Berrien County MI Archives Obituaries.....Platt, Aurelia (Wood) February 2, 1889 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Mary Ellen Drolet marydrolet@comcast.net February 11, 2008, 10:31 pm Niles Democrat, Feb. 9, 1889, page 1 (reprinted from Berrien Springs Era) Last Saturday Mrs. Aurelia Platt, long a resident of this place, died of old age. She was born in Binghampton M.Y., in 1816. Her maiden name was Wood. In 1834 she came to this place and was married in 1835 to Ambrose Munger. Four children were born to them, none of whom are now living. Her husband having been some time dead she married, in 1850, the late James Platt. Four children were born in that union: Mrs. Dr. Mason, Mrs. W.H. Graham, J.D. Platt and Mrs. Geo. Morton, who was borne to her grave but a short time before her aged mother. Mrs. Platt has a brother in California, a sister, Mrs. Bunnwell, in Nebraska, but these were not present at the funeral. Mrs. Kimmel, of Niles, another sister was present. In early life Mrs. Platt was an adherent of the Presbyterian church by since coming here she has been a member of the Lutheran communion. Her funeral occurred Monday, Rev. Mr. Gosling conducting the service. The life of Mrs. Platt has been one of steady and prudent care for her family. Her duties were recognized and intelligently performed. She sought no new fields for labor or distinction but worked for her home with true womanly zeal. To care for her household and rear her children in the right path was her aim and she earned the reward she sought. She was one of our oldest residents and no one was better or more favorably known. If her lifetime of care and labor has been long and hard her reward will prove ample. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/berrien/obits/p/platt2916gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb