Stephenson County IL Archives Obituaries.....HOTCHKISS, Bethiah McEwen BUCK May 10, 1905
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Keokuk County News, Sigourney, IA, 18 May 1905 @ Keokuk Co. Hist. Soc. & unknown Stephenson Co., IL, paper
"Keokuk County News," 18 May 1905:
MRS. HOTCHKISS DIES
She Was Nearly Ninety Years Old, Funeral May 11th.
Special to the News.
  South English, May 16,--Bethiah M. Buck was born in Fairfax, Franklin County 
Vermont, November 18, 1816, died near Kinross Iowa at the home of her son, May 
10, '05, aged 89 years, 5 months and 22 days.  She was married to Hiram 
Hotchkiss in her 19th year, resided in Franklin county Vermont until March 1885 
[sic, 1855] when she with her family removed to Lena, Stepheson county 
Illinois.  She was the mother of seven children one dying in infancy six are 
yet living, two sons are in Iowa and one in California, and one in Illinois, 
one daughter living in Illinois and one in Nebraska.
  Early in life she united with the Baptist church and lived faithful until God 
claimed her.
  Funeral May 11, at the Brethren church east of South English by D. P. Miller 
from the 23, Psalm.

OBIT., Lena, IL, paper, undated clipping:
  Mrs. Sophia (sic) Hotchkiss, for many years a resident of this vicinity, died 
at the home of her son, Wohlford (sic), at North English, Iowa, Wednesday 
morning, aged about 88 years.  Mrs. Hotchkiss was one of the earliest settlers 
of this part of the state, coming here from New York State.  Her husband died 
about six years ago and since that time Mrs. Hotchkiss had been making her home 
with her children.  She went to Iowa last fall to spend some time with her 
children there, and word was received Wednesday of her death.  Mrs. Hotchkiss 
is survived by six children as follows:  Mrs. Pearle (sic, Lucretia -- Perlie 
Goddard was Lucretia's sister-in-law), of Chicago; Mrs. Alice Bowker,York, 
Nebraska; Madison and Wohlford of Iowa, Bert of California and Hiram H. of 
Lena.  The latter went to attend the funeral.

Additional Comments:
Bethiah and her late husband lived in Stephenson County, IL, for over 40 
years.  She died during a visit to her sons who lived in Keokuk County, IA, and 
is buried in the Brethren Cemetery east of South English, IA.

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