Funeral Saturday For Mrs. James Winterset Madisonian 1979
Funeral services for Mrs. Stella Danforth James, 98, of Normandy Hills Care Center in Des Moines were held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 10 at Collins Funeral Home. Burial was in the Winterset Cemetery with Rev. David Livingston officiating. Mrs. James died Wednesday, March 7 in Des Moines. Born on October 1, 1880 in Madison County, she was the daughter of William and Lydia Benge Danforth. She was married to Allen James in 1924 at Winterset. She was a Winterset resident most of her life. Survivors include a son, Fred Allen of Des Moines; two daughters, Mrs. Jessie Smith and Mrs. Mabel Benge of Winterseet; 12 grandchildren; 37 great grandchildren, and 24 great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, two brothers and a sister
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2XG3-RS
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6KFP-V3
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6KGP-XF
1910 census for Murtagh Precinct, Twin Falls, ID Louis and Elizabeth, own a farm, mortgage free. He is working as a stone mason. The household also includes Elizabeth's daughter Bessie (Hays) Wilson, with her husband Arthur Wilson and their two children.
1920 census for Buhl, Twin Falls Co, Idaho Louis is renting a house, working as a mason, laying brick. Elizabeth's children live nearby. Also her sister Alwilda and Ben Hayes.
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WW I draft registration: Elmer Banks, RFD 4, Winterset, Mad., Ia. Age: 45 b. March 19, 1873. Farming for self RFD 4, Winterset, Mad, Ia. Nearest relative: Lizzie Banks (wife) Medium height, medium build, brown eyes, black-bald hair, no disabilities. Signed: Elmer Banks, Sept. 12, 1918 in Madison Co, IA.
Cemetery records his name as Thomas Elmer.
Burial: Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Madison Co, IA. h/o Elizabeth (Smith), s/o Josiah & Elizabeth (Crawford)Winterset Madisonian - January 25, 1956
81 Year Old Resident Was Member of Pioneer Family Here
Elmer Banks, member of a pioneer Madison county family, died Saturday, Jan. 21, at a nursing home here. He was 81 years of age, and had been in failing health in recent years. Mr. Banks was a son of Josiah and Elizabeth Banks, and was born in Scott township March 9, 1874. His early life was spent in that community, where he attended the Rogers school and worked on the farm and on the timberland on adjoining farms. He was married in 1895 to Elizabeth Smith of Madison township. For three years they farmed near Winterset, then moved to the Indian territory, where they took a claim and homesteaded. They proved up on the claim, and lived in Oklahoma 14 years before returning to Winterset. His wife, Elizabeth, preceded him in death. Surviving are four sisters, Mrs. Minta Campbell, Mrs. Jane Robbins, Mrs. Cora McKee and Mrs. Effie McKee. Funeral services were held this Tuesday from the Richard Funeral home, conducted by the Rev. Glen Pickett, pastor of the First Baptist church of Winterset. Burial was made in the primitive Baptist cemetery.