Jasper Newton McJimsey was my Grandfather's Brother. He served in the Civil War in Company K, 39th Iowa Infantry. George Milton McJimsey was killed in France,26Oct1918.He was with the101st. Infantry Regiment,26th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army. He is buried in Romagne, France. Larry L. McElwee Dodge City, Ks. mcelwee1942@cox.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancee Seifert" <iggy29@grm.net> To: <IADECATU@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 10:21 AM Subject: [IADECATU] 'A FITTING TRIBUTE' > Decatur County Journal > Leon, Iowa > Thursday, May 6, 1920 > > In accordance with the Governor's proclamation, that the people of the > State > of Iowa set out a tree or trees on April 30th, and dedicate it to the > memory > of our soldier dead, I have the following to report. As I had no forest > tree at hand, such as oak, hickory or walnut, I used a small cherry tree > and > set it out to the memory of GEORGE MCJIMSEY, the son of my neighbor and > friend, JASPER MCJIMSEY, who gave his life to the cause of world freedom > and > since I cannot decorate his grave, because he sleeps in a foreign country, > in a strange land among a strange people, I am resolved to place an > American > flag by this little tree on each Decoratiion Day in memory of him to whose > honor it is planted and I have appointed by little grandson, WILLIAM > TUTTLE, > to take care of this tree in years to come, when I have passed to my > reward, > and decorate it as I have done, not only to the memory of this one but to > the memory of all who gave their lives to the cause of world democracy and > freedom. In conclusion I will say all honor to the boys that have > returned > home and my earnest prayer to God is that they will cast their influence > on > the side of right and good government. > > -- F. WILSON FIERCE, > Van Wert, Iowa. > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert > May 4, 2010 > iggy29@grm.net > > www.iagenweb.org/decatur > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IADECATU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message