James Slagle Eckert and Leanna Lucinda Wise

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Husband James Slagle Eckert ¹

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           Born: 26 Oct 1823 - Washington, Washington Co, PA 1
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           Died: 28 May 1900 - Fairfield, Jefferson Co, IA 1
         Buried:  - Fairfield, Jefferson Co, IA

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         Father: David Eckert (1778-1850) 1
         Mother: Susanna Slagle (      -1876) 1

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       Marriage: 12 Feb 1850 - Fairfield, Jefferson Co, IA 1

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Wife Leanna Lucinda Wise ¹

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           Born: 29 Jul 1829 1
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           Died: 15 Oct 1904 - Fairfield, Jefferson Co, IA 1
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General Notes: Husband - James Slagle Eckert

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He attended school in Washington, Pennsylvania, and graduated from the Washington (later Washington & Jefferson) College in 1843. In March, 1844, in company with Robert McElhinny and Christian S. Shaffer, he left his home town and went west. Iowa at that time was considered very "Far West." They went on horseback to Pittsburgh, where they took a boat for St. Louis, Missouri. There they transferred their goods to, and took another boat for the Upper Mississippi. They reached Fort Madison in April and after a protracted wait there, due to the rains having made bad roads, their goods were finally gotten away and taken by ox teams and some wagons, to Fairfield, Iowa, where Mr. Eckert and Mr. Shaffer ran a store until 1845, when Mr. Eckert moved to Keokuk, Iowa. In 1848 he returned to Fairfield and remained there the balance of his life. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church. He held many positions of trust. Of a cheery, pleasant disposition, he was very hospitable and always glad to welcome his friends to the home he loved.
In 1900 he was stricken with paralysis and for months he was a great sufferer, until May 29th, 1901, when he was released from his sufferings.

1 Ella Campbell Slagle Nichols, Family Record (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately published, 1914).