"THE MUSCATINE NEWS TRIBUNE", Muscatine, Iowa, February 1, 1913, page 8, column 4
OLDEST NATIVE RESIDENT PASSES AWAY FRIDAY A. M.------ PROF. R.W. LEVERICH SUCCUMES TO LONG ILLNESS—---BORN IN COUNTY IN 1838—---FUNERAL WILL BE HELD MONDAY------- Yesterday morning shortly before 9 o'clock occurred the death of Prof. R.W. Leverich at his home 406 chestnut Street, and in his passing the distinction of being the oldest native resident of a community passes to the shoulders of another. Prof. Leverich had been in ill health for several months, the result of the general breaking down of life's machinery, and while his death was not unexpected it was not imminent until the patient suffered a pronounced sinking spell Thursday night and dropped into an unconsciousness from which he failed to rally. Prof. Leverich had lead an exceptionally active life and did not yield to the pressure of ill health until last fall, when he was forced to relinquish his work as head of the Leverich Normal School. Since that time he has failed steadily. And though his condition was generally known, the announcement of his death was received with distinct sorrow and is spread over an unusually large circle of acquaintances, and he was one of the best known residents of Muscatine County. Prof. Leverich was born two miles west of Wilton, on the old Muscatine-Tipton road in 1838 when it could scarcely be called more than a clearing through the timber. For a number of years he enjoyed the distinction of being the oldest native resident of Muscatine County, and few have possessed a more intimate knowledge of a county's history than did Mr. Leverich. Born in the early pioneer days, he has watched wilderness transformed to fertile farms and thriving towns, and has been actively identified with the county's progress since early manhood. To but very few residents of Muscatine can the unique experience of such a life, bridged from wilderness to advanced civilization fall. The years are passing, and with them the older residents and as they pass personal memories of the territorial days, hardships and privation become rare indeed.------ OLDEST TEACHER, TOO.----- Perhaps, too, his certificate to teach ante-dates that of any other resident of the county, or any other teacher. Certain it is that no other teacher now living here has followed the profession continuously, for as long a period as did Prof. Leverich. His first examination was taken before the late Judge Brannan, the first county superintendent, in 1859, and practically all of his life has been devoted to the profession of teaching, and hundreds upon hundreds of pupils bear the stamp of his instruction in this and other communities.------ EARLY SETTLERS------ Ruthven Wilson Leverich was born near Wilton, May 1, 1838, the son of Ira and Jane Leverich, who came to Iowa from New York in 1836 touching the settlement of Bloomington about the time it was incorporated as a town, and when it could boast of but few more than half a dozen buildings. This was ten years before Iowa was admitted as a state. He received his early education in a log cabin, the predominating structure in those days, and later attended Cornell College at Mt. Vernon, utilizing every opportunity that he could get or make to advance his ambition toward education. He decided early to take up teaching and as soon as possible obtained his certificate or authority to teach. Early in the seventies he was called to the Wilton schools where his successful work brought him to the attention of educators of the county and he was soon chosen county superintendent of schools, and was retained in that office for five consecutive terms, a record that stands unsurpassed in Muscatine County. He instituted many reforms while in office that proved of much benefit to the county school system and left the office in such shape that few changes in policy were needed for many years after he had retired.------ OPEN SCHOOL----- After retiring from county superintendent Prof. Leverich opened in Muscatine the Leverich Normal School, an institution created to prepare those who desired, for teaching in the city and rural schools. In this as in his other work, his efforts were rewarded with marked success. He continued this school until he retired from active work last fall.------ OBITUARY----- On December 20, 1859, Professor Leverich was married to Miss Olive Garlock, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John S. Garlock. Of the five children born of this marriage, two survive: they are Mrs. W.L. Mull and Mrs. Frank D. Throop, both of this city. His death is also deeply mourned by his helpmate of over a half century. He is also survived by two brothers, Charles, of Montana, and Marion, of St. Louis, and two sisters, Mrs. Brigham Reed, of Orangeburg, S. C., and Mrs. John Sutherland, of St. Joseph, Mo. The funeral of the late R.W. Leverich will be held from the home 406 Chestnut Street Monday morning at 10 o'clock. Burial will be made at Greenwood Cemetery and will be private.
