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James Andrew Drury

Birth	:	16 Jul 1875 Marshall County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	21 Oct 1951 Storm Lake, Buena Vista County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Early Union Cemetery, Early, Sac County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.4578018, -95.1425018
Description	:	James was the son of Isaiah Drury and Margaret Leach. He married Grace Kelley on September 21, 1898. They were the parents of Gladys May (1906, George A Widel) and Florence Irene (1918, Alvin Herrig). CENSUS 1920 Boyer Valley, Sac, Iowa James A Drury Head Male 45 Iowa Grace M Drury Wife Female 42 Iowa Gladys M Drury Daughter Female 14 Iowa Florence I Drury Daughter Female 2 Iowa George L Riley Servant Male 36 Iowa Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune - Thursday, December 11th, 1947 - James Drury Improved - James Drury, 72, of 412 Lake avenue... Read More	James was the son of Isaiah Drury and Margaret Leach. He married Grace Kelley on September 21, 1898. They were the parents of Gladys May (1906, George A Widel) and Florence Irene (1918, Alvin Herrig). CENSUS 1920 Boyer Valley, Sac, Iowa James A Drury Head Male 45 Iowa Grace M Drury Wife Female 42 Iowa Gladys M Drury Daughter Female 14 Iowa Florence I Drury Daughter Female 2 Iowa George L Riley Servant Male 36 Iowa Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune - Thursday, December 11th, 1947 - James Drury Improved - James Drury, 72, of 412 Lake avenue is up and around today after suffering a heart attack a few days ago. Mr. Drury collapsed on the street at the intersection of Railroad street and Lake avenue and was taken to his home by officers, who were called to the scene. The elderly Mr. Drury is a retired farmer. Storm Lake Register - Tuesday , October 23rd, 1951 - James Drury, 412 Lake avenue, passed away at his home Sunday morning. He was 76. Mr Drury was well known in this community in the early days. He has been a resident of the city of Storm Lake for the past 34 years. Survivors include two daughters: Mrs Alvin Herrig of Lake View and Mrs. George Widel of Hope, Idaho Mrs. Drury passed away in July 1950. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Hughes Funeral home, with Dr CC Richardson, pastor of Lakeside Presbyterian church, in charge. Interment will be in the Early cemetery. 1914 - James A Drury received his first education in Marshall County, Iowa, and when eleven years of age accompanied his father to Louisiana, where he attended school until he was seventeen years of age. His mother had died before he went to Louisiana and his father died after he had been in Louisiana six years. When he was seventeen years of age he came to Sac County and lived for a year with his brother, then returned to Louisiana and remained a year, but permanently located in Sac county in 1893. In 1898 he was married and purchased his first farm in Delaware township, this county, but a year later sold it and returned to Boyer Valley township, where he purchased one hundred and sixty acres for fifty dollars an acre. This land is now worth two hundred dollars an acre, and his corn in 1913 averaged fifty bushels to the acre. James A Drury, of Boyer Valley township, was born July 16, 1874, in Marshall county, Iowa. He was the son of Isaiah and Margaret Jane (Leach) Drury, who were both natives of Indiana. His parents moved to Marshall county, Iowa, from Indiana in 1862 and in 1884 they moved to Louisiana. Mr. and Mrs. Isaiah Drury were the parents of nine children: Samuel, of Marshall county; Mrs. Mahala Daugherty of Marshall county; J Reese; Albert, of Marshall county; Mrs. Mary Ellen Cline of Louisiana; Lafayette of Oregon; William of Nebraska; Clara of Louisiana; and James A with whom this narrative deals. Mr. Drury was married on September 21, 1898, to Grace Kelley, the daughter of (Frank and Elizabeth Kelley, natives of Pennsylvania, who came to Cedar County in the late fifties. In 1868 the Kelley family settled in Dallas county, and in 1873 they permanently located in Douglas township, Sac county. Mr. Kelley died in 1909 and his wife in 1884. Mr. and Mrs. Drury have one daughter, Gladys May, who was born on May 25, 1905. Nov 2, 1951 - Carroll Daily Times - WALL LAKE — Mrs. Alvin Herrig's father, James Drury, passed away Sunday morning at his home in Storm Lake. The funeral was held Thursday afternoon.

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Where is James Andrew Drury's memorial?
James Andrew Drury's memorial is located at: Early Union Cemetery, Early, Sac County, USA.
When did James Andrew Drury death?
James Andrew Drury death on 21 Oct 1951 in Storm Lake, Buena Vista County, Iowa, USA
Where are the coordinates of the James Andrew Drury's memorial?
Latitude: 42.4578018
Longitude: -95.1425018

Family Members:

Parent

Margaret Jane Leech Drury

(1829 - 1888)

Spouse

Grace M Kelley Drury

(1877 - 1950)

Siblings

Samuel W Drury

(1848 - 1927)

Mahala Jane Drury Dougherty

(1850 - 1915)

Jesse Reese Drury

(1852 - 1931)

Albert Nicholson Drury

(1853 - 1926)

Lafayette Drury

(1858 - 1940)

William Drury

(1860 - 1947)

Children

Florence M. Drury Herrig

(1917 - 2000)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Early Union Cemetery
Early, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4578018, -95.1425018

2. Sacred Heart Cemetery
Early, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4650002, -95.1446991

3. Protestant Union Cemetery
Early, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4294014, -95.1483002

4. Sac County Farm Cemetery
Early, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4295560, -95.1175190

5. Nemaha Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.5102997, -95.0905991

6. Emmanuel Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.3993988, -95.2063980

7. Chase Cemetery
Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5036011, -95.2288971

8. German Methodist Cemetery
Schaller, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5045000, -95.2481000

9. Cook Center Cemetery
Schaller, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4432983, -95.2649994

10. Immanuel Reformed Cemetery
Schaller, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5396996, -95.2294006

11. Salem Reform Cemetery
Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3555984, -95.1866989

12. Oakland Cemetery
Sac City, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4272100, -94.9910760

13. Richland Cemetery
Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3544006, -95.2238998

14. Linton Cemetery
Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3330994, -95.1474991

15. Clinton Township Cemetery
Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3330600, -95.1475000

16. Saint Josephs Catholic Church Cemetery
Schaller, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5035000, -95.3095000

17. Schaller Cemetery
Schaller, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5046000, -95.3117600

18. Cory Grove Cemetery
Sac City, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3932991, -94.9788971

19. Donna Lynn Salis-Christensen Burial Plot
Newell, Buena Vista County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5882134, -95.0544960

20. Cedar Cemetery
Sac City, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4430000, -94.9110000

21. Ferguson Cemetery
Lake View, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3142014, -95.0132980

22. Maple Valley Township Cemetery
Alta, Buena Vista County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5752600, -95.3199980

23. Newell Catholic Prairie Cemetery
Newell, Buena Vista County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6144000, -95.0328000

24. Odebolt Cemetery
Odebolt, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2985992, -95.2469025