| 1916 Extracts from Barry County, MO, Newspapers An interlibrary loan of microfilm from the State Historical Society of MO was the source of the below given data. Extracts from Barry County, MO, Newspapers Extracted by: Donna Cooper, Coordinator |
March 23, 1916, Thursday, Cassville Republican, Barry Co., MO
Obituary: Margaret Rullson, was born Nov 14, 1822, at Charleston, N.Y. She was married to Wm. Guiles, at the age of 15, at Charleston, N. Y. She was converted when ten years old and joined the Methodist Episcopal church. She and her family moved from New York in 1865, settling in Minnesota. To them were born thirteen children, eight girls and five boys, eleven of which are living. Her husband, Wm. Guiles died in 1877. She leaves fifty-one grand children, twenty-seven great-grand children, and twelve great-great grand children and making ninety, in all. Her family is scattered, Mrs. Alice Spofford, Conklin, N. Y.; Christopher Guiles, Hallstead, Penn.; Mrs. Mary Thompson, Cora Penn; Frances Guiles, Alexandria, Minn.; Mrs. Lucinda Langiven and Silence Stephenson, Kemp., Minn.; Mrs. Hannah M. Wray, Orting, Wash.; Mrs. Hellen M. Bly, Wenetenbee, Wash.; Wm. H. Guiles, and Mrs. Sarah A. Westmoreland, Washburn, Mo. In 1900 she moved to Washburn with her daughter, Mrs. Westmoreland, where she lived until her spirit took its flight. Her children being so far away none were present when the Death Angle came expect her daughter, Mrs. Westmoreland. She had been a great care for many years but her daughter with her loving heart cared for her many wants with that faithfulness that can only be rewarded in heaven. Grandma Guiles lived to the great age of 93 years, 3 months and 25 days. She was a true Christian attending all means of grace, helping to support the same until too feeble to do so. The funeral services were conducted by Bro. L. R. lamb of Cassville at the Union Church in Washburn at 1 p.m., March 12, 1916. She was laid to rest in the Washburn Prairie cemetery. A Friend. Bert Riggins Dead:
Bert Riggins, a former Barry County boy, who was a fright conductor running out of Winslow, Ariz., was killed in a wreck Friday, of last week. His body was prepared for burial and shipped to Exeter, arriving there the first of the week. Bert was partly raised by the Foster family on Washburn Prairie and was well and favorably known in the Washburn Prairie locality. He was a splendid young man and his many friends in this county will be grieved to learn of his death. Mrs. Riggins is a daughter of Mrs. Bridgman of near Exeter. |
| Return to
|
Return to
|
|
|
|
||
You are newspaper visitor |
||
You are website visitor |
||