Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Trowbridge, Selena (Olives) 1901 ************************************************ 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: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net November 12, 2018, 11:13 am Unidentified Publication, Nov 1901 Was An Old Resident Mrs. Selena Trowbridge Died Yesterday Morning. Came to Spokane Fifteen Years Ago From Michigan - Leaves a Large Family Residing Here - Had Been an Invalid for Many Years and Traveled in a Wheel Chair. Mrs. Selena Trowbridge, one of the old settlers of Spokane, died at her home, 02204 Atlanta avenue, yesterday morning at 7:35 o’clock at the advanced age of 73 years. She leaves seven children, 10 grandchildren, and one great grandchild, all of whom were with her at the last. Miss Selena Olives was born in Wiltshire, England, town of Cosford, December 29, 1827. She crossed the ocean with her parents in 1835 and settled in upper Canada, near Ridgetown. In 1851 she married Elijah Trowbridge and one year later moved to Michigan, traveling with oxen and wagons. While living there eight children were born. They came to Spokane in 1886. Afterwards they went to Walla Walla, but returned in 1889. Mrs. Trowbridge has lived here ever since. Her husband died in this city November 5, 1890. She had been an invalid for 14 years and went about by means of a wheel chair. She suffered sadly for days before her death but was conscious to the very last. She selected her favorite text and songs for her funeral, which will be held at the United Brethren church on Nora avenue on Tuesday at 2 p.m. Rev. G. W. Sickafoose will officiate. The children who survive her are Charles O., Reuben E., John L., George F., Melvin G.. Trowbridge, Mrs. Martha Finch and Mrs. Mary A. Kellar, all of Spokane. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/t/trowbrid8582gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb