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| Patrick Ayers
Patrick Ayers died Friday morning, April 8, 1892, about 7 o'clock at
his home near Gilchrist. His sickness was from April 3, until time of
his death and death was unexpected resulting from an affection of the
lungs. The funeral was held Sunday at 3 o'clock from St. Joseph's
Catholic Church, Preemption. Conducted by Father Murtaugh. A large
gathering of friends and neighbors assembled in showing testimony of
respect for deceased. About 70 teams followed the remains to their last
resting place. A son, Richard and a nephew, Patrick Conway, both of
Creston, Iowa came on the Dolly Saturday morning via Burlington. A
sister, Mrs. Hannah Meehan and her son Thomas both of Crawford, Iowa
came via Rock Island. Tom Brown another nephew and Mrs. Mary Krohme,
both of Davenport, and Miles Kehoe of Milan were the relatives from a
distance. The undertakers were Messrs. Fritag & Company of Reynolds;
the pallbearers- Dan Mack, John McManus, James Barnes, Michael Flynn and
Michael Kavne. Deceased was born at Kilrush, County Clare, Ireland in
1837 and came to the U.S. in 1851 and lived in Mercer County since 1864.
Seven children survive him: Mary, Richard (married and living in
Creston, Iowa), Ellen, Martin, Lizzie, Bridget, & Michael the
youngest aged 10 years. His wife died in 1877, and the family felt grief
at the late be ... torn ... off menner showing ... affection ... (rest torn off) Mortuary Patrick Ayers died Friday morning, April 8, 1892, at his home
near Gilchrist, after a sickness of about a week from lung trouble. The
funeral was held from St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Pre-Emption, Sunday,
April 10, at 8 p.m., services conducted by Father Murtaugh. The remains
were buried in the Catholic Cemetery. The attendance of friends was
quite large, there were between 70 or 75 teams at the church. The
pallbearers were Daniel Mack, John Mack, Michael Flynn, James Barnes,
Robert McManus and Mike Keveney. The wife of deceased died in 1877. He
leaves a family of seven children, all at homes excepting Richard, who
resides at Creston, Ia. The children in the order of their ages, are
Mary, Richard, Nellie, Martin, Lizzie, Bridget and Michael, the latter
being aged 16 years. Among those in attendance at the funeral from a
distance, were the the son Richard from Creston, Ia.; Patrick Conway, a
nephew of the deceased, also from Creston; Mrs. Hannah Meehan, a sister,
and son Thomas, from Crawford, Ia.; Thomas brown, a nephew from
Davenport, and Mrs. Mary Krohne, also from Davenport. | ||
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