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Jonathan SOUDERS

OBITUARY OF JONATHAN SOUDERS

Tecumseh Chieftain
August 25, 1917

COOK NEB., Aug. 23. - (To the Chieftain.) If Jonathan Souders, who died here on Wednesday, August 22, 1917, had lived one more year he would have been 100 years old. He was born in the east in 1828 and had lived here for many years. His death was caused by age. Mr. Souders was married to Miss Elizabeth Hall, December 25, 1851, and three children were born to them. Mrs. Souders died in 1864 and two of the children are deceased. William (Souders) living south of here is the only surviving member of this family. Mr. Souders was married a second time on May 9, 1865, his bride being Miss Jane Mullnix. Twelve children were born to this union, seven now living and being Adelbert Souders of Broken Bow, Lewis Souders of Brockton, Iowa, Mrs. Addie Rogers of Antioch, Mrs. Anna Shasteen, Mrs. Lizzie Smith and Mrs. Clydia Mershon, all of the Cook neighborhood, and Mrs. Cora Byrd of Stella. Mrs. Souders is living. The funeral will be held at the home at 2:00 o'clock on Friday afternoon, and will be conducted by Rev. Mr. Deadman, pastor of the Christian church at Auburn. The interment will be in the Cook cemetery.

FAMILY HISTORY

    Jonathan Souders was born June 8, 1828, in Bethel Twp., Bedford Co. (now Thompson Twp., Fulton Co.), PA, the son of William and Hannah (Myers) Souders. He was first married, in 1851, to Elizabeth Hull, granddaughter of Elizabeth Souders who was Jonathan's great-aunt. Elizabeth Hull Souders died in 1864.

    After his second marriage to Jane Mullnix (variously spelled Mulnix, Mullenix, Molyneaux) in 1865, he moved to Salem Twp., Knox Co., IL about 1869 where he operated a store. In 1872, the family moved to Helena, Johnson County, a few miles southwest of Cook where he farmed on 160 acres. His son of the first marriage, William, farmed an adjoining 80 acre farm. Jonathan and Jane retired from farming and moved to a home in Cook

    Jonathan's brother, Simon, who had served in the Union Army, followed after a brief stay in Stewartsville, MO, and settled north of Cook in Otoe County. Jonathan's daughter Addie (Adelaide Florence) married Franklin Rogers in 1891. Frank was son of Josiah and Mary (Bryant) Rogers of Otoe County. They lived a few miles northwest of Cook.

    Jane (Mullnix) Souders died December 23, 1927. Her obituary was published in the Cook Weekly Courier, v. 36, n. 14, December 30, 1927. She was born May 6, 1846, the daughter of John and Susan Mullnix. Her children living at the time of her death were Mrs. Anna Shasteen of Cook, Mrs. Addie Rogers of Amarillo, TX, Mrs. Clyda Mershon of Cook, Mrs. Lizzie Smith of Antioch, NE, Mrs. Cora Byrd of Elkin, NC, A.H. Souders of (San Diego), CA and L.M. Souders of Blockton, IA.

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