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Finney, 82, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Kenneth Shore in Western Springs, Illinois Wednesday as the result of a stroke she suffered a few days ago. She was the daughter of Andrew and Mary McCullough and was born near Douds in 1861. She was married to Charles Finney January 7, 1886, and he died February 11, 1923.</div> <div> She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Shore; son K.C. Finney of Eldon; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren, and two sisters, Mrs. D.E. Rambo and Mrs. W. H. Liming of Ottumwa. She formerly lived in Eldon and Ottumwa and had lived in Western Springs the last three years. Funeral services will be at Western Springs Friday and the body will be brought to Eldon for services Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Campbell funeral home in charge of the Rev. H.H. Stark. Burial will be in the Eldon cemetery.</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>JOHN M. MCCULLOUGH - </U></B><B><U>Obit from Van Buren County, Iowa Genweb page</U></B><B><U> <A NAME="john_morrow_mccullough_obit"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></U></B></div> <div> John M. McCullough was born in Switzerland county, Indiana, June 17, 1831, and died at the home of his son A. E. McCullough west of Milton on Sept. 14, 1907. When still a young boy he came to Van Buren county and at the age of 19 he was seized with a desire to go to California when that state attracted so many to its gold fields. He returned three years ater to this county which has since been his home. He was united in marriage to Miss Mary Ann Green, December 8, 1861, who preceded him in death about two years. They were blessed with six children, three boys and three girls, four of whom are still living. Mr. McCullough was one of a family of ten children, two of whom, the oldest and the youngest, are still left. When quite young he joined the Methodist Episcopal church and the remainder of his life retained his membership in this denomination, being a faithful christian man. For the past five months he made his home with his son A.E. and during the last thirteen weeks of that time he was confined to his bed with sickness until death came to relieve him. During his last days he was a great sufferer but bore his affliction with great patience, never complaining of his condition. Everything that was possible was done for him by his son and wife with whom he lived. Thus another noble man has gone to his reward and another chair is vacant in the home. The relatives and friends have the sympathy of all in their affliction. The funeral was held at Leando, Sunday, Sept. 15th, conducted by Rev. Jones at 2 p.m., the burial being in the Leando cemetery. The Masonic order, of which he was an honored member for over thirty years, had charge of the services at the grave.</div> <div> (Photocopy of this obit is located on page 69 of Obit Book A found in the Van Buren County, Iowa Genealogical Society's collection at the Keosauqua Public Library in January 2000. Name and date of newspaper not given.)</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>ANDREW MCCULLOUGH - </U></B><B><U>Obit from Van Buren County, Iowa Genweb page </U></B><B><U> <A NAME="andrew_mccullough_obit_1909"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></U></B></div> <div> Andrew McCullough was born in Switzerland county Indiana, May 1st, 1825. He grew to manhood there and was married to Miss Mary Kittle at Egypt Bottom, Indiana, March 19, 1848. They came to Iowa in 1849 and settled on a farm near Business Corners in Van Buren county. Four years after coming to Iowa they purchased the home farm one and a half miles north of Douds, where they made their home until 1894, when they moved to Leando and after a residence there of two years they moved to a farm near Selma, where they lived until Dec. 1907, when they moved to the home where he died. To their union were born 12 children, three sons and nine daughters. Two daughters died in infancy and one son, Ira M died when 39 years of age. Mr. McCullough was always interested in the welfare of the community and county, having served at one time as township county supervisor, and was deeply interested in the cause of education. It can be truly said of him that he was a good neighbor, a kind friend, an affectionate husband and father and one of the pioneer corps to whom the present generation is indebted largely for our christian civilization and institutions. He leaves to mourn for him his companion, two sons, Edgar of Guthrie, Oklahoma, and Mont. