Iowa, Cemetery Records, 1662-1999 about Aaron Lewis
Name: Aaron Lewis
Birth Date: 1829
Death Date: 25 Feb 1916
Age: 87
Burial Location: Glenwood, Mills
Cemetery: Glenwood
General Burial Info: lot 264; Sarah B. 1837 to 22 Nov 1891
Comments: wif: Sarah B.
Source: Incomplete Grave Stone Records of Mills County, Iowa
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Obit:
Aaron Lewis, one of the oldest residents of Lyons township, died quite suddenly at his home last Friday night and his funeral was held from the home on Sunday, conducted by Rev. Hall of the Glenwood Christian church. Mr. Lewis had been in excellent health and spirits for one of his age until within a very few days, and his death was entirely unexpected. In fact, he has recently been fleshier and more active than usual, and retained a lively interest in the work around his farm home until the very last.
Some time early in the week it was noticed that he was slightly indisposed, but not to an extent to cause any serious apprehension. On Thursday evening he went out of the house on some errand about the premises, and was soon afterward found almost unconscious, having been overcome suddenly by an attack that left him helpless. He was taken into the house and a physician summoned. He rallied and it appeared that he would recover, but soon after he began to grow weaker again, and gradually failed until the end shortly before midnight Thursday. He was, however, able to be up and around most of the time, and ate supper at the table the evening before he died.
Mr. Lewis was born in Putnam county, Indiana, November 30, 1829, and so was in his 87th year. He married to Sarah Landis November 22, 1855, and in 1880 they came to Iowa and located in Lyons township, buying a farm along the Missouri, just north of the mouth of Keg Creek. Mrs. Lewis died in 1891, but Mr. Lewis continued to lived with his son John on a farm they had previously bought three miles to the east and somewhat north of the old place. There he lived until his death, the two men keeping a bachelor home, as John is unmarried. The old gentleman was especially the housekeeper and was reputed among his neighbors as an excellent cook and housekeeper.
Three children of a family of ten survive him. They are John, on the farm last mentioned, Mrs. Sarah Almeda "Meda" Lee, two miles to the west, and Aaron Z., at Council Bluffs. All were here at the funeral. Mrs. Ida Smith, a granddaughter, was also here from Merriam, Kansas, accompanied by a little daughter, who is the only great grandchild of the deceased.
Mr. Lewis was one of the early day pioneers attracted to California by the promise of fortunes to be gained in the rich placer mines which . . . (here the text becomes unreadable) . . . on the provisions they carried with them and their prowess as hunters. He tried his fortune there about two years and finding the gold fields yielding only a moderate return for his labors, he decided to come back. He sailed south from the California coast and crossed the Isthmus of Panama at Nicaragua, the trip over the mountains at that point being made with the help of burros and native guides.
He will be remembered by his acquaintances as always kind and genial, resourceful, with a strong attachment for his home, and especially fond of children, and with an exceptional faculty for entertaining them.
Mills County, Iowa "Tribune"
February 28, 1916, pg. 1
Name: Aaron Lewis
Birth Date: 1829
Death Date: 25 Feb 1916
Age: 87
Burial Location: Glenwood, Mills
Cemetery: Glenwood
General Burial Info: lot 264; Sarah B. 1837 to 22 Nov 1891
Comments: wif: Sarah B.
Source: Incomplete Grave Stone Records of Mills County, Iowa
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Obit:
Aaron Lewis, one of the oldest residents of Lyons township, died quite suddenly at his home last Friday night and his funeral was held from the home on Sunday, conducted by Rev. Hall of the Glenwood Christian church. Mr. Lewis had been in excellent health and spirits for one of his age until within a very few days, and his death was entirely unexpected. In fact, he has recently been fleshier and more active than usual, and retained a lively interest in the work around his farm home until the very last.
