Kokomo Tribune, Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, Friday, June 13, 1930, page 6.
Friday afternoon and evening Mr. and Mrs. Woolley are receiving their friends informally at the home of their daughter, Mrs. J. H. Garritson, 515 West Taylor street, in celebration of their sixty-third wedding anniversary. Three of their children, Mrs. Garritson, Mrs. Otis Howard and Charles C. Woolley joined them in celebration.
Mrs. Woolley, who is 88 years old, came to Howard county from Ohio eight-two years ago. Mr. Wooley(sic) is a native of Parke county and came to Howard county when fourteen years old. He is 86. When Mrs. Wooley(sic) made the trip to this part of the state the Wildcat could not be crossed except by canoe.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Woolley enjoy excellent health for people of their years, with good sight and hearing. They are able to get out almost every day and few Sundays find them missing from their accustomed place at the Christian church, of which they have long been faithful members.
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The Kokomo Tribune (Kokomo, Indiana) 16 May 1932, Mon – Page 2
DEATH CLAIMS ONE OF TOWN’S REAL PIONEERS
Final Summons Comes to Margaret O. Woolley at Age of 89.
RESIDED HERE SINCE 1848
Remembered Howard County Indians- Life a Busy, Useful and Kindly one.
Margaret O. Woolley age 89, wife of James M. Wooley, died Saturday afternoon at 4 o’clock, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Alice C. Garritson, 515 West Taylor Street, of heart trouble, with which she had been afflicted for four weeks.
Funeral services were held at the Main Street Christian Church Monday afternoon at 3:30 o’cloc, the Revs. T. J. Bennett, J. M. Horn and E. Richard Edwards, officiating, followed by burial in Crown Point Cemetery.
In the death of Mrs. Woolley, Howard County loses not only a woman of admirable character, truest worth and beneficent works, but one of its real pioneers – one of the few remaining figures who have been a part of its life from early settlement days.
Brought Here a Child
Mrs. Woolley was born December 13, 1842, at Euphemia, a village near Dayton, Ohio, the youngest of thirteen children who blessed the union of William and Elizabeth Albright, who became one of the prominent and best loved of Howard County pioneer couples.
The family moved to Howard County in 1848, when Margaret was six years of age, making the trip from Euphemia, a distance of little more than 100 miles, in wagons, over wilderness roads and trails, consuming three days in the journey. When Wildcat Creek was reached, Margaret was taken across the stream in a canoe, an experience she remembered vividly to the end of her life, it having frightened her to tears.
Father a Leading Figure.
William Albright established himself on land obtained by government grant on Kokomo Creek, three miles southeast of Kokomo and there the daughter, Margaret grew to womanhood. Oh his own acreage her father established the Albright’s Chapel, long a place of worship for a wide circle of pioneers, and also Albright’s cemetery. He was the first Albright to settle in Howard County and the forefather of nearly all who bear the name who have resided here since. He has descendent to the sixth generation living here now.
In her childhood, Margaret witnessed all the spectacle of clearing the wilderness, establishing roads, schools, and churches and installing pioneer stores, shops, and mills. She could remember Kokomo when it was composed of nothing more than a cluster of cabins, before it had acquired a railroad and before a foot of improved highway led into it from any direction.
Remnants of Indian tribes remained for some time after she was brought here, and she could give accurate descriptions of their abodes, dress and customs. She always readily admitted that she never ceased being a little afraid of them, though their attitude toward the settlers was entirely friendly.
Married 65 Years Ago.
At the ancestral home in Taylor Township, in June 1867, she was united in marriage with James M. Woolley, who also was a member of a pioneer family. He and three children, Mrs. Alice C. Garritson, Mrs. O. S. Howard and Charles Woolley, all of Kokomo, survive. In addition there are ten grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Wooley had resided in or near Kokomo ever since she was brought here as a child, and her mind, clear and active to the end, was a dependable storehouse of community history. It was her good fortune to have excellent health till overtaken by her final illness. As a neighbor and friend she was unexcelled, and in her church and in the W.C.T.U., of which she had been a member half a century, she was a devoted worker. Her whole life was useful, unselfish, patient, and kindly, a blessing to every circle with which it came in contact.
Of her generation of Albrights, Mrs. Woolley was the last survivor, and in that fact she felt a sense of loneliness, though she never was one to lose cheerfulness. She had a great fondness for the community of which she had so long been a part, and her prayers, as the shadows lengthened, always contained a fervent petition that the smile of prosperity might come again upon its people.
The end found her reconciled and ready, firm in the faith which had sustained her through all her long, active and interesting life, and when she passed, the transition was so serene that even those who watched and waited could scarcely tell when the change had come.
