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XV HO I lie I IIUUUICU auu I^ivuituv-- r-oneer of Wapello county is gone, Pli- a'ay Kitterman died Nov. 14th. after a ailingering illness of almost a year. Mr. aiKitterman w as born in Franklin coun- n804, He was adiana, where she opened up a large farm and with the aid of her sons auu.of schools, it is surprising that he at-tained the sdvuncBinciit that ho did.in his school days the rudelog cabin, slab benches, etc., were th educational facilities to which he was invited, but energy auu resolution conquered all obstacles, and he was one among the few .vho received a fair education.lie had traveled a great deal—been in almost every state in the union-made two trips to the east, twice overland to California and several times to the western states and territories, all since he located in Wapello county. His first wife was Sarah Archibald;.she died in 1831. They had two children. One son, William died at theage of 48; and one daughter still living now, Mrs Martin Koontz, of SantaFe Springs, Col. Mr. Kitterman’s second wife was Lydia Itedmond; she_ — * • t «son of Ilenry and Anna Kitterman, of I Pennsylvania. His father died in a Franklin county, Ya., and soon af ter lr his mother moved to Ferry county, In- *vsuch other help as she was able to com-mand, she carried on until her death. tlt;In 1841 he came to Princeton, ill., where -JLU i no vctuiv wv * ****---;---he spent the winter and in the spring of ’43 came to Wapello county, Iowa, Carriving here May 10. He camped 11 near the Mineral Springs, at « the east end of Ottumwa withthe Indians six weeJ^s;the meantine he reconnoitered the sur- prounding country and Anally located in a Pahlonega township, about miles I northeast of Ottumwa, where he \good farms; Iin addition to this he has given away isa. ^ a m * __ ... . A1over 400 acres to his children, and at the time of his death cwned an acre ol } land on North Court street with two 3good houses, one of which was his res- 1 e idence until a few weeks before his ndeath. , ,He was a man of great energy, andwas the last known survivor of those P who took part in the Dahlonega w ar. a lie was a fair scholar, constant reader p and always kept posted in the current ievents of the day. Having lost his | afather earlv in his youth he had to rely mainly on his own exertions for me ms to k3ep him in school. When we look Lack seventy or seventy-live years and call to mind the almost total absencelt;it(1s,ilIC(K‘11teLadied in March, 1876; left four children, .Sarah, now Mrs. Alfred Kowlin, and Nancy, now Mrs. Jefferson Thompson, both of Highland Center, Iowa; George W., of Ottumwa, and John H.,of Cawker City, Kansas, Mr. Kitterman, at the time of his death, and tor years before was a member of the Christian church.* Ilis dealings with all w ere upright and honorable.and his honesty of character were questionedby no one. In 1804 he ...oved to Ottumwa, where he resided until thedeath of his late wife, which occurredAug. 28. 1888. She was Miss Kate I c Cooper, and was born near Lima, 111- 11 They were united in marriage, Oct. 10111iIlt;I1878. . . . , .Thus lie lived an honest, upright j lt;life, and died a Christian gentleman.Ilis loss will be deeply felt by his friends and the community. Ilis remains were follow jd to their last rest- | iintr r»ia*»p. tn the Kitterman cemetery
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Ottumwa Sunday Democrat
Ottumwa, Iowa, US
Sun, Nov 18, 1888
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