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Jeremiah Mort

Birth	:	1820 Pennsylvania, USA
Death	:	23 Feb 1905 Pittsburg, Van Buren County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Pittsburg Rural Cemetery, Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.7490000, -91.9960000
Description	:	The following was sent by Dave Hayes: MORT, Jeremiah MORT, MATHIES, LANAM, WALTER, PROCTOR Posted By: Volunteer: Sherri Date: 7/20/2015 at 07:07:33 JEREMIAH MORT Jeremiah Mort, one of the pioneers of Van Buren county, and one of its best citizens, passed away Thursday morning, Feb. 23, aged 85 years, 2 months and 28 days. Mr. Mort had not been well for some time. He took the death of his brother, Conrad Mort, very hard, who was 90 years of age and who died about five weeks ago, and had failed rapidly since. Sunday morning, the 19th, Mr. Mort arose as usual and went out to do his chores,... Read More	The following was sent by Dave Hayes: MORT, Jeremiah MORT, MATHIES, LANAM, WALTER, PROCTOR Posted By: Volunteer: Sherri Date: 7/20/2015 at 07:07:33 JEREMIAH MORT Jeremiah Mort, one of the pioneers of Van Buren county, and one of its best citizens, passed away Thursday morning, Feb. 23, aged 85 years, 2 months and 28 days. Mr. Mort had not been well for some time. He took the death of his brother, Conrad Mort, very hard, who was 90 years of age and who died about five weeks ago, and had failed rapidly since. Sunday morning, the 19th, Mr. Mort arose as usual and went out to do his chores, but had to be assisted back to the house. He was never out again. Dr. Craig was called and did what he could, but he was finally stricken with some form of apoplexy, and as the clock struck 2 Thursday morning he passed away. Mr. Mort was born in Somerset county, Pa., Nov. 25, 1819. The family moved to Ohio, and in the spring of 1841 Mr. Mort came to this county. Mr. Mort had lived on the same farm since 1844, it being land he himself had bought from the government for $1.25 per acre. It was probably the only instance in the county or this part of the state where a person still occupied his original purchase from the government. Mr. Mort was united in marriage April 18, 1844, to Miss Elizabeth Mathies, who survives him, their happy wedded life having reached nearly 61 years. Mr. Mort was 81 years old Feb. 26. Five sons and three daughters were born to them, two of the former being dead. Mr. Geo. D. Mort of Pittsburg and Dallas Mort of Table Rock, Neb., and two daughters, Mrs. Joseph Lanam and Mrs. Ruth Walter of this county were at the funeral. One daughter, Mrs. Thos. Proctor, lives at Sherman, Texas. Mr. Mort became a true Christian many years ago, and for the past 25 years had been a member of the Chequest Presbyterian church. The burial was from his home Saturday morning, the services being conducted by Rev. N.P. Olney and the interment being at Pittsburg. Mr. Mort was a man of kind heart, of the highest honor, and of sterling worth. He was respected and venerated by all who knew him. He was truly a noble representative of the early pioneers who have now nearly all passed to the great beyond. Source: Van Buren Co. Genealogical Society Obituary Book E, Page 94, Keosauqua Public Library, Keosauqua, IA

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Jeremiah Mort's memorial is located at: Pittsburg Rural Cemetery, Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA.
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Jeremiah Mort death on 23 Feb 1905 in Pittsburg, Van Buren County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 40.7490000
Longitude: -91.9960000

Family Members:

Parent

Peter Mort

(1783 - 1859)

Elizabeth Mort

(1781 - 1860)

Spouse

Elizabeth Jane “Eliza” Mathies Mort

(1824 - 1906)

Siblings

Conrad Mort

(1814 - 1906)

Peter Mort Jr.

(1824 - 1851)

Children

Thomas H. Mort

(1848 - 1853)

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