Mrs. Anna Anthony died this morning at 9 o'clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Mess, 1328 West Fourth street, Davenport. Her death terminated a lingering illness.
Born at Holstein, Ditmarschen, Germany, Jan. 10, 1845, Mrs. Anthony came to America and directly to Davenport in 1868, where she was united in marriage to John C. Anthony one year later. The couple resided in East Davenport until 1919, when the death of her husband occurred. She had since made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Mess, who survives with three other daughters, Mrs. William Buhman, Mrs. Robert Pearce, of Davenport; and Mrs. John Spies of Argo, Ia.; five sons, Henry and Fred of Wichita, Kas., John C. of Lynn county, Ia., Harry of Fall River, Mass., and William of Scott county, one brother, Fritz Martens of Mason City, Ia., 24 grand children and nine great grandchildren.
Mrs. Anna Anthony died this morning at 9 o'clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Mess, 1328 West Fourth street, Davenport. Her death terminated a lingering illness.
Born at Holstein, Ditmarschen, Germany, Jan. 10, 1845, Mrs. Anthony came to America and directly to Davenport in 1868, where she was united in marriage to John C. Anthony one year later. The couple resided in East Davenport until 1919, when the death of her husband occurred. She had since made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Mess, who survives with three other daughters, Mrs. William Buhman, Mrs. Robert Pearce, of Davenport; and Mrs. John Spies of Argo, Ia.; five sons, Henry and Fred of Wichita, Kas., John C. of Lynn county, Ia., Harry of Fall River, Mass., and William of Scott county, one brother, Fritz Martens of Mason City, Ia., 24 grand children and nine great grandchildren.
Gravesite Details
From 1930s WPA Graves Registration Survey
Family Members
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Anna H Anthony Buhman
1870–1936
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Meta Anthony Pierce
1872–1936
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Henry Anthony
1874–1934
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John Christ Anthony Jr
1876–1926
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Mathilda Lillian "Tillie" Anthony Spies
1881–1927
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Frederich Julius "Fred" Anthony
1883–1956
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Alma Anthony Mess
1884–1954
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William Rudolph Anthony
1886–1957
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Louis P Anthony
1888–1920
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Harry Richard Anthony
1892–1946
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