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HUSBAND: Ross CROSLEY
Born: 1810 Hamilton Co., Ohio
Married: Aug. 3, 1834 Dearborn Co., Indiana
Died: 1868
FATHER: William M. CROSLEY
MOTHER: Phebe
WIFE: Eliza CLARK
Born: 1818 Indiana
Died: By 1868
FATHER: Nathaniel CLARK
MOTHER: Mary
CHILDREN:
1. William Marsh CROSLEY
Born: March 19, 1835 Rising Sun, Dearborn Co., Indiana
Married: Katherine URFER March 16, 1859 Washington Twp., Lee Co., Iowa
Born: Oct. 7, 1841 Thierachern, Bern, Switzerland
2nd Marriage: Alfred W. ALDRIDGE Sept. 8, 1907 Running Water, Bon Homme Co., S.D.
Born: November 14, 1850 Wisconsin
Died: December 9, 1918 Springfield, South Dakota
Died: Aug. 8, 1931 Springfield, Bon Homme Co., South Dakota
Buried: Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, South Dakota
Died: January 12, 1895 Cedar Co., Nebraska
Buried: Oliver Grove Cemetery, south of Hartington, Cedar Co., Nebraska
Their Children:
A. Eliza CROSLEY
Born: Dec. 1859 Ft. Madison, Lee Co., Iowa
Married: Nathan SMITH Dec. 12, 1875 Jackson Twp., Clark Co., MO (home of Katherine Urfer)
Died: 1879
No Children
B. Anna CROSLEY
Born: March 28, 1862 Ft Madison, Iowa
Married: Franklin DAVIS October 10, 1876 Lewis Co., Missouri
Born: 1851 Kentucky
Remarried: lived in Detroit, Michigan
Died: Sept. 25, 1880 of brain fever Crawford Co., Iowa
Buried: Dow City Cemetery, Iowa
C. William Ross CROSLEY
Born: Feb. 14, 1865 Ft. Madison, Lee Co., Iowa
Married: Anna Matilda JACOBSON Dec. 20, 1892 Wheeler, Charles Mix Co., S. D.
Born: May 10, 1875 Vanga, Ostergotland Co., Sweden
Died: Jan. 24, 1958 Yankton, Yankton Co., South Dakota
Died: Dec. 4, 1937 Springfield, Bon Homme Co., South Dakota
Both Buried: Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, South Dakota
D. Franklin Marsh CROSLEY
Born: May 8, 1868 Ft. Madison, Lee Co., Iowa
Married: Henrietta Faulk EMERY Dec. 9, 1891 Wheeler, Charles Mix Co., S.D.
Born: Feb. 12, 1867 Bon Homme Co., S.D.
Died: Feb. 12, 1952 Ft. Riley, Kansas
Died: Dec. 9, 1938 Sturgis, Meade Co., South Dakota
E. Martha Ellen CROSLEY
Born: Oct. 14, 1870 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Married: William Benjamin HOMER Nov. 29, 1886 Cedar Co., Nebraska
Born: April 16, 1863 Shelby Co., Iowa
Bapt.: 1871 Gallan Grove, Shelby Co., Iowa L. D. S. Church
Died: May 14, 1941 Bon Homme Co., S.D.
Died: Oct. 14, 1955 Newell, Butte Co., S.D.
Both Buried: Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, S.D.
F. George Washington CROSLEY
Born: March 3, 1872 St. Mary's, Clark CoMissouri
Married: Etta Mae GILPIN Oct. 14, 1897 Hartington, Cedar Co., Nebraska
Born: Oct. 1881 Lincoln Center, Nebraska
Died: 1914 Cestos, Dewey Co., Oklahoma
Died: Jan. 21, 1951 Yankton, S.D.
Buried: Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, S.D.
G. Bertha E. CROSLEY
Born: May 29, 1875 Iowa
Died: Aug. 29, 1880 Pretty Prairie, Crawford Co., Iowa of lung congestion
Buried: Dow City Cemetery, Crawford Co., Iowa
H. Christian Otto CROSLEY
Born: May 29, 1877 Macedonia, Iowa
Married: Estella MORTEN Nov. 15, 1899 Tyndall, Bon Homme Co., South Dakota
Born: September 12, 1881 Nebraska
Died: Feb. 23, 1963 Tyndall Hospital, Bon Homme Co., S.D.; Resident Springfield, S.D.
Died: April 14, 1952 Bon Homme Co., S.D.
Both Buried: Springfield Cemetery, South Dakota
I. Nathaniel Edward CROSLEY
Born: March 6, 1881Pretty Prairie, Crawford Co., Iowa
Married: May Anna HEINS July 3, 1902 Springfield, South Dakota
Born: Sept. 28, 1882 Running Water, S.D.
Died: Nov. 19, 1961 Springfield, S.D.
Died: Jan. 26, 1938 Santee, Nebraska
Both Buried: Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, S.D.
J. Florence M. CROSLEY
Born: March 28, 1884 Iowa
Married: Francis Joseph DONNELLY Nov. 6, 1899 Tyndall, Bon Homme Co., South Dakota
Born: Jan. 1, 1879 S.D.
Died: 1956 Alberta, Canada
Died: March 23, 1967 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
2. Lawrence CROSLEY
Born: Oct. 19, 1837 Rising Sun, Indiana
Married: Margaret KNOCH June 21, 1865 Viele, Lee Co., Iowa
Born: Oct. 13, 1845 Solsburg, Indiana
Died: May 28, 1934 Warsaw, Hancock Co., Ill.
Died: March 5, 1895 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Both Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Ft. Madison, Iowa
Their Children:
A. Rose Christina CROSLEY
Born: March 31, 1866 Lee Co., Iowa
Married: John H. SKYLES Feb. 15, 1885 Viele, Lee Co., Ia. (in home of her father)
Born: Jan. 1861 Lee Co., Iowa
Died: Nov. 10, 1937 Warsaw, Ill.
Died: August 13,1949 St. Joseph Hospital, Keokok, Iowa, Resident: Warsaw, Hancock Co., Iliinois
Both Buried: Oakland, Warsaw Cemetery, Illinois
B. Carolina CROSLEY
Born: 1867 in Lee Co., Iowa
Married: Albert HOSKINS July 20, 1887 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Born: 1866
Died: By 1934
C. Eliza Jane CROSLEY
Born: June 27, 1869 Jefferson Twp., Lee Co., Iowa
Died: Sept. 30, 1885 of typhoid fever Jefferson Twp., Lee Co., Iowa
Buried: Charleston Twp., Lee Co., Iowa
D. George F. CROSLEY
Born: 1871 Lee Co., Iowa
Died: By 1934
E. John Henry CROSLEY
Born: Sept. 23, 1873 Ft. Madison, Lee Co., Iowa
Married: Cora Esther ROBB October 23, 1900 Das Moines Co., Iowa (Divorced)
Born: April 28, 1883 Brashear, Missouri
2nd Marriage: John LURTHEKE March 18, 1906 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Born: 1881 Wisconsin
3rd Marriage: William E. WORLEY; Lived: Montebella, L.A. Co., California 1944
Died: February 16, 1951, Santa Barbara, California
Buried: Rose Hill Memorial Park, Wittier, California
2nd Married: Mary Elizabeth LORD January 1, 1908 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Born: July 20, 1885 Carmen, Henderson co., Illinois
Died: October 27, 1953 Burlinton, Iowa
Buried: Carmen Cemetery, Illinois
Died: February 14, 1938 Burlington, Des Moines, Co., Iowa
Buried: Carmen Cemetery, Illinois
F. Susa Ellen CROSLEY
Born: December 17, 1875 Viele, Lee Co., Iowa
Married: August Albert EVERS Nov. 12, 1895 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Born: January 23, 1873 Iowa
Died: December 20, 1922 Denver, Colorado
Buried: Fairmont Cemetery, Arapahoe Co., Colorado
2nd Marriage: Archie HARDESTY June 28, 1930 ElPaso Co., CO (Divorced)
Born: Nov. 14, 1878
Died: August 1965 Colorado
Died: May 12, 1953 Engelwood, Arapahoe Co., Colorado
Buried: Fairmont Cemetry, Arapahoe Co., Colorado
G. Alfred L. CROSLEY
Born: 1878 Lee Co., Iowa
Died: Jan. 20, 1898 Lee Co., Iowa
H. Ida CROSLEY
Born: 1881 Lee Co., Iowa
Died: By 1934
3. George B. CROSLEY
Born: Feb. 19, 1840 Rising Sun, Indiana
Married: Permelia PENROD June 19, 1867 Ft. Madison, Lee Co., Iowa
Born: Jan. 27, 1850 Viele, Lee Co., Iowa
Died: Nov. 29, 1937 Ft. Madison, Lee Co., Iowa
Died: Nov. 22, 1909 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Both Buried: City Cemetery, Ft. Madison, Iowa
Their Children:
A. Emma I. CROSLEY
Born: Sept. 5, 1869 Veile, Lee Co., Iowa
Married: Jacob HEIDBREDER Oct. 2, 1888 Lee Co., Ia. (Divorced) Born: 1867 Ft. Madison, Iowa
2nd Married: Dollie Margaret HARPHAM SCOTT
Born: August 11, 1857 Durango, Colorado
4th Married:______ BARRICK abt 1940
Died: June 29, 1950 Yakima, Oregon
Died: August 10, 1935 Yakima, Washington
Buried: Terrace Heights Memorial Park, Yakima, Washington
Died: Nov. 11, 1906 Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minn.
Buried: City Cemetery, Ft. Madison, Ia. (next to her parents)
B. Porter Elmer CROSLEY
Born: Jan. 19, 1874 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Married: Dora Arinda WILLIAMSON March 31, 1896 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Born: June 3, 1871 West Point, Lee Co., Iowa
Died: June 23, 1961 Mt. Pleasant, Louisa Co., Iowa
Died: Sept. 12, 1965 Bugg Nursing Home, Lowell, Louisa Co., Iowa
C. Hensen Dock CROSLEY
Born: Nov. 29, 1876 Jefferson Twp., Lee Co., Iowa
Married: Elsie T. KOKJOHN Feb. 25, 1908 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Born: June 12, 1887 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Died: Dec. 5, 1954 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Died: June 10, 1965 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Both Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Ft. Madison, Iowa
D. George Henry CROSLEY
Born: July 1880 in Lee Co., Iowa
Married: Sadie McDONALD Oct. 27, 1904 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Born: 1884 Oquawka, Henderson Co., Illinois
Died: 1960
Died: October 23, 1934 Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa (hit by a car)
Both Buried: Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, Iowa
E. Isaac CROSLEY
Born: Nov. 4, 1883 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Never Married
Died: May 27, 1961 Mt. Pleasant, Henry Co., Iowa; Resident Ft. Madison, Iowa
Buried: Oakland City Cemetery, Ft. Madison, Iowa
F. Harry Edgar CROSLEY
Born: July 11, 1888 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Married: Wilhelmine (Minnie) DECKER June 30, 1908 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Born: June 15, 1890 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Died: March 4, 1972 Marion usrsing Home, Linn Co., Iowa
Died: Aug. 14, 1966 Sawyer, Lee Co., Iowa
Both Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Ft. Madison, Iowa
4. Nathaniel Clark CROSLEY
Born: Feb. 4, 1842 Rising Sun, Indiana
Married: Emma Jane PENROD Dec. 25, 1865 Lee Co., Iowa
Born: July 25, 1849 Iowa
2nd Marriage: William VERMAZEN Oct. 31, 1912 Ft. Madison, Iowa; Came to Lee Co., IA 1857
Born: November 4, 1835 Gelderland, Holland
1st Married: Lucy Agnes PASCHAL May 5, 1890 Clay Grove, Lee Co., Iowa
Born: October 8, 1837 Lee Co., Iowa
1st Married: M. McVICKER September 29, 1855 Lee Co., Iowa
Died: February 1879
Died: August 11, 1912 Lee Co., Iowa
Buried: Clay Grove Cemeery, Lee Co., Iowa
Died: April 27, 1920 Charleston, Lee Co., Iowa
Died: May 2, 1917 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Ft. Madison, Iowa
Died: March 3, 1907 in Ft. Madison, Iowa
Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Ft. Madison, Iowa
Their Children:
A. George William CROSLEY
Born: Oct. 4, 1865 Lee Co., Iowa
Married: Mary A. SANFORD July 5, 1888 Jefferson Twp., Lee Co., Iowa
Born: May 15, 1857
Died: May 14, 1933 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Died: May 19, 1929 Ft. Madison, Lee Co., Iowa
Both Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Ft. Madison, Iowa
B. John Hamilton CROSLEY
Born: Sept. 22, 1868 Lee Co., Iowa
Married: Nellie V. WILLIAMS Sept. 25, 1901 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Born: June 13, 1862 Wisconsin
Died: July 1, 1919 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Ft. Madison, Iowa
2nd Marriage: Amelia Henrietta KASTEN Oct. 5, 1927 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Born: April 27, 1874 Ft. Madison, Iowa
1st Married: William F. BEGER November 8, 1905 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Born: November 11, 1857 Nauvoo, Hancock Co., Illinois.
Died: August 16, 1926 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Died: May 28, 1957 Keokok, South Lee Co., Iowa; Resident Ft. Madison, Iowa
Died: May 25, 1953 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Ft. Madison, Iowa
C. Pluma E. CROSLEY
Born: 1870 Jefferson Twp., Lee Co., Iowa
Married: George C. HEIDBREDER July 14, 1888 Ft. Madison, Iowa (Divorced Apr. 17, 1901)
Born: 1866
Died: April 28, 1903 Mt. Pleasant Hospital, Louisa Co., Iowa; Resident Ft. Madison, Iowa
2nd Marriage: Frank HESSE January 14, 1903 Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa (Divorced April 4, 1907)
Born: October 3, 1860 West Point, Madison, Iowa
Died: December 8, 1924 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Buried: Gethsemans Cemetery, Ft. Madison, Iowa
3rd Married: Oliver GARNER
Died: October 24, 1918 Wessington, Beadle Co., South Dakota
D. Hammond CROSLEY
Born: Dec. 1875 Lee Co., Iowa
Died: By 1907
E. Ensign Edward CROSLEY
Born: Sept. 5, 1876 Lee Co., Iowa
Married: Grace Eliza GRAHAM Sept. 20, 1898 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Born: Jan. 24, 1874 Aurora, Illinois
1st Married: Eugene A. WHITCOMB April 5, 1892 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Born: 1871
Died: May 12 ,1919 Jefferson Twp., Lee Co., Iowa of pnuemonia
Died: June 20, 1919 of gastric cancer in Keokuk, Lee Co., Iowa
Both Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Ft. Madison, Iowa
F. Ann Emma CROSLEY
Born: Nov. 27, 1880 Jefferson Twp., Lee Co., Iowa
Married: Edward L. (Simmie) WERNER Feb. 14, 1900 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Born: March 4, 1877 West Point, Lee Co., Iowa
Died: Feb. 11, 1935 Green Bay Twp., Lee Co., Iowa
Died: Oct. 26, 1944 in rural Ft. Madison, Iowa
Both Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Ft. Madison, Iowa
G. Lulu Frances CROSLEY
Born: April 18, 1884 Lee Co., Iowa
Married: Roy A. BULLARD March 12, 1902 Viele, Lee Co., Iowa
Born: Jan. 2, 1878 Lee Co., Iowa
Died: Oct. 7, 1958 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Died: April 10, 1959 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Both Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Ft. Madison, Iowa
5. James Ross CROSLEY
Born: Feb. 25, 1844 Rising Sun, Indiana
Married: Martha RANDOLPH Nov. 20, 1866 Lee Co., Iowa
Born: 1851 Lee Co., Iowa
Died: Oct. 1, 1881 of consumption Burlington, Des Moines Co., Ia.
