Nathan Cammack Obituary, Salem, Henry County, Iowa ----------------------------------- obituary from a Salem newspaper 1897. Nathan Cammack Nathan Cammack was born on the "old homestead" near the town of Salem, Ia., 7th mo., 1st, 1841; he was the fourth child in a family of ten children born to Levi and Elizabeth Cammack; the father, mother and one sister have crossed the "dark waters" before him. As a boy and young man he bore his share of pioneer hardships, being deprived of nearly all educational privileges. The father being a stock-trader, the son formed a wide circle of acquaintances and friends, which an upright life constantly widened. In 1861 he was married to Jane Pidgeon, daughter of Isaac Pidgeon,sr., a pioneer of this county. The fruit of this union has been fifteen children, five girls and ten boys--fourteen of whom are living. He was a birthright member of the Friends church, but in the troublous times of the past sought peace outside itsfold. The character, intelligence and integrity of the family reveal how well he and the partner of his life have formed the parental functions. As a business man, friend and neighbor, the entire community highly esteemed him; he had ample reasons for abhoring the "liquor traffic," and during his life he gave what assistance he could in suppressing it in his native village. As the "premonition" was with him that his "sickness would be unto death," he felt the "need of the everlasting arms"--and as he read his bible and called upon the name of the Lord in his hour of need--we are assured that the Lord hears the cry of the truly penitent soul. Those with whom he had to do, in the last few weeks of his life, bear evidence of a change of heart and Christian life. He departed this life 4th mo., 1st, 1897, aged 55 years and nine months. The funeral services were held at the Friends church at 11 a.m. on Sabbath. Adelia Sharpless delivered the discourse. The large audience attested the esteem of his friends and neighbors. ====================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, or the legal representative of the contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Doug Lind ====================================================================