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RESIDENT HERE SINCE 1865He Soon Followed His Life Partner to the Unknown Beyond.On 1ast Nil tarday, April 2, occd vred tlie death »l‘ another Kossuth county early settler. Surrounded by bis children and old army comrades, Uncle George Smith breathed his last. If is illness was brief, and up to within two days of his death it was thought lie would recover. But the recent loss of his wife was a severe blow to him and he never recovered from the shock. With Mother Smith’s death everything worth living for seemed to pass from him. and he desired to follow her.George Smith was,born at Auchen-reath, Banffshire, Scotland, August 5, 1820. He was married to .lean Ross on April 12, 1845, with whum he lived until the time of her death a few weeks ago. They came to this country in 1848 and settled in Sullivan county, N. Y. He enlisted as a private in Co. A, 143rd regiment infantry volunteers, August 7,18I52, and was honorably discharged June 10,1865. Ilis regiment was at various times under the command of Generals Hooker, McCook, Kusecruns and Sherman, and saw much active service. His two eldest sons were also in the service with him, but under different commanders. At the close of the war he removed with his family to this county in November, 1865, and settled upon the prairie near what is now Whittemore. Here for many years he and his large family endured the privations and hardships incident to those early days in this county. About 19 years ago he moved to Algona, where he has since lived. He was the father ol’ 12 children, 11 of whom survive him and are well-known in this county—the youngest being Hugh It. Smith, foreman of this office.He was a loving husband and good father in his family, and generous to a fault. Anybody was al ways welcome to what he had. It was never a question with him or his wife whether they had it to spare—only whether they had it at all. During their long residence upon the farm and in town they gave away enough for a handsome competence, and now that they are both gone, Ills own free hand and that of his companion will long be cherished by many.Ilis end came as peaceful as a child going to sleep and he crossed the silent river with unbounded faith in the Great Master and with an unshaken belief that he and his life partner, who had preceded him to the great beyond, would he reunited forever in that happy abode where the pangs of death are unknown.Brief funeral services were conducted at the home of his son, Hugh, Monday afternoon by Rev. O. IT, Holmes, the James 0. Taylor post attending in a body to do honor to the memory of their deceased comrade. The remains were laid to rest in the Whittemore cemetery under the auspices of the post in the presence of a large number of relatives and sympathising friends, Peace to his ashes!
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Algona Advance
Algona, Iowa, US
Thu, Apr 07, 1904
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