The Journal Leon, Iowa December 13, 1883 The following is a list of births and deaths reported to the Circuit Clerk from the 5th to the 12th of December, and also of the marriage licenses issued: BIRTHS: Mr. and Mrs. WM. BRINER, son, JOSEPH. " U.T. WELLS, male and female. " CHAS. PUGH, daughter. " E.V. HAYNES, daughter. " HENRY REYNOLDS, daughter. " G.W. BRADSHAW, daughter. " S.T. DAYKIN, son. ** " M.C. ROSS, son, WM. " J.T. MITCHELL, daughter. DEATHS: LAURA HILL, age 23, consumption. JNO. E. WIGHELD, age 19, hemorrhage. AMANDA M. COX, age 15, typho-malarial fever. WESLEY BROWNING, 65, consumption. PETER BEERS, age 85, apoplexy. JUDAH YOUNG, 83, old age. LICENSES ISSUED: GEORGE F. FALES to ANNA SPANE. FRANK SHARPE to NANCY E. ANDREWS. FLOYD ATHA to SRILDA RANDALL. JOSEPH STANLY to KATE F. KEHLER. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert January 7, 2010 [email protected] My Notes: I looked for wives' names for those who had given birth -- and could only find the following.. Sadly: ** Leon Reporter, Leon, Iowa Thursday, December l, l898 The saddest event known in this vicinity for a long time was the death of MRS. DAYKIN, wife of SAM T. DAYKIN, which took place Sunday night at l0 o clock, after much suffering. It is proper to say the attending physicians did not deem a surgical operation necessary and there was none. The funeral was held at the Free Methodist Church of which she was a member, at 3 p.m., Monday, conducted by Rev. Eaton, the Pastor. It was largely attended. MRS. MARY DAYKIN, the deceased, was the daughter of MRS. THOS. HONN, who nursed her in her last sickness. She was 39 years of age and was born in Decatur County, Iowa. By her death eight small children are left motherless and all know how pitiful is the condition of motherless children. The youngest of them is a babe two weeks old, now kindly cared for by MRS. BEESON. The father is unable to care for his little flock and must part with all but two little boys. The baby will be sent to the orphan's home at Council Bluffs. --Imogene; correspondence In Shenandoah World. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert "With permission from the Leon Journal Reporter" December l0, 2002 * I cannot, in my heart, understand why these children had to be given away. This is too sad to believe..