The La Harper
La Harpe, Illinois
Friday
March 25, 1910
Page 1
Columns 1 & 2FARMER NUDD
DIED -- At his home this city Saturday morning at 9:15 o'clock March 19, 1910, Mr. Farmer Nudd, aged 65 years, 4 months and 18 days.
Farmer Nudd was born one mile west and one half south of LaHarpe, on what is known as the McVey farm, Nov. 1, 1844, to Joseph and Sarah (Wales) Nudd. He grew to manhood in this vicinity and received his education in the city public schools. The writer and he were school mates and associates for the greater part of our lives. Shortly after leaving school Mr. Nudd joined a company of gold seekers going to Idaho, the party from here being Israel Brundage, James W. and Edgar C. Younger, S. S. Tuttle, Robert Mills, and Chas. M. Thompson, the latter having been at the head of the public schools previously. The trip was made by ox teams and consumed four months time to reach their destination, Virginia City. Mr. Nudd spent two years in the west and in the fall of 1866 came from Fort Benton down the Missouri in a flatboat to Omaha, and on to St. Joseph, Missouri by steamboat and home by railroad. He engaged in farming the following year and continued in stock and grain raising until he left the farm in 1899 when be turned the home place over to his sons and removed to the city. He was prosperous and accumulative his industry and foresight leading him to add to his land holding until he owned about 700 acres in LaHarpe and Fountain Green township and is a member of a syndicate with large land holdings in North Dakota.
He was married to Miss Rosabelle Vincent March 8, 1868. To them were born four children, Joseph, Harry, Clay and May. The latter died February 16, 1906 at the age of 26 years. Mrs. Nudd was called home April 16, 1909. Mr. Nudd has been in failing health for two years past, first suffering from a paralytic stroke from which he never fully recovered.
Besides the three sons he leaves a brother, P. W. Nudd, of Springdale, Ark., and sister, Mrs. D. H. Gochenour, of this city. For the past year Mr. and Mrs. Gochenour have cared for him at his home.
He was a progressive citizen always and was honored by being chosen to positions of trust and in all his dealings, either public or private held the confidence of his fellow citizens. He served the township as supervisor a number of terms, and assessor and highway commissioner, also was city treasurer and in all was faithful to his trust, and served with efficiency and honesty. He was a democrat in his political affiliation. He was a Mason, his membership attaining the Royal Arch degree.
The funeral services were held at the M. P. church Monday afternoon, Rev. C. L. Dark officiating, assisted by Rev. Chas. F. Sheldon.
Burial rites were conducted by the Masonic fraternity and burial in La Harpe cemetery.
