President, Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway.
Obituary:
DEATH OF C.J. IVES AT WOODSTOCK, VT.
Cedar Rapids Daily Republican
19 Jul 1906
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HAD BEEN IN POOR HEALTH FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS
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REMAINS WILL BE BROUGHT TO CEDAR RAPIDS
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He Filled Many Positions of Trust With the B.C.R. & N. and in 1884 Was Elected President of the Road
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There was genuine sorrow throughout Cedar Rapids yesterday when it became known that C.J. Ives died Wednesday morning at Woodstock, Vt., the old home of Mrs. Ives. Mr. Ives was for many years an official of the old B.,C.R. & N. railway in this city and he had the high regard and effection of every employee of that system to a remarkable degree.
Mr. Ives had been in poor health for some time and has been seriously ill for ten days with a recurrence of an old heart trouble. This was probably aggravated by the recent death of Mrs. Ives' mother. A telegram announcing that death sent by Mr. Ives to this paper was one of the last messages to friends in Cedar Rapids.
For some time before Mr. Ives' death he was unconscious. His end was painless. After a long, useful honored life, with the tenderest
good-will of all who had known him, he passed into sleep.
Mr. Ives' life work was another shining example of what may be accomplished by young men with talent and determination. He was a farmer's boy. Born in Rutland county, Vermont, Oct. 4, 1831, his early life was that of a typical New England farmer's son. He received the education of the country school and his boyhood was spent on a farm in Lee county and continued 1847 when he came to Iowa. He settled on a farm in Lee county and continued at farm work until Oct. 1, 1862. Then, at the age of 31, he entered the
railway service. He began at the foot of the ladder. At first he was clerk for the Burlington and Missouri River road at Mt.
Pleasant. Then he went to Ottumwa in a similar capacity and Jan 15. 1864 he went to Burlington where he was clerk in the [unitelligible] freight office until 1867. Then he was transferred to the general freight office of the road at Burlington and was clerk there until July, 1870, when he came to Cedar Rapids. From 1871 to 1874 he was general passenger and ticket agent. From Oct. 15, 1874 to Oct. 28, 1875, he was general freight, passenger and ticket agent. From October 28 to Nov. 28, 1879, he was acting superintendent and general freight, passenger and ticket agent. From Nov. 28, 1879, to June 11, 1881, he was general superintendent and at the latter date he was elected president and general superintendent, which position he held until the road was merged with the Rock Island, June 5, 1902. Since that date Mr. Ives has been passing the sunset years of his life restfully. He was a stockholder in the Merchants National Bank of this city and was interested in real estate in the city and the county.
Mr. Ives was married Feb. 21, 1854 to Miss Ellen M. Dale of Wallingford, Vt. They had two children, C.D. Ives, deceased, and Hattie J., now Mrs. William ___ Douglas, of Paris, France. Mrs. Ives died April 16, 1885. In 1897 Mr. Ives married Mrs. Elizabeth Woodward, of Woodstock, Vt., who survives him. The body will probably arrive in Cedar Rapids Saturday morning, in which case the funeral will
be held Saturday afternoon at the Ives residence. Mr. Walter Douglas will be home this morning and will assist Mr. George Douglas in
preparing for the funeral. A full announcement cannot yet be made. But the funeral service will be at the house and it is probable that it will be held Saturday afternoon.
Obituary:
DEATH OF C.J. IVES AT WOODSTOCK, VT.
Cedar Rapids Daily Republican
19 Jul 1906
---
HAD BEEN IN POOR HEALTH FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS
---
REMAINS WILL BE BROUGHT TO CEDAR RAPIDS
---
He Filled Many Positions of Trust With the B.C.R. & N. and in 1884 Was Elected President of the Road
---
There was genuine sorrow throughout Cedar Rapids yesterday when it became known that C.J. Ives died Wednesday morning at Woodstock, Vt., the old home of Mrs. Ives. Mr. Ives was for many years an official of the old B.,C.R. & N. railway in this city and he had the high regard and effection of every employee of that system to a remarkable degree.
Mr. Ives had been in poor health for some time and has been seriously ill for ten days with a recurrence of an old heart trouble. This was probably aggravated by the recent death of Mrs. Ives' mother. A telegram announcing that death sent by Mr. Ives to this paper was one of the last messages to friends in Cedar Rapids.
For some time before Mr. Ives' death he was unconscious. His end was painless. After a long, useful honored life, with the tenderest
good-will of all who had known him, he passed into sleep.
