Roane-Rhea County TN Archives Obituaries.....MAJORS, Margaret December 4, 1910
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Rockwood Times, Vol. XXXII, No. 46, Thursday, 14 Nov 1912
"Obituary"



"Glenalice, Dec. 12. A loving tribute to the memory of a noble woman. Died at

the home of L.R. MAJORS after a brief illness December 4th, 1910, about 4

o'clock Sunday eveing, the spirit of Mrs. Margaret MAJORS, leaving its tenements

of clay passed from earth into the life of God's eternal day.



Mrs. MAJORS whose maiden name was Miss Margaret NEWPORT, was born Dec. 12th,

1838, died Dec. 4th, 1910, being 71 years, 11 months and 22 days old. 



She was united in marriage to William L. UNDERWOOD, July 25th, 1858; to this

union was born two daughters, Mrs. E.K. Stout of Altus, Oklahoma, Mrs. Jack East

of Eagle Furnace.



Then she being twice married was then married on the 13th day of Dec. [no year]

to F.M. MAJORS. To this union was born 8 children, three of whom have preceded

her, James M., Laura, Kathryn, and William. She is survived by three sons and 4

daughters, Robert, Luther, Henry, and Mrs. E.C. ETTER and Mrs. Enoch ROGERS, two

sisters, Mrs. Raula CLACK, and Mrs. Juila GARRISON, besides a host of

grandchildren to mourn her departure.



Mrs. Majors professed faith in Christ in 1865, joined the Baptist church at

Bethel and lived a consecrated memeber until death. She was a faithful and

zealous worker in the cause of the Master, ever ready to follow or lead in every

work of the church and by her faithfulness has left behind a monument more

enduring than a score of earnest workers in the congregation she served so long,

as an evidence of her fairth, and implicit trust in the Father's will as it is

revealed in his word. In her last days on earth she called her sister to her

bedside and said to her that she was almost ready to cross over the river and

after a long life of devotion to the cause died in triumph. She died surrounded

by her children, grandchildren, sisters and friends, after giving them every

assurance that she was ready for the momentous change.Thus the community has

lost a good citizen, the church a faithful servant, the family an affectionate

mother. Our loss is her eternal gain.



We can console ourselves with the happy thought, that she has gone where sorrow,

pain and death are felt and learned no more. She was sick only one week and

during this time the happy smiles were on her face that she had while in the

enjoyment of health. 



She seemed to be in earnest conversation mother, brother, and other loved ones

that had gone on before. The writer had the privilege of visiting Mrs. MAJORS

during her brief illness and have known her for years, has been closely

conneceted with the family and today and throughout remaining life it is and

always will be a source of gratitude to know that we were numbered among her

friends.



The funeral services was conducted at the family home Monday evening and a large

number of sorrowing friends assembled to pay the last tribute of respect to her

memory.



Rev. W.T. WEST, the pastor read a scripture lesson and then made a brief talk on

the life and character of the deceased, at the conclusion of the service, the

casket bearing of all that was mortal of Mrs. MAJORS was tenderly borne from the

home, followed by the brokenhearted family and friends, to its last resting

place in the Garrison graveyard [more commonly known as the Newport Family

Cemetery] to await the resurrection of God's people. The bereaved have the

sympathy of the entire community.



A Friend."

Additional Comments:
Bette J. Broyle's Rhea and Meigs County Compendium indicates that Francis M.

MAJORS and Margaret NEWPORT had a license issued on 5 Dec 1863 with no return.

Margaret's obituary indicates that they married 13 Dec and so likely 1863 is

implied. Francis had been paroled from the hospital at Vicksburg that summer.

When he returned to Rhea Co, his military records indicate that in December 1863

- right around the time of his marriage to Margaret, who was the mother of two

small girls - he voluntarily swore an oath of allegiance to the United States

Government in Rhea Co, TN so that he would be permitted to move around in the

county. Margaret and Francis share a cemetery marker with three of their

children (James, Laura, and William MAJORS) in the Newport Cemetery south of

Rockwood, TN. Margaret's death was also recorded in her brother-in-law Raleigh

Clack's diary (who was the husband of "Mrs. Raula CLACK" mentioned in the

published obituary):

"December 4, 1910 [pointing hand]  Mrs. Margaret Majors was born Dec 12, 1838

and died Dec 4, 1910." The birth date in CLACK's diary entry differs from that

on her gravestone - 23 Dec 1838. (Source: Compiled military records of FM

MAJORS; grave marker, Newport Cemetery, Rhea Co, TN; "Diary of William Raleigh

CLACK, 1839-1919," edited by Edna Clack

Sachs,http://files.usgwarchives.net/tn/rhea/history/letters/. 1997.

Accessed 19 Jun 2006.)[Notes Copyright 2006 D Giles Loiselle]

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