Obituary: Rock County, Wisconsin: Norcissa MEEKINS

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DEATH OF MRS. NORCISSA MEEKINS

Mrs. Norcissa MEEKINS died Nov. 15, of old age. She was born May 16, 1815
at Clarksburg, Ohio.

At the age of twenty-two she was married to Isaac MEEKINS and moved to
Wabash, Ind., from which place they moved to Wisconsin in 1844.

For a short time they lived in Spring Grove, Green County, later they
settled on government land in Dane County, where they lived until the death
of Mr. Meekins in 1875. Mrs. Meekins came to Evansville in 1893.

She leaves the following children: Mrs. Margaret Warner, Colby, Elizabeth
MEEKINS, Mrs. Nancy Potter and George MEEKINS, all of this city and Mrs.
Louvina of South Haven, Mich. She leaves a sister, Mrs. Margaret Beam of
Peoria, Ill., ten grandchildren, thirteen great grandchildren and three
great, great grandchildren.

The funeral was held at the home on Park Street, Monday forenoon. The
burial was in the family lot in Storytown cemetery. Five of the grandsons
acted as pallbearers. The funeral service was in charge of Rev. Mr. Roberts
of the United Brethern church of Janesville.

Those present from out of the city were Mrs. Fred Barnum of Rockford, Ill,
Arthur Warner of Beloit, John Warner of California, Mr. and Mrs. Francis
and brother of Madison, Mr. and Mrs. Short, Fred Prussia and Mrs. Fletcher
of Oregon, John Shutler of Stoughton, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Richardson of
California and Mrs. W. Hansen and daughters of Oxford, Wis.

November 20, 1913, Evansville REview, p. 4, col. 2, Evansville, Wisconsin