William Francis Duncan, 1901-1952

Northwest Arkansas Times - 22 December 1952
Fayetteville, Arkansas

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  Rogers [Special] -- William Francis Duncan, member of the Rogers City Council, died at 1 o'clock this morning [22 December 1952] in the Rogers Memorial Hospital after an illness of about three months.  He was born in [Johns Township], Appanoose County, Iowa, [on 21 February 1901], son of Francis [Marion] and Delilah McCurn [McKern] Duncan, and came to Rogers in 1936 from Illinois. He had been general sales supervisor of Consolidated Product Company, Danville, IN, for the past 19 years. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and a Shriner. 

  Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Irene [Dorothy Dugan] Duncan; a daughter, Patricia, of the home; a son, Howard Duncan of Liberal, Kan.; and four sisters: Mrs. B. O. Buck of Nuna [Numa], Iowa, and Mrs. O. L. Frye, Mrs. Joe Doinsetto [Ponsetto], and Mrs. William Brown, all of Jerome, Iowa.

  Funeral services will be conducted tomorrow at 3 p.m. in the Callison-Porter Funeral Chapel by the Rev. Alfred Gerdel, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Rogers Cemetery.

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  Note: According to OneWorldTree on Ancestry.com, William Francis Duncan married in September 1939 in Rogers, Arkansas, Irene Dorothy Dugan who was born 24 December 1917 in Montrose, Henry County, Missouri, daughter of Thomas Henry Dugan and Etta May Hendrick, and died 22 May 1980 in Springfield, Missouri.

Glendoris Bailey Buck, 1879-1962

Daily Iowegian - 25 June 1962

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Mrs. Buck Taken at 82

  Glendoris Irene Buck, 82, of Numa, Iowa, passed away Sunday, June 24, at the Golden Age Nursing Home, where she had been a patient for three weeks.

  Mrs. Buck was born in Princeton, Mo., the daughter of Jackson and [Delila] Ann McKern Bailey, and was married to Charley Ewurs who preceded her in death. Later she was married to Benjamin Otto Buck, who also preceded her in 1951. She was also preceded in death by one daughter, Anna Mae; one son, Clarence; and one brother.  She is survived by a son, Paul Ewurs, Royal Lake, Ill.; a daughter, Mrs. Georgia Compton, of Franklin Grove, Ill.; three sisters, Mrs. Edith Fry, Mrs. Hazel Ponsetto, Mrs. Mary Brown, all of Jerome, Iowa; ten grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

  Mrs. Buck had spent the past two winters with a granddaughter, Mrs. Bernice Butler, of 1808 South 16th.

  Funeral services will be Tuesday, June 26, at 2 p.m., from the Numa Christian Church with the Rev. Orval Walker officiating. Burial will be in the Jerome Cemetery. The body is at the Miller-Wehrle Funeral Home.

Anna Mae Ewurs Tharp, 1896-1955

Daily Iowegian - 29 January 1955

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Anna Mae Tharp Taken by Death

  Anna Mae Tharp, 58, of Numa, died at the home of her daughter Mrs. Gale Hixenbaugh north of Plano Friday. She had been there for the past six weeks. Mrs. Tharp had been in failing health for some time but her death came suddenly.

  She was born in Appanoose County September 15, 1896, the daughter of Charles and Irene Ewuers. She united in marriage with Harry Tharp of Mystic rural route. 

  Mrs. B. O. Buck, of Numa, survives.

  There are three daughters who survive. They are Mrs. Orville Butler of Centerville, Mrs. Gale Hixenbaugh of Plano, and Burdette Tharp of Mystic rural route. Nine grandchildren survive.

  The following brothers and sisters also survive and are Paul Ewers, of Round Oak, Illinois, Mrs. Forrest Compton, of Franklin Grove, Illinois and Mrs. Bea Buck of Boone, Iowa.

  The body is at the Miller-Wehrle Funeral home and tentative plans for the funeral have been made but are not definite. The plans now are for services at the Christian Church in Numa Sunday and burial in the Jerome cemetery. 

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Census Records of Anna Mae Ewurs Tharp

--1910 U.S. Federal Census, Place: Bellair, Appanoose, Iowa; Roll: T624_390; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 12; Image: 1041.  [Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census (database on-line), Provo, UT, USA]

Clarence Robert Ewurs, 1902-1941

Daily Iowegian - 11 February 1941

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Clarence Ewers Former Resident Here Car Victim

Son of Mrs. B. O. Buck, of Numa,

Dies in Dixon, Illinois, Hospital After Bridge Crash

  Word has been received here today of the tragic death of Clarence Robert Ewers, of Dixon, Illinois, former resident of Numa, who died at the Dixon hospital Monday as the result of auto accident injuries, which he received last Wednesday. Few details are known concerning the wreck here except that Ewer's car skidded and crashed into a bridge.

  In death Mr. Ewers leaves his wife, Dorothy, who was formerly Miss Dorthy Cline, of this city. He also leaves two children. Mr. Ewers was 38 years of age, and was the stepson of Mr. B. O. Buck and son of Mrs. Buck, of Numa.

  Besides his parents, wife and children, he leaves the following sisters and brothers: Mrs. Anna Tharp, of Numa, Mrs. B. Hungate, of Centerville, Mrs. George Compton, of Dixon, Illinois, and brother, Paul, of Chicago.

