Levi Lafayette Butler, 1870-1956

The Seymour Herald – 6 September 1956

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  L[evi] L[afayette] Butler, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. T. Butler was born Oct. 29, 1870, in Appanoose county, near Seymour, where he made his home with his parents.  On Sept. 16, 1896, he was united in marriage to Cynthia Olive Fenley and to this union were born two sons.

  He purchased a farm east of Seymour where he was engaged in farming and stock raising until the year 1918, when he moved to Seymour where he made his home until the time of his passing.

  He was converted and united with the Baptist church of Seymour during the pastorate of Lenny Clemons.

  Mr. Butler was honest in his dealings with his fellow men; he had a cheerful disposition, he was loved and respected by all who knew him.  He was a good father, and a kind husband and was always willing to lend a hand to those who were in need.

  His companion passed away June 21, 1917.  He lived along until June 1, 1943, when he was united in marriage to Jennie Brown.  They made their home on East Wall street.

  He enjoyed good health and kept busily engaged until his recent illness. He suffered a stroke Aug. 15 and was taken to the Wayne county hospital.  He passed away Aug. 23 at the age of 85 years, nine months and 25 days.  All was done that medical science could do, but to no avail.

  He leaves to mourn his passing his companion; two sons, Glen Butler of Pontiac, Mich., and John Butler of Port Byron, Ill.; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; two brothers, Asa of Seymour and Jesse of Des Moines, and two sisters, Emma Hiatt of Centerville and Verna Johnson of Silvis, Ill.  He also leaves several nieces and nephews, other relatives and a host of friends.

  Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. W. M. Cleeton Saturday, Aug. 25, at the Liggett Funeral home.  Burial was in Southlawn cemetery.

  Pallbearers were nephews, Gerald Butler, Hiatt Butler, Roy Darrah, Ralph Butler, Merrill Hiatt and Claude Butler.

  Mrs. Vernon Cain played the piano for selected hymns.

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CARD OF THANKS

  We wish to show our appreciation and thanks to all who were so kind during the illness and after the death of our husband and father.

  Your kindness never will be forgotten.

Mrs. Lafe Butler

Mr. and Mrs. Glen Butler and family

Mr. and Mrs. John Butler and family

Elmer Ellsworth Butler, 1866-1941

The Seymour Herald – 11 August 1941

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ELMER E. BUTLER TAKEN SUDDENLY

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  This community was deeply saddened Tuesday morning when it was learned that Elmer E. Butler had passed away suddenly at his home about four a.m.  Two severe heart attacks, which came within two hours of each other, were attributed to the cause of his death.

  The passing of Mr. Butler removed from this vicinity another member of a pioneer family.  He had been on the streets a number of times Monday talking and joking with his many friends.

  Funeral services will be held from the Christian church in Seymour, Thursday afternoon, Sept. 11, at 2:00 o’clock.

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The Seymour Herald – 18 September 1941

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E. E. Butler Funeral In Christian Church

  Final rites for Elmer E. Butler were held Thursday afternoonat 2:00 o’clock in the Christian church with the Rev. W. M. Cleeton conducting the ceremony.  Mr. Butler passed away suddenly on Tuesday morning about four o’clock at his home, following two severe hear attacks.

  During the service “Rock of Ages” and “No Night There” were sung by a mixed quartet composed of Mrs. H. S. Eckels, Mrs. R. E. Jamison, Pearl Hart and P. H. Jarman.

  Sup’t. P. H Jarman sang “Somebody Knows” as a vocal solo. The quartet and Mr. Jarman were accompanied on the piano by Mrs. Gertie Smith.

  Flower bearers were:  Mrs. H. Cates, Mrs. Jap McKee, Mrs. George Pister, Mrs. Cora Jones, Mrs. Cora Osborn and Mrs. Glen Grant.

  Paul bearers were:  Jap McKee, Charles Spindler, Wade Wright, H. J. Doman, F. A. Kincade and John W. Contra.

  The body was interred in the Jerome cemetery

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Obituary

  Elmer E. Butler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paschal Thomas and Jane Butler, was born Nov. 2, 1866 in Appanoose county, Iowa and departed this life at his home in Seymour, Iowa, Sept. 9, 1941 at the age of 74 years, 10 months and seven days.

