He must have been MARY (PATTERSON) BASHAW's first husband: >From the Chastain Scrapbook: Death of Joseph S. Warner The death of Joseph S. Warner on Sunday night was a surprise to the community. He seemed to be in good health, and had, during the last term of court, which closed on the 21st ult., done a great deal of hard work, and was very successful with the cases in which he was interested. He had been complaining some, however, and was confined to his room about a week before his death, which was caused by inflammation of the bowels and stomach. He has been one of our most prominent citizens and most successful attorneys for many years, and will be missed by this community in the interest of which he has taken an active part. He had warm friends and some enemies, which must be expected, as successful men are scarce who have no enemies. He was buried on Tuesday by the Masonic Lodge of this place, of which he was an old member, his funeral being preached at the Christian Church by Rev. Silas Johnson, of the Presbyterian Church. The funeral was largely attended, the procession being headed by the Leon Silver Cornet Band, of which he was one of the original members. The following is a brief history of deceased which was read by the officiating minister: Joseph S. Warner was born in Ft. Jefferson, Drake County, Ohio, on the 18th day of March 1835. Died February 1, 1880, at 11 o'clock p.m. Aged 44 years, 10 months and 17 days. He came to Leon, Decatur County, Iowa, April 9, 1853. Taught school and worked as a day laborer for some time and during his spare moments studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1856. He helped lay off the original town of Leon, and is supposed to be, if not the first, one of the oldest settlers of our town. He enlisted in the army in June 1861 and was commissioned first Lieutenant of Co. "D", 4th Iowa Infantry, the first company that was raised in the county. He was in the service a little less than a year, and in consequence of a crippled limb could not stand marching and was forced to resign his commission and return home, since which time, has devoted his time to the practice of law. He married to Miss Mary J. Patterson on the 27th day of April 1865 at Garden Grove, Iowa, Rev. J. R. Craig officiating. They have had five children, Clyde, Louie, Walter, Wade and Joseph. Walter died at the age of one year, 3 months and 18 days. The family has the sympathies of a large circle of friends. Copied by Judy Chastain February 24, 2003