Buried: Skinner Cem., Jefferson Twp., Lee Co., Ia. (8 miles south of Ft. Madison)
2nd Marriage: Mary Jane HAVNER May 4, 1882 New Boston, Lee Co., Iowa
Born: 1861 Lee Co., Iowa
Died: April 1898 in childbirth Lee Co., Iowa
3rd Marriage: Rohama BUNDAY May 30, 1911 Burlington, Iowa
Born: August 31, 1853 Burlington, Iowa
1st Marriage: Andrew Jackson WILSON January 22, 1893 Diuhome, Ill.
Born: February 4, 1835
Died: May 13, 1905 LaHarpe, Hancock Co., Illinois
Buried: LaHarpe Cemetery, Illinois
Died: July 13, 1933 LaHarpe, Illinois
Buried: LaHarpe Cemetery, Illinois
Died: March 4, 1924 Burlington, Des Moines Co., Iowa
Buried: Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, Iowa
Their Children:
A. William W. CROSLEY
Born: 1868 Lee Co., Iowa
Died: By 1924
B. Mary Jane CROSLEY
Born: July 22, 1872 Lee Co., Iowa
Married: Harvey CASSIDY Jan. 16, 1887 Lee Co., Iowa (Divorced)
Born: 1865 Iowa
2nd Married: Maud HERRICK Mar. 10, 1908 Ft. Madsin, Iowa. (Divorced Mar. 15, 1912 Born: 1875 Montrose, Iowa because of her adultery)
1st Married:____ WILSON
Died: Nov. 28, 1913 when hit by a train in Lee Co., Iowa
Buried: Montrose Cemetery, Iowa
2nd Marriage: LeRoy A. NEWPORT October 1, 1901 Burlington, Iowa
3rd Married: W. H. WHARTON
Born: 1868
1st Married: Mary Ann HALL October 22, 1893 Montrose, Iowa
Born: 1869
Died: July 30, 1928 Burlington, Iowa
C. James Burton CROSLEY
Born: 1879 Lee Co., Iowa
Married: Cora HORR October 1, 1901 Des Moines Co., Iowa
Born: 1879
2nd Married: Alta R. HUNNICUTT HUMMER April 14, 1906 Burlington, Iowa
Born: 1879
Died: May 20, 1943 Denver, CO; Lived in Cheyenne, Wyoming 1928
Buried: Littleton, Colorado
D. Joseph Elmer CROSLEY
Born: May 20, 1888 Burlington, Des Moines Co., Iowa
Married: Georgia (Goldie) NOBLE July 6, 1907 Burlington, Iowa (Divorced)
Born: Feb. 26, 1891 Lowell, Louisa Co., Iowa
Died: October 1973 Sturgis, Union Co., Kentucky
2nd Married: Matilda SCHOOF April 8, 1911 Burlington, Iowa (Divorced)
Born: 1894 Germany
2nd Married: Carl JACOBSON
Died: November 25, 1939 Peoria, Peoria Co., Ill.
Buried: Springdale Cemetery, Peoria, Ill.
E. Clarcey Ann CROSLEY
Born: May 8, 1883 Donnellson, Lee Co., Iowa
Died: by 1885
F. Delia CROSLEY
Born: 1890 Lee Co., Iowa
Died: October 30, 1895 Lee Co., Iowa
G. Daisy Dorothy CROSLEY
Born: December 25, 1895
H. LeRoy CROSLEY
Born: April 16, 1898 Lee Co., Iowa (Adopted by James BUCK)
Died: September 2, 1916 Ft. Madison, Iowa accidental drowning
Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Ft. Madison, Iowa (next to James & Mary Buck)
6. Eliza CROSLEY
Born: June 22, 1847 Rising Sun, Indiana
Married: Lebron N. COOPER Jan. 17, 1867 Lee Co., Iowa
Born: Dec. 26, 1840 Jackson Co., Tennessee
Died: Sept. 5, 1916 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Died: Feb. 3, 1917 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Both Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Ft. Madison, Iowa
Their Children:
A. William Amon COOPER
Born: March 19, 1868 Jefferson Twp., Lee Co., Iowa
Married: Laura Mae NEELY July 14, 1915 Ft. Madison, Lee Co., Iowa
Born: Nov. 28, 1891 Hays Springs, Nebraska
Died: May 12, 1970 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Ft. Madison, Iowa
Died: Feb. 22, 1940 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Ft. Madison, Iowa
B. Oscar COOPER
Born: March 17, 1869 Viele, Lee Co., Iowa
Married: Mary (Minnie) E. STEWART Sept. 23, 1906 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Born: April 16, 1870 in Jefferson Twp., Lee Co., Iowa
Died: May 1934 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Died: March 16, 1938 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Ft. Madison, Iowa
C. Cecelia COOPER
Born: April 3, 1872 Lee Co., Iowa
Married: John W. MITCHELL December 14, 1892 Viele, Lee Co., Iowa
Born: January 22, 1866 Lee Co., Iowa
Died: Janaury 28, 1932 Kahoka, Clark Co., Missouri
Buried: Wilson Cemetery, Kahoka, Missouri
Died: March 20, 1958 Revere, Clark Co., Missouri
Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Ft. Madison, Iowa
7. Joshua CROSLEY
Born: July 28, 1849 Rising Sun, Indiana
Married: Laura COPELAND Jan. 6, 1884 Jefferson Twp., Lee Co., Iowa
Born: October 6, 1867 Viele, Lee Co., Iowa
2nd Marriage: Charles E. RUST April 22, 1929 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Born: December 12, 1882 Loraine, Illinois
Died: December 27, 1938 Quincy, Adams Co., Illinois (self inflicted 12 gauge shotgun)
Buried: Graceland Cemetery, Melrose, Adams Co., Ill.
Died: March 1, 1932 Dallas City, Hancock Co., Illinois
Buried: Dallas City Cemetery, Illinois
Died: June 3, 1924 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Ft. Madison, Iowa
Their Children:
A. Jack Joshua CROSLEY
Born: Oct. 31, 1884 Lee Co., Iowa
Married: Cloma M. RUDD Sept. 20, 1905 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Born: Sept. 26, 1888 Montrose, Lee Co., Iowa
Died: October 21, 1906 of septic fever in Montrose, Iowa
Buried: New Boston Cemetery, Lee co., Iowa
2nd Marriage: Velos CHAPMAN December 6, 1909 Burlington, Iowa
Born: 1894 Kentucky
3rd Marriage: Kathryn Marie KLASSING Sept. 2, 1954 Quincy, Iowa
Born: Oct. 20, 1886 Kinston, Illinois
1st Married: Homer Oscar BURR
Died: Oct. 28, 1962 Warsaw, Hancock Co., Ill.
Buried: Dallas City, Cemetery, Hancock Co., Illinois
Died: Aug. 20, 1965 Dallas City. Illinois
Buried: Dallas City Cemetery, Illinois
B. Eliza Anna CROSLEY
Born: March 18, 1886 Lee Co., Iowa
Married: William M. WARD Dec. 26, 1899 Jefferson Twp., Lee Co., Iowa
Born: May 6, 1869 Lee Co., Iowa
Died: May 31, 1933 Dallas City, Hancock Co., Illinois
Buried: Dallas City Cemtery, Illinois
Died: October 10, 1950 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Buried: Oakland cemetery, Ft.. Madison, Iowa
C. John William CROSLEY
Born: August 15, 1894 Viele, Lee Co., Iowa
Married: Ethel HOSKINS Oct. 12, 1918 Ft. Madison, Iowa (Divorced)
Born: March 26, 1897 Lee Co., Iowa
2nd Married: _____ WOODRING
Died: March 24, 1972 Salinas, Monterey Co., CA
2nd Married: Hazel Merle BOYLES 1944 Kahoka, Clark Co., Missouri
Born: March 29, 1897 Ft. Madison, Lee Co., Iowa
1st Married: Mr. WATTS
Died: March 2, 1974 Burlington, Iowa
Died: January 2, 1953 Ft. Madison, Iowa; killed when hit by a train while lying on the tracks
Both Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Ft. Madison, Iowa
D. Francis CROSLEY
Born: Sept. 18, 1899 Veile, Lee Co., Iowa
Married: Grover Cleveland HOSKINS Aug. 20, 1918 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Born: August 24, 1899 Green Bay Twp., Lee Co., Iowa
Died: May 4, 1946 Lomax, Henerson Co., Illinois
Died: June 23, 1959 Lomax, Illinois
Both Buried: Crane Cemetery, Lomax, Illinois
E. Martin CROSLEY
Born: Jan. 12, 1903 Lee Co., Iowa
Died: Oct. 6, 1921 of pneumonia & typhoid Dallas City, Hancock Co., Illinois
Buried: Dallas City Cemetery, Hancock Co., Iowa
F. Albert CROSLEY
Born: January 24, 1912 Lee Co., Iowa
Married: Lucy LAMBRIGHT Oct. 2, 1931 Carthege, Hancock Co., Illinois
Divorced May 2, 1935 Ft. Madison, IA; No Children
Died:
8. Robert CROSLEY
Born: 1851 Rising Sun, Indiana
Died: young
9. John M. CROSLEY
Born: Nov. 24, 1853 Rising Sun, Indiana
Never Married
Died: March 15, 1914 Jefferson Twp., Lee Co., Iowa
Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Ft. Madison, Iowa
10. Benjamin Davis CROSLEY
Born: Oct. 28, 1858 Jefferson Twp., Lee Co., Iowa
Married: Eliza Ann KNOCH
Born: Aug. 17, 1857 Lee Co., Iowa
Died: Feb. 15, 1946 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Died: Feb. 13, 1934 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Both Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Ft. Madison, Iowa
Their Children:
A. Albert Lawrence CROSLEY
Born: Nov. 7, 1878 Lee Co., Iowa
Never Married
Died: Aug. 25, 1960 Donnellson, Lee Co., Iowa
Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Ft. Madison, Iowa
B. Robert Valentine CROSLEY
Born: Feb. 14, 1880 Lee Co., Iowa
Married: Clara Alma NEELY Jan. 29, 1902 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Born: Sept. 10, 1882 Prarie du Chien, Wisconsin
Died: June 1, 1960 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Died: Jan. 15, 1967 Keokuk, Lee Co., Iowa
Both Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Ft. Madison, Iowa
C. Theodore William CROSLEY
Born: Jan. 5, 1882 Franklin Twp., Lee Co., Iowa
Married: Bessie M. MODLIN Dec. 24, 1910 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Born: March 3, 1884 Brashear Co., Missouri
Died: March 24, 1944 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Died: December 14, 1952 Iowa City Hosp., Johnson Co., Iowa; Resident Norwalk, Warren Co., Iowa
Both Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Ft. Madison, Iowa
D. Male Crosley
Died: in infancy
E. Myrtle May CROSLEY
Born: July 31, 1887 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Married: Condo E. WRIGHT September 11, 1910 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Born: 1892 Chamberburg, Missouri
2nd Marriage: George Marion WEAVER August 9, 1922 Memphis, Scotland Co., Missouri
Born: August 15, 1887
Died: June 27, 1961 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Died: February 11, 1951 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Both Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Ft. Madison, Iowa
F. Gertrude Margaret CROSLEY
Born: Sept. 3, 1892 Lee Co., Iowa
Never married
Died: June 27, 1952 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Ft. Madison, Iowa
11. Florence CROSLEY
Born: March 1862 Lee Co., Iowa
Married: Albert PEZLEY March 22, 1881 New Boston, Lee Co., Iowa
Born: Feb. 22, 1862 Lee Co., Iowa
Died: Nov. 23, 1935 Montrose, Lee Co., Iowa
Died: April 3, 1931 Argyle, Lee Co., Iowa
Both Buried: Charleston Cemetery, Charleston, Lee Co., Iowa
Their Children:
A. Viola PEZLEY
Born: Jan. 22, 1882 Charleston, Lee Co., Iowa
Married: James Anthony DODSON March 3, 1905 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Born: Aug. 27, 1877 Lenard, Kansas
Died: Jan. 2, 1968 Ft. Madison, Lee Co., Iowa
Died: Sept. 19, 1966 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Both Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Ft. Madison, Iowa
B. John PEZLEY
Born: Sept. 20, 1883 Charleston, Lee Co., Iowa
Married: Helena Stella KIRCHNER Dec. 15, 1915 Keokok, Lee Co., Iowa (Parents Jacob & Louisa)
Born: July 9, 1899 Charleston, Lee Co., Iowa
2nd Married: Joseph SPILMAN
Born: 1875
Died: 1970
Died: After 1970
Died: Nov. 5, 1927 Ft. Madison, Iowa
All Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Ft. Madison, Iowa
C. Effie PEZLEY
Born: Oct. 1, 1886 Charleston, Lee Co., Iowa
Married: Fred CALE June 28, 1911 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Born: April 1872 Montrose, Lee Co., Iowa
1st Married: Mary Belle DeVORE September 15, 1895 Keokok, South Lee co., Iowa
Died: November 9, 1923 Montrose, Iowa
Died: Oct. 17,1966 Montrose, Iowa
All Buried: Montrose Cemetery, Charles ton Twp., Lee Co., Iowa
D. Harrison PEZLEY
Born: Oct. 15, 1888 Lee Co., Iowa
Married: Catherine Anna SWINDERMAN Feb. 23, 1911 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Born: May 24, 1888 Charleston, Iowa
Died: Nov. 6, 1962 Argyle, Iowa
Died: April 2, 1966 Argyle, Iowa
Both Buried: Charleston Cemetery, Charleston, Iowa
E. Cora PEZLEY
Born: Sept. 4, 1890 Charleston, Lee Co., Iowa
Married: Walter Geo. SWINDERMAN Apr. 20, 1910 Santa Fe Meth. Ch., Ft. Madison, Ia.