  On January 20, 1901, he was united in marriage to Minnie Barton and has lived his entire life in Appanoose and Wayne counties. He came to Seymour 26 years ago where he made his home until his passing.

  He was an energetic and honest man in his dealings with his fellow men.  During his long life he won to himself a host of friends.  He was always interested in everything that had to do with the upbuilding and betterment of his community.

  In March, 1922, he was elected member of the Seymour school board and remained a member for 17 years.  In 1925 he was elected president and server in that capacity until his retirement in March, 1939.

  He was a loving husband, a good neighbor and true friend.  He was loved, honored and respected by his neighbors and friends.

  He leaves to mourn his passing, his loving companion, three brothers, Jesse Butler of Des Moines; Lafayette and Asa R. Butler of Seymour; three sisters, Mrs. Belinda Willis of Seymour; Mrs. Emma Hiatt of Centerville and Mrs. Verna Johnson of Silvia, Ill., other relatives and a host of friends.

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Shall claim of death cause us to grieve,

And make our courage faint or fall?

Nay, let us faith and hope receive

The rose still grows beyond the wall.

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CARD OF THANKS

  I wish to express my sincere thanks to neighbors and friends who were so kind and helpful to me during my recent bereavement.  The many beautiful floral offerings and funeral services were all so much appreciated.

Mrs. Elmer E. Butler

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Gravestone of

Elmer Ellsworth and Minnie Butler

in the Jerome Cemetery

Belinda Julia Butler Darrah Willis, 1869-1956

The Seymour Herald – 2 August 1956

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  Mrs. Belinda [Julia Butler] Darrah Willis, a life-long Seymour resident, died at the Wilson Nursing home in Corydon [Wayne county, Iowa] Tuesday morning [31 July 1956].  She had been in failing health for several years and had been a patient at the Wayne county hospital and Dustin nursing home here.

  Rites for Mrs. Willis, 87, were to be Thursday, today, at 2 o’clock at the Seymour Methodist church with the Rev. J. C. Turner officiating.  Mrs. Willis had been a life member of the church.  Burial will be at Southlawn cemetery.

  Born [3 January 1869] east of Seymour [daughter of Paschal T. Butler and Lucintha Jane Morlan], she had lived in this community and was a member of the Rebekah lodge ad American Legion Auxiliary and past president of both.

  Her survivors are two sons, Roy Darrah of Seymour and Fred Darrah of Emmetsburg; three brothers, Jess Butler of Des Moines, and Ace and Lafe Butler of Seymour; and two sisters, Emma Hiatt of Centerville and Verna Johnson of Silvis, Ill.

  There are seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

William Newton Butler, 1864-1934

The Seymour Herald – 5 July 1934

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W. N. BUTLER, DIES JUNE 26 IN AMES 
AT AGE OF 70

BORN IN APPANOOSE CO. AND 
WAS REARED NEAR SEYMOUR

  The following is the obituary of W. N. Butler, who died Tuesday in Ames.

  William Newton Butler was born in Appanoose county, Iowa, May 27, 1864, the son of two hardy pioneers, Pascal T. Butler and Jane Morlan Butler.  He grew to manhood at the family homestead northeast of Seymour.

  On the 21^st of September, 1887, he was married to Etta B. Wright, who was the daughter of pioneer parents in the same community.  To this marriage were born six children, all of who survive their father, and their mother, who preceded father in death five years ago.  The children are:  Will, who is engaged in he practice of law at Mason City, Iowa; Carl, who is in business at Caldwell, Idaho; Lee of the faculty of Iowa State college at Ames, Iowa; Ralph, who is with the auditing department of the Equitable Life Insurance company of Des Moines; Alice, Girl Reserve Secretary of the Y.M.C.A. at Harrisburg, Penn.; and Oma, who is a teacher of music in the public schools of Boise, Idaho.

Goes to Indianola

  Mr. Butler engaged in farming until 1908, when the family moved to Indianola, Iowa, in order that the children might have the advantages of a college education.  At Indianola Mr. Butler engaged in the feed and grain business until the death of the wife and mother in July 1929.  Since that time he has resided in Caldwell, Idaho and at Ames, and has also spent much time in the companionship of his brothers and sisters who reside in the vicinity of the old home.  He is survived by five brothers and three sisters, Elmer Butler, Lafe Butler, Charles Butler, and Asa Butler, of Seymour, Iowa; Jesse Butler, Des Moines; Mrs Belinda Willis of Seymour; Mrs. Emma Hiatt of Centerville, and Mrs. Verna Johnson of Silvis, Ill.; also other relatives and a host of friends, for he was a man who made friends wherever he went.

