S.E. Daggett, a pioneer of Grundy County, died at his home in Conrad last Friday morning. He was 96 years and 2 months old and had been a resident of Grundy county for 67 years. During the past 57 years he resided on his small farm adjoining the town of Conrad.
Mr. Daggett was taken sick number of weeks ago with pneumonia. He had largely recovered from this illness when he became afflicted with a blood clot and the end came shortly after.
Funeral services were held at the Methodist church in Conrad Sunday afternoon. The services at the church were conducted by a former pastor, Rev. H.K. Hudson. Services at the grave were conducted by Masonic lodge at Conrad, of which the deceased was a charter member. Burial was in the family lot in the Conrad cemetery. Six grandsons, Orville, Horace and Raymond Daggett, D.B. and H.A. Stubbs, and Calvin Wheelock were pallbearers.
Mr. Daggett was born in the state of Maine and he was married there. He was a direct descendant of John Daggett, who came to America from England in 1630. His mother was a niece of the great philanthropist, Peabody of Boston.
Shortly after their marriage he and his wife came to Iowa and for a short period resided on a farm near Wilton Junction. 67 years ago they came to Grundy where they engaged in farming. 57 years ago they moved to a small farm directly north of Conrad where both the wife and the husband spend their declining years. Mrs. Daggett died in 1915.
Mr. and Mrs. Daggett were the parents of eight children. Four of them are living. They are Mrs. Joe Wheelock, of Union, Iowa; Mrs. Charles Stubbs, Conrad; James Daggett, Mason City, and Miss Minnie Daggett, who has been at home with her father. There are 18 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.
Mr. Daggett organized the first Sunday school in Conrad and maintained an active interest in church work during his mature lifetime. He took an active interest in community affairs and throughout his long lifetime he retained the respect and the confidence of his neighbors.
He was elected a member of the Conrad school board and half the position for many years. Mr. Daggett held the distinction of having served in all the township offices in Clay township. He was also one of a committee of three who were responsible for securing the railroad through the town of Conrad. “I am anxious,” Mr. Daggett often said, “to create a decent community in which to raise my children.”
Mr. Daggett was a member of the Masonic Lodge for 62 years, serving as Chaplain for 32 years. he as very regular in his attendance at Lodge meetings.
Mr. Daggett was always interested in all worthwhile things in the community and was always a leader in all progressive enterprises. Reading was one of his favorite pastimes. He very seldom sat down for a rest without having a magazine or a book in his hands. He took a keen interest in affairs of the day, local as well as State and National, and read the daily papers, magazines and the Bible. He read the entire Bible several times. This interest and habit of reading was retained up to the time of his fatal illness.
The Grundy Register, 10/25/1934, pg. 1 and 8
Mr. Daggett was taken sick number of weeks ago with pneumonia. He had largely recovered from this illness when he became afflicted with a blood clot and the end came shortly after.
Funeral services were held at the Methodist church in Conrad Sunday afternoon. The services at the church were conducted by a former pastor, Rev. H.K. Hudson. Services at the grave were conducted by Masonic lodge at Conrad, of which the deceased was a charter member. Burial was in the family lot in the Conrad cemetery. Six grandsons, Orville, Horace and Raymond Daggett, D.B. and H.A. Stubbs, and Calvin Wheelock were pallbearers.
Mr. Daggett was born in the state of Maine and he was married there. He was a direct descendant of John Daggett, who came to America from England in 1630. His mother was a niece of the great philanthropist, Peabody of Boston.
Shortly after their marriage he and his wife came to Iowa and for a short period resided on a farm near Wilton Junction. 67 years ago they came to Grundy where they engaged in farming. 57 years ago they moved to a small farm directly north of Conrad where both the wife and the husband spend their declining years. Mrs. Daggett died in 1915.
Mr. and Mrs. Daggett were the parents of eight children. Four of them are living. They are Mrs. Joe Wheelock, of Union, Iowa; Mrs. Charles Stubbs, Conrad; James Daggett, Mason City, and Miss Minnie Daggett, who has been at home with her father. There are 18 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.
Mr. Daggett organized the first Sunday school in Conrad and maintained an active interest in church work during his mature lifetime. He took an active interest in community affairs and throughout his long lifetime he retained the respect and the confidence of his neighbors.
He was elected a member of the Conrad school board and half the position for many years. Mr. Daggett held the distinction of having served in all the township offices in Clay township. He was also one of a committee of three who were responsible for securing the railroad through the town of Conrad. “I am anxious,” Mr. Daggett often said, “to create a decent community in which to raise my children.”
Mr. Daggett was a member of the Masonic Lodge for 62 years, serving as Chaplain for 32 years. he as very regular in his attendance at Lodge meetings.
Mr. Daggett was always interested in all worthwhile things in the community and was always a leader in all progressive enterprises. Reading was one of his favorite pastimes. He very seldom sat down for a rest without having a magazine or a book in his hands. He took a keen interest in affairs of the day, local as well as State and National, and read the daily papers, magazines and the Bible. He read the entire Bible several times. This interest and habit of reading was retained up to the time of his fatal illness.
