Adams County Obituaries and Death Notices

C. Conners
A premature explosion of giant powder of Spokane Falls, W. T., killed C. Conners, a contractor who was thawing it out by the fire. [From "The Daily Independent", Monroe, Wisconsin, Jan. 22, 1889; Transcribed by Linda Rodriguez]

Mrs. Jefferson
On Saturday, the 8th inst., the funeral of Mrs. Jefferson took place from the home of her son-in-law, James Thurber, with whom she had lived for 22 years. A large concourse of people attended. Pastor J. F. Thomson, of the M. E. church preached the sermon, which was supplemented by some remarks by presiding elder J. D. Searles, who had known the deceased and her family for many years. She leaves four sons and two daughters to mourn her loss, all of whom were present, including Rev. James Jefferson, of Greenwood.

Deceased was 76 years of age, and had resided in this township upwards of thirty-three years. She had been a member of the M. E. church during nearly the whole period of her residence here, having been converted during revival at Spring Creek.

Source: Adams County Press (Friendship, Adams County, Wis.) Saturday 28 Mar. 1891; Submitted by Marla Zwakman

Joseph Kelly
CHARLES CITY, Ia., Jan,. 15 - [special] - Mr. Joseph Kelly died here today of old age, being over 80. He was the first settler and preempted the land where Charles City now stands in 1853. His wife died last September.
We clip the above telegram from the Chicago Tribune of January 17th:
Mr. Kelly was an old citizen of this county and a brother of Mordica Kelly of this city. Mr. Joseph Kelly settled in Green County in 1836, on what is now known as the Clark farm, and was the first hotel keeper in Monroe. He was County Commissioner in the early forties and one of the board who located and built the court house that now stands in the public square in this city. The old settlers will all remember Mr. Joseph Kelly and read with regret the announcement of his death. [The Daily Independent, Monroe, Wisconsin, Jan. 22, 1889. Transcribed by Linda Rodriguez]

Jonas Shook
Card of Thanks
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bennett wish to return sincere thanks to their kind neighbors and numerous friends for the kindness shown to them during the illness and at the funeral of their father, the late lamented Jonas Shook. The daughters of the deceased also join in returning thanks. [The Daily Independent, Monroe, Wisconsin, Jan. 22, 1889. Transcribed by Linda Rodriguez]

Mabel A. Swenson
Source: Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune (Wisconsin Rapids, Wood County, Wis.) Tuesday, 7 June 1949; MZ - submitted by FoFG

Friendship – Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the residence for Mrs. Mabel A. Swenson, 65, who died at her home in Strong’s Prairie on Sunday morning following a long illness. The Rev. J. T. O’Neill is to officiate with burial to take place in the South Arkdale cemetery.

Mrs. Swenson was born in Necedah on July 31, 1883, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Torger Lonear, and had resided in the area all her life. Her husband, Martin Swenson, preceded her in death several years ago, and a daughter, Viola, died in 1946.

Surviving are two children, Theodore Swenson, at home, and Mrs. Helen Fisher, Kansas City, Kan., and two brothers, Randall and Delbert Lonear, both of Strong’s Prairie.