Ill For 5 Weeks

  He joined the Methodist church early in life, was for many years a member of the church at Seymour and at the time of his death he was a member of First Church at Ames.

  To his children father was kind, unpretentious, sincere and a constant living example of the principles which he strove to instill into their lives.  To his friends he was true, a good man, always recognized as a trustworthy citizen and of Chistian character.

  During the past few years he has been in failing health, but he always remained courageous and uncomplaining.  He was seriously ill for five weeks at the home of his son Lee at Ames, where he received the kindly ministration of the members of the family and many friends who had known of his illness.  On Tuesday evening June 26, he slipped quietly to the great beyond, to meet mother who was waiting him there, and in turn to await those who today pause to remember and pay their respects to a loving father, a faithful brother and a true friend.

  Services were held from the Seymour Methodist church, Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock conducted by the Rev. W. A. Morgan pastor of First Church, Ames, and the Rev. R. C. Buchanan pastor of the local Methodist church.  Burial was in the Southlawn cemetery.

Gravestone for William N. Butler

in Southlawn Cemetery, Seymour, Iowa

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  The Editor thanks Jocelyn Faris for sharing this obituary through the findagrave.com site.

Floyd Edwin Hudson, 1920-2006

The Daily Iowegian - 28 June 2006
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  Funeral services for Floyd Edwin Hudson, 86, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Randolph Funeral Home in Corydon with Pastor Mile Felber officiating. Interment will be in Jerome Cemetery in Jerome.
  Visitation will be held Thursday from 11 a.m. until service time at the funeral home.

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  Floyd Edwin Hudson was born 29 March 1920 in Appanoose County, Iowa, son of William Jennings Bryan Hudson (26 Sept 1899-1943) and Marie Tull (1898-1951), died 24 June 2006 while living in Seymour, Wayne County, Iowa, and was buried in the Jerome Cemetery. His parents are buried in Oakland Cemetery, Centerville.  In 1920 his family was living in Caldwell Township, Appanoose County; in 1925 his family was living in Lincoln Township, Appanoose County; and in 1930 his family was living in Vermillion Township, Appanoose County.  His sister, LaVera Emma Hudson was born 2 November 1917 in Exline, Appanoose County; she married 18 June 1940 in Unionville, Putnam County, Missouri, Harold Thomas "Brownie" Johnson; she died 16 December 2006 at Mercy Medical Center, Centerville, and was buried in Oakland Cemetery in Centerville. Harold Thomas "Brownie" Johnson was born 8 August 1917 in Exline, Appanoose County, Iowa, son of Eurus Johnson (1875-1950) & Mary Elizabeth Pittman (1881-1958), died 25 June 1993 in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa, and was buried in Oakland Cemetery.

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The Seymour Herald – 29 June 2006

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   Floyd Edwin Hudson, 86, the son of William Jennings Bryant Hudson and Marie (Tull) Hudson was born near Exline, Iowa, on March 29, 1920 and went home with the Lord Saturday, June 24, 2006. Pop enjoyed every day of his 86 years and was father of all seasons.

  On June 27, 1943, he was united in marriage to Mildred Mae Smith.  They have been residents of Seymour since 1978.

  His parents preceded him in death.

  Survivors include his wife, Mildred; four children: Connie Coleman and husband Harold, of Mesa, Ariz., Bryan Hudson and wife Diana of Des Moines, Burdette Hudson and wife, Kathy, of Apache Junction, Ariz. and Becky Walker and husband, Rick, of Seymour. Also surviving are his sister, LaVera Johnson of Centerville and brother, Bill Hudson of Princeton, Mo., many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins.

  Funeral services were held at 1:30 Thursday, June 29, 2006, from the Randolph Funeral Home in Corydon with Pastor Mike Felber.  “How Great Thou Art,” “The Old Rugged Cross” and “I’ll Fly Away” were the selections by Doyle Hydorn, musician.  Bearers were Rick Walker, Harold Coleman, Trey Coleman, Troy Coleman, Carl Edwin Lautz and Shane Hudson.  Honor bearers were Gary Lee Ellis and Tony Ellis.  Interment was in Jerome Cemetery.