Friday afternoon and evening Mr. and Mrs. Woolley are receiving their friends informally at the home of their daughter, Mrs. J. H. Garritson, 515 West Taylor street, in celebration of their sixty-third wedding anniversary. Three of their children, Mrs. Garritson, Mrs. Otis Howard and Charles C. Woolley joined them in celebration.
Mrs. Woolley, who is 88 years old, came to Howard county from Ohio eight-two years ago. Mr. Wooley(sic) is a native of Parke county and came to Howard county when fourteen years old. He is 86. When Mrs. Wooley(sic) made the trip to this part of the state the Wildcat could not be crossed except by canoe.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Woolley enjoy excellent health for people of their years, with good sight and hearing. They are able to get out almost every day and few Sundays find them missing from their accustomed place at the Christian church, of which they have long been faithful members.
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The Kokomo Tribune (Kokomo, Indiana) 16 May 1932, Mon – Page 2
DEATH CLAIMS ONE OF TOWN’S REAL PIONEERS
Final Summons Comes to Margaret O. Woolley at Age of 89.
RESIDED HERE SINCE 1848
Remembered Howard County Indians- Life a Busy, Useful and Kindly one.
Margaret O. Woolley age 89, wife of James M. Wooley, died Saturday afternoon at 4 o’clock, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Alice C. Garritson, 515 West Taylor Street, of heart trouble, with which she had been afflicted for four weeks.
Funeral services were held at the Main Street Christian Church Monday afternoon at 3:30 o’cloc, the Revs. T. J. Bennett, J. M. Horn and E. Richard Edwards, officiating, followed by burial in Crown Point Cemetery.
In the death of Mrs. Woolley, Howard County loses not only a woman of admirable character, truest worth and beneficent works, but one of its real pioneers – one of the few remaining figures who have been a part of its life from early settlement days.
Brought Here a Child
Mrs. Woolley was born December 13, 1842, at Euphemia, a village near Dayton, Ohio, the youngest of thirteen children who blessed the union of William and Elizabeth Albright, who became one of the prominent and best loved of Howard County pioneer couples.
The family moved to Howard County in 1848, when Margaret was six years of age, making the trip from Euphemia, a distance of little more than 100 miles, in wagons, over wilderness roads and trails, consuming three days in the journey. When Wildcat Creek was reached, Margaret was taken across the stream in a canoe, an experience she remembered vividly to the end of her life, it having frightened her to tears.
Father a Leading Figure.
William Albright established himself on land obtained by government grant on Kokomo Creek, three miles southeast of Kokomo and there the daughter, Margaret grew to womanhood. Oh his own acreage her father established the Albright’s Chapel, long a place of worship for a wide circle of pioneers, and also Albright’s cemetery. He was the first Albright to settle in Howard County and the forefather of nearly all who bear the name who have resided here since. He has descendent to the sixth generation living here now.
In her childhood, Margaret witnessed all the spectacle of clearing the wilderness, establishing roads, schools, and churches and installing pioneer stores, shops, and mills. She could remember Kokomo when it was composed of nothing more than a cluster of cabins, before it had acquired a railroad and before a foot of improved highway led into it from any direction.
Remnants of Indian tribes remained for some time after she was brought here, and she could give accurate descriptions of their abodes, dress and customs. She always readily admitted that she never ceased being a little afraid of them, though their attitude toward the settlers was entirely friendly.
Married 65 Years Ago.
At the ancestral home in Taylor Township, in June 1867, she was united in marriage with James M. Woolley, who also was a member of a pioneer family. He and three children, Mrs. Alice C. Garritson, Mrs. O. S. Howard and Charles Woolley, all of Kokomo, survive. In addition there are ten grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Wooley had resided in or near Kokomo ever since she was brought here as a child, and her mind, clear and active to the end, was a dependable storehouse of community history. It was her good fortune to have excellent health till overtaken by her final illness. As a neighbor and friend she was unexcelled, and in her church and in the W.C.T.U., of which she had been a member half a century, she was a devoted worker. Her whole life was useful, unselfish, patient, and kindly, a blessing to every circle with which it came in contact.
Of her generation of Albrights, Mrs. Woolley was the last survivor, and in that fact she felt a sense of loneliness, though she never was one to lose cheerfulness. She had a great fondness for the community of which she had so long been a part, and her prayers, as the shadows lengthened, always contained a fervent petition that the smile of prosperity might come again upon its people.
The end found her reconciled and ready, firm in the faith which had sustained her through all her long, active and interesting life, and when she passed, the transition was so serene that even those who watched and waited could scarcely tell when the change had come.