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and seven daughters, Mrs. P. B. Gilbert of Bellfourche, S. D., Mrs. Dr. J. W. Rambo of Portland, Colorado, and Mrs. W. H. Liming, Mrs. John Miller, Mrs. P. E. Walker, Mrs. C. W. Finney, and Mrs. J. W. Wainscoat, living in south eastern Iowa. He leaves also twenty-nine grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren, and of his father's family one sister Mrs. Olive Garrison of Adams, Nebraska. His last days were peaceful and quiet. A few days before his death, on Sunday, he sang the hymns of his childhood days, "Jesus My All to Heaven is Gone". and "Am I a Soldier of the Cross." He died at his home in Douds, Iowa, Sunday Feb. 7, 1909, having lived 83 years, 9 months and 6 days. The funeral [the rest of the obit is handwritten in right column and during copying a few letters were missing on the right hand side] took place from the home in Douds, Wed. Feb. 10, 1909, Rev. G. W. Barber of Salem, I[owa] conducting the serv[ices] assisted by Rev. Jo[?]. His body was lai[d] to rest in the M[t.] Moriah Cem.</div> <div> NOTE: See first notice of his death elsewhere on this forum taken from Obit Book A page 90 posted March 2, 2000.</div> <div> (Photocopy of this obit is located on page 94 of Obit Book A found in the Van Buren County, Iowa Genealogical Society's collection at the Keosauqua Public Library in March 2000. Name and date of newspaper not given.)</div> <bR> <div> DEATH OF ANDREW MCCULLOUGH.</div> <div> Andrew McCullough, one of the old citizens and good men of the county, who would have been 84 years old had he lived to May 1 next, died last Sunday evening at his home in Douds. He was the father of Mrs. W. H. Liming and Mrs. P. E. Walker of Keosauqua. The funeral was from the residence Wednesday p.m., of this week, Rev. G. W. Barber in charge of the services. The burial was in the Mt. Moriah cemetery. An obituary will be published later.</div> <div> (Photocopy of this obit is located on page 90 of Obit Book A found in the Van Buren County, IA Genealogical Society's collection at the Keosauqua Public Library in February 2000. Name and date of newspaper not given.)</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>William McCullough - War of 1812 Bounty Land Application by Widow</U></B><B><U> <A NAME="william_mccullough_bounty_land"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></U></B></div> <div> National Archives Pension File</div> <div> William McCullough War of 1812</div> <div> State of Iowa  County of Van Buren}ss</div> <div>   On this 8th day of January AD one thousand eight hundred and fifty one, personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace, within and for the county and state aforesaid Jane McCullough aged fifty years, a resident of Van Buren County in the State of Iowa, who being sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of William McCullough deceased, who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain James Piper in the _______  Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers commanded by Colonel James Fenton in the war with Great Britain declared by the United States on the 18th day of June, 1812:  That her said husband volunteered at Carlisle, Cumberland County and state of Pennsylvania on the twenty fifth day of February AD one thousand eight hundred and fourteen for the term of six months, and continued in actual service in said war for the term of six months and was honorably discharged at Buffalo in the state of New York on the 26th day of August AD 1814, as will appear from the discharge herewith presented.  And she further states that she was married to the said William McCullough on the second day of March AD 1820 by one Joshua Williams a preacher of the Gospel, and then pasot of Big Spring Church in Cumberland County and state of Pennsylvania, and that her name before her said marriage was Jane Morrow;  that her said husband died at Lee County Iowa on the 25th day of April AD 1850 and that she is still a widow.  She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the "act, passed September 28th, 1850".   Jane herXmark McCullough</div> <div> Witness  William Park  Ann E Park</div> <div> Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written.  William Avery</div> <div> I do certify that I am personally acquainted with the fact of the death of William McCullough named in the foregoing declaration.  Sworn and subscribed January 8th 1851.  William Park</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Andrew McCULLOUGH - Obituary Notice 1822</U></B><B><U> <A NAME="andrew_mccullough_obit_1822"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></U></B></div> <div> American Volunteer (Carlisle)</div> <div> Thursday October 10, 1822</div> <div> Died on the 5th after a lingering illness of several years, Andrew McCullough, at Newville in the 75th year of his age.</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Rachel McCullough - Wedding Anouncement - 1816</U></B><B><U> <A NAME="rachel_mccullough_wedding_anouncement"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></U></B></div> <div> Kline's Gazette (Carlisle)</div> <div> Wednesday, March 27, 1816</div> <div> Married on Thursday the 14th by the Rev. Joshua Williams, Mr. John Moore, to Miss Rachel McCulloch, daughter of Mr. Andrew McCulloch, both of Newville</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Martha Dornsife - Obituary & Death Certificate - 1947</U></B><B><U> <A NAME="martha_dornsife_obit"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></U></B></div> <div> Courier, Ottumwa, Iowa</div> <div> Teusday, October 21, 1947</div> <div> MRS. MARTHA MURRAY</div> <div> Eldon - Mrs. Martha Murray, 83, died at her home here at 11:35 a.m. Monday, after an illness of two years.  