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Daily Iowegian - 19 December 2006

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LaVera Emma Hudson Johnson

  LaVera Johnson, age 89, of Centerville died Saturday evening Dec. 16, 2006 at Mercy Medical Center, Centerville.
  She was born Nov. 2, 1917 in Exline, the daughter of Bryan Hudson and Marie (Tull) Hudson.
  LaVera married Harold (Brownie) Johnson on June 18, 1940 in Unionville, Mo. He preceded her in death.
  She drove a school bus and co-owned Centerville Monument with her husband for many years. She was a member of the Drake Avenue Christian Church.
  She is survived by daughters Mary Goodman and her husband, Jim, and Betty James, all of Centerville; four grandchildren Debbie Fletcher of Centerville, Jody Goodman of Columbia, Mo., Wendy Stetter and her husband Stuart of Kirkville, Toby Goodman of Centerville, five great-grandchildren, Tyler and Zachary Fletcher, Dean Goodman, Nolan and Carson Stetter; a brother, Bill Hudson and his wife, Marguerite, of Runnells, a sister-in- law, Mildred Hudson of Corydon; and a brother-in- law, L. Jay Johnson of Centerville.
  She was preceded in death by her husband Brownie; parents; a brother Floyd Hudson; and an infant sister.
  Funeral services will be held at 11a.m. Tuesday at the Thomas Lange Funeral Home, Centerville with Sister Justine Denning officiating.
  Friends may call all day Monday with the family present from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Oakland Cemetery, Centerville.
  In leu of flowers a memorial has been established.

Selma Johnson Sidles, 1894-1978

Daily Iowegian - March 1978

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  Services for Selma Johnson Sidles, longtime resident of Appanoose County, will be Saturday, 1:30 p.m., at the Jerome United Methodist Church. The Rev. Bill Ballard will officiate, and burial will be in Jerome Cemetery.  The Miller-Wehrle Funeral Home is in charge of services.

  Mrs. Sidles died at the home of her daughter, Virginia, in Bethel Park, Pa., Tuesday, March 21, 1978, at the age of 83. She had resided in the Jerome area many years.

  Born October 19, 1894, in Centerville, she was the daughter of Claus and Ida Larsen Johnson. She attended Centerville schools, and later was married to Peter Sidles, who preceded her in death. She was a member of Jerome Methodist Church.

  Survivors include one daughter, Virginia Streiff, widow of Warren Streiff, of Bethel Park; four sons, Paul Howard, Ames; Harry Arthur, Centerville; Peter, Oswego, Ill.; and James, Richfield, Ohio; 15 grandchildren, several great-grandchildren; one brother, Francis Johnson of the Los Angeles, Calif., area; and two sisters, Mrs. Elmer (Olga) Krause, southern California; and Mrs. Lester (Ruth) Bloom, Sun City, Ariz.

  Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, Tom and Dan Johnson, and two sisters, Mrs. Chester (Carol) Castle and Mrs. Carl (Jenny) Gillespie.

  There will be a visitation period at the funeral home Friday from 7 to 8 p.m. 

Celia Russell Johnson, 1877-1964

  Celia Russell, daughter of Oliver Perry and Nancy Elizabeth (Fox) Russell, was born on a farm just east of Numa, Iowa, on Nov. 28, 1877, and died at Centerville, Iowa Hospital on Nov. 17, 1964, after breaking her hip at her home near Numa on Nov. 7, 1864. She was married at her parents home in Numa, on Sept. 22, 1895 to Harris Longthorn Johnson, son of George and Harriett (Dyball) Johnson. They lived in Numa for a few years then bought a farm about a mile southeast of Numa. Mrs. Johnson's husband preceded her in death, in March 1940, and she continued to live in her home with her son Bert, until death came. She was also preceded in death by an infant son, George Earnest, and her only brother, William Burton Russell of Numa.

