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John Agans, son of Abraham and Mary Agans, was born at Iowa City, Iowa, March 17, 1845; died at Murray, Iowa, April 27, 1917, aged 72 years, 1 month, 10 days. His father and mother died at Anamosa, Iowa, while he was yet a small boy and at the age of 10 he went to Princeton in Scott county and made his home there with Daniel Moyer until the outbreak of the civil war. In the spring of 1862 he enlisted in Co., A, 14th, Iowa Inf, and served two and one half years, serving under Gen Miles in Missouri, Sherman in Mississippi and Banks in the Red river expedition. At his discharge in December 1864 he came to Clarke county where he has since made his home. His only brother, Christopher Agans was killed at the battle of Shiloh, Two sisters, Mary Gibson and Marian Gillispie have preceded him to the better world, and one sister, Miss Anna Agans, is still living at South Sioux City, Nebraska.
He was united in marriage March 21, 1869 to Hester Little and to this union were born seven children, Jennie, John, Rhoda, Charles, William, Edward and Robert. The two daughters died in childhood.
Funeral services were held from the Murray Methodist Church at 11 o'clock, April 30th, conducted by Rev. Elijah Tillotson of Osceola, an old friend and a comrade of the deceased. Rev. J.W. Taylor, the pastor, assisted. Interment was made in the Murray Cemetery
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John Agans, son of Abraham and Mary Agans, was born at Iowa City, Iowa, March 17, 1845; died at Murray, Iowa, April 27, 1917, aged 72 years, 1 month, 10 days. His father and mother died at Anamosa, Iowa, while he was yet a small boy and at the age of 10 he went to Princeton in Scott county and made his home there with Daniel Moyer until the outbreak of the civil war. In the spring of 1862 he enlisted in Co., A, 14th, Iowa Inf, and served two and one half years, serving under Gen Miles in Missouri, Sherman in Mississippi and Banks in the Red river expedition. At his discharge in December 1864 he came to Clarke county where he has since made his home. His only brother, Christopher Agans was killed at the battle of Shiloh, Two sisters, Mary Gibson and Marian Gillispie have preceded him to the better world, and one sister, Miss Anna Agans, is still living at South Sioux City, Nebraska.
He was united in marriage March 21, 1869 to Hester Little and to this union were born seven children, Jennie, John, Rhoda, Charles, William, Edward and Robert. The two daughters died in childhood.
Funeral services were held from the Murray Methodist Church at 11 o'clock, April 30th, conducted by Rev. Elijah Tillotson of Osceola, an old friend and a comrade of the deceased. Rev. J.W. Taylor, the pastor, assisted. Interment was made in the Murray Cemetery
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