Margaret (Knewstubb) Lancaster 1847-1920
Seney, Iowa
Died 13 February 1920
MRS. WILLIAM LANCASTER
Mrs. William Lancaster, a widely known resident of Seney vicinity, died
on Friday at her home following a long and painful illness which she
bore with fortitude and patience. Her death was due to internal cancer
from which she suffered for several years.
Mrs. Lancaster was a native of England. Her maiden name was Margaret
Knewstubb and she was born on August 2, 1847, at Kirbystephen,
Lancashire. When she was a child of 5 years her parents brought her to
America and they soon afterwards settled at Argyle, Wis. She was united
in marriage at that place with William Lancaster on August 26, 1866.
They came to Plymouth county in 1876 and in 1879 settled near Seney
which has been their home since.
Eleven children were born to their union, four of whom preceded the
mother in death. Besides the bereaved husband she leaves seven
children, who are James Lancaster of Faulkton, S.D.; Chris of Mitchell,
S.D.; Mrs. Mary Wonser of Unity, S.D.; Mrs. Anna McArthur, Mrs. Ada
Moore, Mrs. Maggie Rees and Mrs. Lulu Penning of Seney. She also leaves
sixteen grandchildren and one great grandchild and also four brothers
and three sisters, who are: John, William, Thomas, and Robert Knewstubb
of Argyle, Wis,; Mrs. Mary McConnell, Darlington, Wis.; Mrs. Jane
Sweeney of Argyle; and Mrs. Nannie
Alderson, Elgin, Neb.
Mrs. Lancaster was a lifelong member of the Methodist church and a
charter member of the Ladies Aid Society of the church at Seney. She
was deeply religious and an ardent worker in the church and for all
things pertaining to the good of the community. She was a devoted wife
and mother, a good neighbor and a staunch friend. Her long life was
filled with many acts of Christian charity and kindness and she helped
to make the world a better place in which to live and was an influence
for good in her surroundings.
The funeral was held Sunday at Seney, Rev. Bertie Watson, of Galva, a
former Seney pastor, officiating, and was largely attended by old
friends and neighbors. ~~Source: LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, Feb. 17, 1920
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Submitter: Linda Ziemann--From the Family Scrapbooks of my Grandmother's first cousin, Fern Chapman Cooper, who was a “keeper.” She kept scrapbooks for years.