OLDEST NATIVE RESIDENT PASSES AWAY FRIDAY A. M.------ PROF. R.W. LEVERICH SUCCUMES TO LONG ILLNESS—---BORN IN COUNTY IN 1838—---FUNERAL WILL BE HELD MONDAY------- Yesterday morning shortly before 9 o'clock occurred the death of Prof. R.W. Leverich at his home 406 chestnut Street, and in his passing the distinction of being the oldest native resident of a community passes to the shoulders of another. Prof. Leverich had been in ill health for several months, the result of the general breaking down of life's machinery, and while his death was not unexpected it was not imminent until the patient suffered a pronounced sinking spell Thursday night and dropped into an unconsciousness from which he failed to rally. Prof. Leverich had lead an exceptionally active life and did not yield to the pressure of ill health until last fall, when he was forced to relinquish his work as head of the Leverich Normal School. Since that time he has failed steadily. And though his condition was generally known, the announcement of his death was received with distinct sorrow and is spread over an unusually large circle of acquaintances, and he was one of the best known residents of Muscatine County. Prof. Leverich was born two miles west of Wilton, on the old Muscatine-Tipton road in 1838 when it could scarcely be called more than a clearing through the timber. For a number of years he enjoyed the distinction of being the oldest native resident of Muscatine County, and few have possessed a more intimate knowledge of a county's history than did Mr. Leverich. Born in the early pioneer days, he has watched wilderness transformed to fertile farms and thriving towns, and has been actively identified with the county's progress since early manhood. To but very few residents of Muscatine can the unique experience of such a life, bridged from wilderness to advanced civilization fall. The years are passing, and with them the older residents and as they pass personal memories of the territorial days, hardships and privation become rare indeed.------ OLDEST TEACHER, TOO.----- Perhaps, too, his certificate to teach ante-dates that of any other resident of the county, or any other teacher. Certain it is that no other teacher now living here has followed the profession continuously, for as long a period as did Prof. Leverich. His first examination was taken before the late Judge Brannan, the first county superintendent, in 1859, and practically all of his life has been devoted to the profession of teaching, and hundreds upon hundreds of pupils bear the stamp of his instruction in this and other communities.------ EARLY SETTLERS------ Ruthven Wilson Leverich was born near Wilton, May 1, 1838, the son of Ira and Jane Leverich, who came to Iowa from New York in 1836 touching the settlement of Bloomington about the time it was incorporated as a town, and when it could boast of but few more than half a dozen buildings. This was ten years before Iowa was admitted as a state. He received his early education in a log cabin, the predominating structure in those days, and later attended Cornell College at Mt. Vernon, utilizing every opportunity that he could get or make to advance his ambition toward education. He decided early to take up teaching and as soon as possible obtained his certificate or authority to teach. Early in the seventies he was called to the Wilton schools where his successful work brought him to the attention of educators of the county and he was soon chosen county superintendent of schools, and was retained in that office for five consecutive terms, a record that stands unsurpassed in Muscatine County. He instituted many reforms while in office that proved of much benefit to the county school system and left the office in such shape that few changes in policy were needed for many years after he had retired.------ OPEN SCHOOL----- After retiring from county superintendent Prof. Leverich opened in Muscatine the Leverich Normal School, an institution created to prepare those who desired, for teaching in the city and rural schools. In this as in his other work, his efforts were rewarded with marked success. He continued this school until he retired from active work last fall.------ OBITUARY----- On December 20, 1859, Professor Leverich was married to Miss Olive Garlock, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John S. Garlock. Of the five children born of this marriage, two survive: they are Mrs. W.L. Mull and Mrs. Frank D. Throop, both of this city. His death is also deeply mourned by his helpmate of over a half century. He is also survived by two brothers, Charles, of Montana, and Marion, of St. Louis, and two sisters, Mrs. Brigham Reed, of Orangeburg, S. C., and Mrs. John Sutherland, of St. Joseph, Mo. The funeral of the late R.W. Leverich will be held from the home 406 Chestnut Street Monday morning at 10 o'clock. Burial will be made at Greenwood Cemetery and will be private.