Mrs. Murray was the daughter of Henry and Jane Dornsife, and was born June 1, 1864, in Eldon.  She had lived her entire life in the Eldon community.  She and Sylvester Murray, who survives her, were married March 15, 1888. She is also survived by two nieces and a nephew.  Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Campbell-Rupp funeral home in Eldon, in charge of the Rev. J.A. Cunningham.  Burial will be in the Eldon Cemetery.</div> <div> Wapello County, Iowa</div> <div> Records of death  book 6  page 129</div> <div> Martha Murray - white  female  married  died at Eldon, Washington Township, Wapello County, Iowa</div> <div> husband: Sylvester Murray</div> <div> born 1 June 1864 in Eldon, Iowa</div> <div> father: Henry Dornsife  born Pennsylvania  mother: Jane McCulley born Ohio</div> <div> died 20 October 1947 at Eldon  burial  22 October 1947 at Eldon Cemetery</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Henry Dornsife - Article in Wapello County History</U></B><B><U> <A NAME="henrh_dornsife"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></U></B></div> <div> Wapello County History  page 191</div> <div> HENRY DORNSIFE, a successful farmer and dairyman, residing on section 26, Washington Township, is a native of Lewistown, Pa., where he was born Nov. 20, 1819.  He is a son of Romaus and Catherine (Alter) Dornsife, both natives of Germany.  They emigrated to the Umited States in 1817, where the father of our subject followed the trade of a blacksmith until his demise, which event occurred in Lewistown, Pa., in 1827. His good wife died in Maryland about the year 1851.</div> <div>    After the death of his father our subject went to live with his uncle, Henry Dornsife, and made that his home until he attained the age of manhood.  It was there that he learned the trade of blacksmith under the direction of his uncle, and worked at the same until 1841.  During that year he went to Ohio, and while there, in 1844, he was united in marriage with Martha A. Trego, born in Ross County, that State, in 1820.  By this union six children were born - Jerome, Napoleon, Wellington, Rosa, Alice and Frances.  The mother died in 1858, four years after our subject had left Ohio and made settlement in Agency Township, this county, on what is known as Agency Farm.</div> <div>    In 1859 Mr. Dornsife fromed a second matrimonial alliance, Mrs. Jane M. Harris, born in Switzerland, Ind., April 24, 1829, being the other contracting party.  Of this latter union four children - Clara, Mattie, May and Lewie - have been born.  As intimated, Mr. Dornsife came to the county in 1854 from Pickaway County, Ohio, and has made this his residence until the present time.  He is a blacksmith, also a wagon and carriage maker, and followed the manufacture of wagons and buggies for a number of years, making shipments as far west as Oregon, and has the reputation of being one of the very best horse-shoers in the State of Iowa.</div> <div>     Mr. Dornsife is at present the owner of 100 acres of finely improved land, on which he has a frame residence, a good barn and substantial outbuildings, and all necessary improvements used in the carrying on of a well-improved farm.  He and his wife are consistent Christians and hold fellowship with the Methodist Episcopal Church. A lithographic view of his residence is shown on another page.</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>John Fremont McCullough - Obituaries and articles</U></B><B><U> <A NAME="john_fremont_mccullough_obits"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></U></B></div> <div> Dairy Queen Founder Dies in Davenport </div> <div> DAVENPORT - John F. McCullough, 92, of 1233 E. 11th St., Davenport, founder of the Dairy Queen Business, died Saturday evening in his home following a brief illness.</div> <div>     Born in Douds, Iowa, he married Maude Mary Findlay in 1893 in that town.  She preceded him in death in 1940.  In 1950, he married Louise Swensen in Minneapolis.</div> <div>     He attended college in Oswego, N.Y. and  moved to Davenport in 1911.</div> <div>     In 1940, he originated and founded the Dairy Queen business, retiring in 1950, with 4,000 stands in operation.</div> <div>     Survivors include the widow; a daughter, Mrs. F.C. Wernentin of Moline; a son, H.A. McCullough, Messa, Ariz; two grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.</div> <div>     Funeral services will be held at 1 tomorrow afternoon in the Hill and Fredericks Chapel.  Burial will be in Oakdale Cemetery.</div> <div>     Friends may call at the mortuary after 6 this evening.</div> <div> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</div> <div> McCullough, 91, Davenport, Dies</div> <div> Davenport, IA - John F. McCullough, 91, developer of a frozen confection that became a national name, died Saturday night at his home here.</div> <div>     Mr. McCullough, in the dairy business here for many years, opened the first Dairy Queen store in Davenport in 1940.  