[WED]William Brown Duckett
Cory & Kristen
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The 1880 United States Census on Ancestry. com Has the Duckett's how =3D
> ever it is missed spelled Duckell
> Duckett, William B. Married, 36, Farmer, Born Eng.
> Phebe, 35, Keeping House, Born Eng.
> Ham, Robert F., 10, Born IA
> Duckett, Minnie F., 2, Born IA
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> Death of William Duckett
> Died at his home, near Alta, Friday evening, May 26, 1899, William =
Brown =3D
> Duckett, age 54 years, nine months and 26 days.
> Deceased was born Wedmore, Somersetshire, England, July 30, 1844. In =
=3D
> his own native land he grew to manhood. His father died when he was =
by =3D
> the young boy and thus he was left alone to fight his own way in the =
=3D
> world, but he was sober and industrious and always ready to make a =3D
> living at any honorable work offered. When young he married Miss =
Maria =3D
> Allen, who live but four brief months, when she gave up this life for =
a =3D
> better one in the eternal world. In May, 1867, he came to America, =
=3D
> locating your Dyersville, Iowa. In that county he spent several =
years, =3D
> on a farm. In February 1875, he was married to Miss Phoebe A. Ham. =
But =3D
> one child, their daughter Minnie was born to them. They came to Buena =
=3D
> Vista County in 1875, first settling on a farm now occupied by Joseph =
=3D
> Allen, and five years later moving into the farm where he died.
> Mr. Duckett was a quiet unassuming man, but kind to everybody. His =
=3D
> motto was to speak well of a person or not at all. He was converted =
=3D
> about 30 years ago and at once united with the M. E. Church, of which =
he =3D
> remained a consistent member until his death. His religion was a =3D
> practical kind. He did not talk much about his religion, but =
practiced =3D
> it in his dealings with his fellow men and in visiting his neighbors. =
=3D
> On the 23rd day of last December he slipped and fell, breaking three =
of =3D
> his ribs. From this accident he only partially recovered. Shortly =
=3D
> after his fall he suffered a severe attack of La grippe and his =3D
> condition cause the family great anxiety. Finally the physician =
decided =3D
> that an abscess was forming on his left lung and that he had been a =
=3D
> short time to live. During his last sickness, he showed real =
Christian =3D
> fortitude as well as a beautiful character of the man. He would have =
=3D
> been glad to live for his wife and daughter but with perfect resigned =
to =3D
> his condition and frequently said "It is alright whichever way it goes =
=3D
> for I am in the Lords hands. Last Friday he grew worse the rapidly =
=3D
> about eight o'clock in evening his spirit to flight to be with God.
> William Duckett was a good man, of whom no one can say anything wrong. =
=3D
> In death he gave evidence of his great faith in God; and convinced =
those =3D
> standing around his bed of the comfort of the Christian religion at =
the =3D
> hour of death.
> The funeral services conducted by the writer, assisted by Rev. of the =
=3D
> Presbyterian Church on Sunday afternoon. Burial was made at the =3D
> Woodlawn Cemetery.
> This information is provided by Alta Advertiser Jun. 2, 1899.
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> Kristen Watts, Alta, Iowa
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D3>The 1880 United=20
States Census on Ancestry. com Has the Duckett's how =3D<BR>> ever it =
is missed=20
spelled Duckell<BR>> Duckett, William B. Married, 36, Farmer, Born=20
Eng.<BR>> &=
nbsp; =20
Phebe, 35, Keeping House, Born Eng.<BR>> Ham, Robert F., 10, Born =
IA<BR>>=20
Duckett, Minnie F., 2, Born IA<BR>> <BR>> Death of William =
Duckett<BR>>=20
Died at his home, near Alta, Friday evening, May 26, 1899, William Brown =
=3D<BR>> Duckett, age 54 years, nine months and 26 days.<BR>> =
Deceased was=20
born Wedmore, Somersetshire, England, July 30, 1844. In =
=3D<BR>> his own=20
native land he grew to manhood. His father died when he was by =
=3D<BR>>=20
the young boy and thus he was left alone to fight his own way in the =
=3D<BR>>=20
world, but he was sober and industrious and always ready to make a =
=3D<BR>>=20
living at any honorable work offered. When young he married Miss =
Maria=20
=3D<BR>> Allen, who live but four brief months, when she gave up this =
life for=20
a =3D<BR>> better one in the eternal world. In May, 1867, he =
came to=20
America, =3D<BR>> locating your Dyersville, Iowa. In that =
county he spent=20
several years, =3D<BR>> on a farm. In February 1875, he was =
married to=20
Miss Phoebe A. Ham. But =3D<BR>> one child, their daughter =
Minnie was=20
born to them. They came to Buena =3D<BR>> Vista County in 1875, =
first=20
settling on a farm now occupied by Joseph =3D<BR>> Allen, and five =
years later=20
moving into the farm where he died.<BR>> Mr. Duckett was a quiet =
unassuming=20
man, but kind to everybody. His =3D<BR>> motto was to speak =
well of a=20
person or not at all. He was converted =3D<BR>> about 30 years =
ago and at=20
once united with the M. E. Church, of which he =3D<BR>> remained a =
consistent=20
member until his death. His religion was a =3D<BR>> practical =
kind. =20
He did not talk much about his religion, but practiced =3D<BR>> it in =
his=20
dealings with his fellow men and in visiting his neighbors. =
=3D<BR>> On=20
the 23rd day of last December he slipped and fell, breaking three of =
=3D<BR>>=20
his ribs. From this accident he only partially =
recovered. =20
Shortly =3D<BR>> after his fall he suffered a severe attack of La =
grippe and=20
his =3D<BR>> condition cause the family great anxiety. Finally =
the=20
physician decided =3D<BR>> that an abscess was forming on his left =
lung and=20
that he had been a =3D<BR>> short time to live. During his last =
sickness,=20
he showed real Christian =3D<BR>> fortitude as well as a beautiful =
character of=20
the man. He would have =3D<BR>> been glad to live for his wife =
and=20
daughter but with perfect resigned to =3D<BR>> his condition and =
frequently=20
said "It is alright whichever way it goes =3D<BR>> for I am in the =
Lords=20
hands. Last Friday he grew worse the rapidly =3D<BR>> about =
eight o'clock=20
in evening his spirit to flight to be with God.<BR>> William Duckett =
was a=20
good man, of whom no one can say anything wrong. =3D<BR>> In =
death he=20
gave evidence of his great faith in God; and convinced those =3D<BR>> =
standing=20
around his bed of the comfort of the Christian religion at the =
=3D<BR>> hour of=20
death.<BR>> The funeral services conducted by the writer, assisted by =
Rev. of=20
the =3D<BR>> Presbyterian Church on Sunday afternoon. Burial =
was made at=20
the =3D<BR>> Woodlawn Cemetery.<BR>> This information is provided =
by Alta=20
Advertiser Jun. 2, 1899.<BR>> <BR>> Kristen Watts, Alta,=20
Iowa</FONT><BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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