Buried: Sept 26, 1919
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PIONEER OF COUNTY DEAD AT 92 YEARS
Katherine Anne Fetters, 92 years old, died from complication of diseases and infirmities of age at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Louis Marshall, on West Sandusky street, at 11 o'clock Wednesday morning, after having been bed-ridden for the last 11 months.
She was the daughter of Charles and Betsy Phillips, and was born Oct 9, 1826, in what was known as Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, now known as McVay. When she was seven years old the family came to Ohio in a covered prairie schooner and settled on Tawa Creek, near Benton Ridge. The journey, which was long and difficult, took four weeks. A family by the name of Thompson came with the Phillips family. Mrs. Epley, living south of Findlay, being the only surviving member of this party.
The early pioneer life was a fascinating one and was full of interesting happenings. The first home, a rude hut, was snowed under for three days, and a later structure was scarcely adequate to afford protection from the wolves which howled around the door each night. A sorts of wild game was abundant, and the family larder was largely dependent upon the accuracy of Mrs. Fetter's husband shooting.
An early episode in the life of the deceased occurred when she was 13 years old, at which time she and another girl rode on horseback to Findlay with some chickens to sell. The other girl disposed of hers for six cents each, while Mrs. Fetter sold hers for eight cents to the late Judge Cory.
At the age of 18 she was married to Peter Fetters and to this union 13 children were born, six of whom are dead. Those who are dead are Andrew, a soldier in the Civil War, Mary Ellen Smith, Eli, Criselda, Elizabeth and Lemuel. The living are Mrs. Sarah Bond, Deweyville, Mrs. Louis Marshall, Mrs. T. J. Baker and Irvin, Findlay. Mrs. Clayton Vansant, Michigan, Uriah, Arlington and Isaiah, Benton Ridge.
Mrs. Fetters was a member of the Powell Evangelical church, which she joined shortly after her marriage. During her later years she spent a great deal of time making quilts, having made 55 during the last five years.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Marshall, on West Sandusky street, with interment in the Powell cemetery.
SOURCE:
The Weekly Jeffersonian
Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio
Thursday, Oct 2, 1919
Page 5
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PIONEER OF COUNTY DEAD AT 92 YEARS
Katherine Anne Fetters, 92 years old, died from complication of diseases and infirmities of age at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Louis Marshall, on West Sandusky street, at 11 o'clock Wednesday morning, after having been bed-ridden for the last 11 months.
She was the daughter of Charles and Betsy Phillips, and was born Oct 9, 1826, in what was known as Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, now known as McVay. When she was seven years old the family came to Ohio in a covered prairie schooner and settled on Tawa Creek, near Benton Ridge. The journey, which was long and difficult, took four weeks. A family by the name of Thompson came with the Phillips family. Mrs. Epley, living south of Findlay, being the only surviving member of this party.
The early pioneer life was a fascinating one and was full of interesting happenings. The first home, a rude hut, was snowed under for three days, and a later structure was scarcely adequate to afford protection from the wolves which howled around the door each night. A sorts of wild game was abundant, and the family larder was largely dependent upon the accuracy of Mrs. Fetter's husband shooting.
An early episode in the life of the deceased occurred when she was 13 years old, at which time she and another girl rode on horseback to Findlay with some chickens to sell. The other girl disposed of hers for six cents each, while Mrs. Fetter sold hers for eight cents to the late Judge Cory.
At the age of 18 she was married to Peter Fetters and to this union 13 children were born, six of whom are dead. Those who are dead are Andrew, a soldier in the Civil War, Mary Ellen Smith, Eli, Criselda, Elizabeth and Lemuel. The living are Mrs. Sarah Bond, Deweyville, Mrs. Louis Marshall, Mrs. T. J. Baker and Irvin, Findlay. Mrs. Clayton Vansant, Michigan, Uriah, Arlington and Isaiah, Benton Ridge.
Mrs. Fetters was a member of the Powell Evangelical church, which she joined shortly after her marriage. During her later years she spent a great deal of time making quilts, having made 55 during the last five years.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Marshall, on West Sandusky street, with interment in the Powell cemetery.
