Obituary: Adams County, Wisconsin: Sarah A. HARRISON ************************************************************************ Submitted by Joan Benner, May 2005 © All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************ From the Adams County Press, Saturday Feb 28, 1885, Page 5 Died--HARRISON--In Friendship, February 19, 1885, Sarah A. HARRISON, aged 57 years, 8 months and 7 days. Mrs. HARRISON was born in Locke, Oneida County, New York, on the 12th day of June, 1828. When she was nine years of age, her father, the late Luther STOWELL, of Friendship, Allegany County, New York, removed with his family to that place, and it was there that she grew to womanhood, and acquired many of those graces of mind and heart that so greatly endeared her to a large and ever widening circle of friends. Of her it can truly be said, "None knew her but to love her, None named her but to praise." At the age of nineteen, on September 14th, 1847, she was married to Honorable Jerome B. HARRISON, who afterwards, for many years, was County Judge of this county. The newly married pair, however, made their home near Friendship, New York, until September, 1862, when they came to Wisconsin and settled permanently here in Friendship, and it was here that the writer first became acquainted with them. Theirs was indeed a happy family circle, no wife was more devoted to a loving--almost idolizing--husband, who trusted her as his safest and surest counselor. And yet the woman who could thus win and hold the affections of a strong man, was all her life physically so weak and frail, as to be an almost constant source of anxiety to her friends. But intellectually she was a strong woman, and the patience and sweetness with which she bore all her sufferings endeared her but the more deeply to her friends. Though physically weak, she did not allow that to cut her off from an active interest in all those measures that related to the social and moral, welfare and advancement of the community in which she lived. She was the wise, energetic and trusted counselor and friend of all the workers for good who came within her circle of effort. In looking over the years of his past life, the writer cannnot recall one whose influence upon the community has been more marked for good, or in whose career so little may be found to censure. The last year of her life had its cup of sorrow more than filled to the brim. The sad story is too well known to the people of Adams county. In the early summer, the husband was suddenly, and almost without premonition, stricken down. The over-taxed brain that had toiled and worked for and borne the cares of others, gave way, and this woman saw the husband of her love and pride stand before her a mental wreck. Even then, the brave spirit bore up with a strength that excited the wonder of all. But at last the day came when it was necessary he should be taken from his home. She mourned him as one more than dead, and longing for rest and peace the brave spirit passed lovingly, gladly to the bosom of her God. "There is rest in Heaven." A noble Christian woman, whose influence for good none may be able to measure, has passed from earth. Mrs. HARRISON leaves four children--Herbert E. HARRISON of Knight's Landing, California; Mrs, Lola FRYETT, of Blue Springs, Nebraska, who was a watcher by the bedside of her mother the last two weeks of her life; and Robert and Carl, the latter but twelve years of age.