Some time early in the week it was noticed that he was slightly indisposed, but not to an extent to cause any serious apprehension. On Thursday evening he went out of the house on some errand about the premises, and was soon afterward found almost unconscious, having been overcome suddenly by an attack that left him helpless. He was taken into the house and a physician summoned. He rallied and it appeared that he would recover, but soon after he began to grow weaker again, and gradually failed until the end shortly before midnight Thursday. He was, however, able to be up and around most of the time, and ate supper at the table the evening before he died.
Mr. Lewis was born in Putnam county, Indiana, November 30, 1829, and so was in his 87th year. He married to Sarah Landis November 22, 1855, and in 1880 they came to Iowa and located in Lyons township, buying a farm along the Missouri, just north of the mouth of Keg Creek. Mrs. Lewis died in 1891, but Mr. Lewis continued to lived with his son John on a farm they had previously bought three miles to the east and somewhat north of the old place. There he lived until his death, the two men keeping a bachelor home, as John is unmarried. The old gentleman was especially the housekeeper and was reputed among his neighbors as an excellent cook and housekeeper.
Three children of a family of ten survive him. They are John, on the farm last mentioned, Mrs. Sarah Almeda "Meda" Lee, two miles to the west, and Aaron Z., at Council Bluffs. All were here at the funeral. Mrs. Ida Smith, a granddaughter, was also here from Merriam, Kansas, accompanied by a little daughter, who is the only great grandchild of the deceased.
Mr. Lewis was one of the early day pioneers attracted to California by the promise of fortunes to be gained in the rich placer mines which . . . (here the text becomes unreadable) . . . on the provisions they carried with them and their prowess as hunters. He tried his fortune there about two years and finding the gold fields yielding only a moderate return for his labors, he decided to come back. He sailed south from the California coast and crossed the Isthmus of Panama at Nicaragua, the trip over the mountains at that point being made with the help of burros and native guides.
He will be remembered by his acquaintances as always kind and genial, resourceful, with a strong attachment for his home, and especially fond of children, and with an exceptional faculty for entertaining them.
Mills County, Iowa "Tribune"
February 28, 1916, pg. 1
Iowa, Cemetery Records, 1662-1999 about Aaron Lewis
Name: Aaron Lewis
Birth Date: 1829
Death Date: 25 Feb 1916
Age: 87
Burial Location: Glenwood, Mills
Cemetery: Glenwood
General Burial Info: lot 264; Sarah B. 1837 to 22 Nov 1891
Comments: wif: Sarah B.
Source: Incomplete Grave Stone Records of Mills County, Iowa
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Obit:
Aaron Lewis, one of the oldest residents of Lyons township, died quite suddenly at his home last Friday night and his funeral was held from the home on Sunday, conducted by Rev. Hall of the Glenwood Christian church. Mr. Lewis had been in excellent health and spirits for one of his age until within a very few days, and his death was entirely unexpected. In fact, he has recently been fleshier and more active than usual, and retained a lively interest in the work around his farm home until the very last.
Some time early in the week it was noticed that he was slightly indisposed, but not to an extent to cause any serious apprehension. On Thursday evening he went out of the house on some errand about the premises, and was soon afterward found almost unconscious, having been overcome suddenly by an attack that left him helpless. He was taken into the house and a physician summoned. He rallied and it appeared that he would recover, but soon after he began to grow weaker again, and gradually failed until the end shortly before midnight Thursday. He was, however, able to be up and around most of the time, and ate supper at the table the evening before he died.
Mr. Lewis was born in Putnam county, Indiana, November 30, 1829, and so was in his 87th year. He married to Sarah Landis November 22, 1855, and in 1880 they came to Iowa and located in Lyons township, buying a farm along the Missouri, just north of the mouth of Keg Creek. Mrs. Lewis died in 1891, but Mr. Lewis continued to lived with his son John on a farm they had previously bought three miles to the east and somewhat north of the old place. There he lived until his death, the two men keeping a bachelor home, as John is unmarried. The old gentleman was especially the housekeeper and was reputed among his neighbors as an excellent cook and housekeeper.
Three children of a family of ten survive him. They are John, on the farm last mentioned, Mrs. Sarah Almeda "Meda" Lee, two miles to the west, and Aaron Z., at Council Bluffs. All were here at the funeral. Mrs. Ida Smith, a granddaughter, was also here from Merriam, Kansas, accompanied by a little daughter, who is the only great grandchild of the deceased.
Mr. Lewis was one of the early day pioneers attracted to California by the promise of fortunes to be gained in the rich placer mines which . . . (here the text becomes unreadable) . . . on the provisions they carried with them and their prowess as hunters. He tried his fortune there about two years and finding the gold fields yielding only a moderate return for his labors, he decided to come back. He sailed south from the California coast and crossed the Isthmus of Panama at Nicaragua, the trip over the mountains at that point being made with the help of burros and native guides.
He will be remembered by his acquaintances as always kind and genial, resourceful, with a strong attachment for his home, and especially fond of children, and with an exceptional faculty for entertaining them.
Mills County, Iowa "Tribune"
February 28, 1916, pg. 1
Name: Aaron Lewis
Birth Date: 1829
Death Date: 25 Feb 1916
Age: 87
Burial Location: Glenwood, Mills
Cemetery: Glenwood
General Burial Info: lot 264; Sarah B. 1837 to 22 Nov 1891
Comments: wif: Sarah B.
Source: Incomplete Grave Stone Records of Mills County, Iowa
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Obit:
Aaron Lewis, one of the oldest residents of Lyons township, died quite suddenly at his home last Friday night and his funeral was held from the home on Sunday, conducted by Rev. Hall of the Glenwood Christian church. Mr. Lewis had been in excellent health and spirits for one of his age until within a very few days, and his death was entirely unexpected. In fact, he has recently been fleshier and more active than usual, and retained a lively interest in the work around his farm home until the very last.
Some time early in the week it was noticed that he was slightly indisposed, but not to an extent to cause any serious apprehension. On Thursday evening he went out of the house on some errand about the premises, and was soon afterward found almost unconscious, having been overcome suddenly by an attack that left him helpless. He was taken into the house and a physician summoned. He rallied and it appeared that he would recover, but soon after he began to grow weaker again, and gradually failed until the end shortly before midnight Thursday. He was, however, able to be up and around most of the time, and ate supper at the table the evening before he died.
Mr. Lewis was born in Putnam county, Indiana, November 30, 1829, and so was in his 87th year. He married to Sarah Landis November 22, 1855, and in 1880 they came to Iowa and located in Lyons township, buying a farm along the Missouri, just north of the mouth of Keg Creek. Mrs. Lewis died in 1891, but Mr. Lewis continued to lived with his son John on a farm they had previously bought three miles to the east and somewhat north of the old place. There he lived until his death, the two men keeping a bachelor home, as John is unmarried. The old gentleman was especially the housekeeper and was reputed among his neighbors as an excellent cook and housekeeper.
Three children of a family of ten survive him. They are John, on the farm last mentioned, Mrs. Sarah Almeda "Meda" Lee, two miles to the west, and Aaron Z., at Council Bluffs. All were here at the funeral. Mrs. Ida Smith, a granddaughter, was also here from Merriam, Kansas, accompanied by a little daughter, who is the only great grandchild of the deceased.
Mr. Lewis was one of the early day pioneers attracted to California by the promise of fortunes to be gained in the rich placer mines which . . . (here the text becomes unreadable) . . . on the provisions they carried with them and their prowess as hunters. He tried his fortune there about two years and finding the gold fields yielding only a moderate return for his labors, he decided to come back. He sailed south from the California coast and crossed the Isthmus of Panama at Nicaragua, the trip over the mountains at that point being made with the help of burros and native guides.
He will be remembered by his acquaintances as always kind and genial, resourceful, with a strong attachment for his home, and especially fond of children, and with an exceptional faculty for entertaining them.
Mills County, Iowa "Tribune"
February 28, 1916, pg. 1
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