  The surviving children are: Mrs. Osee Knouf of LaGrange, Ill., Mrs. Fairy B. Moody of Ames, Iowa, Mrs. Joe Jensen of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, J. Paul Johnson of Atlanta, Ga. and W. Bert Johnson of Numa.  They are also eight grandchildren: Guy H. Knouf of Bay Village, Ohio, Col. R. Wilson Neff, Buffalo, N.Y., Robert J. Neff, Fresno, Calif., Larry A. Jensen, Arlington, Va., Mrs. Nancy Bethes, Newport News, Va., Mrs. Mary Helen Johnson, Atlanta, Ga., Paul Dayton Johnson and William Russell Johnson of Atlanta, Ga. Services were held for Mrs. Johnson in the Numa Methodist Church, which she joined in her youth and had been a member longer than any other in the church. In her younger days she was also the organist for many years. Interment was in the family lot in Numa cemetery.

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  Transcribed from Soldiers Buried in Appanoose County, Iowa Before World War II and Some Obituaries of Early Settlerscompiled by Osee Johnson Knouf [S.I. Daughters of the American Revolution, La-Grange-Illinois Society, 1977] on FHL Film #1703828, Item #3 [Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990].

Harris Longthorn Johnson, 1867-1940

  H. L. Johnson, lifetime pioneer resident of Numa, died suddenly at his farm home one mile southeast of Numa, Saturday [2 March 1940] at 12:30 A.M., death being the result of a heart attack. Only the wife and one son, Bert, were with him when the end came. For the past two years Mr. Johnson has been a sufferer with heart trouble, but had regained his health to such an extent that he was able to be about, but the past month he has been forced to remain in the home.

  He leaves besides his wife, three daughters and two sons; Mrs. R. J. Knouf and Mrs. Joe Jensen of LaGrange, Illinois; Paul of Green Bay, Wis.; Mrs. Fairy Neff of Ames, Iowa, and Bert Johnson at home. Mr. Johnson had just passed his 73rd birthday, having been born on Feb . 27, 1867 at Union Grove, Racine Co., Wisconsin, the son of English parents, George and Harriet (Dyball) Johnson. The Johnson family moved to Numa, Iowa (then called Bellair) in 1868. He was married on Sept. 22, 1895 to Celia Russell of Numa, Iowa. At that time he was a coal mine owner and operator but soon sold his interests and bought a farm southeast of Numa, which has been his home since. He was a prominent and successful farmer and stockraiser and leaves a wide circle of Acquaintances. He also leaves a brother, Fred Johnson of Pomona, Calif. and a sister, Mrs. Laura Inman of Ardmore, S. Dak.

  Death came on March 2, 1940. Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church at Numa with the Rev. Mott Sawyers of Centerville conducting the funeral services, with burial in the Numa Cemetery, besides his oldest son, George Ernest. 

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  Transcribed from Soldiers Buried in Appanoose County, Iowa Before World War II and Some Obituaries of Early Settlerscompiled by Osee Johnson Knouf [S.I. Daughters of the American Revolution, La-Grange-Illinois Society, 1977] on FHL Film #1703828, Item #3 [Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990].

Family Attends Rites For Charley Johnson

The Seymour Herald - 26 February 1953

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  Funeral services were in Omaha, Nebr., Monday afternoon for Charley Johnson, about 60, a former resident of Seymour. He was a brother of Albert Johnson of Seymour and a brother-in-law of Mrs. Bert Murphy and Hobart Clark.

  Clark, Mrs. Murphy and Mr. and Mrs. Johnson attended funeral services and returned home Monday evening.

  Johnson was an employee of the Roberts Dairy in Omaha, having been with the company 27 years.

Edward Potter Inman & Cleo Olive Norris

  Edward Potter Inman was born 23 April 1893 in Appanoose County, Iowa, son of Alexander Inman and Laura Hattie Johnson, married first 28 November 1917 Cleo Olive Norris, died 4 May 1979 in Appanoose County, Iowa, and was buried in the Jerome Cemetery, Lincoln Township, Appanoose County, Iowa.    Cleo Olive Norris was born 29 July 1896 in Appanoose County, Iowa, daughter of Lewis J. Norris and Minnie Crist, died 11 February 1947 in Appanoose County, Iowa, and was buried in the Jerome Cemetery, Lincoln Township, Appanoose County, Iowa

  To this union were born seven sons:

  (1) Earnest Lazelle Inman was born 24 December 1918 in Appanoose County, Iowa, married 15 August 1937 Ruth Irene Bland, died 2 October 1948 in Appanoose County, Iowa, and was buried in the Jerome Cemetery.  Ruth Irene Bland was born 17 January 1918 in Missouri, daughter of Edwin William Bland and Leah Hope Howard, died 2 March 1997 in Gillette, Campbell County, Wyoming, and was buried in the Jerome Cemetery.  Two children were born of this marriage: Richard Lazelle Inman and Cleo (Jerri) Irene Inman.

