Obituary: Green County, Wisconsin: Kate DOOLITTLE

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Submitted by Ruth Ann Montgomery, <rmontgomery@cishome.com> May 2005

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Kate Donaldson was born in Orange County, New York, April 27, 1842, and
died at her home in Brodhead July 4, 1914, after a lingering illness, aged
72 years, 2 months and 7 days.

With her parents and brother and sister she came to Wisconsin in 1850
settling upon a farm in the town of Center, Rock County, thus being among
the pioneers. The death of her father about a year later placed the burden
of rearing the family upon the mother and thus were the responsibilities of
life early realized by the deceased. She received her education in the
common schools and later attended the Seminary at Evansville after which
she taught school for some years.

On January 1, 1867, she was united in marriage to John Emery Doolittle, who
during the war of the Rebellion was in the employ of the government as
carpenter and bridge builder, but not enlisted.

To this union seven children were born, one of whom, Katie Maude died in
infancy.

For some ten years they followed farming, then moved to Evansville where
Mr. Doolittle became financially interested in the Grange Store and was
also one of the officers of the organization. They spent four years in that
city at the end of which time they moved back onto the farm. About this
time a movement was made to establish a Grange Store in Brodhead and Mr.
Doolittle's assistance was sought. He came to Brodhead and assisted in the
organization and was made its manager, leaving his family to conduct the
farm for nearly two seasons. They then, in 1881, moved to Brodhead which
place has since been Mrs. Doolittle's home.

She joined the Methodist Episcopal church at an early age and ever remained
firm in the faith and true to the teaching of her church.

Three years ago her health became somewhat impaired. since that time there
has been a steady decline until it was necessary for her to take to her
bed. Gradually her condition became worse and the end came as above stated.

She leaves to mourn her death a brother, Samuel Donaldson of Shubert, Neb.;
four sons and two daughters, C. E. Doolittle of Stoughton, S. W. Doolittle
of Lancaster, M. H. Doolittle of Vale, Oregon, Mrs. G. E. Dixon of
Brodhead, Mrs. L. D. Beckwith of Santa Margarita, California and J. C.
Doolittle of Lancaster, also a step-sister, Mrs. Will Worthing of
Cainville, a step-brother Joseph Patchen of Winnebago, Minn., besides many
other relatives and friends.

Funeral services were held on Monday afternoon at half past one o'clock,
July 6, at the Dixon home, conducted by Rev. A. Dinsdale, the singing being
by Mrs. Frank Dedrick with Mrs. A. Pierce accompanist. 

July 16, 1914, Evansville Review, p. 8, cols. 1 & 2, Evansville, Wisconsin