  The body will arrive here at 6:00 o'clock Wednesday via the Rock Island and funeral services will be held at the Methodist church at Jerome Wednesday at 2:00 o'clock. Burial will be in the Jerome cemetery. They body will lie in state at the Johnson funeral home before removed to Numa for burial.

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Clarence Robert Ewurs was born 27 December 1902 in Iowa, son of Charles H. Ewurs (10 July 1876-22 May 1909 - buried in Jerome Cemetery) and Glendoris Irene Bailey (27 Sept 1879-23 June 1962; buried in Jerome Cemetery; and married second Benjamin Otto Buck), died 10 February 1941 in an automobile accident in Dixon, Lee County, Illinois, and was buried in the Jerome Cemetery.  He married Dorothy Cline of Centerville, Iowa. 

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Census Records of Clarence Robert Ewurs

--1910 U.S. Federal Census, Place: Bellair, Appanoose, Iowa; Roll: T624_390; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 12; Image: 1041.  [Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census (database on-line), Provo, UT, USA]
--1920 U.S. Federal Census, Place: Bellair, Appanoose, Iowa; Roll: T625_477; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 14; Image: 7.  [Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census (database on-line), Provo, UT, USA] Listed as Clarence Buck.
--1925 Iowa State Census; Place: Numa, Appanoose, Iowa; Roll: IA1925_1593; Images: 26, 27 and 28.  [Ancestry.com. Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925 (database on-line), Provo, UT, USA]

--1930 U.S. Federal Census, Place: Dixon, Lee, Illinois; Roll: 523; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 119.0.  [Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census (database on-line), Provo, UT, USA]

Wilma Buck Wright, 1935-2003

Southwest Daily Times [Liberal, KS] - 13 April 2003

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  Wilma Wright, 92, died Thursday, April 10, 2003, at Adel Acres Care Center in Adel, Iowa.

  She was born Sept. 30, 1910, to Clark and Sarah Isabell (Murphy) Buck in Putnam County, Miss. (sic).

  She married Wade B. (Sug) Wright on May 22, 1935. He died in October 1963.

  She was operator of Wright Hardware and John Deer Implement Store until 1969.

  She was a member of Seymour American Legion Auxiliary, past member of Seymour Community Club, and Iowa Retail Hardware Association.

  Her hobbies included cooking, traveling, and spending time with family and friends.

  Survivors include, her children, Roberta (Bobbie) Hart and husband, Jack, Liberal, William John Wright and wife, Evelyn, Waukee, Iowa; grandchildren, Pamela McElvain and husband Kenneth, Liberal, David Hart and wife, Nancy, Liberal, and Brian Hart, Kansas City, Miss. (sic); great-grandchildren, Brad McElvain and wife Stacey, Kansas City, Christi McElvain, Topeka, Jack T. and Adrea Hart, Liberal, and Bailey, Ian, and Mackenzie Hart, Kansas City; her aunt Vina Murphy, and numerous other relatives.

  She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Paul Buck and wife, Lucille, and H. C. Simon Buck and wife, Esther (Het); and granddaughter-in-law, Jeanine Hart.

  Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Randolph Funeral Home in Seymour, Iowa, with the Pastor Vickie Steffes presiding.

  Burial will be at Southlawn Cemetery in Seymour.

  Friends may call beginning at 1 p.m. Sunday at Randolph Funeral Home in Seymour. The family will receive friends from 7-9:30 p.m. Sunday.

  Memorials are suggested to Seymour American Legion or Hospice of Central Iowa in care of Randolph Funeral Home, 112 Lee St., Seymour, IA 52590.

Memories of Jerome, Iowa - Part VI - Railroads and Coal Mines

  In 1886 the Chicago and Milwaukee railroad purchased right-of-way through Lincoln township for construction of a road.  In the early part of 1887 the first train passed over this road through Jerome.  Many farmers gave land for this right-of-way and Peter Sidles, Sr. gave land for the depot providing they would locate a depot here.  The railway company called the town Rowley and painted that name on the station, but the towns people would not accept the name and it was soon dropped in favor of Jerome.  

  Soon after the railroad passed through the community, William Oughten and William Meyers purchased a mining site and coal lease from James Buck and Peter Sidles, Sr., and sank the Big-4 Mine.  This was completed in the fall of 1892.  They operated the mine for some time and then sold it to the Consumers Coal Company of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.  This company operated the mine until the Harkes Coal Company of Kansas City, Mo., purchased it in 1912.  Shortly after this the mine reached peak production, nearly 250 tons daily.  It was worked until 1923 when it was abandoned due to the high cost of production.
  In 1892 a coal lease was purchased west of Jerome by the Big Block Company and this company sunk a mine known as No. 2.  In 1894-95 this mine reached its height of production which was 130 tons daily.  The life of this mine was very short for soon after its opening a fault was struck and other suitable coal property could not be leased.  The operator was a man by the name of Peter Marsden.
  The United Mine Workers of America was organized in Jerome in the fall of 1898.  It was continued here for many years and as the mines were discontinued the miners took their memberships to other places.
 [From Memories of Jerome, Iowa, 1989 published for the 1989 Jerome Reunion.]