  (2) Byron Norris Inman was born 6 April 1920 in Appanoose County, Iowa, married 1 January 1945 Norma Bales, died 1 January 2002 at the Seymour Care Center, Seymour, Wayne County, Iowa, and was buried in Southlawn Cemetery, Seymour, Wayne County, Iowa.  Norma Bales was born 10 April 1924, daughter of Charles Bales and Beola Burkhiser, died 11 July 1997 at University Hospitals in Iowa City, Iowa, and was buried in the Southlawn Cemetery in Seymour, Iowa.  Two children were born of this marriage: Dixie Inman and Charles Inman.

  (3) Ralph Wendall Inman was born 10 October 1922 in Appanoose County, Iowa, married 12 October 1947 Carolyn Rupalo at the Jerome Methodist Church, died 30 March 2005 in Seymour, Wayne County, Iowa, and was buried in the Jerome Cemetery.  Two children were born of this marriage: Dennis Inman and Diane Inman.

  (4) Milfred Duane Inman was born 7 December 1924 in Appanoose County, Iowa, married 24 April 1949 Margaret L. Hughes, died 8 May 2003 in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, and was buried in the Jerome Cemetery, Appanoose County, Iowa.

  (5) Arthur Erwin Inman was born 26 April 1928 in Numa, Appanoose County, Iowa, married 26 December 1948 Marjorie McElvain in the Jerome Methodist Church in Jerome, Iowa, and died 30 October 2004 while living in Littleton, Jefferson County, Colorado.

  (6) Kenneth Inman - Living.

  (7) Donald Inman - Living.

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  About four years after the death of Cleo Olive Norris Inman in 1947, Edward went to Tennessee to visit his boyhood sweetheart Mattie Tishaw.  Her husband had died and Edward brought her back to Iowa.  They were married on 20 August 1951 on the lawn of his farm home between Jerome and Numa. The Rev. M. R. Gonzalez of the Jerome Methodist Church performed the ceremony.

Inman-Tishaw Wedding Day - 20 August 1951

Byron Inman, Edward Inman, Rev. M. R. Gonzalez, 

Mattie (Tishaw) Inman, Norma (Bales) Inman.

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  The editor sincerely appreciates the contribution to The Jerome Journal of the above photographs and information on Edward P. Inman's second marriage by Richard Inman of Hamilton, Ohio. 

Harriet Dyball Johnson Wilson, 1836-1914

  Harriet Dyball was born 23 June 1836 in Lincolnshire, England, daughter of Edward Dyball and Elizabeth Keel, died 20 April 1914 in Seymour, Wayne County, Iowa and was buried in the Southlawn Cemetery in Seymour.  Harriet married, first, on 5 June 1860 in England George Johnson who was born 10 May 1824 in England, died 1 April 1876 in Numa, Appanoose County, Iowa.  Nine children were born of this marriage, four dying in infancy and five growing to adulthood: (1) Ida Louise Johnson was born 5 June 1863 near Racine, Wisconsin, married on 13 October 1885 at her parents home in Numa, Iowa, Benjamin Alva Murphy, and died 22 February 1938 at her home near Numa, Iowa;  (2) Minnie S. Johnson was born c1864 in Wisconsin and married in Appanoose County, Iowa, c1883 Samuel Yarnell who was born c1862 in Illinois, son of Richard Yarnell and Emma Cooper; (3) Harris Longthorn Johnson was born 27 February 1867 at Union Grove, Racine County, Wisconsin, married 22 September 1895 in Numa, Iowa, Celia Russell, died 2 March 1940 and was buried in the Numa Cemetery, Appanoose County, Iowa; (4) Laura Hattie Johnson was born 6 June 1871 in Appanoose County, Iowa, married 1 July 1891 Alexander Inman, died 22 April 1957 in Ardmore, Fall River, South Dakota, and was buried in Crawford Cemetery, Dawes County, Nebraska; and (5) Fred Johnson.  Harriet married second on 8 December 1882 M. M. Wilson who died 10 September 1910.  No children were born of this marriage.

