Individual Details
Isaac Showalter
(18 Aug 1851 - 11 Apr 1906)
April 20, 1906
Isaac Showalter
Born in Washington County, Iowa, August 18, 1851, and died April 11, 1906. In 1883 he moved to the state of Nebraska, and four years ago he came west. Mr. Showalter taught school for a good part of his life, and looked after his farming interests during the summer. In 1893 he was married to Miss Nellie Burge. Mr. Showalter was not a member of any church, but was a believer in God and was often known to pray to the Divine Being for help and guidance in life and life’s trials. He was considered by all who knew him to be a temperate and honest man. Last winter he was stricken with paralysis from which he had fairly recovered and was able to move about his home, but last Sunday he had another stroke from which he never recovered and passed away on Wednesday morning, April 11th. He leaves a wife and one daughter, two brothers and three sisters, besides many friends who mourn his loss. The remains were interred in the Harrington Cemetery Thursday morning. Funeral services were held at his home in Downs, conducted by Rev. A. A. Moore of the ME church.
From the Lincoln Co., Washington U. S. Gen-Web site.
Isaac Showalter
Born in Washington County, Iowa, August 18, 1851, and died April 11, 1906. In 1883 he moved to the state of Nebraska, and four years ago he came west. Mr. Showalter taught school for a good part of his life, and looked after his farming interests during the summer. In 1893 he was married to Miss Nellie Burge. Mr. Showalter was not a member of any church, but was a believer in God and was often known to pray to the Divine Being for help and guidance in life and life’s trials. He was considered by all who knew him to be a temperate and honest man. Last winter he was stricken with paralysis from which he had fairly recovered and was able to move about his home, but last Sunday he had another stroke from which he never recovered and passed away on Wednesday morning, April 11th. He leaves a wife and one daughter, two brothers and three sisters, besides many friends who mourn his loss. The remains were interred in the Harrington Cemetery Thursday morning. Funeral services were held at his home in Downs, conducted by Rev. A. A. Moore of the ME church.
From the Lincoln Co., Washington U. S. Gen-Web site.
Events
| Birth | 18 Aug 1851 | Washington Co., Iowa |  | ||
| Marriage | 25 Jan 1893 | Lincoln Co., Washington - Nellie Burge | | ||
| Death | 11 Apr 1906 | Downs, Lincoln Co., Washington | | ||
| Burial | Hillcrest Cemetery, Harrington, Lincoln Co., Washington | |
Families
| Spouse | Nellie Burge (1857 - 1926) |
| Child | Alice C. "Tempest" Showalter (1895 - 1963) |
Endnotes
1. Unknown newspaper from Lincoln Co., Washington, Obituary of Isaac Showalter (n.p: 20 April 1906, n.d).
2. Unknown newspaper from Lincoln Co., Washington, Obituary of Isaac Showalter (n.p: 20 April 1906, n.d).
3. U. S. Gen Web Site.
4. Unknown newspaper from Lincoln Co., Washington, Obituary of Isaac Showalter (n.p: 20 April 1906, n.d).
5. Interment.net.