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From: "Cathy Joynt Labath" <>
Subject: [IA-IRISH] !! Emmetsburg Democrat; Palo Alto Co, IA; May 28, 1931 "Obit of James Smith"
Date: Sat, 3 May 2003 10:08:07 -0500


Emmetsburg Democrat
Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa
Thursday, May 28, 1931

(By Ayrshire Correspondent)
Monday morning, May 18, James Smith passed away at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Joe Mehan of this place. He had been ill for a long time. The
funeral was held Wednesday at St. Bridget's Catholic church in Grand
Junction, Rev. Father Murphy of Jefferson, officiating at a requiem high
mass. Interment was made in St. Bridget's cemetery beside the remains of his
wife, who preceded him in death 17 years ago. The pall bearers were his six
sons- Michael, James, Hugh, Edward, Thomas and John. There was a very large
attendance of relatives, old friends and neighbors.
James Smith was born in the County of Down, Ireland, in 1824. He was
107 years of age. He came to America with his parents at an early age and
settled in Moston, Wisconsin. He was married in LaSalle county, Illinois,
December 25, 1862, to Miss Ellen Moran. In 1864, he drove a covered wagon to
Iowa and homesteaded on a farm near Cedar Rapids where he lived for 18
years. In 1882 he moved to Grand Junction where he resided until 18 years
later when he moved to Willow Lake, South Dakota. He lived there until 1917,
after which he came to Ayrshire and made his home with his daughter, Mrs.
Joe Mehan, until death called him. He is survived by six sons and two
daughters. The sons are Michael and James of Curlew, Hugh of Ayrshire,
Edward of Estherville, Thomas of Dana and John of Grand Junction. Mrs. Joe
Mehan of Ayrshire and Mrs. Chan Tiffany of Grand Junction are the two
daughters. He is also survived by 47 grandchildren, all but two of whom
attended the funeral and 43 great grandchildren, a large number of whom were
present at the obsequies.
Among those from Ayrshire and the surrounding towns who attended the
funeral were Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Daily, William Mehan, Hugh Mehan, James
Mehan, Martin Smith, and Mrs. Hugh Smith and daughter Monica, all of
Ayrshire, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mehan, Jr., of Whittemore, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard
Smith and family of Windom, Minnesota, Joe Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Fisher and Misses Eleanor and Margaret Smith, all of Curlew.

Cathy Joynt Labath
Palo Alto Co, IA USGenWeb Project
http://www.celticcousins.net/paloalto/index.htm
Irish in Iowa
http://www.celticcousins.net/irishiniowa/index.htm


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