Jackson County IA Archives Obituaries.....Leonard, James E. November 27, 1899
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Sabula Gazette, Dec. 1, 1899
Sabula Gazette, Sabula, Iowa,  December 1, 1899

OBITUARY-

James E. Leonard was born in New London, Connecticut, on August 26, 1828 and 
died at his home in Sabula on Monday, November 27, 1899, aged 71 years, 3 
months and 1 day. His early life was spent in Connecticut and when a boy, but 
ten years old he came with his parents to Sabula, arriving here December 12, 
1838 and Union and Iowa townships have been his home since that time. Coming 
to this community when it was not much more than a vast wilderness, he endured 
all the hardships of early pioneer life, and he helped to build up the 
locality in which he lived. He was a kind and obliging neighbor, a true friend 
and one who would not knowingly wrong a fellow man and an indulgent husband 
and father.  For many years he followed the avocation of farming in Iowa 
Township and several years ago he removed to the home he now occupies, just 
inside the city limits. His kind jovial disposition made him the friend of his 
wide circle of acquaintances and his death will be mourned by them. The father 
of deceased was a prominent pioneer of Jackson County and a member of the 
Territorial Legislature in 1844, but he died before the close of the session. 
The long illness of the deceased has indeed been a painful one in spite of all 
that loving and tender hands could do to alleviate his sufferings. More than a 
year ago a growing of some kind on his lower lip became noticeable and eminent 
physicians pronounced it a cancer. This was removed and it was thought for a 
time that he would have no further trouble from this cause. A few months 
later, however, a cow struck him on the lower jaw with one of her horns and 
another gathering of a timorous nature formed. This was also removed and 
afterwards small cancers began to make their appearance about the face and 
also one on the body and these slowly and painfully robbed the once vigorous 
man of all his vitality and culminated in his death. Besides his affectionate 
wife, one sister, Mrs. B. L. Grant, and six children, Henry of Rifle, 
Colorado, Mrs. Bessie Casswell, of Davenport,  Ed of California, W. J. of 
Sabula, Miss Nettie of Davenport, Miss Samantha and also a step-son, M. B. 
Leonard, of Sabula, who have the sympathy of the community in their 
bereavement. The funeral services were held at the family residence at two 
o’clock Thursday afternoon, Rev. O. W. Rose of the M. E. Church officiating 
and the remains laid to rest in Evergreen Cemetery.


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