"THE MUSCATINE NEWS TRIBUNE", Muscatine, Iowa, February 1, 1913, page 8, column 4
OLDEST NATIVE RESIDENT PASSES AWAY FRIDAY A. M.------ PROF. R.W. LEVERICH SUCCUMES TO LONG ILLNESS—---BORN IN COUNTY IN 1838—---FUNERAL WILL BE HELD MONDAY------- Yesterday morning shortly before 9 o'clock occurred the death of Prof. R.W. Leverich at his home 406 chestnut Street, and in his passing the distinction of being the oldest native resident of a community passes to the shoulders of another. Prof. Leverich had been in ill health for several months, the result of the general breaking down of life's machinery, and while his death was not unexpected it was not imminent until the patient suffered a pronounced sinking spell Thursday night and dropped into an unconsciousness from which he failed to rally. Prof. Leverich had lead an exceptionally active life and did not yield to the pressure of ill health until last fall, when he was forced to relinquish his work as head of the Leverich Normal School. Since that time he has failed steadily. And though his condition was generally known, the announcement of his death was received with distinct sorrow and is spread over an unusually large circle of acquaintances, and he was one of the best known residents of Muscatine County. Prof. Leverich was born two miles west of Wilton, on the old Muscatine-Tipton road in 1838 when it could scarcely be called more than a clearing through the timber. For a number of years he enjoyed the distinction of being the oldest native resident of Muscatine County, and few have possessed a more intimate knowledge of a county's history than did Mr. Leverich. Born in the early pioneer days, he has watched wilderness transformed to fertile farms and thriving towns, and has been actively identified with the county's progress since early manhood. To but very few residents of Muscatine can the unique experience of such a life, bridged from wilderness to advanced civilization fall. The years are passing, and with them the older residents and as they pass personal memories of the territorial days, hardships and privation become rare indeed.------ OLDEST TEACHER, TOO.----- Perhaps, too, his certificate to teach ante-dates that of any other resident of the county, or any other teacher. Certain it is that no other teacher now living here has followed the profession continuously, for as long a period as did Prof. Leverich. His first examination was taken before the late Judge Brannan, the first county superintendent, in 1859, and practically all of his life has been devoted to the profession of teaching, and hundreds upon hundreds of pupils bear the stamp of his instruction in this and other communities.------ EARLY SETTLERS------ Ruthven Wilson Leverich was born near Wilton, May 1, 1838, the son of Ira and Jane Leverich, who came to Iowa from New York in 1836 touching the settlement of Bloomington about the time it was incorporated as a town, and when it could boast of but few more than half a dozen buildings. This was ten years before Iowa was admitted as a state. He received his early education in a log cabin, the predominating structure in those days, and later attended Cornell College at Mt. Vernon, utilizing every opportunity that he could get or make to advance his ambition toward education. He decided early to take up teaching and as soon as possible obtained his certificate or authority to teach. Early in the seventies he was called to the Wilton schools where his successful work brought him to the attention of educators of the county and he was soon chosen county superintendent of schools, and was retained in that office for five consecutive terms, a record that stands unsurpassed in Muscatine County. He instituted many reforms while in office that proved of much benefit to the county school system and left the office in such shape that few changes in policy were needed for many years after he had retired.------ OPEN SCHOOL----- After retiring from county superintendent Prof. Leverich opened in Muscatine the Leverich Normal School, an institution created to prepare those who desired, for teaching in the city and rural schools. In this as in his other work, his efforts were rewarded with marked success. He continued this school until he retired from active work last fall.------ OBITUARY----- On December 20, 1859, Professor Leverich was married to Miss Olive Garlock, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John S. Garlock. Of the five children born of this marriage, two survive: they are Mrs. W.L. Mull and Mrs. Frank D. Throop, both of this city. His death is also deeply mourned by his helpmate of over a half century. He is also survived by two brothers, Charles, of Montana, and Marion, of St. Louis, and two sisters, Mrs. Brigham Reed, of Orangeburg, S. C., and Mrs. John Sutherland, of St. Joseph, Mo. The funeral of the late R.W. Leverich will be held from the home 406 Chestnut Street Monday morning at 10 o'clock. Burial will be made at Greenwood Cemetery and will be private.
