DEAD AT AGE OF 83 YEARS
Pioneer Here And Mother Of Nine
Children Died On Tuesday Evening
At Home Of Her Son
Robert Mlddleton Here.
Mrs. Eleanor Mlddleton, nearly 82
years of age, for over 60 years a resident
of the vicinity of Sycamore and
the mother of nine children, died at
about 6 o'clock on Tuesday evening
while on a visit to her son, Robert
Mlddleton, 832 DeKalb avenue, this
city.
Eleanor Varty, daughter of Daniel
Tarty and Margaret (Harrison) Varty,
was born. at Kendall, Westmoreland,
England, on May 6, 1836, and was there
educated and confirmed in the Church
of England.
In 1855, when she was 19 years of
age, she came with the family to the
United States, and settled on a farm
east of Sycamore, where the father
was engaged in farming. He also
served as a preacher at intervals.
Here the daughter was married on July
18, 1858, to John Mlddleton, and for
many years they occupied a farm in
Burlington township; Kane county,
where their large number of children
were born and grew to lives of usefulness.
Mr. Mlddleton departed this
life on April 11, 1905, since which
time Mrs. Mlddleton had made her
home with her daughter Mrs. George
Russell but passed considerable time
with her other children.
To Mr. and Mrs. Mlddleton were
born nine children, five of whom survive:
Mrs. Mary Shuey of Collins, la.;
Robert Mlddleton of Sycamore; Fred
Mlddleton of Burlington; Ernest Mlddleton
of Charter Grove and Mrs.
George Russll of Sycamore. She also
leaves surviving ten grandchildren and
two great grandchildren, and her
brother, Robert Varty, of Sycamore.
Mrs. Mlddleton was a devoted mother
whose ministrations will be greatly,
missed. She was of social, cheerful
disposition, enjoyed fair health and
got musk from life and gave much up
to the time of her last illness.
The funeral services were held this
Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock at the
home of Robert Mlddleton, Rev. W. F.
Huxford, pastor of the Sycamore Baptist
church, officiating. The interment
was in the family lot in Burlington
cemetery.
Sycamore True Republican
Saturday, March 02, 1918
Page: 1
DEAD AT AGE OF 83 YEARS
Pioneer Here And Mother Of Nine
Children Died On Tuesday Evening
At Home Of Her Son
Robert Mlddleton Here.
Mrs. Eleanor Mlddleton, nearly 82
years of age, for over 60 years a resident
of the vicinity of Sycamore and
the mother of nine children, died at
about 6 o'clock on Tuesday evening
while on a visit to her son, Robert
Mlddleton, 832 DeKalb avenue, this
city.
Eleanor Varty, daughter of Daniel
Tarty and Margaret (Harrison) Varty,
was born. at Kendall, Westmoreland,
England, on May 6, 1836, and was there
educated and confirmed in the Church
of England.
In 1855, when she was 19 years of
age, she came with the family to the
United States, and settled on a farm
east of Sycamore, where the father
was engaged in farming. He also
served as a preacher at intervals.
Here the daughter was married on July
18, 1858, to John Mlddleton, and for
many years they occupied a farm in
Burlington township; Kane county,
where their large number of children
were born and grew to lives of usefulness.
Mr. Mlddleton departed this
life on April 11, 1905, since which
time Mrs. Mlddleton had made her
home with her daughter Mrs. George
Russell but passed considerable time
with her other children.
To Mr. and Mrs. Mlddleton were
born nine children, five of whom survive:
Mrs. Mary Shuey of Collins, la.;
Robert Mlddleton of Sycamore; Fred
Mlddleton of Burlington; Ernest Mlddleton
of Charter Grove and Mrs.
George Russll of Sycamore. She also
leaves surviving ten grandchildren and
two great grandchildren, and her
brother, Robert Varty, of Sycamore.
Mrs. Mlddleton was a devoted mother
whose ministrations will be greatly,
missed. She was of social, cheerful
disposition, enjoyed fair health and
got musk from life and gave much up
to the time of her last illness.
The funeral services were held this
Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock at the
home of Robert Mlddleton, Rev. W. F.
Huxford, pastor of the Sycamore Baptist
church, officiating. The interment
was in the family lot in Burlington
cemetery.
Sycamore True Republican
Saturday, March 02, 1918
Page: 1
Family Members
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Mary Margaret Middleton Shuey
1859–1921
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Eleanor Varty Middleton
1860–1866
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Daniel J. Middleton
1862–1866
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Jane H. Middleton
1864–1866
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Robert Eugene Middleton
1866–1938
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William Fredrick "Fred" Middleton
1868–1942
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Ernest T. Middleton
1871–1924
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Ella May Middleton Russell
1872–1957
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Frank M. Middleton
1875–1880
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