Mr. Ives' life work was another shining example of what may be accomplished by young men with talent and determination. He was a farmer's boy. Born in Rutland county, Vermont, Oct. 4, 1831, his early life was that of a typical New England farmer's son. He received the education of the country school and his boyhood was spent on a farm in Lee county and continued 1847 when he came to Iowa. He settled on a farm in Lee county and continued at farm work until Oct. 1, 1862. Then, at the age of 31, he entered the
railway service. He began at the foot of the ladder. At first he was clerk for the Burlington and Missouri River road at Mt.
Pleasant. Then he went to Ottumwa in a similar capacity and Jan 15. 1864 he went to Burlington where he was clerk in the [unitelligible] freight office until 1867. Then he was transferred to the general freight office of the road at Burlington and was clerk there until July, 1870, when he came to Cedar Rapids. From 1871 to 1874 he was general passenger and ticket agent. From Oct. 15, 1874 to Oct. 28, 1875, he was general freight, passenger and ticket agent. From October 28 to Nov. 28, 1879, he was acting superintendent and general freight, passenger and ticket agent. From Nov. 28, 1879, to June 11, 1881, he was general superintendent and at the latter date he was elected president and general superintendent, which position he held until the road was merged with the Rock Island, June 5, 1902. Since that date Mr. Ives has been passing the sunset years of his life restfully. He was a stockholder in the Merchants National Bank of this city and was interested in real estate in the city and the county.
Mr. Ives was married Feb. 21, 1854 to Miss Ellen M. Dale of Wallingford, Vt. They had two children, C.D. Ives, deceased, and Hattie J., now Mrs. William ___ Douglas, of Paris, France. Mrs. Ives died April 16, 1885. In 1897 Mr. Ives married Mrs. Elizabeth Woodward, of Woodstock, Vt., who survives him. The body will probably arrive in Cedar Rapids Saturday morning, in which case the funeral will
be held Saturday afternoon at the Ives residence. Mr. Walter Douglas will be home this morning and will assist Mr. George Douglas in
preparing for the funeral. A full announcement cannot yet be made. But the funeral service will be at the house and it is probable that it will be held Saturday afternoon.
President, Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway.
Obituary:
DEATH OF C.J. IVES AT WOODSTOCK, VT.
Cedar Rapids Daily Republican
19 Jul 1906
---
HAD BEEN IN POOR HEALTH FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS
---
REMAINS WILL BE BROUGHT TO CEDAR RAPIDS
---
He Filled Many Positions of Trust With the B.C.R. & N. and in 1884 Was Elected President of the Road
---
There was genuine sorrow throughout Cedar Rapids yesterday when it became known that C.J. Ives died Wednesday morning at Woodstock, Vt., the old home of Mrs. Ives. Mr. Ives was for many years an official of the old B.,C.R. & N. railway in this city and he had the high regard and effection of every employee of that system to a remarkable degree.
Mr. Ives had been in poor health for some time and has been seriously ill for ten days with a recurrence of an old heart trouble. This was probably aggravated by the recent death of Mrs. Ives' mother. A telegram announcing that death sent by Mr. Ives to this paper was one of the last messages to friends in Cedar Rapids.
For some time before Mr. Ives' death he was unconscious. His end was painless. After a long, useful honored life, with the tenderest
good-will of all who had known him, he passed into sleep.
Mr. Ives' life work was another shining example of what may be accomplished by young men with talent and determination. He was a farmer's boy. Born in Rutland county, Vermont, Oct. 4, 1831, his early life was that of a typical New England farmer's son. He received the education of the country school and his boyhood was spent on a farm in Lee county and continued 1847 when he came to Iowa. He settled on a farm in Lee county and continued at farm work until Oct. 1, 1862. Then, at the age of 31, he entered the
railway service. He began at the foot of the ladder. At first he was clerk for the Burlington and Missouri River road at Mt.
Pleasant. Then he went to Ottumwa in a similar capacity and Jan 15. 1864 he went to Burlington where he was clerk in the [unitelligible] freight office until 1867. Then he was transferred to the general freight office of the road at Burlington and was clerk there until July, 1870, when he came to Cedar Rapids. From 1871 to 1874 he was general passenger and ticket agent. From Oct. 15, 1874 to Oct. 28, 1875, he was general freight, passenger and ticket agent. From October 28 to Nov. 28, 1879, he was acting superintendent and general freight, passenger and ticket agent. From Nov. 28, 1879, to June 11, 1881, he was general superintendent and at the latter date he was elected president and general superintendent, which position he held until the road was merged with the Rock Island, June 5, 1902. Since that date Mr. Ives has been passing the sunset years of his life restfully. He was a stockholder in the Merchants National Bank of this city and was interested in real estate in the city and the county.
