Mrs. Adah Gibbs, formerly a resident of this city, died at her home in Madison at nine-thirty this morning, aged 80 years. Mrs. Gibbs' maiden name was Chapple and she was born in Devonshire, England, and came to Janesville while a young girl. She was united in marriage to Thad W. Gibbs in this city on September 5th, 1859. Her husband has been dead for a number of years. She is well known in Janesville and resided for a number of years here after Mr. Gibbs' death.
The remains will be brought to Janesville on the 10:35 train on Monday over the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad and will be taken immediately to the Oak Hill cemetery where services will be conducted by Rev. Henry Willmann of Trinity Episcopal church.
She leaves a sister, Mrs. George Marden of Conneaut, Ohio; a brother, Harry Chapple, of Basstrop, Texas; two nieces in Buffalo, New York, Mrs. W.F. Douglas and Miss ? Downs; a niece, Frances A. Ryckman, of this city, and a grand nephew, Willard W. Brunson.
Mrs. Adah Gibbs, formerly a resident of this city, died at her home in Madison at nine-thirty this morning, aged 80 years. Mrs. Gibbs' maiden name was Chapple and she was born in Devonshire, England, and came to Janesville while a young girl. She was united in marriage to Thad W. Gibbs in this city on September 5th, 1859. Her husband has been dead for a number of years. She is well known in Janesville and resided for a number of years here after Mr. Gibbs' death.
The remains will be brought to Janesville on the 10:35 train on Monday over the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad and will be taken immediately to the Oak Hill cemetery where services will be conducted by Rev. Henry Willmann of Trinity Episcopal church.
She leaves a sister, Mrs. George Marden of Conneaut, Ohio; a brother, Harry Chapple, of Basstrop, Texas; two nieces in Buffalo, New York, Mrs. W.F. Douglas and Miss ? Downs; a niece, Frances A. Ryckman, of this city, and a grand nephew, Willard W. Brunson.
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