The following information was provided by Cindy Lovell & Steve Hols
The subject of our sketch, John A. Dryden, was born in Indiana February 27, 1833, and at 19 years of age emigrated to Iowa where he grew to manhood and married Mary A. Rogers September 13, 1855, and by this union eight children were born. The wife and four children preceded him to the better land. Four are yet living, and are: Mrs. Mary E. Hicks, near Winterset, Iowa; John H., in Nebraska; Wm. D., in Indian Territory; and Kate A., of Winterset. His second wife lived but a short time. He then married Mrs. Sarah Warden, Dec. 31, 1874, and one child, Myrtle R. blessed this union.
While in Iowa he united with the New Light denomination, and later joined the M. E. Church.
In 1881 he, with his family, moved to Nodaway county, Missouri, where he joined the M. E. church, South, and lived a constant member until his death, which was caused by consumption, March 7, 1890, after great suffering, which he bore with great fortitude, being 57 years and 8 days old. He often expressed himself as being prepared to go
to a world of perpetual sunshine, where sin and sorrow will be no more.
(From the Winterset Madisonian Feb. 27, 1890- Page 8)
The following information was provided by Cindy Lovell & Steve Hols
The subject of our sketch, John A. Dryden, was born in Indiana February 27, 1833, and at 19 years of age emigrated to Iowa where he grew to manhood and married Mary A. Rogers September 13, 1855, and by this union eight children were born. The wife and four children preceded him to the better land. Four are yet living, and are: Mrs. Mary E. Hicks, near Winterset, Iowa; John H., in Nebraska; Wm. D., in Indian Territory; and Kate A., of Winterset. His second wife lived but a short time. He then married Mrs. Sarah Warden, Dec. 31, 1874, and one child, Myrtle R. blessed this union.
While in Iowa he united with the New Light denomination, and later joined the M. E. Church.
In 1881 he, with his family, moved to Nodaway county, Missouri, where he joined the M. E. church, South, and lived a constant member until his death, which was caused by consumption, March 7, 1890, after great suffering, which he bore with great fortitude, being 57 years and 8 days old. He often expressed himself as being prepared to go
to a world of perpetual sunshine, where sin and sorrow will be no more.
(From the Winterset Madisonian Feb. 27, 1890- Page 8)
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