Born: Feb. 18, 1864 New Boston, Iowa
Died: Dec. 21, 1948 in Charleston, Lee Co., Iowa
Died: February 12, 1957 Charleston, Lee Co., Iowa
Both Buried: Charleston Cemetery, Charleston, Iowa
F. Albert Charleston PEZLEY
Born: Aug. 25, 1892 Charleston, Lee Co., Iowa
Married: Anna Maria WESTERMEYER Aug. 9, 1916 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Born: Aug. 2, 1897 Charleston, Iowa
Died: May 30, 1976 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Buried: Evangelical Cemetery, Donnellson, Iowa
Died: Oct. 9, 1971 Ft. Madison, Lee Co., Iowa
Buried: Evangelical Cemetery, Donnellson, Iowa
G. Charles PEZLEY
Born: June 13, 1895 Charleston, Lee Co., Iowa
Married: Lillah May PARKER March 29, 1916 Ft. Madison, Iowa
Born: Nov. 13, 1895 Naukirk, Oklahoma
Died: Sept. 25, 1954 Montrose, Lee Co., Iowa
Died: Sept. 29, 1976 Keokok, Lee Co., Iowa
Both Buried: Charleston Cemetery, Charleston, Iowa
ROSS CROSLEY & ELIZA CLARK
Ross Crosley was born in 1808 in Hamilton Co., Ohio near Cincinnati, Ohio to William and Phebe
Crosley. In 1829 the Cincinnati Directory shows Ross working as a bricklayer, boarding at Levi
Darby’s. Levi was married to Sarah Crosley, who was Ross’ sister. In the 1829 Cincinnati Directory,
William Crosley was working as a blacksmith, boarding at Levi Darby’s. William is probably Ross’
brother. In the early 1830's Ross moved to Rising Sun, Dearborn Co., Indiana where he worked as a
bricklayer and farmed.
Eliza Clark was born in 1818 in Dearborn Co., Indiana to Nathaniel and Mary Clark. Here
Ross and Eliza met and were married August 3, 1834. Their license is recorded in Lawrenceburg
County Court House in Dearborn Co., Indiana. In the mid 1840's Dearborn County was split and Rising
Sun became part of Ohio County. Ross and Eliza belonged to the Methodist Episcopal Church in Rising
Sun, where Ross was a steward.
On October 1, 1834, Ross Crosley and Lawrence Clark, his brother-in-law, bought land in
Rising Sun for one-hundred dollars form Ezra and Hulda Slauson. On December 20, 1835, Ross and Eliza
Crosley sold lot # 105 in Rising Sun to John Daniels for two-hundred dollars. In 1838 Ross sold land
to John James, deceased, in Rising Sun. On November 1, 1838 Ross bought lot # 97 in Rising Sun from
John James, deceased. In April of 1846 Ross purchased property from the estate of his father-in-law,
Nathaniel Clark, in Randolph Twp., Ohio Co., Indiana for $583.69
In about 1852 the family moved to Washington Twp., Lee Co., Iowa. The 1860 census shows Ross
working as a bricklayer. The 1868 Ft. Madison Directory in Lee County, shows him as a farmer in
Jefferson Twp. Ross bought ten acres of land in Township 68, three miles south of West Point, Lee
Co., Iowa, on June 3, 1864. He sold the land to William Pitman for one-hundred dollars on November
26, 1864. The transactions are recorded in the Ft. Madison Court House.
Ross and Eliza died by January 1869. Guardianship of their youngest children, Benjamin D.
and Florence, went to their brother, George, according to Ft. Madison court records dated January 25,
1869. Benjamin D. lived with Sarah Crosley Darby Davis, sister of Ross and widow of Levi Darby, in
West Point, Lee Co., Iowa until grown. Florence lived with her sister, Eliza Crosley Cooper until
she married in 1881.
Ross and Eliza’s three sons, Lawrence, George B., and James Ross served in the Civil War.
Lawrence and George B. served with Company G, 4th Regiment, Calvary, Iowa Volunteers. They enlisted
together on October 4, 1861. George was promoted to Teamster Wagoner. He was mustered out August 8,
1865 in Atlanta, Georgia. Lawrence Crosley was mustered out December 4, 1864 at Memphis, Tennessee.
James Ross Crosley enlisted August 11, 1862 with Company E, 19th Iowa Infantry, Volunteers. He was
taken prisoner September 29, 1863 near Morganza, Louisiana and imprisoned at Shreveport, Louisiana.
On July 22, 1864, James Ross Crosley was paroled in an exchange at Red River Lodge, Louisiana. On July
22, 1865, he was mustered out at Mobile, Alabama.
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CINCINNATI DIRECTORY
1829
Microfilm SL # 194 000
Crossly, George, cooper, boards at W. Schillinger’s
Crossly, Ira, carpenter, b W row and grave yard
Crossly, Ross, bricklayer, boards at Levi Darby’s
Crossly, William, blacksmith, boards at Levi Darby’s
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MARRIAGE RECORD
STATE OF INDIANA, DEARBORN COUNTY
To any person legally authorized to solemnize the rites of matrimony. These are to license and
permit you to join together in the holy state of MATRIMONY and for so doing this shall be your sufficient
warrant.
Ross Crosley And Eliza Clark
In Testimony Whereof, I, James Dills, Clerk of the Dearborn Circuit Court, have hereunto set
my and affixed the seal of said Court, at Lawrenceburg, this 1st day of August, 1934.
State of Indiana, Dearborn County, set:
I, James Jones, do certify that on the 3rd day of August 1934, I joined together in matrimony
Ross Crosley and Eliza Clark. James Jones
State of Indiana, Dearborn County, ss:
I, Phillip D. Weaver, Clerk of the Circuit Court within and for the County of Dearborn and State
of Indiana, do hereby certify the foregoing to be true and correct copies of the Marriage License and
Certificates as above forth, as the same now appears upon the Marriage Record now file in my office.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court, at
Lawrenceburg, Indiana, on this &th day of May 1992. Philip D. Weaver
STATE OF INDIANA
DEARBORN COUNTY LAND DEED RECORDS
October 1, 1834 Ross Crosley and Lawrence Clark (Ross’ Brother-in-law) bought land in Rising Sun for $100
from Ezra and Hulda Slauson.
December 20, 1835 Ross Crosley and Eliza, his wife, sold Lot #105 in Rising Sun to John Daniels.
November 1, 1838 Ross Crosley bought Lot # 97 in Rising Sun John James (deceased), Pinkey and Mary Ann James.
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1840 CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES
STATE OF INDIANA, DEARBORN COUNTY
Ross Crosley 3 males under 5 1 female 20-30
1 male 20-30
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1850 CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES
STATE OF INDIANA
OHIO COUNTY
DIVISION # 2
August 1850
Ross Crosley Male Farmer
Born in Ohio, Age 38
Value of Real Estate Owned $3000
Eliza Crosley Female
Born in Indiana, Age 32
William Crosley Male Attends School
Born in Indiana, Age 14
Lawrence Crosley Male Attends School
Born in Indiana, Age 12
George B. Crosley Male Attends School
Born in Indiana, Age 11
Nathaniel Crosley Male Attends School
Born in Indiana, Age 8
Ross Crosley Male Attends School
Born in Indiana, Age 6
Eliza Crosley Female
Born in Indiana, Age 4
Joshua Crosley Male
Born in Indiana, Age 1
HISTORY OF DEARBORN AND OHIO COUNTIES, INDIANA
1976; Gen R 977.21 D 285 Hi; Pages 382-383
CHURCHES
The Methodist Church of Rising Sun - In the summer of 1815, the first sermon by the Methodist
minister, was preached by John Strange. He was the preacher on what was then called the Lawrenceburg
Circuit, which embraced a part of two and three counties and consequently extended far below Rising
Sun. Brother Strange received his invitation to preach at this new settlement on this wise. A Mrs.
Decoursey, who was the first Methodist who had moved to town, and another lady walked from Rising Sun
to a distance twelve miles below here, where Brother Strange had an appointment to preach, to hear him
and to invite him to come and preach a sermon for them in Rising Sun. He accepted the invitation, and
accordingly on his next round, he did so. The sermon was preached on the bank of the river, at a point
about the foot of Main Street. The pulpit was the trunk of a fallen tree. The pews were the tops of
trees which had been felled for the purpose of erecting cabins for the occupancy of the inhabitants.
This was the earliest beginning of Methodism in Rising Sun. From this, the appointment was continued
and the next fall at Conference, Rising Sun, was returned on the plan of the Circuit as a preaching place.
The first house occupied as a church or a preaching place, was the bar room of C. A. Craft, who had
settled here, and opened a house of public entertainment. His generosity extended to the religious
public as well and opened his bar room for public preaching. This home is still standing. The following
year, 1816, the first Methodist Episcopal Church, or class, was organized by Rev. David Sharpe, successor
to Mr. Strange. This class was composed of the following persons, viz: Elizabeth Craft, John Gordon, Nancy
Gordon, Henry Hayman, Elizabeth Howlet, Jane Fulton, Azariah Oldham, Rachel Oldham., and Elizabeth
Decoursey; with Azariah Oldham as class leader. The place where this claim was formed, and where it then
met, was in a log-schoolhouse, which stood on the north corner of Main and High Streets. The first
quarterly meeting ever held in Rising Sun, was 1818, by Rev. Moses Crume, as presiding elder. In 1818, a
lot was secured on which to build a church, and the house was completed in 1821. This lot was the same lot
upon which the present edifice stands. This lot was first deeded to the following persons, as board of
trustees: James Jones, Robert Hewitt, Moses Tapley, James Jones, Sr., Azariah Oldham, Gilbert Hall and
John Horrel. This church was built of brick and was 30 x 40 feet. It was enclosed and occupied for years
before it was plastered. It was “pewed” in the following novel way: It was proposed that each male member
make and bring to the church, one, two or more seats as donation; this was agreed upon. The seats were
accordingly made and brought; but being made of the kind and lumber each brother chanced to have on hand,
and in the style and dimensions, etc., according to mechanical skill and taste of each, “variety” was the
spice of the occasion. The first Sabbath-school was organized in 1826, of which James Jones, who now
occupied a local relation, was superintendent. Rising Sun Circuit was forced in 1837, with F. C. Holliday
as preacher in charge. In 1838 the first church edifice was found to be inadequate to accommodate the
congregation, and was accordingly taken down, and the second church was erected on the same ground. It
was also built of brick, 40 x 60 feet, with the basement containing class rooms, and a lecture room. The
audience room was above, comfortably seated and furnished. The building was ornamented with a spire and
furnished with a bell. Rising Sun was made a station, or became a self-sustaining church, supporting
entirely its own pastor in 1842, with J. M.
Sullivan as its pastor. The following persons were the stewards and leaders and composed the first
quarterly conference: Stewards-R. Crosley, J. M. Jennings, William E. Hoole, William Elliot, Benjamin
Morgan, William Scott and John H. Jones. Leaders-James Mapes, John H. Jones, Theophilus Jones, Thomas Jones,
John L. Morgan, George G. Brown and William B. Sink. The membership of the church at this time numbered
about 150.
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1856 CENSUS OF IOWA
LEE COUNTY; Volume 2; Page 324
Name Age Sex Marital Years in Iowa Born Occupation Misc
Crosley, Ross 47 m m 4 Oh Farmer Naive owner
Crosley, Eliza 37 f m 4 Ind.
Crosley, Wm. M. 20 m s 4 Ind.
Crosley, Laurence 18 m s 4 Ind.
Crosley, Geo. B. 17 m s 4 Ind.
Crosley, N. C. 15 m s 4 Ind.
Crosley, Ross 12 m s 4 Ind.
Crosley, Eliza 9 f s 4 Ind.
Crosley, Joshua 6 m s 4 Ind.
Crosley, Robert V. 4 m s 4 Ind.
Crosley, John M. 2 m s 2 Iowa
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1860 CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES
STATE OF IOWA LEE COUNTY
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP POST OFFICE: FORT MADISON
July 10, 1860
Ross Crosley Male Brick Mason
Born in Ohio, Age 52; Value of Personal Estate $484
Eliza Crosley Female
Born in Indiana, Age 42
Laurence Crosley Male Plasterer
Born in Indiana, Age 22
George Crosley Male Farmer
Born in Indiana, Age 18
Nathaniel Crosley Male Farmer
Born in Indiana, Age 20
Ross Crosley Male Farm Laborer, Attends School
Born in Indiana, Age 16
Eliza Crosley Female Attends School
Born in Indiana, Age 13
Joshua Crosley Male Attends School
Born in Indiana, Age 11
Robert Crosley Male Attends School
Born in Indiana, Age 9
John Crosley Male Attends School
Born in Iowa, Age 7
Benjamin Crosley Male
Born in Iowa, Age 1
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GUARDIANSHIP PAPERS
BOX C-1
STATE OF IOWA January 25, 1869
LEE COUNTY
To the County Court of Said County
Your petitioner, George Crosley, represents to this court, that:
Benjamin Crosley Aged 10 Years
Florence Crosley, Aged 6 Years
minors of Ross Crosley, deceased, have property in this state which is liable to waste, or
diminish in value, if speedy care be taken of the same. To the end thereof that said property may
be taken care of until said heirs become of age, your petitioner asks the Court to appoint him, said,
George Crosley, Guardian of said heirs. George Crosley
STATE OF IOWA
LEE COUNTY
I, George Crosley, the above named petitioner being duly sworn, say that I have personally read
the above petition and know the contents thereof, and that the same are true, as I verily believe, so help
me God. George Crosley
Subscribed in my presence by said George Crosley and by him sworn to before me this 25th day
of January A.D. 1869.
Guardian’s Bond
KNOW TO ALL MEN by these PRESENTS, That George Crosley, as principal and Wilson Bullard and John Bullard
as Sureties, all of the County of Lee in the State of Iowa are held and firmly bound unto said County
for the use of Benjamin D. Crosley and Florence Crosley in the penal sum of two-hundred dollars for the
payment of which well and truly to be made, we do jointly and severally bind ourselves and our lawful
representatives. Witness our hands and seals, this 25th day of January 1869
The condition of the above obligation is such, that if the above named George Crosley who has
been appointed Guardian of the said Benjamin D. and Florence Crosley and shall faithfully discharge the
office and trust of such Guardian according to law and shall render a fair and just account of such
Guardianship from time to time, whereas thereunto required by law and render and pay to said minor all
moneys, goods and chattels, title papers and effects, which may come to the hands of possession of such
Guardian belonging to such minor when such minor shall be entitled thereto or to any subsequent Guardian,
should such Court so direct, then this obligation to be void, or otherwise to remain in full force and virtue.
George Crosley
Wilson Bullard
John Bullard
The above bond was approved and filed by me, this 25th day of January 1869.
Charles Doen
Clerk of Circuit Court
Obituaries of Children & Grandchildren of Ross & Eliza Crosley
(Second child)
Daily Democrat, Ft. Madison, Iowa
March 5, 1895
Dropped Dead
Leonard (Lawrence) Crossley of This City Dies on the Frank Stewart Farm
Leonard (Lawrence) Crosley, a well known resident of Webster street, went to the Frank Stewart
farm, three miles west of the city, this morning to engage in splitting wood. He was discovered about
noon lying dead in the wood, with no marks of violence about him. It is thought that the death was the
result of the severe straining of a rupture. Nothing more then the facts as stated is known
The dead man leaves quite a large family. He was industrious and well liked by all.
Obituary of Wife of Lawrence Crosley, son of Ross & Eliza Crosley
Evening Democrat, Ft. Madison, Iowa
Tuesday, May 29, 1934
Early Resident Dies; Funeral Here Wednesday
Mrs. Margaret Crosley, 88, formerly a resident of Ft. Madison, died at 12:30 o’clock Monday afternoon
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Skyles, Warsaw, Ill. She had been ill since October.
