Amasa D. Work, who passed away in Manchester on the 19th of February, 1913, in the seventy-third
year of his age, was successfully engaged in the butchering business there for
many years and had long been numbered among the substantial and respected
citizens of the community. His birth
occurred in Mount Vernon, Knox county, Ohio, on the 27th of July, 1840, his parents being
William and Azuba Ann (Lewis) Work, both of whom were
natives of the Buckeye state. In 1849 they removed to Winnebago county, Illinois, and subsequently came
to Delaware county, Iowa, here spending the
remainder of their lives. To them were born
six children, two of whom survive.
In July, 1862, when a young man of
twenty-two years, Amasa D. Work enlisted for service
in the Union army as a member of Company P, Seventy-fourth Illinois Infantry,
at Rockford, Illinois, remaining with that command for some time and making a
very creditable military record. The year 1870 witnessed his arrival in Manchester, Iowa, where he was actively
engaged in the butchering business for many years, enjoying a gratifying and
well merited patronage. By his demise the community lost one of its esteemed
and representative citizens.
On the 22d
of December, 1864, Mr. Work was united in marriage to Miss Lodemia Weidman, a daughter of William and Maria (Nashold) Weidman, both of whom were natives of the state of
New York. In 1851 they took up their abode in Rockford, Illinois, there continuing to
reside until they passed away. Mrs. Work was the second in order of birth in a
family of thirteen children. By her marriage she became the mother of four
children, namely: Winnie, who is deceased; William D.; Ralph R.; and Arvesta, who has also passed
away. She owns and resides in a handsome new home at No, 403
Union street in Manchester and is most widely and
favorably known throughout the community.
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