Obituary of Margaret Francis Jones Hubbard MEYERS, Crawford County, Illinois This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Cindy McCachern Obituary of Margaret Francis Jones Hubbard Meyers Margaret Francis Jones was born in Decatur County, Indiana on May 9, 1827 and departed from this life on January 17, 1916, at the age of 89 years. She moved from Indiana to Clark County, Illinois, when a small girl. She married Benjamin Hubbard on January 21st, 1855. Seven children were born to this union: Emma, Mary, Thomas A., James W., Martin U., Henry and Palmer. Three of these survive their mother: Mary Jane Randolph, James W., and Martin U. Hubbard. Mr. Benjamin Hubbard died July 18, 1877, and Mrs. Hubbard lived a widow until 1892. She then married Christian Myers. Mr. Myers died in 1901. Mrs. Meyers was a member of New Life Baptist Church for many years. Funeral services were held at Prairie Grove Baptist Church on Wednesday afternoon. Rev. T. J. Wheeler of West Union officiating. The body was laid to rest in the Wilkins Cemetery nearby. ***************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproducd in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. ***************************************************************** Contributed by: Cindy McCachern