Mrs. Crosley was born October 13, 1845 at Salsburg, Ind., and came to Lee County with her parents
at the age of 9 years. She was married at Viele, Iowa in 1864.
Mrs. Crosley made her home in Burlington a number of years and was a member of the Baptist Church
of this city. She took up her residence with her daughter in Warsaw two years ago.
Surviving are one son, J.H. Crosley, of Burlington; two daughters, Mrs. Skyles of Warsaw, and Mrs.
Susie Hardesty, Denver, Colo.; one brother, Fred Knoch of Ft. Madison; one sister, Mrs. Ben Crosley, Ft.
Madison; 15 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon from Clememt’s Chapel. Interment
will be in Elmwood Cemetery, Ft. Madison.
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(Third Child)
Evening Democrat, Ft. Madison, Iowa
November 24, 1909
Deaths
Crosley-At his home, 1611 Des Moines Street, Fort Madison, Iowa, Monday, November 22, at 11:55
a.m., George B. Crosley, aged 69 years and 9 months, of dropsy.
Funeral from the residence Wednesday at 2:30 p.m.. Rev. R.L. Patterson of the First M.E. Church
officiating.
Mr. Crosley was a member of the Fourth Iowa Calvary form 1861 to 1865. It was especially requested
that all old soldiers attend the funeral.
Evening Democrat, Ft. Madison, Iowa
November 29, 1937
Mrs. G. Crosley Taken By Death
Mrs. G.B. Crosley, 87, 1611 Avenue I, died this morning in Sacred Heart Hospital after a long illness.
Mrs. Crosley was born in Viele, Iowa, January 27, 1850 and has been a resident of Fort Madison 54 years.
She was married to George B. Crosley in Fort Madison, June 20, 1867 and was a member of the Christian church.
Her husband died in 1909.
Surviving are four sons; Port Crosley, Lowell, Iowa; Henson, Isaac and Harry, all of Fort Madison;
three brothers; Milt Penrod, Fort Madison; John and Steve Penrod, Louisiana, Mo.; 11 grandchildren and seven
great-grandchildren. Two daughters and three sons preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock from Clements chapel, Rev. E.L. Frost,
officiating. Burial will be in the city cemetery.
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(Fourth Child)
Ft. Madison Weekly Democrat, Wednesday
March 6, 1907
Nathaniel Clark Crosley Crosley - At his home on Indiana Avenue, Ft. Madison, Iowa, Sunday, March 2, 1907,
at 9:50 a.m. Nathaniel Clark Crosley, died, aged 65 years and one month.
Deceased was born at Rising Sun, Indiana, February 4, 1842. He was married to Miss Emma Penrod
December 25, 1865, to which union six children were born, three sons ans three daughters, namely: Geo. Crosley,
Mrs. Frank Hesse, J. H. Crosley, Mrs. Annie Werner, Ed. Crosley, and Mrs. Roy Bullard, besides a step-daughter,
Miss Maud Crosley and the following five brothers and two sisters: Geo. Crosley, John Crosley, Benj. Crosley,
Joshua Crosley, Ross Crosley and Mrs. Eliza Cooper, also six grandchildren.
Funeral Thursday, March 7, from the home on Indiana Avenue, Rev. C. A. Field officiating. Interment
in Oakland Cemetery.
Ft. Madison Weekly Democrat
Wednesday, May 2, 1917
Obituary
Vermazen-At the residence of Geo. Crosley, Fort Madison, Iowa, at 12:40 a.m., Wednesday, May 2,
1917, Mrs. Emma J. Penrod Vermazen, aged 69 years, 9 months and 7 days.
Deceased was born in Jefferson township, July 25, 1847. She has resided in this section practically
all of her life. She was a member of the Baptist church. She has been sick all winter, but she gave indication
of surviving up till recently. She came on a visit to the home of George Crosley about three weeks ago and
while at his home, death came.
Deceased is survived by her husband, Wm. Vermazen, sons, George W., Edward E., and J.H. Crosley, of
this city; three daughters, Mrs. Pluma Garner of Washington, N.D., Mrs. Anna Werner of Green Bay township,
and Mrs. Lulu Bullard of Burlington, Iowa; 1 brother, H.Y. Penrod; 9 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.
The funeral announcement will be given later.
(Second Husband of Emma Penrod Crosley)
Evening Democrat, Ft. Madison, Iowa
Saturday, May 1, 1920
Deaths
William Vermazen was born Nov. 4, 1835 in Gelderland, Holland and died at his home in Charleston,
April 27, 1920, aged 84 years, 5 months and 23 days. He came to Keokok, Iowa, in 1857 and has lived in this
county ever since. He was married three times, his wives having preceded him to the great beyond. He was
initiated in Joppa lodge No. 136 A.F. and A.M. at Montrose, Iowa on October 16, 1864 and was admitted to George
Washington lodge No. 168 at Donnellson, Iowa on July 3, 1917.
He leaves to mourn his death three brothers, Cornelius and Chris in California and James Vermazen of
Summitville, Iowa; also several nephews and nieces. Funeral services were held from the Baptist church Thursday
afternoon at 2 o’clock, the Rev. Wilson W. Tait of the Presbyterian church at Donnellson, officiating. The
members of the Masonic lodge paid their last tribute to their departed brother. The funeral offerings were
beautiful.
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(Fifth Child)
Burlington Hawk-eye
Burlington, Iowa, Thursday, March 6, 1924
Civil War Veteran Dies at Age 80
Ross Crosley Was Born in Indiana and Lived Many Years in Lee County
Ross Crosley, 80 years old and formerly a farmer of Lee County, died at 9:10 o’clock last night
at his home, 1925 Laurel Street, following an illness of three weeks. Mr. Crosley had lived in Burlington since
retiring from the farm eighteen years ago. He was a veteran of the Civil War and active in the work of the
Salvation Army here.
Born in Indiana, February 25, 1844, he came west with his parents when a small child and settled in
Lee County, where he lived for many years. During the Civil War, he served with Company E of the Nineteenth Iowa
Infantry.
Mr. Crosley is survived by his widow, Mrs. Rohanna Crosley and two sons and a daughter from a former
marriage. The sons, James B and Joseph E., live in Lee County, and the daughter, Mrs. Mary Jane Wharton, a
resident of Burlington. Mr. Crosley’s first wife died in 1911. He leaves two brothers and one sister, all
of Lee county, 3 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 from the Burnett-Wallen funeral parlors in
charge of the Salvation Army. Burial will follow in Aspen Grove cemetery.
Evening Democrat, Ft. Madison, Iowa
Monday, March 10, 1924
Ross Crosley, aged 80 years and nine days, formerly a farmer of Lee County, died at 9:10 o’clock
Wednesday evening, March 5th, at his home, 1925 Laurel Street, Burlington, Iowa following a three week illness.
Mr. Crosley had lived in Burlington since retiring from the farm 18 years ago. He was a veteran of the Civil
War and an active worker in the Salvation Army of that city. Born at Rising Sun, Indiana, Feb. 25, 1844, he
came west with his parents when a small child and settled in Lee county, where he lived for many years. During
the Civil War, he served with Company E of the 19th Iowa Infantry. While on duty, he was taken prisoner for two
years.
Mr. Crosley is survived by his widow, Rohanna Crosley, two sons and one daughter by a former marriage.
The sons, James B. And Joseph E., live in Lee County and the daughter, Mrs. Mary Jane Wharton is a resident of
Burlington. Mr. Crosley’s first wife died in 1911. He leaves two brothers and one sister, Ben and Joshua
Crosley of Ft. Madison and Mrs. Florence Pezley of Charleston, Iowa and three grandchildren and six
great-grandchildren, besides a great many distant relatives and a host of friends.
Funeral Services were held Saturday afternoon March 8, at 2:30 o’clock from the Burnett-Wallen Funeral
Parlor in charge of Salvation Army and G.A.R. Burial took place in the Aspen Grove Cemetery. The following
nephews acted as pallbearers: Henry and George Crosley of Burlington; Albert and George W. Crosley, George
Weaver and Oscar Cooper of Ft. Madison.
CIVIL WAR RECORDS OF ROSS CROSLEY
Received From The National Archives, Washington, D. C.
Ross Crosley was enrolled into the Civil War August 11, 1862 from Ft. Madison, Iowa, as Ross Crosley Jr.,
with Company E, 19th Regiment, Iowa Infantry Volunteers. Ross was reported sick with diarrhea on September 14,
1862 and returned to duty on September 28, 1862. From October 25, 1862 to November 20, 1862, Ross was sick with
fever and a cough.
Ross Crosley was taken prisoner by the Confederacy September 29, 1863 near Morganza, Louisiana. He was
imprisoned at Shreveport, Louisiana. On July 22, 1864, Ross Crosley was- paroled in an exchange of prisoners at
Red River Lodge, Louisiana. He then reported back to New Orleans, Louisiana to resume active duty. Ross Crosley
was reported sick with diarrhea from February 8, 1865 to February 12, 1865. On July 22, 1865, Ross was honorably
discharged from service at Mobile, Alabama.
After his service, he went back to Lee County, Iowa where he farmed. In 1890, he moved to Burlington, Iowa
On August 31, 1893, Ross applied for a pension, claim # 931 180 from Burlington, Iowa. He spent one year
in Lincoln, Illinois before moving to Burlington, Iowa.
On January 15, 1898 filed a document stating his family history. He was a widower with two previous
wives, both dead. His first wife, Martha Randolph, died April 1898. The children from this marriage are of legal
age. He was then married at New Boston, Iowa, to Mary Jane Havner. Their children, still under age, are: Joseph E.,
age 10 years; Daisy, age 3 years; and LeRoy, born April 16, 1898.
He married Rohama Wilson May 30, 1911 in Burlington, Iowa. They had no children together. He filed for
an increase in pension January 25, 1912 from Burlington, Iowa under certificate # 904 354 living at 300 Auglor
Street. His application shows him to be 5 feet 3 inches tall, with a fair complexion, blue eyes, dark brown hair,
occupation as a farmer. He states he was born February 25, 1844 in Rising Sun, Indiana.
On September 23, 1921 another declaration was filed stating his age to be 77, a resident of Burlington,
Iowa. At this time he was disabled to the point of needing personal aid and attendance. He stated he had a severe
injury to his left hand incurred by an accident with a wood saw. Fore finger and thumb are gone and other fingers
stiff. His right hand was injured years ago, also with a wood saw, mill accident. Motion in middle finger of right
hand is alone unimpaired. Ross also claimed serious kidney trouble. Ross was receiving a pension of $50.00 per
month when he died in 1924. He is buried in the Civil War Veteran’s section of Aspen Grove Cemetery under the name
of James Ross Crosley.
On Feb. 2, 1925 Rohama Crosley filed for a widow’s pension in Burlington. She stated her first husband was
Andrew Jackson Wilson and they were married January 22, 1893 at Dewhom ?, Ill. She received a pension of $30.00
per month until her death July 13, 1933 in La Harpe, Illinois.
(Sixth Child)
Evening Democrat
Ft. Madison, Iowa, February 9, 1917
Eliza Cooper Cooper - At the residence of her son, Ammon Cooper, 214 Massachusetts Avenue, Ft.
Madison, Iowa, at 7:25 a.m. Saturday, February 3, 1917, Mrs. Eliza Cooper, died of grippe, aged 68 years,
8 months and 19 days.
Deceased was born in Rising Sun, Indiana, June 22, 1847. About fifty years ago, she was united in
marriage with Lebron Cooper, who preceded her in death. She was a faithful member of the Christian Church,
and was a kind and loving wife and mother.
She leaves to mourn her loss, two sons, Ammon and Oscar of this city, and one daughter, Mrs. John
Mitchell of Revere, Mo., seven grandchildren, three brothers: J. Crosley of Illinois, Ross Crosley of Burlington
and Ben Crosley of this city, and one sister, Mrs. Florence Peasley of Charleston, Iowa.
The funeral was held from the residence, Monday, February 5, Rev. Goodmanson officiating. Interment was
in Oakland Cemetery.
(Husband of Eliza Crosley Cooper)
Evening Democrat, Ft. Madison, Iowa, September 6, 1916
Cooper-At the residence, 214 Massachusetts avenue, Fort Madison, Iowa, Tuesday, September 5, 1916, at 4:40
p.m., Leborne N. Cooper, of complications, ages 75 years, 8 months, and 9 days.
The deceased was a native of Tennessee, born December 26, 1840. For the past fifty-seven years, he had been
a resident of Lee County, a farmer by vocation. When he first came to this part of the country, he was employed at
farm work between here and Keokok, and to the farmers of this territory especially he was well and most favorably known.
Twenty-five years ago he became an invalid, never recovering full possession of his physical faculties. For twenty years
he has resided at the above address, with his wife and children.
He was married in Lee County fifty years ago to Miss Eliza Crosley, who survives him along with three children;
Amon Cooper and Oscar Cooper, of this city; and Mrs. John Mitchell of Revere, Mo.; William Cooper, of this city and
Joseph Cooper of Nauvoo, Ill., are brothers and Mrs. Mary Dobson and Mrs. Martha Sheldon of Keokok are sisters.
Funeral from the residence at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Rev. M.A. Banker of the Santa Fe avenue Methodist church
officiating; interment in the Oakland Cemetery.
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(Seventh Child)
Evening Democrat, Ft. Madison, Iowa, June 4, 1924
Aged Resident of City Taken by Death Today
Joshua Crosley Died After Illness of Two Weeks; Funeral to be Friday
Joshua Crosley, aged resident of the city, passed away at his home on the corner of Johnson and Occidental
streets at 4:30 this morning. He had been ailing for the past 14 years, but had only been seriously ill for two
weeks preceding his death.
He was born in West Point township July 28, 1849 and has been a resident of this city for the past two years.
Besides his wife, he is survived by three sons, Joshua and John of Dallas City, Ill., and Albert at home, two daughters,
Mrs. Lizzie Ward of this city, and Mrs. Francis Hoskins of Dallas City, and one brother, Ben Crosley, this city, one sister,
Mrs. Francis Peasley, Charleston, Iowa, 19 grandchildren. One son, Maurice, preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be held from the home at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon, the Rev. W. H. Kindred officiating.
Interment will be in Oakland Cemetery.
Dallas City Review
Dallas City, Hancock County, Illinois, Tuesday, March 8, 1932
Obituary
Mrs. Sanra Ann Copeland (Crosley) Rust, daughter of John and Charlott Copeland, was born in Lee County, Iowa,
October 6, 1867 and departed this life March 1, 1932, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Ward, at 3:30 a.m. She
was aged 64 years, 4 months and 25 days.
In 1882 she was united in marriage to John Crosley who preceded her in death. To this union seven children were
born, four sons and three daughters. Mr. Crosley preceded her in death in 1926, also one son and one daughter passed to
the great beyond. Those surviving are three sons; Jack, John and Alvin; and two daughters; Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Grover
Hoskins. She was the sister of Mrs. William Pittman who was killed a month ago by a Santa Fe train. In 1929 she was
united in marriage to Charles Rust of this city who survives, besides six brothers and three sisters, two sisters having
preceded her in death.
