Obituary for Julia A. Dumenil Slingerland, Lee County, Iowa

Contributed to the Lee County IaGenWeb Archives by Stephen Brian Hodson.
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Obituary #1 of Julia A. Dumenil Slingerland
Daily Gate City, Keokuk, Iowa
November 4, 1929

MRS. SLINGERLAND IS LAID TO REST THIS AFTERNOON

Funeral services for the late Mrs. Julia A. Slingerland were held this
afternoon at the home, southwest of Charleston, with the Rev. Thomas F.
Cooke, of the Baptist church of this city officiating. Burial was in the
Charleston cemetery. Mrs. Slingerland was a sister of J.N. Dumenil of
this city. Death came to Mrs. Slingerland Saturday afternoon, November
2, after an illness of a year’s duration. She was born April 13, 1841,
in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was the daughter of Jean Baptist [sic] and
Frances Ballay [sic] Dumenil. In May of 1853, they moved to Keokuk and
then after a short time here moved to a farm at Charleston where she has
since made her home and where her death occurred. Her marriage to John
Hazard Slingerland occurred September 28, 1862. His death occurred May
6, 1926. Three children were born to them, two surviving, William Corson
[sic] Slingerland, of Pine Bluff, Wyoming; and a daughter, Mrs. Nera
May, at home. There were two sisters and three brothers who also
survive. They are Mrs. Marcia Conrad, of Des Moines; and Mrs. Frances
Wolfenberger [sic], of San Francisco; and L.V. Dumenil, of Montrose;
M.F. Dumenil, of Argyle; and J.N. Dumenil, of Keokuk. Mrs. Slingerland
was a member of the Tesson Rebekah Lodge No. 93, of Montrose. 

Obituary #2 of Julia A. Dumenil Slingerland
unidentified newspaper (Keokuk, Iowa?)
November 7, 1929

OBITUARY 

Mrs. Julia A. Slingerland passed away Saturday noon at 12:30 o’clock,
November 2, 1929, at her home 1 1/2 miles west of Charleston. Mrs.
Slingerland was born April 13, 1841 in Cincinnati, O., the daughter of
Jean Baptiste and Frances Ballay Deumenil [sic]. In May 1853 she came
with her parents to Keokuk where they lived for a short time, then moved
to a farm near Charleston where her death occurred. Mrs. Slingerland was
united in marriage to John Hazard Slingerland, September 28, 1862. Mr.
Slingerland preceded his wife in death May 6, 1926. Three children were
born to this union, one dying when quite young. The two surviving
children are William Carson Slingerland, of Pine Bluff, Wyoming, and
Mrs. Nera May at the home farm. Mrs. Slingerland was a member of the
Baptist church and the Rebecca Lodge of Montrose. There are three
brothers surviving, L.V. Deumenil of Montrose, M.F. Deumenil of Argyle,
and J.N. Deumenil of Keokuk. Two sisters, Mrs. Marcia Conrad of Des
Moines and Mrs. Frances Wolfenbarger of San Francisco. Funeral services
were held from the home Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock; Rev. Cook of
Keokuk officiating. Interment in Charleston cemetery.       
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Contributed to the Lee County Iowa GenWeb Archives by Stephen Brian HODSON. 
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