Partial Obituary – Rush Center Gazette March 24, 1886, p. 4
JUDGE ALFRED BELFIELD.
Died: At his residence at Belfield, at 25 minutes after six, on Saturday evening March 20, 1886, Alfred Belfield, aged 64 years, two months and 5 days. The deceased was born in Maryland, January 15, 1822, and while yet a young man became a sailor. He served in that capacity for five years. He then abandoned his seafaring life and immigrated to Keokuk, Iowa, where he married Maria Johnson, February 23, 1847.
During the gold excitement of 1849, he went to California, remaining five years. Going back home to Keokuk, he remained there until 1871, when he came to Rush County and took a homestead and then the following spring removed his family here where they have since resided.
In 1878 he was elected probate judge of this county and made a good and efficient officer. After his term expired he retired to private life again. About two years ago he was stricken with apoplexy from which he fully recovered.
For the past year he had been failing slowly and on Saturday the 13th inst., he suffered another stroke of apoplexy, in connection with partial paralysis of his left side. He was unconscious a part of the time until his death on the following Saturday but knew the family almost to the last moment.
He leaves a wife and seven children to mourn the loss of a loving husband and a kind father.
JUDGE ALFRED BELFIELD.
Died: At his residence at Belfield, at 25 minutes after six, on Saturday evening March 20, 1886, Alfred Belfield, aged 64 years, two months and 5 days. The deceased was born in Maryland, January 15, 1822, and while yet a young man became a sailor. He served in that capacity for five years. He then abandoned his seafaring life and immigrated to Keokuk, Iowa, where he married Maria Johnson, February 23, 1847.
During the gold excitement of 1849, he went to California, remaining five years. Going back home to Keokuk, he remained there until 1871, when he came to Rush County and took a homestead and then the following spring removed his family here where they have since resided.
In 1878 he was elected probate judge of this county and made a good and efficient officer. After his term expired he retired to private life again. About two years ago he was stricken with apoplexy from which he fully recovered.
For the past year he had been failing slowly and on Saturday the 13th inst., he suffered another stroke of apoplexy, in connection with partial paralysis of his left side. He was unconscious a part of the time until his death on the following Saturday but knew the family almost to the last moment.
He leaves a wife and seven children to mourn the loss of a loving husband and a kind father.
Partial Obituary – Rush Center Gazette March 24, 1886, p. 4
JUDGE ALFRED BELFIELD.
Died: At his residence at Belfield, at 25 minutes after six, on Saturday evening March 20, 1886, Alfred Belfield, aged 64 years, two months and 5 days. The deceased was born in Maryland, January 15, 1822, and while yet a young man became a sailor. He served in that capacity for five years. He then abandoned his seafaring life and immigrated to Keokuk, Iowa, where he married Maria Johnson, February 23, 1847.
During the gold excitement of 1849, he went to California, remaining five years. Going back home to Keokuk, he remained there until 1871, when he came to Rush County and took a homestead and then the following spring removed his family here where they have since resided.
In 1878 he was elected probate judge of this county and made a good and efficient officer. After his term expired he retired to private life again. About two years ago he was stricken with apoplexy from which he fully recovered.
For the past year he had been failing slowly and on Saturday the 13th inst., he suffered another stroke of apoplexy, in connection with partial paralysis of his left side. He was unconscious a part of the time until his death on the following Saturday but knew the family almost to the last moment.
He leaves a wife and seven children to mourn the loss of a loving husband and a kind father.
JUDGE ALFRED BELFIELD.
Died: At his residence at Belfield, at 25 minutes after six, on Saturday evening March 20, 1886, Alfred Belfield, aged 64 years, two months and 5 days. The deceased was born in Maryland, January 15, 1822, and while yet a young man became a sailor. He served in that capacity for five years. He then abandoned his seafaring life and immigrated to Keokuk, Iowa, where he married Maria Johnson, February 23, 1847.
During the gold excitement of 1849, he went to California, remaining five years. Going back home to Keokuk, he remained there until 1871, when he came to Rush County and took a homestead and then the following spring removed his family here where they have since resided.
In 1878 he was elected probate judge of this county and made a good and efficient officer. After his term expired he retired to private life again. About two years ago he was stricken with apoplexy from which he fully recovered.
For the past year he had been failing slowly and on Saturday the 13th inst., he suffered another stroke of apoplexy, in connection with partial paralysis of his left side. He was unconscious a part of the time until his death on the following Saturday but knew the family almost to the last moment.
He leaves a wife and seven children to mourn the loss of a loving husband and a kind father.
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