Crawford County GaArchives Obituaries.....Martha Ware Ingraham Middlebrooks  October 14 1892
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The Gospel Messenger -Butler,Ga.- May 1893

Mrs Mattie Middlebrooks, it was just as the golden rays of sunlight crept 
up from behind the eastern horizan, Oct. 14, 1892, that the angel of life came 
and carried aunt Matt to her long-sought home. I say aunt Matt because all who
knew her called her aunt.
Aunt mat was born in Bibb County,Ga., March 3, 1827, making her stay here 
sixty five years. At the age of twenty six she was married to William H. 
Ingram, a Widower weth 3 children. She was a true and devoted wife an an 
affectionate stepmother. At mr. Ingram's death she was left destitute, and all 
thru the civil war she toiled for herself and her children. At the age of 
forty-two, she was married to Reuben Middlebrooks, with whom she lived until 
her death.  She has two children left to mourn her departure, beside her 
husband and a host of relatives and friends. But we feel our loss is her
eternal gain. At last she is freed from this sinful world and gone to her 
dear Jesus.
Aunt mat lived with the Missionary Baptists from early girlhood til the 
second Saturday in August 1891, when, with her husband, were united to 
the Primitive Baptists at Salem Church, in Crawford County, Ga., and was 
baptized the next morning by Elder Isiah Grant. She said that she never felt at 
home until she got to Salem.
On the second Saturday morning in September 1892, it being her meeting day,
and she being feeble, her husband advised her to stay home, but she told 
him that she felt like it would be her last time in life and went to church,
and on Monday following she was stricken down with typhoid fever, when she
lingered for five weeks, and bore her sufferings with true christian
fortitude. I was around her bedside a great deal while she was ill,but
I never heard a murmer, all was , she prayed to die easy, Just before 
the last, she threw up her hands and exclaimed, "Oh how lovely" and tried to 
show us the glory. The poor old weather-beaten form was almost exhausted as 
she cried out, "My way is clear! I see the light! Look at the sweet little 
angels!" Then she slumbered on , till finally she closed her eyes. to awake 
in heaven in joyful days, and sing her redeemer's praise.
We would say to the grief-stricken husband and children, "Cheer up,
The fight will soon be fough,
the victory soon be won,
the shinning goal is just ahead!
The race is nearly run.
O'er the river we are nearing,
they are thronging to the shore
To shout our safe arival,
where the weary weep no more."

Her remains now rest in Salem's cemetery. her friends paid their last
tribute of respect by placing her nicely away, to trst until the
resurrection morn, where we hope to meet her again and know as we are known,
by and by.

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