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Death
of Frances E. Brown Swope
Argus,
Astoria, Fulton County,
Illinois, Thursday December
24, 1891 Sad Death of a
Former Citizen
The
following letter from Edward
Swope, of Stella, Nebraska,
to his mother in this city,
gives an account
of the death of his wife,
who was a sister of Abram
Brown, of this township.
Mr. and Mrs.Swope,
at one time lived here,
but went to Nebraska about
fourteen years ago. Mr.
Swope and children
have the sympathy of a large
circle of relatives and
friends in South Fulton
in their sad bereavement.
Stella,
Nebraska, December 18, 1891
Dear
Mother;
With
a sad heart I send you sad
news. My dear Frances
is dead. Yea, last
Sunday at 11:30 a. m., she
was taken away from me.
On
Tuesday following, at 3
o'clock she was laid to
rest in Prairie Union Cemetery.
She
was not feeling well for
a few weeks, before she
was taken down, had the
grippe or a cold.
On
Friday
morning she got up, and
went about her work, had
breakfast nearly ready,
when her right foot became
partially paralyzed. I
then got her to lie down
on the couch, and in less
than one hour her right
hand
bacame paralyzed. She
lay still and talked till
about 12:30 when she fell
into a deep sleep or stupor,
from
which she could not be aroused.
She remained so for
47 hours when she breathed
her last.
Note:
Frances (Francis) E. Brown
was born Lodi, Seneca County,
New York, died December
13, 1891
Stella,
Nebraska, buried Prairie
Union Cemetery.
She
married Edward Franklin
Swope August 16, 1857 in
Fulton County, Illinois.
They had 8 children:
Clinton,
Annie, Charles, William,
Ina, Edgar, Frank and Walter.
Submitted
by Sara Hemp, descendant
of Edward Swope's sister
<cryssara@merr.com>
Roberta J. "Bobby" Gentry-Cettel
(1922-2007)
Born: November 16, 1922 in
Richardson County, Nebraska
Died: September 11, 2007 in Portland or Gresham,
Oregon
Marriage: Richard W. Cettel
Survivors: husband, 2 sons, 2
daughters, 14 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren
The Oregonian
- September 23, 2007
Obituary edited for length. Full reprint available from The
Oregonian Newspaper, Portland, OR." Submitted by:
lisamail@verizon.net
Martin Luther Herbert
Herbert – At his home five miles southwest of Falls
City, on March 8th, 1885, of Chronic Diarrhea,
Mr. M. L. Herbert, aged 48 years.
Mr. Herbert leaves a wife and one child to mourn his
loss.
For several years—ever since his discharge from the Army—Mr.
Herbert had been a constant sufferer from the disease which finally terminated
in his death.
He was an honest, upright citizen, a kind husband and
obliging neighbor, and his loss will be deeply felt in the circles in which he
moved.
He was buried in Steele
Cemetery on Wednesday morning, with
the honors of the G.A.R. by his comrades
of Veteran Post No. 84, of this city.
Note: Martin Luther Herbert, a Civil War veteran from Illinois. He and his wife moved to Nebraska in the early 1870s and homesteaded in Falls City. He died in 1885 from an ailment he got from the war. He is buried in Falls City.
Falls City Daily News, March 12, 1885, page 4, col. 12
Contributed by: Mark
Herbert
Minnie Myrtle Herbert
Herbert – November 12th, Myrtle, only child of
Martin L. and Emma Herbert. Aged 2
months and 5 days.
When the evening shades were falling
Death the little one was calling;
Pale and dim she grew and weakly,
Bearing all her pains so meekly;
Then to us she seemed still dearer
As her heavenly home drew nearer.
But rest little Myrtle as the gentle bird
Folds its wearied wings,
Tomarrow at our Father’s word
Thou shalt ascent and sing.
Note: She died when she was only two months old. From
what, I do not know.
She is also buried in Falls
City
Falls City, Nemaha Valley Journal – November 19, 1874 - page 2 col 3
Contributed by: Mark
Herbert
Joseph Morrison 
After having spent a busy life full of energentic toll and
always with a humor in all of this work Joseph Morrison departed from this life
at 11:30 a.m. Sunday morning January
21 at the age of 82 years, 9 months. He was born in Kentucky, April 21, 1829,
when but a small child he and family moved to Illinois and it was there that he
spent his young manhood days and was later married to Miss Ferba Shafer and to
this union was born nine children. Three of which have preceded Mr. Morrison to
the great beyond, those still living are Robert Morrison of Hamlin
Kans.: Mrs. R. M. Stumbo of Perkins
Okla.: Mrs. John Howard of Bogue
Kans.: Edward Morrison, who has lived by
his parents for the past few years and Mrs. Rosa Wagner of Morrill
Kans.
On the 11th
day of this month Mr. and Mrs. Morrison were married sixty years, certainly it
was quite a journey of life to make together. After spending several years in
Illinois, Wisconsin and Missouri they came to Kansas in 1868 and after
remaining here along the state line near Pony creek for about five years they
moved to Graham county, Kansas, where they lived for nine years and on account
of the droughts and many crop failures they were compelled to move back to this
part of the country and here they have remained for the past thirty years, and
the past 26 of these years have been spent on the place where Mr. Morrison
passed away.