Kokomo Tribune, Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, Friday, June 13, 1930, page 6.
Friday afternoon and evening Mr. and Mrs. Woolley are receiving their friends informally at the home of their daughter, Mrs. J. H. Garritson, 515 West Taylor street, in celebration of their sixty-third wedding anniversary. Three of their children, Mrs. Garritson, Mrs. Otis Howard and Charles C. Woolley joined them in celebration.
Mrs. Woolley, who is 88 years old, came to Howard county from Ohio eight-two years ago. Mr. Wooley(sic) is a native of Parke county and came to Howard county when fourteen years old. He is 86. When Mrs. Wooley(sic) made the trip to this part of the state the Wildcat could not be crossed except by canoe.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Woolley enjoy excellent health for people of their years, with good sight and hearing. They are able to get out almost every day and few Sundays find them missing from their accustomed place at the Christian church, of which they have long been faithful members.
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The Kokomo Tribune (Kokomo, Indiana) 16 May 1932, Mon – Page 2
DEATH CLAIMS ONE OF TOWN’S REAL PIONEERS
Final Summons Comes to Margaret O. Woolley at Age of 89.
RESIDED HERE SINCE 1848
Remembered Howard County Indians- Life a Busy, Useful and Kindly one.
Margaret O. Woolley age 89, wife of James M. Wooley, died Saturday afternoon at 4 o’clock, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Alice C. Garritson, 515 West Taylor Street, of heart trouble, with which she had been afflicted for four weeks.
Funeral services were held at the Main Street Christian Church Monday afternoon at 3:30 o’cloc, the Revs. T. J. Bennett, J. M. Horn and E. Richard Edwards, officiating, followed by burial in Crown Point Cemetery.
In the death of Mrs. Woolley, Howard County loses not only a woman of admirable character, truest worth and beneficent works, but one of its real pioneers – one of the few remaining figures who have been a part of its life from early settlement days.
Brought Here a Child
Mrs. Woolley was born December 13, 1842, at Euphemia, a village near Dayton, Ohio, the youngest of thirteen children who blessed the union of William and Elizabeth Albright, who became one of the prominent and best loved of Howard County pioneer couples.
The family moved to Howard County in 1848, when Margaret was six years of age, making the trip from Euphemia, a distance of little more than 100 miles, in wagons, over wilderness roads and trails, consuming three days in the journey. When Wildcat Creek was reached, Margaret was taken across the stream in a canoe, an experience she remembered vividly to the end of her life, it having frightened her to tears.
Father a Leading Figure.
William Albright established himself on land obtained by government grant on Kokomo Creek, three miles southeast of Kokomo and there the daughter, Margaret grew to womanhood. Oh his own acreage her father established the Albright’s Chapel, long a place of worship for a wide circle of pioneers, and also Albright’s cemetery. He was the first Albright to settle in Howard County and the forefather of nearly all who bear the name who have resided here since. He has descendent to the sixth generation living here now.
In her childhood, Margaret witnessed all the spectacle of clearing the wilderness, establishing roads, schools, and churches and installing pioneer stores, shops, and mills. She could remember Kokomo when it was composed of nothing more than a cluster of cabins, before it had acquired a railroad and before a foot of improved highway led into it from any direction.
Remnants of Indian tribes remained for some time after she was brought here, and she could give accurate descriptions of their abodes, dress and customs. She always readily admitted that she never ceased being a little afraid of them, though their attitude toward the settlers was entirely friendly.
Married 65 Years Ago.
At the ancestral home in Taylor Township, in June 1867, she was united in marriage with James M. Woolley, who also was a member of a pioneer family. He and three children, Mrs. Alice C. Garritson, Mrs. O. S. Howard and Charles Woolley, all of Kokomo, survive. In addition there are ten grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Wooley had resided in or near Kokomo ever since she was brought here as a child, and her mind, clear and active to the end, was a dependable storehouse of community history. It was her good fortune to have excellent health till overtaken by her final illness. As a neighbor and friend she was unexcelled, and in her church and in the W.C.T.U., of which she had been a member half a century, she was a devoted worker. Her whole life was useful, unselfish, patient, and kindly, a blessing to every circle with which it came in contact.
Of her generation of Albrights, Mrs. Woolley was the last survivor, and in that fact she felt a sense of loneliness, though she never was one to lose cheerfulness. She had a great fondness for the community of which she had so long been a part, and her prayers, as the shadows lengthened, always contained a fervent petition that the smile of prosperity might come again upon its people.
The end found her reconciled and ready, firm in the faith which had sustained her through all her long, active and interesting life, and when she passed, the transition was so serene that even those who watched and waited could scarcely tell when the change had come.
