Obituary of Mrs Sallie Walters Walden, DeWitt County, Illinois Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Copyright 1999 Earliene Kaelin Name of Deceased: Mrs Sallie Walters Walden Name of Newspaper: Clinton Register Date of Newspaper: February 1895 Walden A Mother in Israel Called Home Mrs. Sallie WALTERS WALDEN was born in DeWitt County on the 8th of August, 1829, and died at her home, in almost the same neighborhood in which she was born, last Monday, Febuary 4th, aged Sixty-five years. She was married to James Walden September 14, 1848, and began housekeeping on the farm where she died. Seven sons were born to them and all are living- John W., David H., James F., Robert T., Willis E., Oliver M., and Dwight. The six older boys are married and are settled on farms of their own and are engaged in the stock business. Robert is a School Teacher, and Dwight is the bachelor of the family. Twenty-eight grand children and one great grand child survive her. Mr. James WALDEN is nearing his threescore years and ten. His wife was truly a helpmate to him. She was a woman of remarkable energy, and when her children were young and Mr. WALDEN was an invalid she managed the entire business and made it profitable. Mrs. WALDEN was an earnest Christian woman, and her home was always open to the entertainment of the Ministers of RUCKER CHAPEL. She was zealous in good works. Mrs. WALDEN always took a warn interest in politics and she was an intense Republican. Always during political campaigns she entertained the Republican speakers and the glee club when meetings were held in her neighborhood. Her aged partner will miss her more than all the others, for they had spent nearly fifty years together. ------------------------------------------------------------------ USGENWEB 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: Earliene Kaelin