Bertie  COUNTY  NC  Obit  Mrs. Harriet Biddle

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Windsor Ledger

January 2, 1913

Mrs. Harriet Biddle Dead

The End Came Saturday Night Sometime. Was Found Dead in
Bed.


Grand-daughter Gov. Stone.


The death of Mrs. Biddle Saturday night was unexpected.
For some weeks she had been sick, confined to her room,
but her friends saw no reason to believe that her end
was near. She passed away painlessly and peacefully.
Mrs. Harriet Outlaw Biddle was the daughter of Dr.
Joseph B. Outlaw, who married Miss Hannah Stone, a
daughter of Governor David Stone. She resembled very
much her distinguished grandfather. She was the widow
of Mr. Frank Biddle of Craven County. For a number of
years she lived with Hon. David E. Tayloe of this
county, who married her sister Miss Elizabeth Outlaw.
After the death of her sister she resided mainly in
Windsor with the family of her cousin, Mrs. Mary F.
Gilliam, at Rosefield.

Mrs. Biddle was a highly intellectual woman, well read
in the best literature. She was a member of Cashie
Baptist church, and was buried in that church yard
Sunday afternoon.

Mrs. Biddle was born Nov. 18, 1834 in the hotel
building which stood where Hon. Walter R. Johnson's
residence is now situated. We expect she was the oldest
resident of Windsor, born in the town. Rev. Mr Long of
Marion Baptist church, conducted the funeral. The
following gentlemen were pall-bearers: Jesse B. Stokes,
Turner G. Bond, J. T. Nicholls, J. P. Freeman, Thomas
Gillam and Francis D. Winston.

Mrs. Biddle leaves no near relatives in this county.
She had one daughter who married Harrison Valentine
Esq. She died many years ago. Mrs. Biddle has a number
of remote kindred in North Carolina who will note with
sorrow the passing away of this representative of one
of our oldest families.