TUTTLE, Lt. Luther Marshall

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OBITUARY:
Salina Daily Republican-Journal. Monday 11 Sep 1899. p4

An Old Settler Dies

L.M. Tuttle Joins the Silent Majority

At 1:35 a.m. today, Police Judge L.M. Tuttle breathed his last. He had been unconscious since last Thursday. The immediate cause of death is attributed to uremic poisoning. He had had kidney troubles for years.

L.M. Tuttle was born at Lee, Massachusetts, July 14, 1828. He left that town when twelve years of age, removing to Oberlin, Ohio. Previous to the civil war he was engaged in farming. He enlisted as a private in 2nd Ohio Cavalry in May 1861, and was mustered out of the service as a captain in 1865--serving during the entire war. He was in the army of the Potomac under Sheridan, in Custer's brigade. He participated in many engagements, prominent among which were the battles of Fisher's Hill (at the time Sheridan made his celebrated ride) and Five Forks. He was wounded in the right knee April 6, 1865. During August and September 1865, he was chairman of the Freedman's Aid Society at Springfield, Missouri.

The deceased was married January 28, 1850 at Oberlin, Ohio to Miss Almira Horton, who died January 16, 1899 at Salina. He removed with his family from Oberlin to Brookville, this county, in April 1870. In June of the same year he moved to Salina and engaged in the butcher business. In 1873 while R.H. Bishop was mayor, he served as deputy city marshal, and during the mayoralty of W.S. Wells was appointed marshal. He served in that position continuously until the mayoralty of Smith George. He became famous in this section of the country as a courageous, determined, capable officer--than whom none better or more popular ever served in this city. No one could handle more effectively desperate and dangerous men, and his courage became almost proverbial. He also served in the capacity of deputy U.S. marshal, also in the position of Justice of the Peace. At a recent meeting of the city council he was appointed Police Judge, and had hardly entered upon the duties of that office before he was taken with his last illness. In war he was a faithful and brave soldier; in civic position, an honorable, capable officer. He was a useful citizen and respected neighbor.

He was a member of the I.O.O.F. and Knights of Pythias organizations, and as an Odd Fellow had occupied all the official chairs, also representing the order in Grand Lodge meetings and was also District Deputy. He was one of the charter members of John A. Logan Post, G.A.R. and for two terms commander of the post, being the first commander. He was also a member of the Old Settlers' Association of this county.

Ten children were born to Judge and Mrs. Tuttle, five of whom survive, viz: Henry A. Tuttle, Hubbard, Iowa; Edwin R. Tuttle, St. Louis, the well known traveling passenger agent of the Union Pacific railway; Mrs. R.E. O'Connor, San Francisco; Miss Rhoda Tuttle, Salina; and Mrs. Ethel Smith, Salina. All the children were present at his death-bed, except Mrs. O'Connor. The survivors have the sincere condolence of a large circle of Salina acquaintances.

The funeral will occur at the family residence, South Santa Fe, tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, under the guidance of the I.O.O.F. and Knights of Pythias.

Luther married HORTON, Almira on 28 Jan 1850 in Oberlin, Licking Co., Ohio, USA. Almira was born in 1831 in Vermont, USA; died on 16 Jan 1899 in Salina, Saline Co., Kansas, USA; was buried in Jan 1899 in Gypsum Hill Cemetery - Salina, Saline Co., Kansas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Henry married RANDALL, Sarah Adeline on 22 Apr 1876 in Tama Co., Iowa, USA. Sarah (daughter of RANDALL, William P. and RICKORD, Marintha) was born on 23 Dec 1857 in Tama Co., Iowa, USA; died on 4 Dec 1938 in Marshalltown, Marshall Co., Iowa, USA; was buried on 7 Dec 1938 in Iowa River Brethren Church Cemetery - Marshalltown, Marshall Co., Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Luther married STOW, Eleanor Mount on 18 Oct 1899 in Hardin, Clayton Co., Iowa, USA. Eleanor (daughter of STOW, Benjamin Franklin and MOUNT, Margaret Amelia) was born on 13 Dec 1878 in Mount Pleasant, Henry Co., Iowa, USA; died on 15 Feb 1960 in Marshalltown, Marshall Co., Iowa, USA; was buried in Feb 1960 in Marshall Co., Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Services for H. Allan Tuttle, 81, Marshalltown native who died Jan. 31 in Scottsbluff, were held there Feb. 3. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery in Scottsbluff.

Born Sept. 3, 1907, he was the son of Luther and Eleanor Stowe Tuttle in Marshalltown. He attended rural schools and graduated from LaMoille Consolidated School in 1925. He farmed in the Marshalltown area.

On Feb. 7, 1931, near Marshalltown, he married Eleanor Dunlap and they farmed in the area for 14 years. He was in the implement business from 1945-53. They moved to Longmont, Colo., where he was in the real estate business and bought and sold cattle until retiring in 1979. They had resided in Scottsbluff since that time.

He was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Iowa, formerly active in the Farm Bureau and a member of the Midwest Implement Association.

Survivors include his wife; sons John of Scottsbluff and Jim of Loveland, Colo.; daughters Lois Walker of Grand Island and Lorraine Edwards, Harbor Springs, Mich.; sisters Peggy Lane of Waterloo and Nessa Rule, Gainesville, Fla.; 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by two brothers.

Marshalltown, IA newspaper Times Republican dated February 10, 1989 (please note, cemetery is incorrectly listed as Scottsbluff, Arizona instead of Nebraska)

Henry married DUNLAP, Gladys Eleanor on 7 Feb 1931 in Washington, Marshall Co., Iowa, USA. Gladys (daughter of DUNLAP, John Crawford and MELBERG, Nellie Ida) was born on 7 Jun 1906 in Marshalltown, Marshall Co., Iowa, USA; died on 18 Jul 1994 in Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff Co., Nebraska, USA; was buried in Jul 1994 in Fairview Cemetery - Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff Co., Nebraska, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]