Obituary of Catherine Ann Lewis, Tuscola, Tuscola County, Michigan

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Catherine Ann Lewis Obituary - Tuscola, MI

Catherine Ann Lewis died March 23, 1896, of paralysis, the disease 
attacking her March 1.  She was born Oct. 18, 1810, at Franklin, Penn. 
and was 85 years, 5 months and three days old.  Her maiden name was 
Lopeman.  she married Nathan Ellsworth Lewis, May 2, 1833, at 
Kittanning, Penn., living there until May, 1839, when they moved to 
Bruce, Macomb Co. Mich.  They moved again in 1848, to Dryden, Lapeer 
Co., and have lived since in the townships of Dryden, Attica, Goodland 
and Metamora.  The lady's husband died at Goodland, Feb. 20, 1888.  
Mrs Lewis leaves four sons and two daughters to mourn her loss:  O. A. 
Lewis, of Metamora, at whose home she died; Wm L of  Dryden; Josiah R., 
of DEFORD; Samuel B., of Hunters's Creek; Mrs. Mary Utley, of Goodland, 
and Abigail R., of DEFORD.  Two sons died in infancy.  Her eldest son, 
Nathan Andrew, died April 5, 1889, at DEFORD and her fifth son, Edwin 
A., died Dec. 13, 1893 at Marion, Mich., and was buried at Morice, 
Mich.    She joined the christian church upwards of forty years ago, 
taking a letter some time afterward to Dryden M. E. church.  Funeral 
services were held at Thornville church, where Rev. Harper preached 
from Numbers, 23rd chapter and a part of the tenth verse.  Undertaker 
Sissons, of Imlay City, laid the remains to rest in Thornville cemetery.





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