Friday afternoon and evening Mr. and Mrs. Woolley are receiving their friends informally at the home of their daughter, Mrs. J. H. Garritson, 515 West Taylor street, in celebration of their sixty-third wedding anniversary. Three of their children, Mrs. Garritson, Mrs. Otis Howard and Charles C. Woolley joined them in celebration.
Mrs. Woolley, who is 88 years old, came to Howard county from Ohio eight-two years ago. Mr. Wooley(sic) is a native of Parke county and came to Howard county when fourteen years old. He is 86. When Mrs. Wooley(sic) made the trip to this part of the state the Wildcat could not be crossed except by canoe.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Woolley enjoy excellent health for people of their years, with good sight and hearing. They are able to get out almost every day and few Sundays find them missing from their accustomed place at the Christian church, of which they have long been faithful members.
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The Kokomo Tribune (Kokomo, Indiana) 16 May 1932, Mon – Page 2
DEATH CLAIMS ONE OF TOWN’S REAL PIONEERS
Final Summons Comes to Margaret O. Woolley at Age of 89.
RESIDED HERE SINCE 1848
Remembered Howard County Indians- Life a Busy, Useful and Kindly one.
Margaret O. Woolley age 89, wife of James M. Wooley, died Saturday afternoon at 4 o’clock, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Alice C. Garritson, 515 West Taylor Street, of heart trouble, with which she had been afflicted for four weeks.
Funeral services were held at the Main Street Christian Church Monday afternoon at 3:30 o’cloc, the Revs. T. J. Bennett, J. M. Horn and E. Richard Edwards, officiating, followed by burial in Crown Point Cemetery.
In the death of Mrs. Woolley, Howard County loses not only a woman of admirable character, truest worth and beneficent works, but one of its real pioneers – one of the few remaining figures who have been a part of its life from early settlement days.
Brought Here a Child
Mrs. Woolley was born December 13, 1842, at Euphemia, a village near Dayton, Ohio, the youngest of thirteen children who blessed the union of William and Elizabeth Albright, who became one of the prominent and best loved of Howard County pioneer couples.
The family moved to Howard County in 1848, when Margaret was six years of age, making the trip from Euphemia, a distance of little more than 100 miles, in wagons, over wilderness roads and trails, consuming three days in the journey. When Wildcat Creek was reached, Margaret was taken across the stream in a canoe, an experience she remembered vividly to the end of her life, it having frightened her to tears.
Father a Leading Figure.
William Albright established himself on land obtained by government grant on Kokomo Creek, three miles southeast of Kokomo and there the daughter, Margaret grew to womanhood. Oh his own acreage her father established the Albright’s Chapel, long a place of worship for a wide circle of pioneers, and also Albright’s cemetery. He was the first Albright to settle in Howard County and the forefather of nearly all who bear the name who have resided here since. He has descendent to the sixth generation living here now.
In her childhood, Margaret witnessed all the spectacle of clearing the wilderness, establishing roads, schools, and churches and installing pioneer stores, shops, and mills. She could remember Kokomo when it was composed of nothing more than a cluster of cabins, before it had acquired a railroad and before a foot of improved highway led into it from any direction.
Remnants of Indian tribes remained for some time after she was brought here, and she could give accurate descriptions of their abodes, dress and customs. She always readily admitted that she never ceased being a little afraid of them, though their attitude toward the settlers was entirely friendly.
Married 65 Years Ago.
At the ancestral home in Taylor Township, in June 1867, she was united in marriage with James M. Woolley, who also was a member of a pioneer family. He and three children, Mrs. Alice C. Garritson, Mrs. O. S. Howard and Charles Woolley, all of Kokomo, survive. In addition there are ten grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Wooley had resided in or near Kokomo ever since she was brought here as a child, and her mind, clear and active to the end, was a dependable storehouse of community history. It was her good fortune to have excellent health till overtaken by her final illness. As a neighbor and friend she was unexcelled, and in her church and in the W.C.T.U., of which she had been a member half a century, she was a devoted worker. Her whole life was useful, unselfish, patient, and kindly, a blessing to every circle with which it came in contact.
Of her generation of Albrights, Mrs. Woolley was the last survivor, and in that fact she felt a sense of loneliness, though she never was one to lose cheerfulness. She had a great fondness for the community of which she had so long been a part, and her prayers, as the shadows lengthened, always contained a fervent petition that the smile of prosperity might come again upon its people.
The end found her reconciled and ready, firm in the faith which had sustained her through all her long, active and interesting life, and when she passed, the transition was so serene that even those who watched and waited could scarcely tell when the change had come.
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