MONROE COUNTY NEWS

Friday, January 25, 1901

An Old Settler Gone

Mrs. James Flattery died at her home in Guilford township, this county, at 6 o'clock a. m. Wednesday, January 23, 1901, being about 80 years old. In company with her husband they came to Iowa soon after marriage and settled on the land where he died some years ago, and where she has continued to reside till her death. They settled on their home land in the year of 1850, where their family of seven children were born and raised to manhood and womanhood, save one, who died in infancy. She was born in county Connaught, Ros Common, Ireland, and came to America when young living in the east until coming to this county where she helped to hew their home out of nature and build for the generations that follow her.

She was one of the noble women who leaves the many who knew her to mourn the loss of a good women and the children to mourn the loss and counsel of a mother.

She leaves two sons, James of Franklin township, and John who resides at the old home, four daughters, Mrs. Sarah Welsh, of Georgetown, Mrs. Maggie Lahart, of Melrose, Mrs. Mary McCoy of St. Louis, Missouri, and Miss Lizzie, who has lived with her mother since the death of the father. Being of strong constitution and of active habits, though ailing for some weeks, she was only dangerously sick three days before her death.

Interment took place today the Catholic cemetery at Georgetown attended by her relatives and many friends.

Obituary from FAG contributor MC-1

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Winifred M Nicholson was born in 1824, in County Roscommon, Ireland. She had at least 2 sons and 5 daughters with James Flattery. She lived in Iowa, United States in 1870 and Guilford Township, Monroe, Iowa, United States in 1900. She died in 1901, in United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Saint Patricks Cemetery, Georgetown, Monroe, Iowa, United States.