held in the Federated church here Monday at 2:00 p.m. Interment will be in the local cemetery.
Mrs. Newton, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Selesta Freeman was born Sept 21 1847 in Ill. She came to Iowa with her parents, the family locating in Tama county. she was married in the county to Wm Nance a soldier in the Civil war. To this union one son was born. Wm. Nance deceased. Her husband died in a southern prison during the war.
some years later. Nrs, Babce was married to Isaac Newton, also a Civil war veteran. Eight children were born to them four sons and four daughters. One sone died in infancy and the daughter Emma at the age of 21 years.
Mrs. Newton was a member of the Oak Grove church near here and of Sherman Circle G.A.R.
Children surviving the mother are; Mrs. Geo. fish, who cared for the aged woman the last ten years; Fred Newton and Mrs. Frank Mc Broom, of Shellsburg; Ephrim Newton and Charlie Newton, of Muscatine, and Mrs. C., W. Knox of Lonia Iowa.
Shellsburg, Dec 17 Following a brief illness due to the infirmities of old age and complications. Mrs. Lucy M. Newton 85 years old, the widow of two Civil war veterans, died Friday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Geo. fish of Shellsburg. Funeral will be held in the Federated church here Monday at 2:00 p.m. Interment will be in the local cemetery.
Mrs. Newton, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Selesta Freeman was born Sept 21 1847 in Ill. She came to Iowa with her parents, the family locating in Tama county. she was married in the county to Wm Nance a soldier in the Civil war. To this union one son was born. Wm. Nance deceased. Her husband died in a southern prison during the war.
some years later. Nrs, Babce was married to Isaac Newton, also a Civil war veteran. Eight children were born to them four sons and four daughters. One sone died in infancy and the daughter Emma at the age of 21 years.
Mrs. Newton was a member of the Oak Grove church near here and of Sherman Circle G.A.R.
Children surviving the mother are; Mrs. Geo. fish, who cared for the aged woman the last ten years; Fred Newton and Mrs. Frank Mc Broom, of Shellsburg; Ephrim Newton and Charlie Newton, of Muscatine, and Mrs. C., W. Knox of Lonia Iowa.
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