Josiah Enke, well known in this vicinity, died at the home of his son, Lewis Enke, near Winfield, at an early hour Sunday morning. The funeral services were held from his late home Tuesday forenoon, conducted by his pastor, the Rev. D. L. McBride. The interment was in Elmwood cemetery, near this place. Mr. Enke was born in Pennsylvania, Dec. 22, 1828. After a residence of some years in Ohio and Illinois, he came to Iowa in 1855, settling southwest of Morning Sun, on the county line in Des Moines County, where he lived several years. He was married to Cynthia Ann Bevans in 1848. Mrs. Enke died in 1892, since which time he has made his home with his son Lewis, living north of Winfield for the past nineteen years. Nine children were born to Mr. Enke and wife, six living at the present time. The surviving children are: J. W. Enke, Charles Enke, Lewis Enke and Mrs Nellie Enke of Winfield; Frank Enke of Mt. Union, and Mrs. Lizzie Shaw living in South Dakota. He also leaves two sisters and one brother to mourn his death: Mrs. Mary Peel* of Memphis, Missouri, who was here to attend the funeral; Mrs. Lydia Wilson* of Wessington, South Dakota, and Hi Enke of Hinton, Oklahoma. He was a member of the U. P. Church at Winfield, and will be greatly missed by his relatives and friends.
Josiah Enke, well known in this vicinity, died at the home of his son, Lewis Enke, near Winfield, at an early hour Sunday morning. The funeral services were held from his late home Tuesday forenoon, conducted by his pastor, the Rev. D. L. McBride. The interment was in Elmwood cemetery, near this place. Mr. Enke was born in Pennsylvania, Dec. 22, 1828. After a residence of some years in Ohio and Illinois, he came to Iowa in 1855, settling southwest of Morning Sun, on the county line in Des Moines County, where he lived several years. He was married to Cynthia Ann Bevans in 1848. Mrs. Enke died in 1892, since which time he has made his home with his son Lewis, living north of Winfield for the past nineteen years. Nine children were born to Mr. Enke and wife, six living at the present time. The surviving children are: J. W. Enke, Charles Enke, Lewis Enke and Mrs Nellie Enke of Winfield; Frank Enke of Mt. Union, and Mrs. Lizzie Shaw living in South Dakota. He also leaves two sisters and one brother to mourn his death: Mrs. Mary Peel* of Memphis, Missouri, who was here to attend the funeral; Mrs. Lydia Wilson* of Wessington, South Dakota, and Hi Enke of Hinton, Oklahoma. He was a member of the U. P. Church at Winfield, and will be greatly missed by his relatives and friends.
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