Mrs. Annie S. Churchill, 86 years old, widow of the late Gen. T. J. Churhill, major general in the Confederate Army and former Arkansas governor, died at 11:50 o'clock last night at the family residence, 107 East Eighth street, after an illness of several days from a stroke of paralysis. She lived with her daughter, Mrs. M. M. Hankins; Mr. and Mrs. Hankins were at the bedside constantly and about 10 days ago the other daughters, Mrs. John F. Calef of Atlantic City and Mrs. E.G. Langhorne of South Orange, New Jersey, arrived. They were at the bedside when death came last night. Mrs. Churchill was a daughter of Andrew H. Sevier, who was a senator from Arkansas before the Civil war. She obtained her education in Washington, D. C., where she spent most of her girlhood days. Among her many friends was Mrs. Dollie Madison, widow of President Madison. Mrs. Churchill had lived in Little Rock since the Mexican war. She was married to General Churchill at the old Johnson home, Seventh and Cumberland streets, where her grandfather, Benjamin Johnson, Arkansas' first federal judge, lived. No funeral arrangements have been made. (from the Arkansas Gazette 21 February 1917)
Funeral services for Mrs. Annie S. Churchill, 80 years old, widow of the late Gen. T. J. Churchil, who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. M. M. Hankins, 107 East Eighth street Tuesday night, will be held at the residence at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Bishop James R. Winchester, assisted by the Rev. C. P. Parker, will officiate. The pallbearers will be Gordon N. Peay, W. F. Greene, W. B. Smith, W. S. Rawlins, Fay Hempstead and R. D. Fenton, Sr. Burial will be in Mount Holly Cemetery. Mrs. Annie S. Churchill was born March 12, 1830, on a plantation near Little Rock. Her father, Ambrose H. Sevier, was elected United States senator from Arkansas for the long term by the first state legislature in 1836. At the conclusion of the Mexican War he was appointed peace commissioner for the United States by President Polk. Mrs. Churchill's mother, Juliette Johnson Sevier, was the daughter of Judge Benjamin Johnson who was the first federal judge for the State of Arkansas and was territorial judge of the Supreme Court during the entire territorial period from 1819 to 1836. Mrs. Churchill was a communiant of Christ Episcopal church. She was active in church and patriotic society work up to the time of her last illness. (from the Arkansas Gazette 22 February 1917)
Mrs. Annie S. Churchill, 86 years old, widow of the late Gen. T. J. Churhill, major general in the Confederate Army and former Arkansas governor, died at 11:50 o'clock last night at the family residence, 107 East Eighth street, after an illness of several days from a stroke of paralysis. She lived with her daughter, Mrs. M. M. Hankins; Mr. and Mrs. Hankins were at the bedside constantly and about 10 days ago the other daughters, Mrs. John F. Calef of Atlantic City and Mrs. E.G. Langhorne of South Orange, New Jersey, arrived. They were at the bedside when death came last night. Mrs. Churchill was a daughter of Andrew H. Sevier, who was a senator from Arkansas before the Civil war. She obtained her education in Washington, D. C., where she spent most of her girlhood days. Among her many friends was Mrs. Dollie Madison, widow of President Madison. Mrs. Churchill had lived in Little Rock since the Mexican war. She was married to General Churchill at the old Johnson home, Seventh and Cumberland streets, where her grandfather, Benjamin Johnson, Arkansas' first federal judge, lived. No funeral arrangements have been made. (from the Arkansas Gazette 21 February 1917)
Funeral services for Mrs. Annie S. Churchill, 80 years old, widow of the late Gen. T. J. Churchil, who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. M. M. Hankins, 107 East Eighth street Tuesday night, will be held at the residence at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Bishop James R. Winchester, assisted by the Rev. C. P. Parker, will officiate. The pallbearers will be Gordon N. Peay, W. F. Greene, W. B. Smith, W. S. Rawlins, Fay Hempstead and R. D. Fenton, Sr. Burial will be in Mount Holly Cemetery. Mrs. Annie S. Churchill was born March 12, 1830, on a plantation near Little Rock. Her father, Ambrose H. Sevier, was elected United States senator from Arkansas for the long term by the first state legislature in 1836. At the conclusion of the Mexican War he was appointed peace commissioner for the United States by President Polk. Mrs. Churchill's mother, Juliette Johnson Sevier, was the daughter of Judge Benjamin Johnson who was the first federal judge for the State of Arkansas and was territorial judge of the Supreme Court during the entire territorial period from 1819 to 1836. Mrs. Churchill was a communiant of Christ Episcopal church. She was active in church and patriotic society work up to the time of her last illness. (from the Arkansas Gazette 22 February 1917)
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