Obituaries - Thomas Harris, Thomas Woodworth of Bremer County, Iowa

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	Transcribed by Barb Braun, February 8, 2000.  
	Questions, please Email: seawave8@hotmail.com

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BREMER COUNTY, IOWA
OBITUARIES 1878-1984

This material was obtain from the Waverly Public Library in a loose-leaf 
notebook entitled: PLAINFIELD AND BREMER COUNTY, IOWA OBITUARIES 1878-1984.  
Compiled by HAROLD BRIGGS.  Includes materials collected by Mrs. CAROLINE HICKS. 
Indexed by:  LISA GROTE, JANINE FREESE, SALLY SCHWEER AND ADRIENNE LAWLOR.  
Dated: July, 1984, by PATRICIA CORRIE, Director. 

Transcription Note:  The origin of the material was not stated.  
The date was hand written at the top of the article. 

DEATH OF THOS. HARRIS
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Dated: 1899

   Thos. Harris died at the home of his son, Wm. Harris, near Horton Sunday night, 
at the advanced age of 88 years.  Some five weeks ago the deceased suffered a partial 
stroke of paralysis, one arm and this tongue being paralyzed. 
   Mr. Harris was born in Vermont April 10. 1811.  Later he moved to New York where 
in 1832 he was married to Miss Emeline Stuart and to them ten children were born-two 
sons and eight daughters.  In the fall of 1855 they moved to Bremer county and settled 
on a homestead near Horton where he has lived ever since.  His wife died in the spring of 
1868.  About two years after her death he married his second wife, and to them one child 
was born-a son who died in 1892. 
   Mr. Harris was a constituent member of the Horton Free Will Baptist church, and where 
the funeral was held Tuesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Smock, of Waverly. 
   With the demise of Thos. Harris, Bremer county loses one of its oldest and highly 
respected pioneers. 


Transcribed by Barb Braun, February 13, 2000. Any questions, Email at : seawave8@hotmail.com


Obituary taken from PLAINFIELD AND BREMER COUNTY, IOWA OBITUARIES 1878-1984
at Waverly Public Library.  The origin of the obituary was not sited.  



Wrapped in Death's Embrace. 
______THOMAS WOODWORTH_______________

Hand Dated: Jan. 27, 1898
   After a lingering Illness, Thomas Woodworth died at his home in Horton, 
Jan. 27, 1898.  Deceased was born in Halifax, England, Dec. 5th, 1843.  
In 1856, at the age of 13, he came with his father to America: They settled 
in the then small city of Chicago, but moved from there later to Arlington Heights.  
At the latter place he was married to Cynthia M. Youmans in 1864.  
Two years later, 1866, they came to Horton, Bremer county, Iowa, where he resided 
until death.  Three children were born to them of whom two are now liing.  
The oldest, Thomas L., died when a year old.  The other two, Alwyn B. and Walter M., 
are living at Horton.  The funeral was conducted by Rev. P. Monroe Smock at the 
Horton Baptists church and was largely attended.  The remains were laid quietly 
to rest in the Horton cemetery Saturday. 
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Transcribed by Barb Braun, February 13, 2000.  Any questions, email: seawave8@hotmail.com