Mrs. Crosley Rust has always been a hard working woman and was a kind and loving mother and always made the best
of whatever the circumstances might be. She was a loyal friend to those who knew her and will be missed by the bereaved
family and friends.
When down the hill of life I go, when o’er my feet deth’s waters flow,
When in the deepening flood I sink; when friends stand weeping on the brink,
I’ll mingle with my last farewell, thy lovely name Immanuel.
When tears are banished from mine eyes, when fairer worlds than these are nigh,
When heaven shall fill my ravished sight, when I shall bathe in sweet delight,
One joy all joys shall far excel, to see thy face, Immanuel.
Funeral services were conducted from the Holiness church in this city, Thursday, March 3rd at 2:00 p.m., by
Stella Bassett. Interment in the Dallas City Cemetery.
Quincy Herald-Whig
Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, Tuesday, December 27, 1938
Charles Rust Ends Own Life With Shotgun
Worry over ill health and inability to find employment is believed to have caused Charles A. Rust, 56, who
roomed with his nephew and niece, Mr. and Mrs. David Wristen, 2141\2 Jersey St., to commit suicide by shooting himself
in the left chest with a double barreled shotgun, Tuesday morning.
The body was found behind a shed in the rear of the house at 8:15. Coroner Eugene Johnston estimated that Rust
had been dead four hours or longer. No one could be found who heard a shot. Wind that roared and howled over the bluff
on which the house stands would have drowned out, the report, it is stated.
Rust apparently used a piece of bark 14 inches long and 3 inches wide to push the trigger of the gun. The gun was
found a foot or two away from the body and the bark was clutched in Rust’s right hand. He had suffered for years with
cancer of the face and had worried because he could not find work. Coroner Johnston, who will conduct an inquest in the
Blickhan funeral home, Tuesday at 7 o’clock, found witnesses who said they had heard Rust threaten to kill himself.
CERTIFICATE OF DEATH ; STATE OF IOWAFull Name: Benjamin Davis Crosley
Date of Death: February 13, 1934
Cause of Death: Carcinoma of the Liver
Sex: Male; Color or Race: White; Age: 75 Years, 3 Months, 15 Days
Married: Wife: Eliza Knoch Crosley
Occupation: Carpenter for 50 Years
Date of Birth: October 28, 1858
Place of Birth: Jefferson Twp., Lee County, Iowa
Name of Father: Ross Crosley
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio
Name of Mother: Eliza Clark
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio
Informant: Gertrude Crosley; Address: Ft. Madison, Iowa
Burial: Oakland Cemetery, Ft., Madison, Iowa on Feb. 15, 1934 Filed: February 14, 1934
(Tenth Child)
Evening Democrat
Ft. Madison, Iowa, February, 13, 1934
Passes Away At Home Here Benjamin D. Crosley, 75, died at his home, 2332 Avenue J, at 7:15 this morning following
an illness of one year. He was born in Jefferson township, Lee County, October 28, 1858, and was a life long resident of the
county. He lived in Fort Madison for the past fifty years. He was a well known carpenter and contractor.
Mr. Crosley was a member of Homesteader’s Lodge, L.O.O.M., and of I.O.O.F. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. B. D.
Crosley; three sons, Albert L. Crosley, Robert V. Crosley and Theodore M. Crosley, all of this city; two daughters, Mrs.
George Weaver of this city, and Miss Gertrude Crosley, at home; seven grandchildren, Marie, Robertus, Clarence and Ardalee
Crosley, Mrs. Kenneth Magel and Vincent Weaver, all of this city, and Mrs. Faye Masters of Jacksonville, Fla.; and one
great-grandchild, Kenneth Don Magel of this city. (He had an infant son precede him in death).
Funeral services will be held at Clements’ Chapel at 3:30 Thursday afternoon with S. W. Mitchell, former first
reader of the local Christian Science Society, officiating.
Mr. Crosley’s passing takes the last member of a family of 12 children.
(Eleventh Child)
Evening Democrat, Ft. Madison, Iowa, April 3, 1931
Pezley Rites To Be On Sunday
Will be Buried at Charleston
Died at Her Home Near Argyle Early Friday Montrose, Iowa (Special to the Evening Democrat) Mrs. Florence Pezley, 70,
of Argyle died early Friday morning at her home, where she has been confined with the influenza. She and her husband had
been ill with the ailment for some time.
Mr. and Mrs. Pezley had observed their 50th wedding anniversary on Wednesday, March 23, and had visited with all
their relatives at that time.
She is survived by Mrs. Effie Cale, a daughter of Montrose and Harry Pezley of near Montrose. Other children,
who do not live in this section also survive.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at the Charleston Church. Interment will be made in Charleston
Cemetery.
Evening Democrat
Ft. Madison, Iowa, April 7, 1931
Mrs. Florence Pezley, wife of Albert Pezley, passed away Friday morning at her home near New Boston. She was
70 years of age. On March 23, they celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary. She leaves to mourn her loss, Her
Husband and six children, Mrs. Ola Dodson of near Ft. Madison, Mrs. Effie Cale, Mr. Harry Pezley of near Montrose, Mrs.
Cora Swinderman of New Boston, Mr. Albert Pezley of Ft. Madison and Charles Pezley of near New Boston.
Funeral services were held from the house Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. Interment in Charleston Cemetery.
Evening Democrat
Ft. Madison, Iowa, November 1935
Albert Pezley Dies At Home In Montrose
Montrose, Iowa - Albert Pezley died suddenly at his home here Saturday afternoon. Mr. Pezley had been downtown
to transact business and had just returned home when death occurred. Mr. Pezley was born in Charleston township, Lee
County, Iowa, Feb. 22, 1862, the son of John and Elizabeth Thompson Pezley. He is survived by three sons, Harry of
Keokuk, Albert and Charles of Ft. Madison and three daughters Mrs. Effie Cale, Montrose; Viola Dodson, Ft. Madison;
Cora Swinderman, Charleston. Mr. Pezley had three half brothers; Eli Rudd, Ft. Madison; Charles and Lee Rudd of Gorin,
Mo.; one half sister, Hulda Giles, Moberly, Mo. There are also several grandchildren surviving.
The body was removed from the Agnew undertaking parlors in Donnellson to the Church of the Nazarine in Montrose
where the funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, with the Rev. Evan Strong, pastor of the church,
officiating in the services. Burial was in Montrose Cemetery.
(Chidren of Lawrence & Margaret Crosley)
The Carthage Republican, Carthage, Illinois, Wednesday, August 17, 1949
Mrs. Christina Skyles of Warsaw Dies
Mrs. Christina Skyles, 83, of Warsaw, died Saturday a.m. at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Keokok, Iowa. She had been
a resident of Warsaw since 1900 and was ill one week.
Born March 31, 1866 near Fort Madison and was the daughter of Lawrence and Margaret Knoch Crosley and was married
to John Skyles February 15, 1885 at Viele, Iowa. She was a member of the Methodist Church. Her husband preceded her in
death November 1947.
Surviving are four sons, Aldie of Warsaw, Alvia of Ft. Madison, Wayne of Warsaw, Kenneth of Rock Island, Ill.;
four daughters, Mrs. Myrtle Bornscheuer of Warsaw, Mrs. Elsie Robbs of Milwaukee, Mrs. Edna Robbs of Hamilton, Iowa,
Edythe Foley of Moline, Ill.; one sister Susie Evers of Englewood, Colorado.
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Hawk-Eye Gazette, Burlington, Iowa, Monday, February 14, 1938
John H. Crosley Dies; Former Bus Driver
John Henry Crosley, 64, died at his home, 1820 S. Main street, at 4:30 this morning. Mr. Crosley had been in
failing health for some time, but became seriously ill a few days ago. He was employed as a bus driver for the Iowa
Southern Utilities Co. for many years and was known to many friends and acquaintances as “Heinie.”
Born in Lee county Sept. 23, 1873, he spent his boyhood in Ft. Madison, moving to Burlington as a young man.
Mr. Crosley married Mary Elizabeth Lord Jan. 1, 1906. He was a member of the Hawkeye Natives Society and of the Moose Lodge.
Surviving besides his widow are; two children by a former marriage, Mrs. J.R. Frost of Richmond, Cal.; and Orville
Crosley of Bell, Cal.; two sisters; Mrs. John Skyles of Warsaw; and Mrs. Susan Hardesty of Englewood, Colo.; and four
grandchildren. His parents, Margaret and Lawrence Crosley, preceded him in death.
The body is at Prugh’s Chapel. Services will be arranged later.
Hawk-Eye Gazette, Burlington, Iowa, Wednesday, October 28, 1953
Mrs. Elizabeth Crosley
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Crosley, 68, of 216 Denmark, died at Burlington hospital at 2:50 p.m. Tuesday after she was
stricken with a heart while attending her nephew’s funeral in Stronghurst, Ill.
She was brought to the local hospital and died a few minutes after being admitted. Born in Carmen, Ill., July 20,
1885, she was the daughter of John and Elizabeth Johnson Lord. Jan. 1, 1908, she married John Henry Crosley at Fort Madison.
She had worked at the Chittenden & Eastman company as a seamstress for more than 29 years, retiring about a year ago because
of ill health. She was a member of First Christian Church, Women of the Moose, Christian Women’s Fellowship, Dorcas Comrade
Sunday school class and auxiliary of the Furniture and Woodworkers union.
A brother, James Lord, of Stronghurst and a number of nieces and nephews survive. Services will be Friday at 2 p.m.
in Prugh’s chapel. The Rev. L.Z. Patton will officiate. Burial will be in Carmen Cemetery.
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The Englewood Enterprise, Araphoe, County, Colorado, May 14, 1953
Services Friday For Mrs. Susa Evers
Mrs. Susa Ellen Evers, having suffered a stroke at her home, 3957 S. Lincoln, April 9, was taking to Porter Hospital
where, without ever gaining consciousness, died May 12, at 5:45 p.m. Mrs. Evers, born Susa Ellen Crosley, in Fort Madison,
Iowa, December 17, 1875, was married to August A. Evers, of this city in the year 1894. The couple moved to Colorado in 1910
and homesteaded near Strasburg in Arapahoe County. Mr. Evers died there in 1922, and two years later Mrs. Evers moved to
Englewood, where she has lived since that time.
Surviving her are five daughters: Mrs. Birdie M. Willits of Maywood, Calif.; Mrs. Gladys A. Mitoff, 4570 S. Grant;
Mrs. Hazel P. Patterson, 4865 S. Sherman; Mrs. Violet P. D’Hoop, 3052 S. Logan; and Mrs. Eva Edelen, Bell, Calif. Also left
are 14 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Grandchildren are Ester Mitoff Young, Richard Mitoff, Theodore Mitoff, all
of Englewood; Mildred Graff, Thomas Edelen and Ernest Edelen, all of California; Roberta Edelen Zenerda of North Carolina;
Parielie Edelen Pitzer of El Paso; Cleo Wech of Lousisana; Dorothy Patterson Davis, Marjorie, Betty and Paul Patterson, all
of Englewood; and Nancy Patterson David of Wayne, Ohio.
Services will be held Friday at 3 p.m. at Bullock mortuary, with interment at Fairmount. The daughter in California
was unable to come.
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Evening Weekly Democrat, Ft. Madison, Iowa, January 26, 1898
Dead in the West End
Alfred Crossley, a nineteen year old young man, died Thursday morning at the home of his widowed mother, Mrs.
Leonard (Lawrence) Crossley, 2137 Webster street. The funeral took place at the residence at 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
Rev. W.J. Funkey officiating.
(Children of George & Permelia Crosley)
Evening Democrat, Ft. Madison, Iowa, Tuesday, November 16, 1909
Heidbreder-At her home in Minneapolis, Minn., Thursday, November 11, 1909, Emma Crossley Heidbreder, of hemorrhage,
aged 40 years, 2 months and 3 days.
Mrs. Heidbreder was a daughter of Lawrence and Margaret Crossley, 1611 Des Moines street, Fort Madison. She was
born in Viele, where she lived the greater part of her life. She was a member of the Christian Church and was associated
with the Woman’s Relief Corps.
She is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Crossley and a little daughter, Hazel, aged nine years.
The funeral was held from the home of her parents, 1611 Des Moines Street, the Rev. R.L. Patterson of the First
M.E. Church officiating, on Monday, November 15, at 2:30 o’clock p.m.
Evening Democrat, Ft. Madison, Iowa, Wednesday, August 13, 1935
J. Heidbreder Dies in West
Word has been received in this city of the death of Jacob Heidbreder, 68, who died at his home in Yakima, Washington,
Saturday, August 10. Mr. Heidbreder suffered a paralysis stroke two years ago and had been bedfast since.
He was born in Fort Madison and moved to Yakima in 1906. Before going to Yakima, Mr. Heidbreder was head lumber
grader for the Rand Lumber company in Burlington, Iowa. For 23 years he was associated with the J.M. Perry company in Yakima.
He leaves his widow, Mrs. Dollie Heidbreder; one daughter, Mrs. W. N. Thornburgh and two grandchildren; and his
brother, Albert Heidbreder, of this city.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock in the Shaw and Sons Chapel in Yakima. Burial was made
in Terrace Heights Memorial Park.
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Mount Pleasant News, Mount Pleasant, Iowa, Monday, September 13, 1965
Porter Crosley of Lowell Dies
Porter Elmer Crosley, 91, retired farmer of Lowell, died at 7 a.m. Sunday, September 12, at the Bugg Nursing Home
in New London, where he had been a patient for two and a half months.
He was born January 19, 1874 at Ft. Madison, the son of Amelia (Penrod) and George Crosley. On March 31, 1896,
he was married to Arinda Eldora Williamson, who preceded him in death June 23, 1962.
Mr. Crosley was of the Christian Faith. Surviving are one son, Elvin K. Crosley of Lowell, three grandchildren,
nine great-grandchildren; one brother, Harry Crosley of Ft. Madison.
A daughter, Mrs. Eva Hester and three brothers are deceased. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, September
14, at 3 p.m. at the Elliot Funeral Chapel in New London. Rev. Gilbert LaFrance will officiate.
Interment will be in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, southeast of New London. Friends may call at the Elliot Chapel
Monday evening.
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(Obituary of Wife of Hensen Dock Crosley)
Evening Democrat, Ft. Madison, Iowa, Monday, December 6, 1954
Mrs. Crosley Rites Tuesday
Final rites for Mrs. D. H. Crosley, 67, 1611 Avenue I, who died at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Sacred Heart Hospital,
will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery.
Mrs. Crosley, who has been in failing health for some time, was born June 12, 1887 in Fort Madison and was a
lifelong resident of the community. On February 28, 1907, she was married to Hensen Crosley, who survives. She was
a member of Sacred Heart Church.
In addition to her husband, survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Clem Tucker, local; and a sister Mrs. H.G. (Agnes)
Lammers also local.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Christ and Mary Kokjohn. The body is at Nieters Chapel where the rosary
will be recited at 8:30 p.m. today.
