James W Woodmansee and Rachel Hammer
Posted in Decatur County Journal May 19 1898
James W Woodmansee died Monday morning about 9 o'clock at the residence of his son John Woodmansee in this city aged 81 years 4 months and 15 daysThough a man endowed with a strong constitution he had suffered the extremity of ill health for many months He is survived by six childrenMrs Ann Milsap of Hamilton County KansasJohn Woodmansee of LeonMrs Mary McLaughlin of Decatur TownshipReuben S of IndianolaGeorge of Mt Ayr and Mrs Susan Grayson of Ringgold County
Mr Woodmansee was born in Clermont County Ohio December 31, 1816 the youngest of six children of James and Agnes(Hammer)Woodmansee natives of Pennsylvania and pioneers of OhioIn 1820 they moved to Jackson County Indiana where the mother died in 1829 and the father in 1847The deceased was married October 29 1835 to Miss Rachel Hammer who was born November 14 1819 in Jackson County Indiana In 1849 he came to Iowa and entered 160 acres of land on section 31 Decatur Township and built a house 18x30In March of the following year he occupied the house with his family and thus became the first permanent settler in Decatur TownshipIn 1853 he built a grist mill and as it was the only one in this section of the state(Iowa)it was patronized by settlers within a radius of fifty miles
The deceased was an industrious and frugal citizen and had accumulated considerable property during his life timeHe was a good neighbor and noted for his honestyHis departure has left us the example of a well spent life and a good nameThe funeral exercises were conducted at the residence yesterday forenoon at 10 o'clock by ELDER STEVENS after which internment occured in Woodmansee Cemetery, Decatur Township
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