Allen County OhArchives Obituaries.....Meily, Catherine June 13, 1906
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Lima Daily News, June 14, 1906
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VENERABLE PIONEER LIMA RESIDENT DEAD
Mrs. Catherine Meily Died Last Night at her Home at 557 West Spring Street.
Most Venerable Pioneer Resident of Lima – Surrounded by Relatives at Her Death.

As the clock was striking the hour of nine last night the death angel visited 
at 573 west Spring street, when Mrs. Catherine Fisher Meily peacefully passed 
away.

Mrs. Meily was one of the oldest and most honored pioneer residents in the 
city.  She was possessed of a strong mind, and during her lifetime had met 
some of the most prominent men in the country, and with them has conversed on 
the great topics of the day.  She was noted for her wonderful memory and her 
ability in discussing the important questions.  Until of late the deceased has 
been in good physical health, although 86 years of age.  Early the past winter 
her health began failing until about two months ago she took to her room at 
the home of her daughter, where she died last night.  Sweetly and peacefully 
she passed into the death slumbers surrounded by the immediate relatives.

Deceased, relict of the late John H. Meily, was born July 25, 1820, at 
Franklin county, Pennsylvania.  Five years after her marriage together with 
her husband she moved to this city from Mansfield.  At that time Lima was but 
a village, and since then has prospered until it became the booming city that 
it now is.  The place chosen for their home is now a business block, where the 
Meily block now stands on north Main street.  The home in which the pioneer 
resident formerly resided is now occupied by a son George Meily, on west 
Spring street.

She was the mother of nine children, the eldest now deceased, becoming one of 
the best known women in America, as Olivia Meily Brice, wife of the late 
Senator Calvin S. Brice.  The second child, Luther M., was also distinguished 
in his day, and became Adjutant General of Ohio, after a local political 
career which made him probate judge of this county.  The third child was Mrs. 
Eliza Freeman, still a resident of this city, and these three pioneer children 
came here with their parents in 1844.  Born to the union as Allen county 
children were Ringgold, former postmaster, and George Henry, both of this 
city; Frances Josephine, wife of Col. W. P. Orr, of Piqua, who has been 
constantly at the bedside of the deceased; Mrs. Harriet Amelia Motter, wife of 
Attorney I. S. Motter, with whom deceased has made her home; Mary Vanda Irwin, 
of Port Huron, Mich., and Sarah Elizabeth, who died at the age of 24 years.

Mrs. Meily came from the stoic German parentage and during her early residence 
here became one of the charter members of St. Paul’s Lutheran church, during 
which time the services were held in the old frame building on Union street.  
She was very active in the church work at that time, and it is believed is the 
only surviving one of the band who gave Lutheranism its birth in Allen 
county.  She was indeed very active and did much good with her work along that 
line.

Immediately after arriving in this city the family began to prosper, and the 
late John H. Meily was clerk of Allen county, besides becoming prominent in 
the manufacturing world of this city.  At his death he left considerable 
property to his family.  Besides the Union block on the northeast corner of 
the square he left considerable other property.

The funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at three o’clock, at the 
late residence, with Rev. Bosart officiating.  The services are to held Monday 
in order that relatives of the deceased may have time to get here in time to 
attend the services."


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Maiden Name:  Fisher

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