Gladwin-Saint Clair County MI Archives Obituaries.....Grout, Matilda March 15, 1923
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GLADWIN COUNTY RECORD Thursday March 22, 1923
Another of the First Settlers of Grout Township Has Passed Away

     Another of the few remaining early settlers has passed away.
     Mrs. Matilda Gedney was born Dec. 10, 1844 and departed this life March 
15, 1923 aged 78 years, 3 months and 5 days.  Mrs. Gedney spent part of her 
early life in the Province of Ontario, Canada.  She was married to James A. 
Gedney in 1860 in St. Clair Co., Mich. and eight years later came to Gladwin 
county and settled on the farm in Grout Township where they hewed out a home 
from the virgin forest.
     Mr. and Mrs. Gedney came to Gladwin by way of an old scow up the river 
from Midland and all the experiences of pioneer life Mrs. Gedney has seen and 
done her part.  Time after time she administered to the necessities of the 
sick in early days when doctors were not available.
     In those days the Grout family was numerous in Grout Twp., now none are 
left, also the Teeple, Howland, Emery, Dickerson, A. B. Foster, Brown, M. T. 
Mathews, McNamara, Madil, Lanphear, Chesser and Dow families, of whom only a 
few are left.
     Mrs. Gedney gave her heart to the Lord years ago and has lived a 
consistent Christian life ever since.  She was ready to meet her God and to 
her there was only a step from this world to where pain and sorrow are no 
more.  She could hear the glad summons, "Come up higher."

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