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(Children of George & Permelia Crosley)
Evening Democrat, Ft. Madison, Iowa, October, 24, 1932
Car Victim Was Former Local Resident
George Crosley, Davenport Street railway worker, who was killed Tuesday when he was struck by an automobile while
working on the street railway tracks in Davenport, was a former resident of Ft. Madison. He was an employee of the
Tri-State Railway Company at Davenport.
Mr. Crosley is survived by his widow, one son, Harry; two daughters, Edith and Mable, all of Davenport, and
his mother, Mrs. G. B. Crosley; four brothers, Peter, Lowell, Iowa; D. Crosley, I. Crosley and Harry Crosley, all of Ft. Madison.
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Evening Democrat, Ft. Madison, Iowa, August 15, 1966
H. Crosley Dies Here
Harry Edgar Crosley, 78, 1905 Avenue H, died at 3:40 p.m. Sunday at Sacred Heart Hospital. He had been in failing
health three years, seriously ill seven weeks.
Mr. Crosley was born July 11, 1888 in Fort Madison and was a lifelong resident. He was a plant superintendent for
the former Brown Paper Co. here in 1906 and retired from the former Hinde & Dauch Paper Mill on June 30, 1955.
On June 16, 1905, here, he married Minnie Katherine Decker, who survives. He was a member of the Modern Woodmen of
America.
Besides his wife, he is survived by a son Jack Crosley, Des Moines; two daughters, Mrs. Wayne (Louise) Massey, Ames
and Mrs. Francis (Loretta) Neyes, Fort Madison; and five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
His parents were George and Permilia Penrod Crosley.
Funeral Tuesday
The body is at the Barr Memorial Chapel where final rites will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. The Rev. Rowley will officiate.
Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery. The family will meet friends at the Barr Chapel between 7 and 9 p.m. today.
Evening Democrat, Ft. Madison, Iowa, Monday, March 6, 1972
Mrs. Minnie Crosley
Mrs. Minnie Crosley, 81, formerly of Fort Madison, died Saturday March 4, in the Marion Nursing Home, Marion, Iowa.
She has been in failing health two years.
Mrs. Crosley was born June 15, 1890 in Fort Madison. She lived in Fort Madison until two years ago when she moved to
Ames and later to Marion Nursing Home.
In 1908, here, she was married to Harry E. Crosley, who preceded her in death in 1966. Surviving are a son, Jack
Crosley, Marion; a daughter, Mrs. Wayne (Louise) Massey, Ames; a sister and five grandchildren.
Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by a sister and a daughter, Mrs. Francis (Loretta) Neyes in 1970.
Her parents were Henry and Elizabeth Hellige Decker.
The body is at the Barr Memorial Chapel where final rites will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday. The Rev. Willard O. Peterson
will officiate. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery.
The family will meet friends at the Barr Chapel from 7 to 9 this evening.
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(Children of Nathaniel & Emma Crosley)
Evening Democrat, Ft. Madison, Iowa, Tuesday, May 21, 1929
Well Known Man Well Be Buried Here Thursday
George William Crosley Dies at Home Following Two Week’s Illness
Funeral services for George William Crosley, 3302 Avenue I, who died at his home here Sunday, after an illness of
two weeks, will be held at the Santa Fe Methodist Episcopal Church Thursday afternoon at 2:30.
Mr. Crosley was 63 years of age at the time of his death, being born October 4, 1865 in Jefferson township, Lee County.
He had spent his entire life here and was a well known merchant. He was a member of the Church of God.
Mr. Crosley is survived by his widow, one son, William J. Crosley; one daughter, Enuna Crosley; a brother, John H.
Crosley; two sisters, Mrs. Anna Werner, Green Bay township and Lula Bullard of this city.
The Rev. Chivire of Montrose will officiate, assisted by the Rev. Walter C. Plank, pastor of the Santa Fe Avenue
Church of this city. Burial will take place at the Oakland Cemetery.
Mr. Crosley had made scores of friends in Fort Madison and Lee County during his life time and his death comes with a
shock and has death is a distinct loss to his friends and acquaintances.
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(Obituary of Pluma Crosley’s 1st Husband Whom She Divorced)
Evening Weekly Democrat, Ft. Madison, Iowa, May 6, 1903
Heidbreder-At the hospital in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, Tuesday night, April 28, 1903, Geo. Heidbreder, aged about 36 years.
The deceased was the son of Mrs. Ernestine Heidbreder of 1528 Second Street, Ft. Madison, and leaves several other
relatives to mourn his demise. The body was shipped to this city Wednesday night and the funeral occurred Thursday afternoon
at 8 o’clock from the home of his mother, Rev. Otto Pessel officiating. Interment in the City Cemetery.
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(Obituary of Pluma Crosley’s 2nd Husband Whom She Divorced)
Evening Weekly Democrat, Ft. Madison, Iowa, Tuesday December 9, 1924
Frank Hesse, Life Resident of City, Is Taken By Death
Passes Away at Home Early Monday Evening-Was Sufferer For 12 Years
Frank H. Hesse, life long resident of Fort Madison, passed away Monday evening at his home, 1214 Front street.
At the time of his death, he was 64 years, 1 month and 20 days old. He had been a patient sufferer for the past 12 years.
He was born in Fort Madison, Oct. 3, 1860 and had made his home here all his life. A paralytic strokes left Mr. Hesse
a cripple and for a past number of years, he has operated a small confectionery and refreshment stand in front of his home.
He was a member of St. Mary’s church and belonged to the Fraternal order of Eagles. He is survived by four daughters;
Miss Theresa Hesse, at home; Mrs. Fred Richardson, Mrs. Elizabeth McCall, and Bernadine Kalim, all of Chicago and one son,
John L., Lincoln, Neb. Five brothers preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be held at 9 o’clock Thursday morning from St. Mary’s Church. Interment will be in the
Gethsemane Cemetery. Rev. Peter Kern officiating.(Children of Nathaniel & Emma Crosley)
Evening Democrat, Ft. Madison, Iowa,Wednesday, May 27, 1953
John H. Crosley’s Funeral on Friday
Final rites for John Hamilton (Ham) Crosley, 84, RR2, will be held Friday at 2 p.m. in Clemments Chapel with the
Rev. Fred R. Gottwald officiating. Burial in the Oakland Cemetery.
Born Sept. 22, 1868, at Sandusky, the ages farmer was a lifetime resident of this area. He was married to Emelia
Kasten Beger on October 5, 1927 at Fort Madison.
Survivors include his widow, and a sister, Mes. Roy Bullard, local. Two brothers and two sisters preceded him in death.
Evening Democrat, Ft. Madison, Iowa,Wednesday, July 2, 1919
At the family residence, west of the city, Tuesday afternoon at 5 o’clock, Mrs. Hamilton Crosley, aged 57 years and
18 days.
Mrs. Crosley was born June 13, 1862 in the state of Wisconsin where she lived until 27 years ago when she moved to a
farm near this city.
The deceased is survived by her husband, Mr. Hamilton Crosley, one nephew, Robert Heidbreder, who she raised, four
other nephews and nieces.
Funeral services will be held from the residence Thursday afternoon at 4:00 o’clock. Rev. Swiekard officiating.
Interment will be made in Oakland cemetery.
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Evening Democrat, Ft. Madison, Iowa,May 29, 1957
Mrs. A. Crosley Dies Tuesday
Mrs. Amelia Kasten Crosley, 83, formerly of 2331 Avenue H, died Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Lee County Home after an
illness of five months.
Born April 27, 1874 in Fort Madison, she had lived her entire life in Lee County. She was married to John H.
Crosley Oct. 5, 1927, here. He preceded her in death May 26, 1953. Previously, she was married to William F. Beger Nov. 8,
1905, in Ft. Madison. He Died Aug. 16, 1926. She was a member of the German Lutheran church.
Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Christine O’Dell, Keokok; two nieces, Mrs. Herman Brockman, local and Mrs. Vernon
Hansen of California; and a number of grand nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a twin sister, Mrs. Dora Morris
and three brothers, Henry, Adolph and Charles Kaster.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at Clemments Chapel with Rev. Fred R. Gottwald officiating. Burial
will be in Oakland Cemetery.
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Evening Democrat, Ft. Madison, Iowa, Saturday, June 21, 1919
Edward Crosley Died Here Friday; Prominent Resident Is Called By Death
Was 42 Years of Age-Funeral Services Will Be Held Sunday
Another well known and prominent resident of the city was called by death Friday June 20, 1919, when Edward N. Crosley
passed away at the family residence in the West City limits at the age of 42 years, 9 months and 15 days.
Mr. Crosley was born September 5, 1876, in Jefferson township and spent practically all his life in this vicinity where
he enjoyed a circle of hundreds of friends. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church.
The deceased is survived by two brothers, George and Hamilton, of this city; tow sisters, Mrs. Lulu Bullard of Burlington
and Mrs. Anna Werner of Green Bay township; a step-daughter, Mrs. Maude Boyer, at home; four nieces, Mrs. Hazel Ide, Miss Emma
Crosley, Mrs. Gertrude Hazen, and Mrs. Birdie Fletcher; and by two nephews, Robert Hilrider and William Crosley.
The funeral services will be held from the residence Sunday afternoon, June 22, at 2:00 o’clock. Rev. Swickard
officiating. Interment will be made in Oakland Cemetery.
Evening Democrat, Ft. Madison, Iowa, May 13, 1919
At the residence, Jefferson township, this morning at 12:45, aged 45 years, 3 months and 19 days. Mrs. Crosley was
born in Aurora, Ill., January 24, 1874, moving to Jefferson township when she was but a child. She was a member of the
Santa Fe Avenue Methodist church of this city.
The deceased is survived by her husband, Edward Crosley and her daughter, Mrs. Edward Boyles. Funeral announcement later.
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Evening Democrat, Ft. Madison, Iowa, Friday, October 27, 1944
Anna Werner Passes Away
Mrs. Anna May (Crosley) Werner, 62, died in her home in Washington township at 12:30 p.m. Thursday. Death was attributed
to heart trouble. She was born here November 27, 1882, and was a lifelong resident.
On February 14, 1900, she was married to Edward Werner. She was a member of the Royal Neighbors Club.
Survivors include a son, Glen R. Werner, Washington township; a daughter, Mrs. Hazel Fid, Washington township; a brother,
Hamilton Crosley, and a sister, Mrs. Lula Bullard, both of Fort Madison.
Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2:30 p.m. in Nieters Chapel with Rev. W.E. Longdin officiating. Burial is to
be in Oakland Cemetery. The body will be at the family residence until time for services at the chapel.
Evening Democrat, Ft. Madison, Iowa, Saturday, February 2, 1935
Funeral Monday For Victim Of Car Accident
Funeral services for Edward L. Werner, 57, Green Bay township, who was killed Friday afternoon in a car accident near
his home, will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock from Clemments Chapel, Rev. Frederick Boldt, pastor of St. Paul’s Church,
officiating. Interment will be made in Oakland Cemetery.
Mr. Werner was killed when a truck turned over crushing him on a hill leading into the valley of the Green Bay river
bottoms. He had been in Fort Madison shopping during the afternoon and was being taken to his home by Louis Season in a
truck. At the top of the hill, leading down into the bottoms, the truck was stopped because of slippery going and the two
men unloaded the vehicle. In the course of unloading, the machine started down the hill and Werner, running beside the
machine, turned the wheel to prevent the truck from rolling. The car ran onto a side hill and overturned, crushing Werner
between the cab door, ground and the truck, /his neck and back were broken.
Edward L. (Simmie) Werner was a lifelong resident of Lee county. He was born March 4, 1877 in West Point, moving
with his parents, William and Elizabeth Haas Werner to a farm near Fort Madison. He was married to Anna Crosley, Feb. 14,
1900 in Fort Madison and was a member of the F.O.E. and M.W.A., of this city.
About 20 years ago, Mr. Werner moved with his family to the farm in Green Bay township where he has lived since.
In addition to farming, Mr. Werner engaged in commercial fishing. He kept fish boxes near his home and was known for the
unusually fine and fresh fish he served his trade.
Surviving are his widow, one son, Glen Werner, Wever; one daughter, Mrs. Frank Eld, Wever; three grandchildren;
three brothers, Charles Werner of Chicago; Gus Werner and Emil Werner, Kansas City, Mo.; three sisters, Mrs. Frank Henshall,
Burlington, Iowa; Mrs. Herbert Ruddy, Chicago and Mrs. Bud Heim, West Point.
The body will be taken to the home of his daughter, Mrs. Eld and returned to Clements Chapel in time for the funeral Monday.
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(Children of James Ross Crosley)
Evening Democrat, Ft. Madison, Iowa, Monday, August 6, 1928
Mrs. Jane Wharton, former local woman, passed away in Mercy hospital in Burlington last Monday, July 30. Death came
after a lingering illness. Born in Lee County July 22, 1872, she was at the time of her passing, 56 years old. She was well
known throughout this community and her many friends will regret to hear of her passing.
Surviving her, are her husband, two children by a former marriage, William Cassidy of Denver and Mrs. Letha Floyd of
Burlington. Two brothers also survive, Burt Crosley of Cheyenne, Wyo. and Joseph Crosley of Peoria.
Evening Weekly Democrat, Ft. Madison, Iowa, December 2, 1913
Ft. Madison Man Killed By Train, Harvey Cassidy Run Over By C.B.&Q. Freight
Accident Occurred While He Was Walking From Montrose to Keokok
Friday afternoon about 5:30, Harvey Cassidy of 621 Front street, Fort Madison, was struck by a Burlington freight train,
while walking from Montrose to Keokok and was instantly killed. The identity of the victim was not ascertained until this
morning, when his relatives in Fort Madison were notified and they went to Montrose on the noon train.
Mr. Cassidy had been a resident of Fort Madison for the past ten years, being employed at various kinds of work while
here. He had been working on the new Ochsner building, which is at present being constructed on Second street, until a few days
ago. After resigning his position, he went to Montrose in search of work and being unsuccessful there, he decided to go to
Keokok. Friday afternoon he started for the Dam City by means of the C.B.&Q. railroad tracks and it was on account of this
route which he took that he was killed. The deceased was very deaf and unable to hear the train coming and before the engineer
could stop, the locomotive, he had run down the pedestrian and mortally injured him.
The deceased is survived by his mother, Mrs. Mary Cassidy of 621 Front street, four brothers, W.W., George, John, and
Jesse. George and John Cassidy live in Wisconsin, but the whereabouts of Jesse is not known. Two sisters, Mrs. Laura Sprotts
of Montrose and Mrs. Etta Dalquist of South Dakota are the rest of his immediate relatives. The funeral was held at Montrose
Sunday afternoon.
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Peoria Journal-Transcript, Peoria, Illinois, Sunday, November 26, 1939
Order autopsy in the death of a man, 51, Joseph Crosley, 1535 South Adam Street, collapsed at his home at 5:05 p.m.
last night and died in a Gaussam ambulance en route to St. Frances hospital. Dr. Harold F. Diller, Peoria county coroner,
announced last night that an autopsy would be conducted today. It is believed Mr. Crosley was a victim of heart disease.