OLDEST NATIVE RESIDENT PASSES AWAY FRIDAY A. M.------ PROF. R.W. LEVERICH SUCCUMES TO LONG ILLNESS—---BORN IN COUNTY IN 1838—---FUNERAL WILL BE HELD MONDAY------- Yesterday morning shortly before 9 o'clock occurred the death of Prof. R.W. Leverich at his home 406 chestnut Street, and in his passing the distinction of being the oldest native resident of a community passes to the shoulders of another. Prof. Leverich had been in ill health for several months, the result of the general breaking down of life's machinery, and while his death was not unexpected it was not imminent until the patient suffered a pronounced sinking spell Thursday night and dropped into an unconsciousness from which he failed to rally. Prof. Leverich had lead an exceptionally active life and did not yield to the pressure of ill health until last fall, when he was forced to relinquish his work as head of the Leverich Normal School. Since that time he has failed steadily. And though his condition was generally known, the announcement of his death was received with distinct sorrow and is spread over an unusually large circle of acquaintances, and he was one of the best known residents of Muscatine County. Prof. Leverich was born two miles west of Wilton, on the old Muscatine-Tipton road in 1838 when it could scarcely be called more than a clearing through the timber. For a number of years he enjoyed the distinction of being the oldest native resident of Muscatine County, and few have possessed a more intimate knowledge of a county's history than did Mr. Leverich. Born in the early pioneer days, he has watched wilderness transformed to fertile farms and thriving towns, and has been actively identified with the county's progress since early manhood. To but very few residents of Muscatine can the unique experience of such a life, bridged from wilderness to advanced civilization fall. The years are passing, and with them the older residents and as they pass personal memories of the territorial days, hardships and privation become rare indeed.------ OLDEST TEACHER, TOO.----- Perhaps, too, his certificate to teach ante-dates that of any other resident of the county, or any other teacher. Certain it is that no other teacher now living here has followed the profession continuously, for as long a period as did Prof. Leverich. His first examination was taken before the late Judge Brannan, the first county superintendent, in 1859, and practically all of his life has been devoted to the profession of teaching, and hundreds upon hundreds of pupils bear the stamp of his instruction in this and other communities.------ EARLY SETTLERS------ Ruthven Wilson Leverich was born near Wilton, May 1, 1838, the son of Ira and Jane Leverich, who came to Iowa from New York in 1836 touching the settlement of Bloomington about the time it was incorporated as a town, and when it could boast of but few more than half a dozen buildings. This was ten years before Iowa was admitted as a state. He received his early education in a log cabin, the predominating structure in those days, and later attended Cornell College at Mt. Vernon, utilizing every opportunity that he could get or make to advance his ambition toward education. He decided early to take up teaching and as soon as possible obtained his certificate or authority to teach. Early in the seventies he was called to the Wilton schools where his successful work brought him to the attention of educators of the county and he was soon chosen county superintendent of schools, and was retained in that office for five consecutive terms, a record that stands unsurpassed in Muscatine County. He instituted many reforms while in office that proved of much benefit to the county school system and left the office in such shape that few changes in policy were needed for many years after he had retired.------ OPEN SCHOOL----- After retiring from county superintendent Prof. Leverich opened in Muscatine the Leverich Normal School, an institution created to prepare those who desired, for teaching in the city and rural schools. In this as in his other work, his efforts were rewarded with marked success. He continued this school until he retired from active work last fall.------ OBITUARY----- On December 20, 1859, Professor Leverich was married to Miss Olive Garlock, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John S. Garlock. Of the five children born of this marriage, two survive: they are Mrs. W.L. Mull and Mrs. Frank D. Throop, both of this city. His death is also deeply mourned by his helpmate of over a half century. He is also survived by two brothers, Charles, of Montana, and Marion, of St. Louis, and two sisters, Mrs. Brigham Reed, of Orangeburg, S. C., and Mrs. John Sutherland, of St. Joseph, Mo. The funeral of the late R.W. Leverich will be held from the home 406 Chestnut Street Monday morning at 10 o'clock. Burial will be made at Greenwood Cemetery and will be private.
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