STREET, James A. - b. July 26, 1845 - d. January 15, 1930

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Howard Courant
January 16, 1930

Civil War Veteran Gone
James A. Street, Age 84, Passed Away at Moline Yesterday

James A. Street, for nearly 50 years a citizen of Elk County, died at his home near Moline yesterday---Wednesday, at 10:30 a.m.  He had suffered no illness and had been in his usual fairly good health up to a few hours before his passing.  He experienced no pain, but Tuesday evening he appeared to relax and his heart gradually grew weaker till he passed away peacefully, quietly yesterday forenoon.

Mr. Street came to Elk County from Northern Kansas in 1884 with his family, and has always lived on a farm, first in the Chaplin neighborhood till a few years ago, he bought another farm west of Moline.

He was a peaceable, law-abiding citizen, respected and beloved by his neighbors and friends.  He is survived by his aged wife and four grown sons.

He was a Union soldier in the Civil War, serving two enlistments, one from Indiana and one with Illinois troops.

Funeral services will be held at the Methodist Episcopal church, Moline, Friday, January 17th, at 1:30 p.m.  Burial will be at Grace Lawn cemetery, Howard, later in the day, the American Legion in charge.

A suitable obituary will be published next week.
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Howard Courant
January 23, 1930

A Pioneer Soldier Gone

"They crossed the prairies as of old,
Their fathers crossed the sea,
To make the West, as they the East,
The homestead of the free."

James Alexander Street, son of James and Jane Street, was born near Zanesville, Ohio, July 26, 1845 and departed this life at his home one mile west of Moline, Kansas, January 15, 1930, aged 84 years, 5 months and 19 days.

At an early age he moved with his parents to Clark county, Illinois.  Here he grew to manhood and enlisted in the Union army in July 1863, serving in the 115th, Indiana, and 152nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry, until the close of the Civil War.

He was married to Amanda Smith, March 16, 1871, in Cumberland county, Illinois.  To this union were born seven children, three of them having preceded their father in death.  Daniel, Fred, and Frank of Moline and Walter of Howard, with their mother and three grandchildren are left to mourn his loss; he also leaves three brothers, W. T. Street of Tuplett, Missouri; J. L. Street of Wichita; and C. H. Street of Dodge City, Kansas and two sisters, Mrs. Melissa Bennett, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Mrs. S. H. Taggart of Almyra, Arkansas.

In March 1881, he moved with his family to Pottawatomie county, later to Elk County, October 1, 1882, settling seven miles northwest of Moline, where he resided for thirty-seven years, later moving to a home with their two sons, Dan and Fred, on a farm one mile west of Moline, where he passed away.

When a young man he united with the Presbyterian church. He was a kind husband and father, a loyal citizen and neighbor.

Funeral services were held at the M. E. church in Moline, Friday, January 17, at 1:30 p.m., conducted by Mrs. Belle Reid Yates of Grenola, assisted by Rev. Dewey of the Moline Methodist church and the body taken to Howard for burial, where the sevices were in charge of the Carter-Rader Post, AMerican Legion.

Wave above them as they slumber,
      Flag they loved so well,
Tell the millions without number,
      Why in peace they dwell.