The Grundy Register, 10/25/1934, pg. 1 and 8
S.E. Daggett, a pioneer of Grundy County, died at his home in Conrad last Friday morning. He was 96 years and 2 months old and had been a resident of Grundy county for 67 years. During the past 57 years he resided on his small farm adjoining the town of Conrad.
Mr. Daggett was taken sick number of weeks ago with pneumonia. He had largely recovered from this illness when he became afflicted with a blood clot and the end came shortly after.
Funeral services were held at the Methodist church in Conrad Sunday afternoon. The services at the church were conducted by a former pastor, Rev. H.K. Hudson. Services at the grave were conducted by Masonic lodge at Conrad, of which the deceased was a charter member. Burial was in the family lot in the Conrad cemetery. Six grandsons, Orville, Horace and Raymond Daggett, D.B. and H.A. Stubbs, and Calvin Wheelock were pallbearers.
Mr. Daggett was born in the state of Maine and he was married there. He was a direct descendant of John Daggett, who came to America from England in 1630. His mother was a niece of the great philanthropist, Peabody of Boston.
Shortly after their marriage he and his wife came to Iowa and for a short period resided on a farm near Wilton Junction. 67 years ago they came to Grundy where they engaged in farming. 57 years ago they moved to a small farm directly north of Conrad where both the wife and the husband spend their declining years. Mrs. Daggett died in 1915.
Mr. and Mrs. Daggett were the parents of eight children. Four of them are living. They are Mrs. Joe Wheelock, of Union, Iowa; Mrs. Charles Stubbs, Conrad; James Daggett, Mason City, and Miss Minnie Daggett, who has been at home with her father. There are 18 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.
Mr. Daggett organized the first Sunday school in Conrad and maintained an active interest in church work during his mature lifetime. He took an active interest in community affairs and throughout his long lifetime he retained the respect and the confidence of his neighbors.
He was elected a member of the Conrad school board and half the position for many years. Mr. Daggett held the distinction of having served in all the township offices in Clay township. He was also one of a committee of three who were responsible for securing the railroad through the town of Conrad. “I am anxious,” Mr. Daggett often said, “to create a decent community in which to raise my children.”
Mr. Daggett was a member of the Masonic Lodge for 62 years, serving as Chaplain for 32 years. he as very regular in his attendance at Lodge meetings.
Mr. Daggett was always interested in all worthwhile things in the community and was always a leader in all progressive enterprises. Reading was one of his favorite pastimes. He very seldom sat down for a rest without having a magazine or a book in his hands. He took a keen interest in affairs of the day, local as well as State and National, and read the daily papers, magazines and the Bible. He read the entire Bible several times. This interest and habit of reading was retained up to the time of his fatal illness.
The Grundy Register, 10/25/1934, pg. 1 and 8
Mr. Daggett was taken sick number of weeks ago with pneumonia. He had largely recovered from this illness when he became afflicted with a blood clot and the end came shortly after.
Funeral services were held at the Methodist church in Conrad Sunday afternoon. The services at the church were conducted by a former pastor, Rev. H.K. Hudson. Services at the grave were conducted by Masonic lodge at Conrad, of which the deceased was a charter member. Burial was in the family lot in the Conrad cemetery. Six grandsons, Orville, Horace and Raymond Daggett, D.B. and H.A. Stubbs, and Calvin Wheelock were pallbearers.
Mr. Daggett was born in the state of Maine and he was married there. He was a direct descendant of John Daggett, who came to America from England in 1630. His mother was a niece of the great philanthropist, Peabody of Boston.
Shortly after their marriage he and his wife came to Iowa and for a short period resided on a farm near Wilton Junction. 67 years ago they came to Grundy where they engaged in farming. 57 years ago they moved to a small farm directly north of Conrad where both the wife and the husband spend their declining years. Mrs. Daggett died in 1915.
Mr. and Mrs. Daggett were the parents of eight children. Four of them are living. They are Mrs. Joe Wheelock, of Union, Iowa; Mrs. Charles Stubbs, Conrad; James Daggett, Mason City, and Miss Minnie Daggett, who has been at home with her father. There are 18 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.
Mr. Daggett organized the first Sunday school in Conrad and maintained an active interest in church work during his mature lifetime. He took an active interest in community affairs and throughout his long lifetime he retained the respect and the confidence of his neighbors.
He was elected a member of the Conrad school board and half the position for many years. Mr. Daggett held the distinction of having served in all the township offices in Clay township. He was also one of a committee of three who were responsible for securing the railroad through the town of Conrad. “I am anxious,” Mr. Daggett often said, “to create a decent community in which to raise my children.”
Mr. Daggett was a member of the Masonic Lodge for 62 years, serving as Chaplain for 32 years. he as very regular in his attendance at Lodge meetings.
Mr. Daggett was always interested in all worthwhile things in the community and was always a leader in all progressive enterprises. Reading was one of his favorite pastimes. He very seldom sat down for a rest without having a magazine or a book in his hands. He took a keen interest in affairs of the day, local as well as State and National, and read the daily papers, magazines and the Bible. He read the entire Bible several times. This interest and habit of reading was retained up to the time of his fatal illness.
The Grundy Register, 10/25/1934, pg. 1 and 8
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