Mr. Crosley was born in Burlington May 20, 1888. He was a World War veteran and had recently been employed in W.P.A. work.
(In 1911 he was working as an ice cream manufacture). His only survivor is a sister, Sister Orlando, Aurora, Illinois and
one son, William, Burlington. Burial was in Springdale Cemetery.
(Death certificate stated Joseph Crosley was divorced & died of cirrhosis of the liver and alcoholism)
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West Point Appeal, West Point, Iowa, August 10, 1916
Friday Afternoon-Lived near Sawyer This County
Orville Buck, a fifteen year old lad from near Sawyer, was drowned in the waters of the Mississippi river in the
front of Fort Madison near Benbow’s ice houses Friday afternoon. He had frequented the city lately, coming in during the
afternoons purposely to enjoy a few hours in the water with the boys who gathered near the ice houses every day. Between
2:00 and 3:00 o’clock, after he had been paddling about for a short time, not being able to swim, he ventured a trifle
further than he had before and went under.
At the point where he went under was not over fifteen feet from shore. As soon as he was not seen by some of the
other boys in the water, Clem Bergthold went at once to rescue and was joined as soon as the word was reached them by
others who happened to be in the vicinity. One of those present stated he was positive it was not over seven minutes
after the boy went down that Mr. Young brought the body to the surface from the deepened hole. The still form was carried
to high ground and those who had been diving with E. C. Benbow and E.J. Baumert began first aid means of recitation,
while others phoned for physicians and the pulmotor. Dr. J.H. Walker and Capt. Hart of the fire department operated
the lung motor and every known means to restore a spark of life was put to use for two hours, all to no avail. The young
man was an adopted son of Mr. and Mrs. James Buck of near Sawyer.
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(Children of Eliza Crosley & Lebron Cooper)
Mrs. Oscar Cooper, 64, 521 20th St., Ft. Madison, Iowa, died at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 1, 1934. She had been
ill for several years. Nee, Miss Minnie Stewart was the daughter of Francis and Mary Bullard Stewart. She was born
in Jefferson township April 16, 1890 and married Oscar Cooper September 22, 1906.
She is survived by her husband, and one brother, F.E. Stewart, Long Beach, California; one sister, Mrs. George
Wilson, Gibbs, Mo.; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at her home. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery.
Evening Democrat, Ft. Madison, Iowa, Thursday, January 29, 1932
Mitchell Rites Are To Be Held Here Saturday
Funeral services for John W. Mitchell will be held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. at the Santa Fe Avenue Methodist
Episcopal church. Rev. P.M. Conan, pastor of the church. Will officiate. Interment will be in Wilson Cemetery.
Mr. Mitchell died Thursday shortly afternoon, after a lingering illness of two years and seriously the past week.
He was born in Lee county on January 22, 1866. Mr. Mitchell formerly lived in Jefferson township, but has lived on a farm
near Kahoka, Mo., for the past 22 years.
He was married to Celia Cooper in Lee county on December 14, 1892. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church.
Mr. Mitchell is survived by his widow, his mother, Mrs. Lyda F. Mitchell, Montrose; five sons, L.C. Mitchell, at home;
George A. Mitchell, Hoquain, Wash.; Glen Mitchell, Fort Warren, Wyo.; John H., Kahoka, Mo.; and Oscar B., Ft. Madison, Iowa;
two daughters, Mrs. John Hughes, Ft. Madison; Mrs. J.C. O’Day, Kahoka, Mo.; four brothers, James Mitchell, Montrose; Ben
Mitchell, Montrose; Burl Mitchell and Enoch Mitchell, Ft. Madison; two sisters, Mrs. W.H. Brayton, Ft. Madison; and Mrs.
Charles Sprott, Montrose, Iowa; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. His father Henry Mitchell and one brother,
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Evening Democrat, Ft. Madison, Iowa, Monday, August 23, 1965
Jack J. Crosley Funeral Today
Warsaw, Ill.-Funeral services for Jack Joshua Crosley, 70, who died suddenly last Friday afternoon, were held this
afternoon at the Bradfield Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Roy Burrill officiating. Burial was in the Dallas City Cemetery.
A retired carpenter, Crosley was born Oct. 31, 1894 (1884) in Viele, Iowa, the son of Joshua and Laura Crosley.
He attended the Viele school and was affiliated with the Methodist Church.
He married Kattie Burr in Quincy 29 years ago.
Survivors include two daughters; Mrs. Josephine Baldez, Denver, Colorado; Mrs. Ressie Farrell, Fort Madison; one
son, Harold, Cheyenne, Wyoming and one brother, Albert Crosley, of Fort Madison. He was preceded in death by his wife
and three children.
The Dallas Enterprise, Dallas City, Illinois, Thursday, August 26, 1965
Services Held Monday For Jack J. Crosley
Funeral services for Jack Joshua Crosley, 80, of Warsaw, who died suddenly Friday afternoon, Aug. 20, 1965, were
held Monday afternoon at the Bradfield Memorial chapel in Warsaw, with the Rev. Roy Burrill officiating. Burial was in the
Dallas City Cemetery.
Mr. Crosley, a retired carpenter, was born Oct. 31, 1884 in Viele, Iowa, the son of Joshua and Laurie Crosley. He
attended the Viele school and was affiliated with the Methodist church.
Evening Democrat, Ft. Madison, Iowa, Tuesday, October 30, 1962
Mrs. Kathryn Crosley Of Warsaw Is Dead
Mrs. Kathryn Marie Crosley, 76, Warsaw, Ill., a longtime resident of Dallas City, died Sunday in Carthage Memorial
Hospital following an extended illness.
The deceased was first married to Homer Oscar Burr who preceded her in death. She was married on Sept. 2, 1954, to
Jack Crosley who survives. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Crosley is survived by three sons; Ralph Burr, Dallas City; LaVerne Burr, Disco and Albert Lee Burr, Luray, Mo.;
four stepchildren including Mrs. Bessie Farrell, Fort Madison; one brother, Henry Klassing, LaHarpe; 10 grandchildren and
six great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held today at Warsaw with burial in the Dallas City Cemetery.
Hancock County Journal & Carthage Republican, Thursday, November 1, 1962
Mrs. Jack Crosley
Funeral services for Mrs. Kathryn Marie Crosley of Warsaw were held Tuesday, Oct. 30, at 2 p.m. in the Bradfield
Memorial Chapel in Warsaw, the Rev. Roy Burrill officiating. Burial was in Dallas City Cemetery.
Mar. Crosley died Sunday, Oct. 28, in Memorial hospital in Carthage, following a long illness. She was 76 years
old. Born Oct. 20, 1886 in Kingston, she was a daughter of Joseph and Theresia Buhl Klassing. She was married Oct. 20,
1904 to Homer E. Burr in Durham. On Sept. 2, 1954 she married Jack Crosley, who survives.
Surviving with the widower are three sons, Ralph Burr of Dallas City, LaVern Burr of Disco, and Albert Lee Burr
of Luray, Mo.; two daughters, Mrs. Velma Thompson of Carthage and Mrs. Opal Kuse of Warsaw; one brother, Henry Klassing
of LaHarpe; 10 grandchildren; three step-daughters, Mrs. Ressie Farrell of Ft. Madison, Iowa; Mrs. Josephine Cady of
Denver, Colorado and Mrs. Frances Stedzine of Cheyenne, Wyo.; and one step-son, Harold Crosley, also of Cheyenne.
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Evening Democrat, Ft. Madison, Iowa, Tuesday, October 10, 1950
Eliza Ward Dies Today
Mrs. Eliza Anna Ward, 65, 3022 Avenue H, died today at 11:40 a.m. in Sacred Heart Hospital after an illness of
two weeks. She was born March 19, 1885 near Viele and lived in the county most of her life. She was married to William
Ward who died May 31, 1932.
The deceased is survived by four sons; Gilbert, Raymond, Gerald and Sherman Ward, all local; five daughters; Mrs.
Sam Rice, Davenport; Mrs. Chris Hoskins, Dallas City; Mrs. Orville Atwood, Woodard, Oklahoma; Mrs. Leonard Schoene and
Violet Ward, both local; three brothers; Jack Crosley, Warsaw, Ill.; Albert Crosley, Aledo, Ill.; and John Crosley, local;
one sister, Mrs. Frances Hoskins, Lomax; 10 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held Friday at 2 p.m. from the Hall Funeral Home with the Rev. Oren Baker officiating. Burial
will be in Oakland Cemetery.
The Dallas City Review, Dallas City, Hancock Co., Illinois, Tuesday, June 5, 1933
William Ward Died Wednesday
William Ward was born in Lee County, Iowa, May 6, 1869, passed away at his home in Dallas City at 10:20 a.m.,
May 31, 1933 at the age of 64 years and 25 days. Some 33 years ago he was united in marriage to Eliza Crosley and to
this union nine children were born, namely; Raymond, Gerald, Sherman, Bertha and Viola, at home; Mrs. Chris Hoskins, of
Dallas City; Gilbert Ward of New London, Conn.; Mrs. M.S. Rice, Buffalo, Mo.; Mrs. O.I. Atwood of Linnens, Mo.; and
eight grandchildren survives besides a host of other relatives and friends who mourn his passing.
Funeral held at Martin’s Funeral Home. Interment in the Dallas City Cemetery. Mr. Ward died of heart trouble,
taking seriously ill in April. For a number of years he lived in Fort Madison.
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Evening Democrat, Ft. Madison, Iowa, Friday, January 2, 1953
John Crosley Killed When Hit by Train
John William Crosley, 58, 1907 Avenue O, was instantly killed at 2:29 a.m. today when he was struck by the
westbound Rocket-Zephyr on the Burlington CB&Q tracks about 180 feet east Twenty-first street. Mr. Crosley was laying
across the tracks, when the train struck him. Wheels crushed his head and severed both legs. Parts of his badly mangled
body were carried 400 feet from the point of impact. The engineer of the train was Henry Helbing, Hannibal, Mo., and the
conductor was O.E. Kirby, also of Hannibal. They reported the tragedy to police who with the coroner made the investigation.
The train was on its Minneapolis-St. Louis run.
The deceased was born Aug. 15, 1894, neat Viele and spent his entire life in this vicinity. He was married to Mrs.
Hazel Watts in 1944 at Kahoka, Mo. He was an employee of the city cemetery department. Survivors include his widow, two sons,
Oliver, Illinois and Wendell, Burlington; two brothers, Jack, Warsaw, Ill.; and Albert, local; one sister, Mrs. Grover Hoskins,
Lomax, Ill.; three daughters and three step-sons. The remains are at the Hall Funeral Home. Final rites have not been arranged. Monday, January 5, 1953
Funeral services for John W. Crosley, 58, were held at the Hall Funeral Home here at 2:30 Sunday afternoon with the
Rev. Oren Baker officiating. Burial was in the Oakland Cemetery. Pallbearers were Raymond, Gilbert and Sherman Ward,
Harold Bailey, Earl Sheets and Glen Copeland. Those from out of the city attending were Wendell Rohleder of Burlington;
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Crosley of Warsaw, Ill.; Sherman Ward of Adrian, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Chris Hoskins, Dallas City, Ill.;
and Mr. and Mrs. Tim Farrell of Montrose.
Evening Democrat, Ft. Madison, Iowa, Tuesday, March 5, 1974
Mrs. Hazel Crosley
Mrs. Hazel Merle Crosley, 76, formerly of 732 Avenue G, died Saturday March 2, at the Burlington Care Center,
Burlington. A lifelong resident of Fort Madison, she was born March 29, 1897, the daughter of James and Sarah Richey
Boyles. She was married to John Crosley who preceded her in death. Surviving are two sons, George Watts of Walla Walla,
Wash.; Everett Watts, of Austria; a brother, George Boyles of Oklahoma; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a brother and sister. The body is at Brant-Clements Funeral Home where final rites
will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday. The Rev. Gerald Sawyer will officiate. Burial in the Oakland Cemetery. A memorial has
been established with the First Christian Church.
Salinas Californian, Salinas, California, Saturday, March 25, 1972
Crossley Rites
Funeral services for Mrs. Ethel Crossley will be held tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. from Steve & Laporte Chapel.
Interment in Garden of Memories. Mrs. Crossley died yesterday, age 74
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Evening Democrat, Ft. Madison, Iowa, Tuesday, June 23, 1959
Mrs. Hoskins of Lomax Dead
Dallas City, Ill.-Mrs. Frances Hoskins, 58, of Lomax, formerly of Dallas City, died today at 2:05 a.m. in Mary
Davier hospital, LaHarpe.
She was the daughter of Joshua and Laura Copeland Crosley. She was born in Valley, Iowa on Sept. 18, 1900. She
was married to Grover Hoskins.
Mrs. Hoskins is survived by her children; Mrs Goldie Worley, Joe, Albert, Mrs. Lizzie Smith, and Grover, all of
Lomax; John of Dallas City; Harvey, Keokok; Mrs. Geraldine Tate, Biggsville; Ms. Donna Reynolds, Decorah, Iowa; and Mrs.
John Powell.
The funeral will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Martin Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Crane Cemetery, Lomax.
Evening Democrat, Ft. Madison, Iowa, Monday, May 6, 1946
Lee Native Dies Saturday
Grover Hoskins, Lomax, Ill., who died Saturday at 10:45 p.m. in Burlington hospital, will be buried Tuesday afternoon
at 2 p.m. services conducted at the Martin Funeral Home, Dallas City. Burial will be in the Crane Cemetery, Lomax.
He was born in Lee County, Aug. 24, 1899, the son of Howie and Lizzie Hoskins. He was married to Frances Crosley, at
Fort Madison.
Survivors include the widow and the following children; Goldie, John, Joe, Lizzie, Grover, Howey, Albert, Geraldine,
Dora and Joan, all, with the exception of Howy who is in China with the Navy, are residents of Lomax.
Hoskins spent most of his life in the Lomax vicinity.
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Evening Democrat, Ft. Madison, Iowa, October 7, 1921
Crosley
Martin Crosley, 18 year old son of Joshua and Laura Crosley of Dallas, passed away at his home there Thursday morning,
Death followed a complication of typhoid and pneumonia lasting about two weeks.
Martin was born January 12, 1903, in Lee County, Iowa, making him eighteen years, eight months and twenty-four days of
age.
Besides his parents, he leaves to mourn three brothers and two sisters, namely; Joshua and Albert of Dallas City; and
John of Niota; Mrs. Eliza Ward of Fort Madison; and Frances Hoskins of Niota.
Arrangements for the funeral have not been made.
The Dallas City Review, Dallas City, Illinois, Tuesday, October 11, 1921
Young Man Died of Typhoid
Died at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Crosley on West 3rd St., in this city, Thursday, October 6, 1921,
Martin Crossley, 19 years, 8 months, and 24 days.
Martin was a native of Iowa, being born in Lee Co., January 12, 1903 and spent most of his life in that locality, the
family having resided in this city for the past couple of years.
A little over a week ago the young man was taken ill, but at first his condition was not considered serious until it
was discovered he had typhoid fever and he steadily grew worse until pneumonia set in and in spite of all the doctor and
family could do, he steadily weakened until death claimed him.
