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Rebecca Ann Drew White

Birth
Clark County, Missouri, USA
Death
7 Sep 1919 (aged 80)
Kirkwood, Warren County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Ashton, Clark County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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From "Clark County Courier", Kahoka, Missouri, dated Friday, September 12, 1919, Page 12:
WHITE
Rebecca Ann Drew, daughter of Lewis and Mariah Drew, was born in Clark county, Mo., February 19, 1839, and departed this life at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Wm. Kerr, of Kirkwood, Ill., September 7, 1919. Her age at demise was 80 years, 6 months and 28 days.
She was united in marriage with Wm. White, of Ashton, Mo., and made her home in Clark county until about two years ago when, because of ____ health, she went to live with her daughter, Mrs. Kerr of Kirkwood, Ill. In her youth she accepted Christ as her personal Savior and united with the Baptist church and held steadfastly to a faith in a happy hereafter, where there will be no more sorrow nor death. She leaves to mourn her _____ her daughter, her husband, one brother, Geo. Drew, of Kahoka, five grandchildren and eight ____ grandchildren, besides a host of other relatives and friends. The funeral service was held from the Ashton M. P. church, Tuesday a.m. at 10:30, and interment was made in Ashton cemetery.

A daughter of Lewis & Maria (Hay) Drew, she married William S. White on Oct. 2, 1882 in Clark County, MO. Her daughter Della lived in Kirkwood, IL. That may be why Rebecca died there.
From "Clark County Courier", Kahoka, Missouri, dated Friday, September 12, 1919, Page 12:
WHITE
Rebecca Ann Drew, daughter of Lewis and Mariah Drew, was born in Clark county, Mo., February 19, 1839, and departed this life at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Wm. Kerr, of Kirkwood, Ill., September 7, 1919. Her age at demise was 80 years, 6 months and 28 days.
She was united in marriage with Wm. White, of Ashton, Mo., and made her home in Clark county until about two years ago when, because of ____ health, she went to live with her daughter, Mrs. Kerr of Kirkwood, Ill. In her youth she accepted Christ as her personal Savior and united with the Baptist church and held steadfastly to a faith in a happy hereafter, where there will be no more sorrow nor death. She leaves to mourn her _____ her daughter, her husband, one brother, Geo. Drew, of Kahoka, five grandchildren and eight ____ grandchildren, besides a host of other relatives and friends. The funeral service was held from the Ashton M. P. church, Tuesday a.m. at 10:30, and interment was made in Ashton cemetery.

A daughter of Lewis & Maria (Hay) Drew, she married William S. White on Oct. 2, 1882 in Clark County, MO. Her daughter Della lived in Kirkwood, IL. That may be why Rebecca died there.

Gravesite Details

Buried at Ashton cemetery according to her IL death record



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