Mr. Ives was married Feb. 21, 1854 to Miss Ellen M. Dale of Wallingford, Vt. They had two children, C.D. Ives, deceased, and Hattie J., now Mrs. William ___ Douglas, of Paris, France. Mrs. Ives died April 16, 1885. In 1897 Mr. Ives married Mrs. Elizabeth Woodward, of Woodstock, Vt., who survives him. The body will probably arrive in Cedar Rapids Saturday morning, in which case the funeral will
be held Saturday afternoon at the Ives residence. Mr. Walter Douglas will be home this morning and will assist Mr. George Douglas in
preparing for the funeral. A full announcement cannot yet be made. But the funeral service will be at the house and it is probable that it will be held Saturday afternoon.
Obituary:
DEATH OF C.J. IVES AT WOODSTOCK, VT.
Cedar Rapids Daily Republican
19 Jul 1906
---
HAD BEEN IN POOR HEALTH FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS
---
REMAINS WILL BE BROUGHT TO CEDAR RAPIDS
---
He Filled Many Positions of Trust With the B.C.R. & N. and in 1884 Was Elected President of the Road
---
There was genuine sorrow throughout Cedar Rapids yesterday when it became known that C.J. Ives died Wednesday morning at Woodstock, Vt., the old home of Mrs. Ives. Mr. Ives was for many years an official of the old B.,C.R. & N. railway in this city and he had the high regard and effection of every employee of that system to a remarkable degree.
Mr. Ives had been in poor health for some time and has been seriously ill for ten days with a recurrence of an old heart trouble. This was probably aggravated by the recent death of Mrs. Ives' mother. A telegram announcing that death sent by Mr. Ives to this paper was one of the last messages to friends in Cedar Rapids.
For some time before Mr. Ives' death he was unconscious. His end was painless. After a long, useful honored life, with the tenderest
good-will of all who had known him, he passed into sleep.
Mr. Ives' life work was another shining example of what may be accomplished by young men with talent and determination. He was a farmer's boy. Born in Rutland county, Vermont, Oct. 4, 1831, his early life was that of a typical New England farmer's son. He received the education of the country school and his boyhood was spent on a farm in Lee county and continued 1847 when he came to Iowa. He settled on a farm in Lee county and continued at farm work until Oct. 1, 1862. Then, at the age of 31, he entered the
railway service. He began at the foot of the ladder. At first he was clerk for the Burlington and Missouri River road at Mt.
Pleasant. Then he went to Ottumwa in a similar capacity and Jan 15. 1864 he went to Burlington where he was clerk in the [unitelligible] freight office until 1867. Then he was transferred to the general freight office of the road at Burlington and was clerk there until July, 1870, when he came to Cedar Rapids. From 1871 to 1874 he was general passenger and ticket agent. From Oct. 15, 1874 to Oct. 28, 1875, he was general freight, passenger and ticket agent. From October 28 to Nov. 28, 1879, he was acting superintendent and general freight, passenger and ticket agent. From Nov. 28, 1879, to June 11, 1881, he was general superintendent and at the latter date he was elected president and general superintendent, which position he held until the road was merged with the Rock Island, June 5, 1902. Since that date Mr. Ives has been passing the sunset years of his life restfully. He was a stockholder in the Merchants National Bank of this city and was interested in real estate in the city and the county.
Mr. Ives was married Feb. 21, 1854 to Miss Ellen M. Dale of Wallingford, Vt. They had two children, C.D. Ives, deceased, and Hattie J., now Mrs. William ___ Douglas, of Paris, France. Mrs. Ives died April 16, 1885. In 1897 Mr. Ives married Mrs. Elizabeth Woodward, of Woodstock, Vt., who survives him. The body will probably arrive in Cedar Rapids Saturday morning, in which case the funeral will
be held Saturday afternoon at the Ives residence. Mr. Walter Douglas will be home this morning and will assist Mr. George Douglas in
preparing for the funeral. A full announcement cannot yet be made. But the funeral service will be at the house and it is probable that it will be held Saturday afternoon.
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