Mahoning County OhArchives Obituaries.....NEFF, Ella April 14, 1875
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Mahoning Herald, 16 Apr 1875
NEFF, Ella
Daughter of Eli and Nancy Barnes Neff
1860/1861 to 14 Apr 1875
15 Years of Age
Note: Her twin, Effa’s obituary in 1937 would give them the birth year of 1961.
Mahoning Herald, 16 Apr 1875
Transcribed by Jennifer Neff, 2005
DIED In this city, on Wednesday morning April 14th 1875, in the fifteenth year 
of her age, Miss Ella, one of the twin daughters of Mr. Eli Neff. Our 
community has again been shocked by a very sudden death. This time one of the 
most interesting of the family is taken so suddenly that we can scarcely 
realize that she is dead.
Ella was an unusually interesting child, and was admired by everybody that 
knew her. She had been complaining somewhat for ten days previous to her 
death, and was only confined to her bed one day. Thus has another loved one 
been snatched from a happy family circle. In such only a few short days ago 
that we saw her as she passed going to school, and she seemed a picture of 
health, beauty, and intelligence; always kind and affectionate to her 
associates; she was dear to us all. But now ”there’ll be one vacant chair.”
To Effie, her twin sister, we especially offer our most sincere sympathies; 
she will miss her dear sister most of all. And to the father, mother, sisters 
and brother we would say, “The Lord hath given and the Lord hath taken away; 
blessed to the name of the Lord.” She has gone, we trust to that fair land 
where the bloom of a new birth will never fade from her cheeks. Health there 
will never be swallowed by disease. There the smile of her Savior will be the 
future of her soul forever, and there may we all – father, mother, sisters, 
brother and friends – meet her, when our pilgrimage on earth is ended.
Ella, Thou was mild and lovely,
Gentle as the summer breeze,
Pleasant as the air of evening –
When it floats among the leaves,
Peaceful in thy silent slumber,
Peaceful in the grave so low,
Thou no more will join our number,
Thou no more our songs shall know.
Dearest sister, thou hast left us,
Here the loss we deeply feel,
But tho God’s light hast bereft us,
He can still our sorrow heal.
Yet again we hope to meet thee,
When the day of life is final,
Then in heaven with joy greet thee,
Where no farewell tear is shed.”




Additional Comments:
Comment: Jennifer Neff, 2005
This obituary came from the Mahoning Herald and was probably contributed from 
the city where her death occurred. One year after her death the family is 
listed in an 1885 State Census in the City of Humboldt, KS. 
Ella probably died in Humboldt, KS. To date no marker has been located for her.
[The Mahoning Herald was a local newspaper that covered news for Canfield, OH. 
It began publication in 1860. The Herald, like other papers, accepted through 
a courtesy act, some articles, including obituaries, from other sources or 
places.]


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