The remains of Lemuel Melvin Castle were brought here from Kearney for burial Sunday, and funeral services were held at the Federated church at 2 o'clock. The deceased, who was a Civil War veteran, was a resident of Seward county in years past. The funeral services were in charge of Rev. H. W. Hansen, pastor of the church. Mrs. William H. Smith sang two selections, being accompanied by Mrs. Vera Luhe. Judge Alfred Hiller and Amos Colman represented the surviving Civl War veterans at the services, and members of the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic attended in a body. The pallbearers were sons of Civil War vetrerans, as follows: Roy R. Schick, M. A. V. Davis, Geo. D. Thomas, Ed Woods, Lou Konkright and L. H. McKillip. A firing squad composed of members of the national guard served as a military escort and fired a salute at the grave. The squad was in command of Lieutenant Irwin Jones and consisted of Privates Tom Anderson, James Koch, Jackson Rogers, Harold Graff and Chas. Phipps. Roland McKenzie served as bugler. The remains were laid to rest in the family lot in Seward (north) cemetery.
Obituary
Lemuel Melvin Castle was born near Pekin, Ill., April 20, 1840, and died at the home of his son, Marshall, 1320 Avenue 9, Kearney, Nebr., July3, 1930, at the advanced age of 90 years, 2 months and 13 days.
When but two years of age his parents moved to Millersburg, Ill., where he grew to manhood, and he and his older brother, Edward, commenced farming a tract of land in Duncan township, which they farmed together until 1883, when Lemuel moved to Seward, Nebr., arriving March 12, settling upon a farm one mile west of Seward on the north road, now occupied by Fred O'Bannon. In 1892 he rented the farm and went to remain with his sons who were farming a tract of land on the Reimer ranch, near Fullerton, where his wife died January 27, 1893. Returning to Seward he rented the farm and lived with the renters for a number of years, until he disposed of the same to Mr. O'Bannon. He then purchased land near Burlington, Colo., remaining eleven years, and since that time has been living with his children.
At the commencement of the Civil War, his brother Edward enlisted in Co. G 58th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, serving three years and upon his return home, Lemuel enlisted in the same regiment and company, serving one year, March 17, 1865, being mustered out March 16 1866, at Montgomery, Alabama. He was a member of the Seward post, Grand Army of the Republic, for many years.
He married Helen M. Moffett of Rock Island county, Ill., November 8, 1866, four children being the fruit of this union: Clara, wife of Henry A. Brainerd, of Lincoln; Marshall, of Kearney; Ralph, of Los Angeles, Calif.; and Della, who died at Seward in 1888.
Besides his three children, Clara, Marshall and Ralph, he leaves to mourn his loss one sister and one brother, Mrs. Eliza Shafer and Marcus Castle of Glendale, Calif.; five half-brothers, two half-sisters; eleven grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren.
Seward Independent Democrat, Seward, NE, Thurs, July 10, 1930
Provided by contributor Kathy Monical
Obituary
Lemuel Melvin Castle was born near Pekin, Ill., April 20, 1840, and died at the home of his son, Marshall, 1320 Avenue 9, Kearney, Nebr., July3, 1930, at the advanced age of 90 years, 2 months and 13 days.
When but two years of age his parents moved to Millersburg, Ill., where he grew to manhood, and he and his older brother, Edward, commenced farming a tract of land in Duncan township, which they farmed together until 1883, when Lemuel moved to Seward, Nebr., arriving March 12, settling upon a farm one mile west of Seward on the north road, now occupied by Fred O'Bannon. In 1892 he rented the farm and went to remain with his sons who were farming a tract of land on the Reimer ranch, near Fullerton, where his wife died January 27, 1893. Returning to Seward he rented the farm and lived with the renters for a number of years, until he disposed of the same to Mr. O'Bannon. He then purchased land near Burlington, Colo., remaining eleven years, and since that time has been living with his children.
At the commencement of the Civil War, his brother Edward enlisted in Co. G 58th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, serving three years and upon his return home, Lemuel enlisted in the same regiment and company, serving one year, March 17, 1865, being mustered out March 16 1866, at Montgomery, Alabama. He was a member of the Seward post, Grand Army of the Republic, for many years.
He married Helen M. Moffett of Rock Island county, Ill., November 8, 1866, four children being the fruit of this union: Clara, wife of Henry A. Brainerd, of Lincoln; Marshall, of Kearney; Ralph, of Los Angeles, Calif.; and Della, who died at Seward in 1888.
Besides his three children, Clara, Marshall and Ralph, he leaves to mourn his loss one sister and one brother, Mrs. Eliza Shafer and Marcus Castle of Glendale, Calif.; five half-brothers, two half-sisters; eleven grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren.
Seward Independent Democrat, Seward, NE, Thurs, July 10, 1930
Provided by contributor Kathy Monical
The remains of Lemuel Melvin Castle were brought here from Kearney for burial Sunday, and funeral services were held at the Federated church at 2 o'clock. The deceased, who was a Civil War veteran, was a resident of Seward county in years past. The funeral services were in charge of Rev. H. W. Hansen, pastor of the church. Mrs. William H. Smith sang two selections, being accompanied by Mrs. Vera Luhe. Judge Alfred Hiller and Amos Colman represented the surviving Civl War veterans at the services, and members of the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic attended in a body. The pallbearers were sons of Civil War vetrerans, as follows: Roy R. Schick, M. A. V. Davis, Geo. D. Thomas, Ed Woods, Lou Konkright and L. H. McKillip. A firing squad composed of members of the national guard served as a military escort and fired a salute at the grave. The squad was in command of Lieutenant Irwin Jones and consisted of Privates Tom Anderson, James Koch, Jackson Rogers, Harold Graff and Chas. Phipps. Roland McKenzie served as bugler. The remains were laid to rest in the family lot in Seward (north) cemetery.
Obituary
Lemuel Melvin Castle was born near Pekin, Ill., April 20, 1840, and died at the home of his son, Marshall, 1320 Avenue 9, Kearney, Nebr., July3, 1930, at the advanced age of 90 years, 2 months and 13 days.
When but two years of age his parents moved to Millersburg, Ill., where he grew to manhood, and he and his older brother, Edward, commenced farming a tract of land in Duncan township, which they farmed together until 1883, when Lemuel moved to Seward, Nebr., arriving March 12, settling upon a farm one mile west of Seward on the north road, now occupied by Fred O'Bannon. In 1892 he rented the farm and went to remain with his sons who were farming a tract of land on the Reimer ranch, near Fullerton, where his wife died January 27, 1893. Returning to Seward he rented the farm and lived with the renters for a number of years, until he disposed of the same to Mr. O'Bannon. He then purchased land near Burlington, Colo., remaining eleven years, and since that time has been living with his children.
At the commencement of the Civil War, his brother Edward enlisted in Co. G 58th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, serving three years and upon his return home, Lemuel enlisted in the same regiment and company, serving one year, March 17, 1865, being mustered out March 16 1866, at Montgomery, Alabama. He was a member of the Seward post, Grand Army of the Republic, for many years.
He married Helen M. Moffett of Rock Island county, Ill., November 8, 1866, four children being the fruit of this union: Clara, wife of Henry A. Brainerd, of Lincoln; Marshall, of Kearney; Ralph, of Los Angeles, Calif.; and Della, who died at Seward in 1888.
Besides his three children, Clara, Marshall and Ralph, he leaves to mourn his loss one sister and one brother, Mrs. Eliza Shafer and Marcus Castle of Glendale, Calif.; five half-brothers, two half-sisters; eleven grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren.
Seward Independent Democrat, Seward, NE, Thurs, July 10, 1930
Provided by contributor Kathy Monical
Obituary
Lemuel Melvin Castle was born near Pekin, Ill., April 20, 1840, and died at the home of his son, Marshall, 1320 Avenue 9, Kearney, Nebr., July3, 1930, at the advanced age of 90 years, 2 months and 13 days.
When but two years of age his parents moved to Millersburg, Ill., where he grew to manhood, and he and his older brother, Edward, commenced farming a tract of land in Duncan township, which they farmed together until 1883, when Lemuel moved to Seward, Nebr., arriving March 12, settling upon a farm one mile west of Seward on the north road, now occupied by Fred O'Bannon. In 1892 he rented the farm and went to remain with his sons who were farming a tract of land on the Reimer ranch, near Fullerton, where his wife died January 27, 1893. Returning to Seward he rented the farm and lived with the renters for a number of years, until he disposed of the same to Mr. O'Bannon. He then purchased land near Burlington, Colo., remaining eleven years, and since that time has been living with his children.
At the commencement of the Civil War, his brother Edward enlisted in Co. G 58th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, serving three years and upon his return home, Lemuel enlisted in the same regiment and company, serving one year, March 17, 1865, being mustered out March 16 1866, at Montgomery, Alabama. He was a member of the Seward post, Grand Army of the Republic, for many years.
He married Helen M. Moffett of Rock Island county, Ill., November 8, 1866, four children being the fruit of this union: Clara, wife of Henry A. Brainerd, of Lincoln; Marshall, of Kearney; Ralph, of Los Angeles, Calif.; and Della, who died at Seward in 1888.
Besides his three children, Clara, Marshall and Ralph, he leaves to mourn his loss one sister and one brother, Mrs. Eliza Shafer and Marcus Castle of Glendale, Calif.; five half-brothers, two half-sisters; eleven grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren.
Seward Independent Democrat, Seward, NE, Thurs, July 10, 1930
Provided by contributor Kathy Monical
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