Williams County OhArchives Obituaries.....Lindsay, Cyrena Ann June 15, 1905
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Bryan Democrat, June 22, 1905, pg. 8
Cyrena (Lindsay) Waterston wasborn in Essex County, New York, December 7, 1830, died
at her ome No. 210 East Main Street, June 15, 1905, aged 74 years, 6 months and 8
days.  She emigrated with her parents to Calhoun County, Michigan in 1837.  Here she
resided for a couple of years, coing with her parents to Bridgewater Township,
(William County, OH) reaching there Feb. 2, 1840.  Her parnts bought 80 acres of
land on September 23rd, at $5.00 per acre, built a log cabin wihout nails or boards,
and paid for the farm in work.  She resided on the homestead until 1850, when she
moved with her parnets to the new farm home of 184 acres in section 22,same
township.  The deceased, at the age of 16 years began teaching school, following
this laudable occupation in a primative way for 12 or 13 succesive terms.  There are
gry headed men and women, many of them, who first learned to lisp their ABC's under
her tutorage, as wellas receiving instructions in more advanced studies.  The school
houses were mostly built of logs, small in size, and when she surrendered the ruler
to enter upon the duties incident to married life, there were  but three frame
school houses in Bridgewater township, and these miniature in size as compared to
the present school strutures of this and other townships throughout the county. 
April 13, 1854 she was united in marriage to Simon Waterston, and on the 27th day of
their wedding month, they settled upon Section 28 in Bridewater Township, where they
began the battle of life in earnest.  Here they resided until Marcy, 1888, when they
moved into their new hom erected by themselves in Montpelier, (Ohio) where deceased
resided until the pale horse and his rider summoned her to cross the river having
lived together in blissful contentment for a period of 51 years, 2 months and 2
days.  
  To this union wree born 2 sons and 2 daughters; George Tough Wterston and Mrs. Ann
C. (Waterston) Hayes of Bridgewater township, Frank L. Waterston of this city, and
Mrs. Jennie A. (Waterston) Bauer of Northeast township, all of who are living and
have families.  There is left to mourn, a kind husband, one brother, two sisters
four children and nine grandchildren.  Mrs. Waterston was one of God's noble mothrs.
 She lived to honor her husband and children, and no sacrifice was too great for her
to make in their behalf. But her true womanhood did not stop at the threshold of
home in the discharge of finial duties, her charity towards others was as boundless
as the ocean, circumscribed only by her limited strength and physical endurance. 
She was an ideal christian.  She loved the church and Sunday school, and her
accustomed seat in the sanctuary was seldom vacant while health and strenght
permitted her to be there to enjoy it's may blessings and soul satisfying
privilages.  She loved the Bible and in her declining years of ill health, found
great comfort in pursuing it's pages, especially that portion known as "The
Gospels".  The funeral was held from the home at 1:30 p.m. last Saturday, attended
by a very large concourse of elatives and sympathizing friends, who came to pay
their last tribute of respect to this sainted mother.  The discourse was preached by
Rev. C.E. Lowney, in absence of her pastor, which was full of comfort to the
mourning friends assembled.  A ladies quartet furnished sweet and appropriate music.
 Flowers and wreaths arranged by loving hands enveloped the remains all of the
forenoon and during the funeral hour.  After the service all that were mortal of
this good, kind mother was placed in the casket by undertaker friend and wife, and
conveyed to Riverside Cemetery, there to sweetly slee till the morning of
resurrection.

Additional Comments:
Cyrena's father was Francis Wilson Lindsay born Feb. 11, 1804 in Guildfall, Essex
County, Vermont. He died April  15, 1859 in Bridgewater, Williams county, Ohio, and
her mother was Polly Adams born November 30, 1801 in Jay Township, Essex County, New
York .  She died February 12, 1871 in Bridgewater, Williams County, Ohio.

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