Grundy County IL Archives Obituaries.....Newport, Mrs Jessie 1876 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Deb Haines ddhaines@gmail.com October 23, 2006, 12:54 am Morris Herald, July 21, 1876 Died – On Tuesday of last week, Mrs. Jessie Newport died at the residence of her son A. R. Newport, in the town of Mazon. Mrs. Newport was one of the oldest settlers of Grundy county. Thirty-three years ago, she with her husband came to this county and settled upon the farm where she died. She was 84 years of age when she died, and had always been a strong robust woman. Only the Sunday before her death she visited her daughter, Mrs. Gorham, which was the last time she was out of the house. She was buried on Friday. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/grundy/obits/n/newport402nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ilfiles/ File size: 1.1 Kb