SOURCE:
The Weekly Jeffersonian
Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio
Thursday, Oct 2, 1919
Page 5
Buried: Sept 26, 1919
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PIONEER OF COUNTY DEAD AT 92 YEARS
Katherine Anne Fetters, 92 years old, died from complication of diseases and infirmities of age at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Louis Marshall, on West Sandusky street, at 11 o'clock Wednesday morning, after having been bed-ridden for the last 11 months.
She was the daughter of Charles and Betsy Phillips, and was born Oct 9, 1826, in what was known as Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, now known as McVay. When she was seven years old the family came to Ohio in a covered prairie schooner and settled on Tawa Creek, near Benton Ridge. The journey, which was long and difficult, took four weeks. A family by the name of Thompson came with the Phillips family. Mrs. Epley, living south of Findlay, being the only surviving member of this party.
The early pioneer life was a fascinating one and was full of interesting happenings. The first home, a rude hut, was snowed under for three days, and a later structure was scarcely adequate to afford protection from the wolves which howled around the door each night. A sorts of wild game was abundant, and the family larder was largely dependent upon the accuracy of Mrs. Fetter's husband shooting.
An early episode in the life of the deceased occurred when she was 13 years old, at which time she and another girl rode on horseback to Findlay with some chickens to sell. The other girl disposed of hers for six cents each, while Mrs. Fetter sold hers for eight cents to the late Judge Cory.
At the age of 18 she was married to Peter Fetters and to this union 13 children were born, six of whom are dead. Those who are dead are Andrew, a soldier in the Civil War, Mary Ellen Smith, Eli, Criselda, Elizabeth and Lemuel. The living are Mrs. Sarah Bond, Deweyville, Mrs. Louis Marshall, Mrs. T. J. Baker and Irvin, Findlay. Mrs. Clayton Vansant, Michigan, Uriah, Arlington and Isaiah, Benton Ridge.
Mrs. Fetters was a member of the Powell Evangelical church, which she joined shortly after her marriage. During her later years she spent a great deal of time making quilts, having made 55 during the last five years.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Marshall, on West Sandusky street, with interment in the Powell cemetery.
SOURCE:
The Weekly Jeffersonian
Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio
Thursday, Oct 2, 1919
Page 5
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PIONEER OF COUNTY DEAD AT 92 YEARS
Katherine Anne Fetters, 92 years old, died from complication of diseases and infirmities of age at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Louis Marshall, on West Sandusky street, at 11 o'clock Wednesday morning, after having been bed-ridden for the last 11 months.
She was the daughter of Charles and Betsy Phillips, and was born Oct 9, 1826, in what was known as Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, now known as McVay. When she was seven years old the family came to Ohio in a covered prairie schooner and settled on Tawa Creek, near Benton Ridge. The journey, which was long and difficult, took four weeks. A family by the name of Thompson came with the Phillips family. Mrs. Epley, living south of Findlay, being the only surviving member of this party.
The early pioneer life was a fascinating one and was full of interesting happenings. The first home, a rude hut, was snowed under for three days, and a later structure was scarcely adequate to afford protection from the wolves which howled around the door each night. A sorts of wild game was abundant, and the family larder was largely dependent upon the accuracy of Mrs. Fetter's husband shooting.
An early episode in the life of the deceased occurred when she was 13 years old, at which time she and another girl rode on horseback to Findlay with some chickens to sell. The other girl disposed of hers for six cents each, while Mrs. Fetter sold hers for eight cents to the late Judge Cory.
At the age of 18 she was married to Peter Fetters and to this union 13 children were born, six of whom are dead. Those who are dead are Andrew, a soldier in the Civil War, Mary Ellen Smith, Eli, Criselda, Elizabeth and Lemuel. The living are Mrs. Sarah Bond, Deweyville, Mrs. Louis Marshall, Mrs. T. J. Baker and Irvin, Findlay. Mrs. Clayton Vansant, Michigan, Uriah, Arlington and Isaiah, Benton Ridge.
Mrs. Fetters was a member of the Powell Evangelical church, which she joined shortly after her marriage. During her later years she spent a great deal of time making quilts, having made 55 during the last five years.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Marshall, on West Sandusky street, with interment in the Powell cemetery.
SOURCE:
The Weekly Jeffersonian
Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio
Thursday, Oct 2, 1919
Page 5
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