Martin’s death is a serious blow to his parents, as they are not in good health and he was their main support.
Besides the parents, Joshua and Laura Crosley, he is survived by two sisters; Mrs. Eliza Ward of Fort Madison; and
Mrs. Frances Hoskins of Niota; and three brothers; Joshua and Albert of this city and John of Niota.
Funeral services were conducted from the Mission Church, Friday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock by Rev. Jolly, after which
the interment was made in the Dallas City Cemetery.
The family has the sympathy of all in their hour of sorrow and affliction.
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Children of Benjamin & Eliza Crosley)
Evening Democrat, Ft. Madison, Iowa, Friday, August 26, 1960
A. L. Crosley Dies Thursday
Albert Laurence Crosley, 82, died at the Metz Nursing home in Donnellson Thursday at 4:30 p.m. He had been ill
for several years. Born in Palmyra, Mo., on Nov. 7, 1877, he spent most of his life in Lee County. He is survived by one
brother, Robert Crosley of Ft. Madison. He was preceded in death by two sisters and two brothers.
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Evening Democrat, Ft. Madison, Iowa, January 16, 1967
R.V. Crosley Dies at 86
Robert V. Crosley, 86, formerly of Fort Madison and a life long resident of Lee County, died at 8 a.m Sunday in
the Keokuk Nursing Home. He had been in failing health six months. Mr. Crosley was born Feb. 14, 1880. He was a carpenter
and a retired employee of the W.A. Sheaffer Pen Co. He was a member of the Carpenters Union for more than 50 years. On Jan.
29, 1902 he married Clara Alma Neely, who died June 1, 1960.
Surviving are three daughters; Mrs. Everett (Marie) Scobee, Cherokee Village, Ark.; Mrs. Earle (Fay) Masters,
Elkton, Fla.; and Mrs. Robertus Carr, Sarasota, Fla.; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Besides his wife,
he was preceded in death by two sons, a daughter, three brothers and two sisters.
The body is at Nieters Chapel where final rites will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday. The Rev. Fred C. Rowley will officiate.
Burial will be in Oakland cemetery.
Evening Democrat, Ft. Madison, Iowa, Thursday, June 2, 1960
Mrs. Crosley Rites Friday
Final rites for Mrs. Clara Alma Crosley, 77, 3202 Avenue K, who died at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart hospital,
will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Hall Funeral Home. The Rev. Fred Rowley will officiate at the service. Burial will be in
Oakland Cemetery.
Mrs. Crosley was born Sept. 10, 1882, at Prairie du Chien, Wis. She lived here for 61 years. On Jan. 29, 1902, here,
she married to Robert V. Crosley, who survives. Also surviving are one son; Clarence Crosley, Fort Madison; three daughters;
Mrs. Everett (Marie) Scobee, Fort Madison; Mrs. Earl (Fay) Masters, Elkton, Fla.; and Mrs Richard (Robertus) Carr, Sarasota,
Fla.; two brothers; Roy Neely, Chicago and Carl Neely, Fort Madison; and two sisters; Mrs. Laura Cooper and Miss Mae Neely,
both of Fort Madison; six grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews. Also a brother, a sister and two children preceded
her in death.
The body is in the Hall Funeral Home where friends may call.
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The Evening Democrat, Ft. Madison, Iowa, Monday, December 15, 1952
Theodore Crosley Rites Wednesday
Theodore William Crosley, 70, RR 1, Norwalk, died Sunday in University hospital, Iowa City. He had been ill for several
years. The retired carpenter was born Jan. 5, 1882, in Lee County and spent most of his life here until he moved to Norwalk to
make his home with his daughter. He was married here in 1901 to Bessie Modlin. He attended the Assembly of God church.
The deceased is survived by two daughters; Mrs. Kenneth Magel, Norwalk; and Mrs. Merlin Fisk, Des Moines; two brothers,
Albert and Robert Crosley, local; and four grandchildren. The funeral will be held Wednesday at the Hall Funeral Home with the
Rev. Fred Gottwall officiating. Burial will be in Oakland cemetery.
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The Evening Democrat, Ft. Madison, Iowa, February 12, 1951
Mrs. G. Weaver Rites Tuesday
Mrs. Myrtle May Weaver, 63, 2124 Avenue E, died at 4 a.m. Sunday in Sacred Heart hospital. She had been in failing
health for the past year. Born here July 31, 1887, she was a life long resident. She was first married to C. E. Wright in
1910 and she was later married to George M. Weaver at Memphis, Mo., in 1921. She attended the Assembly of God church. The
funeral will be held Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. in the Hall Funeral Home with the Rev. M.E. Parlotz officiating. Burial will be
in Oakland Cemetery.
The deceased is survived by her husband; one son; Vincent B. Wright, local; three brothers; Theodore W. Crosley,
Des Moines; Albert and Robert Crosley, local; one sister, Miss Gertrude Crosley, local; and four grandchildren.
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The Evening Democrat, Ft. Madison, Iowa, Saturday, June 28, 1952
Miss Crosley Dies Friday
Miss Gertrude Margaret Crosley, 59, 2332 Avenue J, died Friday at 3:45 p.m. in Sacred Heart hospital after an illness
of four years. A lifetime resident, she was born here on Sept. 3, 1892. She received baptism from the Assembly of god church.
The deceased is survived by three brothers; Theodore Crosley, Des Moines; Albert and Robert Crosley, local; also a
number of nephews and nieces. A sister, Mrs. Myrtle Weaver, and an infant brother preceded her in death. The funeral will
be held Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at the Hall Funeral Home. The Rev. H.A. Strange will officiate. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery.
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(Children of Florence Crosley & Albert Pezley)
The Evening Democrat, Ft. Madison, Iowa, October 7, 1966
Mrs. Effie Cale
Mrs. Effie Cale, 80, died Monday at 1:05 a.m. at the Davenport Nursing Home. She had been ill for 10 days. She was
born Oct. 1, 1886 in Charleston. She was a resident of Montrose most of her life and had always lived in Lee county. She was
a member of the Church of Nazarene. She was married to Fred Cale, who died in 1924. She was also preceded in death by her
parents, two sisters and two brothers. Survivors include a son, Charles, of Bettendorf; two daughters; Mrs. Raymond
(Genevieve) Comstock, Redondo Beach, Calif., and Mrs. E.C. (Mabel) Cloud, San Bernardino, Calif.; two brothers, Albert
Pezley, Fort Madison; and Charles Pezley, Keokuk; and four grandchildren.
The body is at Clements Chapel. Burial will be in the Montrose cemetery.
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The Evening Democrat, Ft. Madison, Iowa, April 1966
Harry Pezley, 77, of Argyle, died in Graham hospital in Keokuk, Saturday, April 2, at 12:45 p.m. after having been in
failing health for years and seriously ill the past two weeks. The son of the late Albert and Florence Crosley Pezley, he was
born Oct. 15, 1888, at Charleston. He was a lifelong resident of Lee county, spending the last number of years in Argyle. He
was a farmer and a member of the Santa Fe Methodist church in Fort Madison. On February 23, 1911, at Fort Madison, he married
Kathryn Anna Swinderman, who preceded him in death Nov. 6, 1962.
Surviving are six sons; Lester, Keokuk; Harrison, Montrose; Laverne. John and Walter, Argyle; and Norman, Marion, Ohio;
one daughter, Mrs. Marie Gullick, Fort Madison; two brothers; Albert, Fort Madison; and Charles, Keokuk; two sisters; Mrs. Effie
Cale, Montrose and Mrs. James Dodson, Fort Madison; 34 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one
son, one daughter, one brother and one sister.
Funeral services were held at Miller’s Home for Funerals Tuesday at 2 p.m. with Rev. Chas L. Carter officiating. Mrs.
Howard Hancock and Mrs. Lee Derr sang “The Old Rugged Cross” and “In the Garden”, accompanied by Mrs. Robert Yoder. Interment
was in Charleston cemetery, the following serving as bearers, William Gullick, Robert Gullick, Chester Pezley, Marvin Pezley,
Roger Pezley and Larry Pezley.
The Evening Democrat, Ft. Madison, Iowa, November 1962
Kathryn Anna Swinderman Pezley, daughter of the late Casper and Amanda McChord Swinderman, was born May 24, 1888, near
Charleston and had spent her entire life in Lee county. She was a member of the Methodist church at Fort Madison. On Feb 23,
1911, at Fort Madison, she was married to Harry Pezley, who survives as do also six sons; Lester, Keokuk; Harrison and LaVerne,
Montrose; John and Walter, Argyle, and Norman, Marion, Ohio; one daughter, Mrs. Marie Gullick, Fort Madison; two brothers; Wm.
Swinderman, Donnellson; and Edward Swinderman, Montrose; 32 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one son, one daughter, five brothers and one sister. Funeral services will be held in
Miller’s Home for Funeral’s Friday, Nov. 9, at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Charles Carter, pastor of the Argyle Presbyterian church,
officiating. Interment will be in the Charleston Cemetery. Mrs. Howard Hancock and Mrs. Lee Derr sang “The Old Rugged Cross”
and “In the Garden”, accompanied by Mrs. Robert Yoder. Interment was in Charleston cemetery, the following serving as bearers,
William Gullick, Roger Pezley, Chester Pezley, Marvin Pezley, Larry Pezley and Michael Pezley.
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The Evening Democrat, Ft. Madison, Iowa, February 1957
Mrs. Cora Pezley Swinderman, a resident of Charleston, died at 9:50 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, at her home after a serious
illness of 10 weeks at the age of 66 years. Mrs. Swinderman, a lifelong resident of this vicinity, was born in Charleston
Sept. 4, 1890, the daughter of Albert and Florence Crosley Pezley. She joined the New Boston Methodist church May 8, 1943,
and was also a member of the W.S.C.S. of New Boston. On April 20, 1910, she was united in marriage to Walter G. Swinderman in
Santa Fe Methodist church at Fort Madison.
She leaves to mourn her four sons and four daughters: George of Wyaconda, Mo.; Victor of Donnellson; Earl in the U.S.
Navy; John at home; Beatrice Wagner of Argyle; Kathryn Wilson of Marcelline, Mo.; Doris and Florence, at home; eight grandchildren:
Norma, Judy, George, And Guy Swinderman of Wyaconda, Mo.; Zelda Swinderman of Donnellson; Kenneth, Keith, and Kora Wilson of
Marcelline, Mo. Her husband passed away Dec. 21, 1948. Also preceding her in death besides her parents are two sisters and two
brothers.
Her entire life was a consistent Christian faith. She was a devoted and loving wife and mother who loved her home and
family deeply. She will be missed especially in the home where a mother’s love and kindness will be lacking.
The Evening Democrat, Ft. Madison, Iowa, December 1948
Walter G. Swinderman, known to many as “Bob” Swinderman, a prominent citizen of Charleston, died suddenly of a heart
attack at 12:15 p.m. Tuesday, December 21, while at his work at Santa Fe shops, at the age of 64 years, 10 months and 3 days.
Mr. Swinderman was a lifetime resident of the vicinity, was born near New Boston, February 18, 1884, the son of Casper and
Amanda McCord Swinderman. He was a member of the Baptist Church and of the Modern Woodmen of America.
On April 20, 1910, he was united in marriage to Cora Pezley in the Santa Fe Methodist church, Fort Madison. He leaves
to mourn his loss, his beloved wife, 4 sons and 4 daughters; George, Wyaconda, Mo.; Victor, Fort Madison, Iowa; Earl, Vallejo,
Calif.; John, at home; Mrs. Beatrice Wagner, Charleston; Mrs. Kathryn Wilson, Marcelline, Mo.; Doris and Florence, at home; 7
grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews; one sister, Mrs. Catherine Pezley, Argyle; four brothers, Lawrence and
Edward, Charleston; William, Donnellson; Joe, Howard, South Dakota.
He was preceded in death by one sister, Mrs. Eva Griswold and two brothers, Charles & Frank. Mr. Swinderman, in his
earlier life was a farmer, later working at the Santa Fe shop, where he remained until the time of his death. He was a loving
husband and affectionate father. He was always ready to do a kindness to everyone and will be sadly missed, especially in the
home where a father’s love and kindness will be lacking.
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The Evening Democrat, Ft. Madison, Iowa, May 1976
Mrs. Anna M. Pezley, 78, 2917 Avenue L, Ft. Madison, died at 7:15 p.m. Sunday, May 30, at Sacred Heart hospital.
She had been in falling health the past year. She was born in Franklin Township Aug. 2, 1897. Her parents were Christian
and Amelia Roeglin Westermeyer. She was married to Albert Pezley on Aug. 9, 1916 at Fort Madison. He preceded her in death.
She had been a resident of Fort Madison for 60 years. Mrs. Pezley was a member of St. John United Church of Christ.
Surviving are a son, Ernest Pezley, Fort Madison; a sister, Mrs. Ellis (Madge) Gillaspey, Fort Madison; six
grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Her parents, a son, Wesley, three brothers and two sisters also preceded her in
death. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 2, at St. Paul United Church of Christ in Donnellson. The Rev.
Robert Rotgers and Rev. Donald Stoll officiated. Burial was in Evangelical cemetery at Donnellson.
Pallbearers were Gilbert Westermeyer, Eldon Westermeyer, Melvin Westermeyer, Norman Westermeyer, Calvin
Westermeyer and Rocky Westermeyer.
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The Evening Democrat, Ft. Madison, Iowa, October 7, 1976
Keokuk-Charles Pezley, 81, 616 South Twelfth Street, Keokuk, died at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29, 1976, at Two
Rivers Nursing Home in Keokuk. He was born June 13, 1895 in Charleston and was a lifelong resident of Lee county. On
March 29, 1916, in Fort Madison, he married Lila Mae Parker. She preceded him in death Sept. 25, 1954.
He was caretaker at the Keokuk Saddle Club at the time of his retirement. Survivors include two sons, Ray Pezley
and Gene Pezley of Nauvoo and three daughters; Mrs. Ray (Irma) Weirather and Mrs Shirley Hayden, both of Keokuk and Mrs.
Vernon (Elaine) Oberding, Pensacola, Fla.; 17 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Besides his wife, he was preceded
in death by a son, four sisters and three brothers. His parents were Albert and Florence Crosley Pezley.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2 at the DeJong Funeral home in Keokuk with the Rev. Donald
Kelly officiating. Burial was in the Charleston cemetery.
Ross & Eliza Crosley’s section contains the following additional information:
Cincinnati Ohio Directory 1829 from Microfilm SL # 194 000; Ross Crosley bricklayer, pg. 36
Ross & Eliza Crosley’s marriage record from Lawrenceburg County Courthouse, Ind.
History of Dearborn & Ohio Counties Ind. Ross Crosley steward in church, page 382
Lee County, Iowa map showing property of Ross Crosley from Ft. Madison Courthouse, Iowa
Guardianship of Florence & Ben; children of Ross Crosley, deceased. Ft. Madison Courthouse
January 1869 Box C-1
Death certificate of Ben Crosley from Ft. Madison County Courthouse, Iowa
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