Jackson County KS Archives Obituaries.....ERWIN, Martha Minerva BROWN October 19, 1922
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The Holton Recorder
Jackson County
Thursday
October 19, 1922

Martha Minerva BROWN, daughter of Isaac and Lucinda Brown was born in Warren
County, Iowa, March 2, 1856, and passed to the great beyond at her home in Hoyt,
Kansas, Oct. 6, 1922, aged 66 years, 6 months and 4 days.
At the age of 9 years she moved with her parents to Tama County, Iowa. She
taught school one term there, then moved to Cass County, Iowa, with her parents
where she taught one more term of school.
She was married to Benj. ERWIN in Cass County on March 8, 1876. To this happy
union, 10 children were born: Bruce W. of Topeka, Kan.; Sarah L. MANN of Hoyt,
Kan.; Frank I., of Charlo, Mont.; Carl W. of Seattle, Wash.; Ivan B. of Hugoton,
kan.; Ray H. of Hoyt, Kan., and Ruth L. BECKER of Topeka, Kan.
In November 1880, with her husband and family she came to Jackson County,
Kansas, where they lived on the same farm for 40 years. In March,1921, they
moved to Hoty, Kan., where she resided at the time of her death. In October,
1903, she was converted and united with the Methodist church at Point Pleasant,
Kan. She was reared in a Christian home, her father being a Baptist minister.
She was a faithful Christian, a devoted wife and a true and loving mother. She
was a patient sufferer of heart trouble for nearly 18 months. 
She leaves to mourn her death a devoted husband, 10 children, 21 grandchildren,
three sisters, Mrs. Maggie KERR of Winterset, Iowa, Mrs. Emma DENHAM, of
Cumberland, Iowa, and Mrs. Mame STEWART of Springfield, Mo., and other relatives
and a host of friends..
The funeral services wre held in the M.E. church at Hoyt of which church Mrs.
Erwin was a faithful, devoted member. The floral offering was very beautiful.
The funeral services were conducted by the pastor, Rev. J.A. Shuler. A very
large crowd of friends were present to express their sympathy to the family, and
their high appreciation of Mrs. Erwin.
Card of Thanks.
We wish to thank our relatives and friends for the beautiful floral offering,
kindness, and sympathy during the illness and death of our love wife and mother.
B.B. Erwin and family.


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