Mr.
Morrison was ever a hard working man and was never satisfied while idle, even
in his last few years he could be seen working in the field on a hot day and
making himself useful at all times. Along with his ambitious nature he was
always very cheerful and had a jolly word for everybody. This good nature
characterized his last illness which was of about seven weeks duration. Those
who were by his bedside during this time say that there was never a complaining
word left his lips and he would some times try and encourage those who were
attending him despite his severe pain. His death was probably a complication of
stomach and heart trouble coupled together with old age.
Probably
the highest attribute that could be paid Mr. Morrison was the esteem in which
he was held by his neighbors and we can say that we never in all our experience
saw people to help where ever and when ever they could, more willingly.
The funeral
services were conducted at the home by the Rev. Keve of the Methodist church
of Falls City, the pastor of the
church to which Mr. Morrison joined toward the latter part of his life, the
sermon delivered was of a very fitting nature for one who was of full age and
had spent a long useful life. Burial was made in the Steele cemetery at Falls
City. The neighbors acted as pall
bearers to carry Mr. Morrison to his last resting place. Only three of the
children were able to attend the funeral, Edward, Robert and Mrs. Wagner.
The life of
the one just related should be an inspiration toward the sunny disposition of
the younger generation. Besides the sons and daughters still living Mr.
Morrison leaves twenty-nine grand children and ten great grandchildren besides
a host of friends to mourn his departure.
Falls
City
Journal, Monday, January 22, 1912
Transcribed
and Contributed by: Kim
Freeman
Please
also see "Batchelder
Family History"
Ferba E.
Shafer Morrison
Ferba E.
Shafer was born at Hagerstown, Md., May 9, 1834 and died at the residence on
the farm about six miles southwest of Falls City at 3:30 Sunday morning, March
10th, 1912, where her husband died January 21, 1912. Mrs. Morrison
was living alone, a grandson was with her during the night. Sunday she was in
usual health but near midnight she was
taken sick with heart failure or apoplexy. The neighbors were called over the
phone Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Jenkins arrived shortly before her death.
When a
young girl she moved with her parents to Illinois
where she married Joseph Morrison, January
11, 1852. Remaining in Illinois
a few years then removed to Wisconsin
then, to Missouri and in 1868 to Kansas
near the state line on Pony Creek. Here they remained five years then went to
Graham county, Kansas, for nine years but were unable to remain there because
of the crop failures and drought and returned to this county and purchased the
farm where they have lived for twenty-six years. She was the mother of nine
children, those surviving are:
Robert
Morrison, Hamlin, Kansas, Mrs. R. M. Stumbo, Livingston, Mont, Mrs. U. Stumbo,
Perkins, Oklahoma, Mrs. John Howard, Boge, Kansas, Mrs. Rose Wagner, Morrill
and Ed Morrison, who lives on the adjoining farm.
The funeral
will be held from the residence, March 12th at 10:30 a.m. The services will be in charge of Rev. O. M.
Keve and Undertaker Reavis.
The
interment will be in Steele cemetery in the family where lot the husband was so
recently laid to rest.
Falls
City
Journal, Monday, March 11, 1912
Transcribed
and Contributed by: Kim
Freeman
Please
also see "Batchelder
Family History
Mrs. Minnie L. Morrison Batchelder
Mrs. Minnie
L. Morrison-Batchelder, wife of Willliam W. Batchelder, died at her home in Batchtown, Sunday
evening, Sept. 20, 1888,
aged 28 years, 7 months and 6 days.
She was
born in Morgan county, Illinois, Jan. 24th, 1860, and was married to W. W. Batchelder in Graham
Co. Kansas, June 30, 1878
at the home of her parents.
In the fall
of 1880, they came to Batchtown, the early home of her husband, where they lived in the enjoyment of a
pleasant affinity which was ended by the decree of the Death Angel.
Besides her
consort, Mrs. Batchelder leaves three bright little girls, the youngest being
two years of age, an aged father and mother at Falls City, Nebraska, two
brothers and four sisters all living in different parts of the west, and many
distant relatives, and a host of sympathizing friends at Batchtown and throughout the immediate
community.
She became
a member of the Methodist Church
at the age of sixteen and maintained an honorable Christian deportment during
the remainder of her life.
She was held in high esteem by the best
members of society, and, though young in years, she had a particular love for
the company of the aged, among whom she found some of her most intimate friends
and associates. The predominant characteristic of her inestimable life and
influence in the home and the social circle was a love for everything good and
enobling, and a dislike for everything low and groveling. As a wife and mother,
she possessed the highest traits of character; such as are well worth the
imitation of any mother in her love for husband, children and home.
The walls
of her ever cheerful home always bore some ornament, placed there by her own
busy fingers; but the most endearing shrines are those “the heart hath builded”
and which will adorn the walls of memory as long as time lasts. Her funeral was
preached in the M. E. church by the writer and immediately afterwards the
remains were followed to the private burial ground of A. B. Lowe, and interred
beside the resting place of a little girl, who died in infancy several years
ago.
Among the
company of mourners, was the mother of the deceased, who arrived from Falls
City, Neb., Tuesday.
J. F. Tribble
Transcribed
and Contributed by: Kim
Freeman
Please
also see "Batchelder
Family History"
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