Sources here said there now are about 4,000 stores operating under this name in the country.</div> <div>     McCullough sold out his interest and retired in 1950.</div> <div>     Surviving are a son and daughter.</div> <div>     Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Hill & Fredericks Funeral Home.</div> <div> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</div> <div> The Dairy Queen History </div> <div>     Ice cream manufacturers make ice cream by starting with a mix which is composed of butterfat, milk solids, sweetener, and stabilizer. It is then frozen down to around 23º F which produces a semi-hard "soft frozen" product. The "soft frozen" product is dispensed into 3 gallon tubs and placed in a deep freeze at -10º F, and then delivered to their customers - the ice cream shop. When the ice cream shop is ready to serve it, the "rock hard" ice cream is placed in a dipping cabinet and warmed to 5º F before selling it to the public. </div> <div>     Ice cream manufacturers have always known that ice cream tasted best when it was "soft frozen" at approximately 23º F. When ice cream was served at near 0º F, it would numb the taste buds, making the product less flavorful. Ice cream manufacturers also knew that if there was ever going to be a way to serve a "soft frozen" product to the public, a new kind of freezer would have to be invented. </div> <div>     In 1938, near Moline, IL, two ice cream manufacturers, J.F. "Grandpa" McCullough and his son, Alex, decided to find out how the public would react to a "soft frozen" ice cream product. </div> <div>     The McCulloughs enlisted the help of one of their customers - Sherb Noble who owned an ice cream retail shop in Kankakee, IL. They decided to have a sale. They called it the "All the ice cream you can eat for only 10 cents" sale. The sale was held on August 4, 1938. They dished out over 1,600 servings in about two hours, and people were lined up and down the block. The McCulloughs now knew that the idea of selling a "soft frozen" product to the public had a lot of potential. Now, all they needed was to develop a freezer that could continuously dispense a "soft frozen" product. </div> <div>     The solution to their freezer problem came when "Grandpa" McCullough saw an ad in the Chicago-Tribune which advertised a "continuous freezer that dispensed frozen custard". The ad was placed by Harry M. Oltz of Hammond, IN, who owned a patent on his machine. The McColloughs and Oltz got together and on July 31, 1939, signed the Agreement that would launch an industry. </div> <div>     The McColloughs obtained the manufacturing rights to the Oltz patent. However, the Oltz Freezer was crude and difficult to operate because it used ice and salt to freeze the ice cream chamber. The McCulloughs knew that a freezer needed to be built which would incorporate mechanical refrigeration. So, in the fall of 1939, the McCulloughs proceeded to have a prototype freezer built that would incorporate mechanical refrigeration. </div> <div>     In January 1940, the prototype freezer was ready and was installed in "Grandpa" McCullough's basement for testing. It was during this time that "Grandpa" McCullough discovered that "soft frozen" ice cream dispensed by this new freezer tasted best when it had only 5 percent butterfat rather than the standard 10 percent or more butterfat used for regular ice cream. In fact, this newly developed "soft frozen" product was not ice cream at all, but rather ice milk. The experiments also concluded that the new "soft frozen" ice milk would taste creamier, smoother, and would hold its shape best when served at 18º F. </div> <div>     By Spring of 1940, the McCulloughs had finished their testing and then ordered four freezers to be built to their new specifications. The first two machines were finished in May 1940 and were slated to go to Sherb Noble who had found a location in Joliet, IL, to start the new business which would serve the new "soft frozen" ice milk. The store was jointly owned by the McCulloughs and Noble but the new business could not open its doors until it had a name. </div> <div>     Since "Grandpa" McCullough had always referred to the cow as the "Queen of the Dairy Business," and consequently, referred to his "soft frozen" product as the "Queen of Dairy Products," it was decided to call the store and the product Dairy Queen. The Joliet store opened on June 22, 1940. The second store opened in Moline, IL, on April 1, 1941 and a week later, the third store (Sherb Noble's second) opened in Aurora, IL. World War II sharply curtailed the expansion of Dairy Queen. In fact, at the end of the war in 1945, there were only eight Dairy Queen stores in operation. </div> <div>                                                                 <IMG SRC="0d0c8a30.gif" border=0 width="200" height="163" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                                                         The second Dairy Queen built in 1941 in Illinois</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>