This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Barrett, Jones Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/2016 Message Board Post: FREMONT COUNTY SUN. April 23, 1896.--Died, at his home 1 1/2 miles east of Surprise, Sunday evening April 12, at 8 p. m. of heart trouble,Wm. Barrett, aged 76 yrs 4months 24 days. Deceased was born in Wilmington, Ohio, Nov. 19, 1819; lived there until 11 years of age, when he moved to Indiana, where he lived 12 years. He then moved to Sidney, Iowa, where he lived 34 years. In 1875 he moved to Butler Co., Neb., where he lived until his death. Was married Oct. 17, 1841, to Mary Jane Jones, the marriage being the first recorded in Fremont county, Iowa, there being only a very few families in that county at that early day. The aged couple celebrated their golden wedding anniversary Oct. 17, 1891. Twelve children were born to them,six living and six dead, the wife and children all living at Surprise. He leaves besides these, 6 grandchildren and 1 great grand-child. The funeral services were held at the Bethseda church yesterday after noon, Rev. Bentley, the pastor, officiating. Deceased gave his heart to God some three weeks before his death,and indentified himself with the church above named.--Ulysses (Neb.) Dispatch.