SIPE OBITUARIES, Henry County, Missouri
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SIPE, Harriet Elizabeth FEWEL 1823 - 1886

Death of Probably the Wealthiest Lady in Henry County - Mrs. Harriet E. Sipe, aged 
about 60 years, died at 1 o'clock Tuesday night, at her farm residence - known as 
the "Meadow Farm" - seven miles west of Windsor and eight miles north of 
Calhoun. Death resulted from pneumonia. Mrs. Sipe was a lady of very wide 
acquaintance in the northeast part of the county. She was a daughter of Mason C. 
Fewel, who moved with a colony of one hundred and forty-four in 1839 from 
Virginia to Henry county. In 1857 deceased was married to Dr. Jacob Sipe, who 
lived for a few years in Warsaw, Benton County, and made diseases of the eye a 
specialty. He returned to this county, which he made his home. In 1862 Dr. Sipe 
was appointed surgeon in Co. K. Seventh Regiment Missouri Infantry of the 
Confederate service. He was discharged in September, 1863, but soon after was 
removed to Rolla, Mo., as a prisoner and died in the hospital Nov 21, 1865. A 
suitable monument marks his last resting place. Mrs. Sipe assumed personal 
charge of her husband's large real estate interests at his death, and so managed 
it until about seven years ago, when her only daughter and child, Linnie A., was 
married in Warrensburg, Mo., to Dr. J. F. Robinson. As soon as possible the old 
home place "Meadow Farm" was occupied by Dr. Robinson and Mrs. Sipe, where she 
made her home until death called her to the great beyond. Besides farms and 
valuable lands - mainly in Henry county - Mrs. Sipe possessed notes and money 
aggregating in all a wealth estimated from $60,000 to $70,000. She was a sister 
of Mrs. Judge Merritt in Tebo township. Mrs. Thos. S. Wallace, of Clinton, was her 
niece. - Clinton MO, Apr 1886 - Mrs. Harriet Sipe died at her home in Tebo 
township Tuesday morning, April 20, 1886. In 1839, she came to this county from 
North Carolina with her father, Mason C. Fewel; one sister, Susan A. (now Mrs. M. 
B. Merritt) and an only brother, R. B. Fewel, who was the father of Mrs. T. S. 
Wallace of this city. Mrs. M. B. Merritt is the only one now living. Harriet E. Fewel 
was married in 1857 to Dr. Jacob Sipe, who had an intensive practice in Henry 
County. His death occurred in 1865. They had a son who died when only a few 
months old and a daughter, Linnie A., now Mrs. Dr. Robinson, residing near Calhoun 
on what is known as "Meadow Farm". "Meadow Farm", which was a part of the land 
inherited from Mrs. Sipe's father, Mason C. Fewel, who left three children, 1000 
acres of land, besides other valuables. And Mrs. Sipe always used the good 
judgment and discretion, which is also a family heritage, until at her death, she 
had greatly increased her wealth. She was universally esteemed and loved.

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