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Pearl May Bemiss Downs

Birth	:	26 May 1887
Death	:	17 Aug 1972 Fayette County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	West Union Cemetery, West Union, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.9611000, -91.8151600
Description	:	From "The Union" West Union, Fayette, Iowa 17 Aug 1972: Pearl May Jach, daughter of George Washington and Lettie Hall Bemiss was born at Auburn, May 26, 1887, one of three children. She married John Henry Jach and to that marriage were born three sons, Lewis Edison Jach, LeClaire; George Washington Jach, Davenport, and Fred Eugene Jach. Since 1929 she has been a resident of the Fayette County Hospital Home, having been preceded in death many years ago by her husband and her son, Fred Eugene, who died in childhood, and her brothers, Henry Bemiss and Roy Bemiss.... Read More	From "The Union" West Union, Fayette, Iowa 17 Aug 1972: Pearl May Jach, daughter of George Washington and Lettie Hall Bemiss was born at Auburn, May 26, 1887, one of three children. She married John Henry Jach and to that marriage were born three sons, Lewis Edison Jach, LeClaire; George Washington Jach, Davenport, and Fred Eugene Jach. Since 1929 she has been a resident of the Fayette County Hospital Home, having been preceded in death many years ago by her husband and her son, Fred Eugene, who died in childhood, and her brothers, Henry Bemiss and Roy Bemiss. She is survived by her sons, George and Lewis, her daughter-in-law, Hilda; her two granddaughters, Holly and Rebecca, and numerous nieces and nephews. [The following is additional to the newspaper.] John Henry Jach died May 6th, 1923. On August 10, 1924 at Hawkeye, Pearl married Alonzo (aka Allen and A.A.) Downs. They separated very shortly and Pearl lived the rest of her life in West Union and, near the end of her life lived in the Fayette County Home. Alonzo died in Umtilla County, Oregon in 1928. This marriage is not mentioned in the newspaper article.

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Pearl May Bemiss Downs's memorial is located at: West Union Cemetery, West Union, Fayette County, USA.
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Pearl May Bemiss Downs death on 17 Aug 1972 in Fayette County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.9611000
Longitude: -91.8151600

Family Members:

Parent

George Washington Bemiss

(1859 - 1894)

Celestia Frances “Lettie” Colfix Bemiss

(1863 - 1940)

Spouse

John Henry Jach Jr.

(1858 - 1923)

Siblings

Henry Clay Bemiss

(1890 - 1954)

Children

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. West Union Cemetery
West Union, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9611000, -91.8151600

2. Mount Calvary Cemetery
West Union, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9300003, -91.7850037

3. Boale Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.9935700, -91.8451900

4. Mount Pleasant Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.9777985, -91.7647018

5. Butler Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.9738910, -91.7501880

6. Pleasant Grove Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.9347000, -91.7450027

7. South Windsor Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.9211006, -91.8747025

8. Prairie View Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8993580, -91.8330000

9. Oak Ridge Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.0155983, -91.8683014

10. George Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.0346985, -91.7818985

11. Windsor Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.9644012, -91.9225006

12. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8768997, -91.8094025

13. Brainard Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.9341980, -91.7044900

14. Dunham Grove Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8767014, -91.8458023

15. Hawkeye Cemetery
Hawkeye, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9397011, -91.9357986

16. Nutting Cemetery
Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0306015, -91.7247009

17. Saint Petr Kirchof
Eldorado, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0572014, -91.8352966

18. Bethany Lutheran Church Cemetery
West Union, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0625000, -91.7630997

19. Lima Cemetery
Lima, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8689000, -91.7373000

20. Saint Francis Cemetery
Fayette, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8511009, -91.8261032

21. Dover Township Cemetery
Dover Township, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0708008, -91.8392029

22. Oak Lawn Cemetery
Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9986000, -91.9666977

23. Pitts Cemetery
Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9900017, -91.9708023

24. Gods Acres Cemetery
Clermont, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9925003, -91.6496964