Maria Jane Ellsworth, daughter of Oliver and Susannah Ellsworth, was born near Columbus, Ohio, on May 27th, 1830, and died in Knox County, Illinois on November 24th, 1916, aged 86 years, 5 months, 27 days.
Her parents came to this state in 1853, at which time she was 23 years of age, and settled near Abingdon. Three miles east of Abingdon was the farm on which she, with her parents, made her home until the death of her father, about 24 years ago. Since that time she has made her home with relatives. From the time of first coming in 1853 her life has been in this county.
She united with the Methodist Episcopal Church in her young womanhood, her membership has been in the Gilson and Abingdon churches, in the later years at Gilson, according to residence. She loved to read her bible and with increasing age she pored over its sacred pages.
She was the last survivor of her father’s family. Two nieces are Mrs. Susan Gordon of Abingdon, Ill., and Mrs. Mary J. Burnett, Analey, Neb. Also, she leaves one nephew, Melville Johnson, of Elmwood, Ill.
Her death is due to the decline of age. The withered leaf, the gathered grain are emblems of this great fact of mortality, beautiful as the seasons in their cycles, in the upward transit to eternity.
The funeral was held at the Methodist Church Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock, with Dr. J.T. Pierce, officiating. Mrs. Groves was at the organ, and a quartette composed of Misses Alma Berterman, Eunice Brokaw, Prof. Smith and Maurice Shiveley furnished the music. The pallbearers were James Ritchey, T.C. Smith, Dean Hollopeter, T.S. Benner, W.T. Weisbach and Jacob Castle. The interment was in the city cemetery.
GALESBURG EVENING-MAIL: NOVEMBER 27, 1916
Her parents came to this state in 1853, at which time she was 23 years of age, and settled near Abingdon. Three miles east of Abingdon was the farm on which she, with her parents, made her home until the death of her father, about 24 years ago. Since that time she has made her home with relatives. From the time of first coming in 1853 her life has been in this county.
She united with the Methodist Episcopal Church in her young womanhood, her membership has been in the Gilson and Abingdon churches, in the later years at Gilson, according to residence. She loved to read her bible and with increasing age she pored over its sacred pages.
She was the last survivor of her father’s family. Two nieces are Mrs. Susan Gordon of Abingdon, Ill., and Mrs. Mary J. Burnett, Analey, Neb. Also, she leaves one nephew, Melville Johnson, of Elmwood, Ill.
Her death is due to the decline of age. The withered leaf, the gathered grain are emblems of this great fact of mortality, beautiful as the seasons in their cycles, in the upward transit to eternity.
The funeral was held at the Methodist Church Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock, with Dr. J.T. Pierce, officiating. Mrs. Groves was at the organ, and a quartette composed of Misses Alma Berterman, Eunice Brokaw, Prof. Smith and Maurice Shiveley furnished the music. The pallbearers were James Ritchey, T.C. Smith, Dean Hollopeter, T.S. Benner, W.T. Weisbach and Jacob Castle. The interment was in the city cemetery.
GALESBURG EVENING-MAIL: NOVEMBER 27, 1916
Maria Jane Ellsworth, daughter of Oliver and Susannah Ellsworth, was born near Columbus, Ohio, on May 27th, 1830, and died in Knox County, Illinois on November 24th, 1916, aged 86 years, 5 months, 27 days.
Her parents came to this state in 1853, at which time she was 23 years of age, and settled near Abingdon. Three miles east of Abingdon was the farm on which she, with her parents, made her home until the death of her father, about 24 years ago. Since that time she has made her home with relatives. From the time of first coming in 1853 her life has been in this county.
She united with the Methodist Episcopal Church in her young womanhood, her membership has been in the Gilson and Abingdon churches, in the later years at Gilson, according to residence. She loved to read her bible and with increasing age she pored over its sacred pages.
She was the last survivor of her father’s family. Two nieces are Mrs. Susan Gordon of Abingdon, Ill., and Mrs. Mary J. Burnett, Analey, Neb. Also, she leaves one nephew, Melville Johnson, of Elmwood, Ill.
Her death is due to the decline of age. The withered leaf, the gathered grain are emblems of this great fact of mortality, beautiful as the seasons in their cycles, in the upward transit to eternity.
The funeral was held at the Methodist Church Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock, with Dr. J.T. Pierce, officiating. Mrs. Groves was at the organ, and a quartette composed of Misses Alma Berterman, Eunice Brokaw, Prof. Smith and Maurice Shiveley furnished the music. The pallbearers were James Ritchey, T.C. Smith, Dean Hollopeter, T.S. Benner, W.T. Weisbach and Jacob Castle. The interment was in the city cemetery.
GALESBURG EVENING-MAIL: NOVEMBER 27, 1916
Her parents came to this state in 1853, at which time she was 23 years of age, and settled near Abingdon. Three miles east of Abingdon was the farm on which she, with her parents, made her home until the death of her father, about 24 years ago. Since that time she has made her home with relatives. From the time of first coming in 1853 her life has been in this county.
She united with the Methodist Episcopal Church in her young womanhood, her membership has been in the Gilson and Abingdon churches, in the later years at Gilson, according to residence. She loved to read her bible and with increasing age she pored over its sacred pages.
She was the last survivor of her father’s family. Two nieces are Mrs. Susan Gordon of Abingdon, Ill., and Mrs. Mary J. Burnett, Analey, Neb. Also, she leaves one nephew, Melville Johnson, of Elmwood, Ill.
Her death is due to the decline of age. The withered leaf, the gathered grain are emblems of this great fact of mortality, beautiful as the seasons in their cycles, in the upward transit to eternity.
The funeral was held at the Methodist Church Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock, with Dr. J.T. Pierce, officiating. Mrs. Groves was at the organ, and a quartette composed of Misses Alma Berterman, Eunice Brokaw, Prof. Smith and Maurice Shiveley furnished the music. The pallbearers were James Ritchey, T.C. Smith, Dean Hollopeter, T.S. Benner, W.T. Weisbach and Jacob Castle. The interment was in the city cemetery.
GALESBURG EVENING-MAIL: NOVEMBER 27, 1916
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