This obituary from an unknown paper is pasted in the family Bible of 
Washington TRAYLOR/Mariah Aikman, now owned by a descendant residing 
in SC.  Mariah died  in Arlington , Tarrant Co. TX and was the first 
buried in Ford Cemetery on what was originally Traylor property.

Mariah TRAYLOR departed this life June 7th 1858.  She was born in 
Bourbon County KY, March 11th 1799, daughter of James and Elizabeth 
AIKMAN; married in Indiana in 1818, Professed Religion 1822, united 
with teh Presbyterian Church.  Removed to Arkansas, 1839 where she 
connected with the Methodist  Church in consequence of not being 
convenient to the Presbyterians.  Soon after she informed her friends 
by letter that she found religion just as good in the Methodist as in 
the Presbyterian Church.  Removed to Texas in the fall of 1854; 
brought letter and again united with the Methodist Church.  Since she 
first made a profession of religion, she has never been known to 
express a doubt of her acceptance with God.  She has been a useful 
member of the church and society, a mother in Israel, strong in faith, 
fervent in spirit, instant in prayer, serving the Lord and doing good 
to her fellow beings.  She died as she lived, full of faith and of the 
Holy Ghost.  Calm and in her right mind, she bid adieu to her family 
and friends, gave them a parting kiss and her Seraph winged spirit 
ascended on high where love immortal is known.  During a protracted 
illness of seven weeks she manifested an entire calmness and perfect 
resignation which astonished friends and puzzled skeptics. She left 
eight children, all members of the church, and a bereft husband, who 
still survives to fill for a time his station in life.  He is a 
stewarrd and a class leader in our church, and a superintendant of a 
sabbath school.  We deeply sympathize with the bereaved who mourn her 
loss; yet we know that our loss is her eternal gain, for she rests 
from her labor and her works do follows her.     W. S. SOUTH
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