"T" Obituraries/Misc, Truro, Ohio Twp, Madison Co, Iowa --------------------------------------------------------------------- A complete listing of obituaries and explaination of origin are in the Index linked to the main page. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Taylor, Mary, Henkle Fulton, was born July 22d, 1835, at Parkersburg, West Virginia, and came to Iowa in 1859. Passed to the beyond, Jan. 22nd, 1899, aged 63 years and 6 months. In early life she accepted Christ as her Savior, and in old age, He was her hope and stay(sic). She was united in marriage, Jan. 1st, 1854, to James Henkle. To them was born 3 children who have passed on before. On March 3rd, 1864, she was married to William Fulton. To them was born 4 children, two of whom have passed on, and two remain. On March 15, 1877, she was married to J. N. Taylor who survives her. Of her father's family but one brother and one sister remain. She also leaves 9 step- children who mourn her as an own mother. A life well spent has earned for her the love and respect of all who knew her. Though anxious to regain her health she declared her readiness for the great change should it come. "Blessed are the dead tht die in the Lord, for they rest from their labors and their works do follow them." Owing to decomposition it became necessary to bury the body before the time set for the funeral and on Monday evening with the bright moon and stars..........the remains were laid to .......... ------------------------------------------------------- Taylor, Sarah Catharine Runkle, was born July 11, 1850, in Johnson county, Indiana. Came with her parents to Madison county, Iowa, in 1851, where she grew to womanhood. Was married to Fayette Taylor and to this union were born five children, four boys and one girl. She passed away February 1, 1908 making her 57 years. 6 months and 20 days old at the time of her departure. Funeral services were held at Union Chapel Monday morning, February 3, conducted by Rev. Wm. Mercer and assisted by Rev. Chas. Hoover. The Patterson choir furnished the music for the occasion. All the children, except one son who lives in California were present at the funeral. The remains were interred in the Union Chapel cemetery. She leaves many friends besides relatives to mourn her departure. ----------------------------------------------------------- Thompson, A. L., Died at the family residence in New Virginia, on Monday, May 11, 1908, at 10:25 p.m., aged 66 years, 5 months and 10 days. Mr. A. L. Thompson was born in Preston county, Virginia, Dec. 1, 1841, and came to Iowa in 1859, arriving in New Virginia a few days before Christmas. In 1862 he started for the wild regions of the northwest accompanied by a Mr. Adams. They drove two yoke of cattle and followed the course of the Platte and Sweetwater rivers. On this trip their entire outfit was captured by the Indians, but the two men escaped with a few clothes, their lives and fifty cents between them. They were, after some time wandering, picked up by a wagon train near Salmon Falls. He afterward went to the pacific slope, and spent some time in mining, afterwards boarding a steamer at San Francisco bound for New York. After thirty days sailing and encountering a severe storm while at sea, they arrived in safety in New York harbor. He then came across the country to New Virginia, arriving in this little village the second time in January 1866. On the first day of January 1867, he was united in marriage with Miss Mary E. Bowers, a native of Luzurn county, Pennsylvania. To this union were born five children - one daughter and four sons. Two sons preceeded him to the better land. Brother Thompson was converted and united with the Methodist Episcopal church in February of 1874, at a revival meeting held by Rev. Geo. Clamer, and has lived a consistent christian life to the day of his death. His absence from the class meeting, prayer meeting and preaching services was so rare that it was at once decided that.......... ---------------------------------------------------------------- Thornbrue, Rebecca A. Mullins, was born in Hamilton county, Ind., March 9, 1842, and died at Fontanelle, Iowa in 1864. They were in the itinerant ranks of the Des Moines Conference for eighteen years, serving some of the leading appointments of the conference. Her death will cause a pang of sorrow in the hearts of many of the membership of the Church where they have labored. Their present pastorate is in Conway, Iowa. Bro. Thornbrue had been invited to deliver the memorial address on Decoration Day at Fontanelle, Iowa, where he was pastor last year. He and his wife went to the latter place on Thursday to spend a few days among friends and acquaintances. On Friday night she was taken suddenly ill. She lost consciousness in a few hours, and passed away on the morning of Decoration Day. Her health had been very bad for a year, but her death was quite unexpected. She seemed to feel, however, that she would not recover, and expressed the most perfect resignation to the will of the Master and said that she was ready to go. The funeral was largely attended and the church suitably decorated. The services were in charge of W. T. Smith, presiding elder of the Corning district. -------------------------------------------------------------- Todd, Rev. John Wesley, son of Smith and Lucy Todd was born in Morgan county, Ill., Nov 11, 1831, and died at his post in the Winterset station, Des Moines Conference, June 21, 1879. In 1853, in company with his brother, Madison, he emigrated to Iowa and settled in Warren county, where in 1855, at a meeting held by Rev. Bro. Pring, he was happily converted to God. He was soon licensed to exhort, and in 1857 he received license to preach. At the session of the Iowa Conference held in Des Moines, Sept. 1857, he was admitted to the traveling connection and appointed to Adel circuit as junior preacher with Rev. A. W. Johnson as colleague. ( The remainder of this quite lengthy article gives no further genealogical information, dwelling entirely on the different districts in which he served) ------------------------------------------------------------- Trotter, Eliza J. Harrington, died at her home one mile southwest of St. Charles, Tuesday, Feb. 25th at 2 p.m. of lung fever, after one week's sickness, . Eliza J. Harrington was born in Indiana, Dec. 26, 1826, was married to James A. Trotter in 1847, with whom she moved to their present homestead in 1865. She was the mother of six sons and two daughters, of which one of the latter, Clara, preceeded her, mother. The rest survive and with the exception of Marion, Fuller and A. L. they were all present at time of her death. She was buried in the cemetery near her home on the 26th, at 3 p.m. ------------------------------------------------------------- UGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organiza- tions or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contri- butor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Cay Merryman