Obituary of a Pioneer
Alexander Wade was born in Harmony, New York, April 5, 1823, and died in Colfax, Iowa, March 8, 1916. He was united in marriage to Fanny E. Cunningham July 10, 1856 in Princeton, Illinois. To this union nine children were born; Mack, of Spirit Lake; Ella Hodgett, of Kewanee, Illinois; Lola Anderson, of Iowa City; Mame Baker, of Rockwell City; Bell Stiles, of Wilton; Durley, of Colfax, all of whom survive to mourn his loss. He also leaves one sister, Helen Marr, of Chautauqua, N. Y. All of the children except two, Lola Anderson and Anna Tupper, were present at the funeral. His wife preceded him in death by twenty-five years.
(Colfax Clipper Thursday March 16, 1916)
Obituary of a Pioneer
Alexander Wade was born in Harmony, New York, April 5, 1823, and died in Colfax, Iowa, March 8, 1916. He was united in marriage to Fanny E. Cunningham July 10, 1856 in Princeton, Illinois. To this union nine children were born; Mack, of Spirit Lake; Ella Hodgett, of Kewanee, Illinois; Lola Anderson, of Iowa City; Mame Baker, of Rockwell City; Bell Stiles, of Wilton; Durley, of Colfax, all of whom survive to mourn his loss. He also leaves one sister, Helen Marr, of Chautauqua, N. Y. All of the children except two, Lola Anderson and Anna Tupper, were present at the funeral. His wife preceded him in death by twenty-five years.
(Colfax Clipper Thursday March 16, 1916)
Family Members
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Mack Douglas Wade
1857–1938
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Eleanor Fannie "Ella" Wade Hodgett
1859–1941
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Lola Orle Wade Anderson
1862–1945
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Mary Helena Wade Baker
1865–1951
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Lorenzo Dow Gowen "Guy" Wade
1867–1937
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Anna Adele Wade Tupper
1868–1961
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Sidney Dester Wade
1873–1942
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Josie Belle Wade Stiles
1875–1926
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Durlay Lewis Wade
1878–1960
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