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Rachel Gillespie Grove

Birth
Kittanning, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
13 Nov 1906 (aged 80)
Kellettville, Forest County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Church Hill, Forest County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Plot
O-56
Memorial ID
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RACHEL GILLESPIE GROVE
11-14-1825 -- 11-13-1906

Rachel Gillespie Grove, relict of the late J. Welsh Grove, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Robert Harkison of Kellettville, Pa., November 13, 1906, from a stroke of paralysis.

Mrs. Grove was born in Kittanning, Pa., Nov. 14th, 1825, and had she lived one day longer would have reached the age of 81 years.

Her husband died 13 years ago. Thirteen children were born to them, ten of whom are still living, as follows: Mrs. Vernie Berlin and Mrs. Mary Ort of Seattle, Washington; Mrs. James Harkison of Columbus, Ohio; Mrs. Robert Harkison, Mrs. John Shaw, Ralph and James of Kellettville.

The deceased had spent the greater portion of her life in Forest Co. For more than 30 years she had been a consistent member of the M. E. Church.

Funeral services, conducted by the Rev. Montgomery, were held on Thursday, with interment in the Zuendel churchyard, by the side of her husband.

Obituary source:
"History of Starr Cemetery" by Lois Wike and published by Forest Press Inc. in Tionesta, PA

See the “History of Starr Cemetery” for a burial plot location map.

------------------------- Signed: JD Moore II
RACHEL GILLESPIE GROVE
11-14-1825 -- 11-13-1906

Rachel Gillespie Grove, relict of the late J. Welsh Grove, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Robert Harkison of Kellettville, Pa., November 13, 1906, from a stroke of paralysis.

Mrs. Grove was born in Kittanning, Pa., Nov. 14th, 1825, and had she lived one day longer would have reached the age of 81 years.

Her husband died 13 years ago. Thirteen children were born to them, ten of whom are still living, as follows: Mrs. Vernie Berlin and Mrs. Mary Ort of Seattle, Washington; Mrs. James Harkison of Columbus, Ohio; Mrs. Robert Harkison, Mrs. John Shaw, Ralph and James of Kellettville.

The deceased had spent the greater portion of her life in Forest Co. For more than 30 years she had been a consistent member of the M. E. Church.

Funeral services, conducted by the Rev. Montgomery, were held on Thursday, with interment in the Zuendel churchyard, by the side of her husband.

Obituary source:
"History of Starr Cemetery" by Lois Wike and published by Forest Press Inc. in Tionesta, PA

See the “History of Starr Cemetery” for a burial plot location map.

------------------------- Signed: JD Moore II


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  • Created by: JD Moore II
  • Added: Jul 4, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54493174/rachel-grove: accessed ), memorial page for Rachel Gillespie Grove (14 Nov 1825–13 Nov 1906), Find a Grave Memorial ID 54493174, citing Starr Cemetery, Church Hill, Forest County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by JD Moore II (contributor 47229210).