Clarke County IA Archives Obituaries.....Dinham, John F May 31, 1917 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/ia/iafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Bryan Pready bryan@merseymail.com February 6, 2006, 10:50 am Murray (IA), local newspaper John F. Dinham died Thursday Afternoon, May 31st , After Prolonged Illness -- Funeral at Home Friday Afternoon in the Northeast Part of Murray. Another of Murray’s respected citizens, Mr John Dinham, died at his home in Murray last Thursday afternoon , following several months of failing health. Brief funeral services were held from the home at 4 o’clock Friday afternoon, after which the remains were interred in the Murray cemetery. John F. Dinham, son of W.C. and Mary Dinham, was born in Illinois in the year 1853 and departed this life May 31, 1917. He was united in marriage with Mary Fivecoat February 7, 1889. To this union five children were born, Arthur dying at the age of 1˝ years. The living children are Daisy, John, Wayne and Allen, who with their mother mourn their loss, to whom is extended the sympathy of a large circle of friends. Additional Comments: John F Dinham was the son of William C Dinham (born near Bath, England, in 1825 and died in Page County, IA in 1899) and Mary Allen, who William married in New Jersey in 1853. It is not certain where John was born. His obituary says "Illinois" but the 1880 census says Union County IA. John F Dinham has descendants who live in the USA. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ia/clarke/obits/d/dinham45ob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/iafiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb