Franklin County, Iowa Obituaries | |||
Samuel Carbaugh Samuel Carbaugh, aged 67 years, died very suddenly at Ackley on Tuesday of last week of apoplexy. [Sioux City Journal (12 Mar. 1873) transcribed by FoFG MZ] Capt. John W. Luke Hampton, Dec. 21. - Capt. John W. Luke, chairman of the Iowa railroad commission, died very unexpectedly today at his home in this city. He had been sick but a short time and was not supposed to be seriously ill. Bowel complaint was the trouble. Capt. Luke was 55 years old and was born in New York. He lived in Illinois from early youth till 1881, when he came to Iowa. He was a captain in the Fifteenth Illinois infantry during the war and a successful attorney afterwards. He was sheriff of Jo Davis county, Illinois, two terms and has been for two years member of the Iowa legislature and was serving his second term on the railroad commission when he died. He was one of the ablest men who ever sat on the commission. The funeral will be held at Hampton Tuesday and will be attended by a large number of the state officers. The appointment of a successor to fill out the unexpired part of his term will probably go over to Gov. Drake. [Sioux City Journal (22 Dec. 1895) transcribed by FoFG MZ] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Captain J. W. Luke Captain J. W. Luke, chairman of the Board of Railroad Commissioners, died at his home in Hampton, December 20th. He was born in Albany county, N. Y., in March, 1840. His parents removed to Illinois when he was a school boy. In 1861 he enlisted in the 15th Illinois Infantry, serving through the war. He was wounded at the battle of Shiloh, and afterwards promoted to Captain of his company. After the war he studied law and entered upon its practice at Galena. He came to Iowa in 1881, settling at Hampton. In 1885 he was elected a representative in the Legislature. He was re-elected in 1887, and was one of the leading members of the House. He was elected Railroad Commissioner in 1390, and re-elected in 1893. A faithful and efficient public servant, he was highly esteemed by all who knew him. [Annals of Iowa, 1895, submitted by Cathy Danielson] | |||
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