Carroll County IN Archives Biographies.....Blanchard, Eliza 1811 - 1891 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/in/infiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com March 16, 2006, 11:24 pm Author: John C. Odell (1916) MRS. ELIZA BLANCHARD. Mrs. Eliza Blanchard died at her home in Delphi, December 26, 1891. She was born at Lewiston, Pennsylvania, September 26, 1811, and at date of death was eighty years and three months old. She was married to Dr. James R. Blanchard in Delphi, December 24, 1839. Her maiden name was Green. She came to Carroll county in the year 1837. Mrs. Blanchard was an unassuming woman. She bore her part in this life with meekness and gentleness, her disposition carried a glow of sunshine to those around her. She for more than fifty years endured the trials and sufferings incident to this life with Christian fortitude. She was a faithful member of the Methodist Episcopal church for many years, and in the faith died full of hope. As a mother she set a splendid example, and her virtues were of the highest order. Additional Comments: Extracted from: HISTORY OF CARROLL COUNTY INDIANA ITS PEOPLE, INDUSTRIES AND INSTITUTIONS BY JOHN C ODELL With Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families ILLUSTRATED 1916 B. F. BOWEN & COMPANY, Inc. Indianapolis, Indiana CHAPTER IX. BRIEF BIOGRAPHIES OF DECEASED PIONEERS OF CARROLL COUNTY. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/in/carroll/bios/blanchar14bs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/infiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb