Sabetha, Kansas, Republican-Herald – March 19, 1896 – Matilda Brookover was born in Brown County, Ohio, on March 5, 1809. She was married to Jacob Luesley on July 14, 1830, and lived in Aberdeen, Ohio, until 1865, when they moved to Henry County, Illinois. They moved to Sabetha, Kansas, in 1871. Since the death of her husband in 1891, she has lived with her youngest daughter in Hiawatha, Kansas. She was converted and joined the M. E. Church in 1832 and has lived a consistent Christian life since that time. Her health had been failing since November, but she was not considered seriously sick until about two weeks before her death, which occurred on March 7, 1896.
But a short time before her death, she received a letter from a son in Phoenix, Arizona, whom she has not seen for years, containing expressions of filial affection, which greatly comforted her in her last days, though she did not see him. She was the mother of eight children: Mrs. N. A Yockey, who now lives in Pickering, Missouri, Mrs. B. J. Bushnell, of Sabetha, Kansas, R. C. Luesley, of Phoenix, Arizona, R. M. Luesley, of Willard, Missouri, Mrs. Maria Kilmer, who died two years ago, Mrs. Lucy Sweetland, of Hiawatha, Kansas, W. F. Luesley, of Hiawatha, Kansas, and J. R. Luesley, of Chicago, Illinois. Mrs. Brookover has many relations in Brown County, Ohio, and in this city, among them being Mrs. Fred Otto of Limestone Street.
The funeral was held in the M. E. Church in this city last Sunday afternoon at four o’clock, conducted by Rev. W. A. Biggart, and the remains were laid to rest in the Sabetha Cemetery.
But a short time before her death, she received a letter from a son in Phoenix, Arizona, whom she has not seen for years, containing expressions of filial affection, which greatly comforted her in her last days, though she did not see him. She was the mother of eight children: Mrs. N. A Yockey, who now lives in Pickering, Missouri, Mrs. B. J. Bushnell, of Sabetha, Kansas, R. C. Luesley, of Phoenix, Arizona, R. M. Luesley, of Willard, Missouri, Mrs. Maria Kilmer, who died two years ago, Mrs. Lucy Sweetland, of Hiawatha, Kansas, W. F. Luesley, of Hiawatha, Kansas, and J. R. Luesley, of Chicago, Illinois. Mrs. Brookover has many relations in Brown County, Ohio, and in this city, among them being Mrs. Fred Otto of Limestone Street.
The funeral was held in the M. E. Church in this city last Sunday afternoon at four o’clock, conducted by Rev. W. A. Biggart, and the remains were laid to rest in the Sabetha Cemetery.
Sabetha, Kansas, Republican-Herald – March 19, 1896 – Matilda Brookover was born in Brown County, Ohio, on March 5, 1809. She was married to Jacob Luesley on July 14, 1830, and lived in Aberdeen, Ohio, until 1865, when they moved to Henry County, Illinois. They moved to Sabetha, Kansas, in 1871. Since the death of her husband in 1891, she has lived with her youngest daughter in Hiawatha, Kansas. She was converted and joined the M. E. Church in 1832 and has lived a consistent Christian life since that time. Her health had been failing since November, but she was not considered seriously sick until about two weeks before her death, which occurred on March 7, 1896.
But a short time before her death, she received a letter from a son in Phoenix, Arizona, whom she has not seen for years, containing expressions of filial affection, which greatly comforted her in her last days, though she did not see him. She was the mother of eight children: Mrs. N. A Yockey, who now lives in Pickering, Missouri, Mrs. B. J. Bushnell, of Sabetha, Kansas, R. C. Luesley, of Phoenix, Arizona, R. M. Luesley, of Willard, Missouri, Mrs. Maria Kilmer, who died two years ago, Mrs. Lucy Sweetland, of Hiawatha, Kansas, W. F. Luesley, of Hiawatha, Kansas, and J. R. Luesley, of Chicago, Illinois. Mrs. Brookover has many relations in Brown County, Ohio, and in this city, among them being Mrs. Fred Otto of Limestone Street.
The funeral was held in the M. E. Church in this city last Sunday afternoon at four o’clock, conducted by Rev. W. A. Biggart, and the remains were laid to rest in the Sabetha Cemetery.
But a short time before her death, she received a letter from a son in Phoenix, Arizona, whom she has not seen for years, containing expressions of filial affection, which greatly comforted her in her last days, though she did not see him. She was the mother of eight children: Mrs. N. A Yockey, who now lives in Pickering, Missouri, Mrs. B. J. Bushnell, of Sabetha, Kansas, R. C. Luesley, of Phoenix, Arizona, R. M. Luesley, of Willard, Missouri, Mrs. Maria Kilmer, who died two years ago, Mrs. Lucy Sweetland, of Hiawatha, Kansas, W. F. Luesley, of Hiawatha, Kansas, and J. R. Luesley, of Chicago, Illinois. Mrs. Brookover has many relations in Brown County, Ohio, and in this city, among them being Mrs. Fred Otto of Limestone Street.
The funeral was held in the M. E. Church in this city last Sunday afternoon at four o’clock, conducted by Rev. W. A. Biggart, and the remains were laid to rest in the Sabetha Cemetery.
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