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Obituary of Harriet Dyball Johnson Wilson

  Harriet Dyball was born June 23, 1836, in Framton, Lincolnshire, England and died April 20, 1914, at her home in Seymour, Iowa, being 77 years, 9 months and 27 days of age. June the 5th, 1860, she was married to George Johnson and on June 10th they sailed for America, settling near Racine, Wisconsin.

  In 1868 they came to Appanoose County, Iowa, settling at Bellair, which is now called Numa. Here she lived until three years ago when she moved to Seymour.

  To this union mentioned above there were born 9 children, 4 dying in infancy, the five living being Ida Murphy, Laura Inman and Harris Johnson of Numa and Minnie Yarnell and Fred Johnson of Seymour.

  On April 1st, 1876, Mr. Johnson died leaving his wife with a family of small children in a new country with no relatives. She nobly became master of this trying situation. She was married to M. M. Wilson, December 8, 1882.  To this union no children were born. Mr. Wilson died September 10, 1910.

  She united with the Christian church at Numa in December, 1872, and later brought her membership to the Seymour Christian church. In addition to her children she leaves 21 grand children, 2 great grandchildren, one brother, Robert Dyball and one sister, Mrs. E. D. Henderson both of Pasadena, Calif., together with a multitude of friends to mourn her loss.

  Mrs. Wilson has had a remarkable life.  She has had many trials together with her many joys. She has not only seen this section of the country develop but has had an important part in its development. She had an exalted ideal of womanhood and motherhood and lived her ideals. She believed in the usefulness of woman. Her faithfulness to the church was a dominant factor in her life. She held a life membership in the Christian's Womans Board of Missions. After her death her Bible was found open with her glasses near by where she had been reading only a short time previous.

  Funeral Services were held at the Christian Church on Wednesday, April 22, 1914, at 1:30 p.m. conducted by the pastor, Rev. C. O. Hawley, assisted by Rev. C. E. Burton.  Internment in Southlawn.

          "Fold her, O Father, in thine arms

            and let her henceforth be

            a messenger of love between

            Our human hearts and Thee.

            Still let her mild rebuking stand

            Between us and the wrong,

            And her dear memory serve to make

            Our faith in goodness strong." 

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  Transcribed from Soldiers Buried in Appanoose County, Iowa Before World War II and Some Obituaries of Early Settlerscompiled by Osee Johnson Knouf [S.I. Daughters of the American Revolution, La-Grange-Illinois Society, 1977] on FHL Film #1703828, Item #3 [Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990].

Ida Louisa Johnson Murphy, 1863-1938

  Ida Louisa Johnson, daughter of George and Harriet Johnson, was born near Racine, Wis., on June 5, 1863, and departed this life at her home near Numa, Iowa, Feb. 22, 1938, at the age of 74 years, 8 months and 17 days.

  On October 13, 1885, she was united in marriage to Benjamin Alva Murphy at her parents home in Numa, Iowa. To this union five children were born, four of whom survive her passing. One son, Addison Alva, passed away at the age of six months. The surviving children are: Fred, at home, Gale at Centerville, Iowa, and Bert of Maywood, Illinois. Her husband preceded her in death on June 3, 1932. She is also survived by two grandchildren, Marylin [Marilyn] and Bert of Maywood, Illinois, and two brothers and one sister, Harris Johnson of Numa, and Fred of Puente, Calif., and Mrs. Laura Inman of Ardmore, S. D.  Following her marriage she and her husband moved to the farm where she lived her entire married life of nearly 53 years. 

  During the past few years she has been in failing health, but her last illness dates back to Thanksgiving day of last year. 

  She has been almost a life-time member of the Methodist church of Numa. But she enjoyed the Christian fellowship of people of other denominations. When her family was at home, they often attended other churches and for years attended the Christian Bible school of Numa. She was a member of the Pythian Sisters as long as it was active in Numa.

  Mrs. Murphy was a woman of fine character, a kind neighbor and loving mother. Funeral services were held at the M. E. church at Numa and burial in the Numa cemetery.

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  Transcribed from Soldiers Buried in Appanoose County, Iowa Before World War II and Some Obituaries of Early Settlers compiled by Osee Johnson Knouf [S.I. Daughters of the American Revolution, La-Grange-Illinois Society, 1977] on FHL Film #1703828, Item #3 [Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990].

