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John Emmons Ketcham

Birth	:	29 Feb 1824 Morris County, New Jersey, USA
Death	:	28 Jun 1902 Cass Township, Jones County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Cass Cemetery, Jones County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.1684500, -91.3102700
Description	:	John E. Ketcham Born February 29, 1824 John E. Ketcham, who passed away on the 28th of June, 1902, is still well remembered by many residents of Cass township as a progressive and successful farmer and a public-spirited citizen who for more than three decades was helpfully identified with the affairs of the community. Born in Morris county, New Jersey, on the 29th of February, 1824, he was a son of John and Johanna (Burnett) Ketcham, also natives of that state. He spent the period of his boyhood and youth in his parents' home and at the usual age was sent as... Read More	John E. Ketcham Born February 29, 1824 John E. Ketcham, who passed away on the 28th of June, 1902, is still well remembered by many residents of Cass township as a progressive and successful farmer and a public-spirited citizen who for more than three decades was helpfully identified with the affairs of the community. Born in Morris county, New Jersey, on the 29th of February, 1824, he was a son of John and Johanna (Burnett) Ketcham, also natives of that state. He spent the period of his boyhood and youth in his parents' home and at the usual age was sent as a pupil to the common schools, which he attended at intervals until he was nineteen years of age. After laying aside his text-books he learned the blacksmith's trade in Delaware county, Ohio, to which place he removed about 1848. He followed that occupation for about twenty years and then in 1867 came to Iowa, locating in Cass township, Jones county, where the remainder of his life was spent. He purchased two hundred acres on section 17, which was raw prairie land when it came into his possession, and immediately set about its improvement and development. He later purchased one hundred and sixty acres on section 16, which had already been brought tinder cultivation and upon which the family now reside. As the years passed and he prospered he was able to add still more to his property holdings, until at the time of his death he was the owner of four hundred and forty acres of farm and prairie land and fifteen acres of timber land, most of which is now in the hands of his children. In addition to his general farming he dealt extensively in livestock and both branches of his business proved most gratifying sources of annual revenue. It was in 1850 in Ohio that Mr. Ketcham was united in marriage to Miss Martha Wheaton, a native of Seneca county, New York, born on the 30th of July, 1824. She is a daughter of Squire and Mercy (Jacobus) Wheaton, both natives of Morris county, New Jersey, and went to Delaware county, Ohio, with her parents, where she was united in marriage to Mr. Ketcham. In their family were seven children, namely: William Lewis, who died in Cass township in 1906, at the age of fifty-six years, leaving a widow and four daughters; Emma, the widow of George W. Lake, of this township, by whom she has five children: Johanna Louisa, residing at home; Harriett Martha, also at home; James Harrison, who is also married and lives on the home farm; John Merritt, who passed away in infancy in Ohio; and Elmer, residing on a farm in Cass township, who is married and has two children. All of the members of the family were born in Delaware county, Ohio.

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John Emmons Ketcham's memorial is located at: Cass Cemetery, Jones County, USA.
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John Emmons Ketcham death on 28 Jun 1902 in Cass Township, Jones County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.1684500
Longitude: -91.3102700

Family Members:

Parent

John Ketcham

(1786 - 1858)

Joanna Burnett Ketcham

(1792 - 1893)

Spouse

Martha Wheaton Ketcham

(1825 - 1915)

Children

William Louis Ketcham

(1851 - 1906)

Emma Eliza Ketcham Lake

(1853 - 1942)

Joanna Louisa Ketcham

(1856 - 1926)

Harriet Martha Ketcham

(1858 - 1950)

Elmer S Ketcham

(1865 - 1951)

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15. Castle Grove Baptist Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.2670100, -91.2936100

16. Amber Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.1300011, -91.1781006

17. Hopewell Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0720000, -91.3820000

18. Grand Street Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.2369690, -91.1922590

19. Antioch Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0850400, -91.2107100

20. Chestnut Street Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.2382940, -91.1924700

21. Boulder Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0531006, -91.3000031

24. Kiburz Cemetery
Jones County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1758003, -91.1513977