| Show DEATH OF DR JOHN F WELD we have been requested to copy the following from the nauvoo independent as the deceased genteman Kent gent kman hman here noticed has bab been a good friend to many of our oar i sope dr john F vv weld eld perhaps the oldest pioneer in the county died at 3 8 am a m jaet last thursday at the home of thomas E kelly in bonora township where he has neen been making his hia home for fifteen years aged 83 88 years 7 months and 17 days he was bornzin born in berkshire vermont december lith 1808 he was well known throughout the county having ha vine come here a as early as 1837 1887 first settling at st bt marye mary to where he remained for a abort time as aa a practicing physician he became dissatisfied there and went to nauvoo having been called by the sickness of hiram kimball thought some borne of locating there chere but finally went to fort madison thence tu to west point iowa and returned to st mary marye a by way of carthage he the distance as aa any other mea conveyance was limited he w aia man of more than ordinary ordia ary a and of sterling integrity of cha aotoa democratic in political colv thoughtful and liberal in entimo he belie believed veo that humanity W was tasi only religion and love lore the only in his last lucid moments he edip ex a wish that no minister should be betsi cited to officiate at his last earth rites he graduated with high ho re dartmouth college new ham hampshire and in early manhood engaged ts teaching school among his ps papers pero bk has preserved a commission given MO he by governor Governo thomas barlin sign signed ba secretary of state lyman trum iLl W which aich elected ejected him to the 0 office co of rott geon of the cohort nauvoo le legion ion in 1841 he wax was married twice first rat to S mrs white daughter of D habbard ibba and a sister in law of the late ba M M morrill with whom he liv lived ed I 1 but bate a short time second to mrs elizabeth rowe mother of the late brer edmunds the second arc weld w a kindhearted kind hearted and charitable lad lady ya abr her death was mourned by all who fc the pleasure of kawing wang her the all about the stor mon troubles the killing of jm and hyrum smith the burning of at temple etc he was curious in quo soar respects oto having preserved coplea jbf newspapers dated back to 1833 iha might have attained a greater go he be not met with th the dread diseno grippe he h has a record ot of his a cooj tore ton since 1633 1632 and they all attain attained aa old age the doctor was the eldir among a family of six sons albal all whom are dead but one martin living in Penn pennsylvania sylvant a C 8 and moses weld died OUR year ago this august theto death occurring within a few d afi of each other C S lived a bach bachelor life and made his bis botne with brother he left an estate his nephew G G weld oldtown OId Old town me was appointed adal dr G 0 weld was a del to the minneapolis convention lac june and on his return east paid feia uncle john P F a visit it was the time their eyes had bad ever overlooked looked nn each other and his bis visit wass was a g alix pleasure to the old gentleman gent lemae the funeral took place on frad morning the remains being interred la city cemetery mr E vallet mado mad 1 few remar kaat the burial |
