Jackson-Linn County IA Archives Obituaries.....Elwood, John Dudley May 8, 1889
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Jackson Sentinel, May 11, 1889
Jackson Sentinel
May 11, 1889


John Dudley Elwood, second son of R. and Mary A. Elwood, was born Feb. 14, 1862,
in South Fork Township, this county.  He died at the home of his parents
Wednesday, May 8, 1889, of consumption. The funeral services were held at the
Godard Church Thursday and the remains were laid to rest in the Godard cemetery.

Deceased was unusually bright and active from his childhood up to the time of
his affliction. Possessing more than ordinary intellect he mastered his tasks
quickly in school, winning the general admiration of his classmates. After
spending sometime at the Maquoketa High School and the Northern Indiana Normal
School he engaged in teaching for several terms and did himself honor in that
vocation. He engaged at different times in farming and live stock and while he
favored speculating to some extent he was always cautious and discreet in
business. In September, 1888, he engaged in the mercantile business with his
brother at Mt. Vernon, Iowa, where he spent most of his time up to January,
1889, when he had come to the conclusion, from a severe cough which had
continued for more than a year, that it was necessary for him to take medical
treatment and came to his home and friends near this city. When after several
weeks had elapsed with no mark of improvement he was advised to go to the
medical springs, at Waukesha, Wis., where he, having expressed a desire to go,
was accompanied by his mother and aunt, Mrs. A. L. Morris, who tenderly watched
over and cared for him for several weeks with very slight, if any change. At
last, hope having vanished, they concluded to return home where loving friends
did all in their power to alleviate his sufferings which had become intense, in
spite of medical skill, and from Saturday night rapidly growing worse until
unable to endure the sufferings longer on this troubled sea his spirit took its
flight to the shining shore.

“There is a place where I hope to stand.
By faith its delights I explore,
Come, favor my flight, angelic band
And waft me in peace to that shore.”

While the deceased was not a professor of religion, yet his high, moral standard
did much to make his life here below an example for his young friends. Before
his death he prayed that he might he redeemed and saved. He said he loved the
Savior and his last words were; “I must go." He leaves a host of friends to
mourn and sympathize with the bereaved family, while they hope to meet him “over
there.”


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