Paschal Thomas Butler, 72, 1840-1913

  Paschal T. Butler was born near Scipio, Jennings County, Indiana, December 13, 1840, and died May 15, 1913, aged 72 years, 5 months, 2 days.

  He moved with his parents to Iowa in 1853. He was united in marriage to Lucintha Jane Morlan on August 28, 1862. To them were born ten children, all of whom are living: Wm. Newton of Indianola, Iowa; Elmer E.; Belinda J. Willis; Lafayettee L.; Charles H. of Seymour, Iowa; Jesse E. of Centerville, Iowa; Viola Barton, Jerome, Iowa; Asa R., Seymour, Iowa; Emma E. Hiatt, Moravia, Iowa; Verna May Johnson, Seymour, Iowa.

Paschal Thomas Butler & Lucintha Jane Morlan Butler

  [P. T. and] his young wife settled near Milledgeville in Independence Township, Appanoose County, and in 1865 moved to Lincoln Township where they have resided ever since.  All the children and grandchildren are living and the wife who shared all his labors and was with him in the last moments of his life, survives him.  Deceased was a man of honor, true to his home and every obligation, loved and respected by all his acquaintances and endeared to his loved ones by ties that death cannot break.

  The community feels the loss of a citizen of ... worth and join one bereaved family in its grief for him.  It is not often that a man lives to see his family grow to maturity, married, happy, and he attain the age of three score years and ten, without a death in the family.  But this was the fortunate lot of the deceased. His is the first death in all the family.

  There was a short funeral service held at the late home, conducted by A. F. Clemons yesterday, May 16, at 10 a.m. The funeral proper was conducted by Elder Jones at the Union Church and the body was laid to rest in the Jones Cemetery near by [South Fork Township, Wayne County, Iowa]. A large company of friends of the family accompanied the remains to its last resting place.

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Card of Thanks

  We wish to thank the friends and neighbors for their kindness and assistance at the death and funeral of our husband and father, P. T. Butler, and also for many beautiful flowers.

  -- Mrs. P. T. Butler, W. N. Butler, E. E. Butler, Mrs. John Willis, L. L. Butler, C. H. Butler, J. E. Buter, Mrs. Joe Barton, A. R. Butler, Mrs. Clyde Hyatt, and Mrs. Carl Johnson.

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Paschal T. Butler's Farm in Lincoln Township

Plat Map of Northeastern Lincoln Township 1896

North West Publishing Company

Plat Map of Northeastern Lincoln Township 1908

W. E. Walter & Co., Des Moines, Iowa

Plat Map of Northeastern Lincoln Township 1915

Midland Map Company, Knoxville, Iowa

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  The editor sincerely appreciates the contribution of the above obituary and picture to The Jerome Journal by Leona Patton of Loveland, Colorado. 

Carrie Brannen Criswell Jones

  Carrie Brannen Criswell was born 7 March 1856 in Appanoose county, Iowa, daughter of John Vance Criswell and Mary Ann Brannen, died 17 October 1913 at the University Hospital in Kansas City, Jackson county, Missouri, and was buried in the Jerome Cemetery, Appanoose County, Iowa.  She married 19 September 1875 in Appanoose county, Iowa [Book 6; Page 307], William I. Jones who was born c1853 and died 1897.  In 1885, William I. Jones, 32, farmer, and Carrie B. Jones, 28, keeping house, were living in Bellair [Block 3, Lot 4, 68-18-14], Bellair township, Appanoose county, Iowa.

Missouri Death Certificate for

Carrie Brannen Jones

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Iowegian - October 1913

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  Carrie B. Criswell was born March 7, 1856, in Appanoose county, Iowa, and died in Kansas City, Mo., October 17, 1913.

  She was married to William Jones in September, 1876, he dying in 1897.

  She was a great sufferer for a long time before her death, but bore all patiently.  She was a member of the M. E. church for more than thirty years.

  She leaves three sisters and one brother to mourn her loss, i.e. Mrs. Mary Crist of Seymour; Mrs. Thos. Banks, of near Cincinnati; Mrs. Ida Johnson and Frank Criswell of Kansas City, Mo.

  Funeral services were held at the M. E. church in Jerome Sunday at 11:00 o'clock, conducted by the pastor, Rev. Moore.

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Carrie Brannen Criswell Jones

Gravestone in Jerome Cemetery