Belmont County OhArchives Obituaries.....Broxam, Benjamin October 2, 1918
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Maquoketa Excelsior-Record, Oct. 4, 1918
Maquoketa Excelsior-Record, Friday, October 4, 1918

PIONEER RESIDENT PASSES BEYOND

Mr. Benjamin Broxam Passes Away Early Wednesday Morning At Home On Matteson 
Street

Benjamin Broxam, one of Maquoketa’s most highly respected residents, passed 
away Wednesday morning at five o’clock at his home on Matteson Street. 
Although Mr. Broxam was well advanced in years, he enjoyed good health until 
about a year ago, when he suffered a hard fall fracturing his hip and since 
which time he has been confined to his home.

Mr. Broxam was born in Lincolnshire, England, on May 1, 1831, and spent his 
early life on a farm in his native country. He came to the United States in 
the year 1852, and located in Ohio. After spending a year or two in the east 
he came to Iowa, settling in Clinton County, where he successfully followed 
the occupation of farming for many years. In 1858, he was united in marriage 
to Miss Mary Lynch of Belmont County, Ohio. Mrs. Broxam was called to her rest 
in 1895. Mr. Broxam retired from active farm life in 1892 and has since 
resided in Maquoketa.

He was long identified with the interest of Clinton County, taking up his 
abode there when the county was new and assisted materially in the general 
upbuilding of the community in which he lived and was always ready to lend his 
influence to all worthy causes. He was widely known throughout Jackson and 
Clinton Counties for the integrity oof his business methods and the honorable 
principles which always governed his life and won for him the highest regard 
and confidence of his fellow men. In every relation of life Mr. Broxam was 
recognized as possessing a strong sense of truth and justice and was always 
actuated by a sincere desire to make the world better and happier.

One son, Senator A. L. Broxam of this city survives. The funeral services will 
be held from the home this afternoon at 1:30 o’clock, Rev. Herbert Bossier 
will officiate. The body will then be taken to DeWitt where interment will be 
made by the side of his wife.


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