My 2nd Great Grandmother
Clarinda Herald (Clarinda, Iowa), Friday, May 10, 1895, p. 5
Mrs. Jonathan Chiles died at the home of her son, John Chiles, east of the square, yesterday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock, aged 67 years, 1 month and 24 days. The funeral will occur from the home at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, conducted by Rev. Compton of the Baptist church. The cause of her death was consumption, from which she has been suffering for several years. Her husband died two years ago, and she is survived by six children, S. [ylvester] P. [uritan], Jacob, David and John, and Misses Maggie and Jennie, living in Clarinda and Mattie, now married and living in Ohio. Mrs. Chiles lived on the farm north of town until this spring when she moved to town to make her home with her son. She was a member of the Baptist church and has been for years an exemplary Christian. She has a large circle of relatives and acquaintances who deeply mourn her loss.
Clarinda Journal (Clarinda, Iowa), Friday, May 17, 1895, p. 4
Another family has sustained the loss of a good mother and a wide circle of friends mourns the death of a noble woman. Mrs. Margaret Chiles passed away at her home in this city Thursday afternoon of last week, age 67 years, 1 month and 24 days. She was afflicted with a form of lung trouble. Her last illness was of about ten days duration.
The funeral was held at the late residence of Mrs. Chiles at 10 o'clock last Saturday morning. The services were conducted by Rev. L. F. Compton, pastor of the First Baptist church. The music was by a male quartet, Messrs. W. Rainey Bennett, H. R. Spry, A. F. Galloway and John Keener. The pallbearers were Messrs. A. H. Wilson, J. H. Smith, S. E. Hall, J. K. Breese, W. T. Pennington and Alfred Armagost.
The maiden name of the late Mrs. Chiles was Margaret Cress. She was born in 1828 in Preston county, Va., now a part of West Virginia. She was married in 1846 in her native county, to Jonathan Chiles. The family moved in 1863 to Muskingum county, O., and in 1887 to Page county, Ia., where they located on a farm four miles north of Clarinda. Seven children survive, as follows: Mrs. Martha Chandler of Cambridge, O.; J. [acob] S. [cott] Chiles, S. [ylvester] P. [uritan] Chiles, D.[avid] H. [amilton] Chiles, Margaret Chiles, Jennie Chiles and John Chiles, all but Mrs. Chandler residing here.
The father died on the farm May 28, 1893 and was buried Decoration Day of that year. Last winter the widowed mother removed to this city and made her home with her son John, the youngest of the family.
The late Mrs. Chiles had been a member of the Baptist church for fifty-three years.
Clarinda Herald (Clarinda, Iowa), Friday, May 10, 1895, p. 5
Mrs. Jonathan Chiles died at the home of her son, John Chiles, east of the square, yesterday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock, aged 67 years, 1 month and 24 days. The funeral will occur from the home at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, conducted by Rev. Compton of the Baptist church. The cause of her death was consumption, from which she has been suffering for several years. Her husband died two years ago, and she is survived by six children, S. [ylvester] P. [uritan], Jacob, David and John, and Misses Maggie and Jennie, living in Clarinda and Mattie, now married and living in Ohio. Mrs. Chiles lived on the farm north of town until this spring when she moved to town to make her home with her son. She was a member of the Baptist church and has been for years an exemplary Christian. She has a large circle of relatives and acquaintances who deeply mourn her loss.
Clarinda Journal (Clarinda, Iowa), Friday, May 17, 1895, p. 4
Another family has sustained the loss of a good mother and a wide circle of friends mourns the death of a noble woman. Mrs. Margaret Chiles passed away at her home in this city Thursday afternoon of last week, age 67 years, 1 month and 24 days. She was afflicted with a form of lung trouble. Her last illness was of about ten days duration.
The funeral was held at the late residence of Mrs. Chiles at 10 o'clock last Saturday morning. The services were conducted by Rev. L. F. Compton, pastor of the First Baptist church. The music was by a male quartet, Messrs. W. Rainey Bennett, H. R. Spry, A. F. Galloway and John Keener. The pallbearers were Messrs. A. H. Wilson, J. H. Smith, S. E. Hall, J. K. Breese, W. T. Pennington and Alfred Armagost.
The maiden name of the late Mrs. Chiles was Margaret Cress. She was born in 1828 in Preston county, Va., now a part of West Virginia. She was married in 1846 in her native county, to Jonathan Chiles. The family moved in 1863 to Muskingum county, O., and in 1887 to Page county, Ia., where they located on a farm four miles north of Clarinda. Seven children survive, as follows: Mrs. Martha Chandler of Cambridge, O.; J. [acob] S. [cott] Chiles, S. [ylvester] P. [uritan] Chiles, D.[avid] H. [amilton] Chiles, Margaret Chiles, Jennie Chiles and John Chiles, all but Mrs. Chandler residing here.
The father died on the farm May 28, 1893 and was buried Decoration Day of that year. Last winter the widowed mother removed to this city and made her home with her son John, the youngest of the family.
The late Mrs. Chiles had been a member of the Baptist church for fifty-three years.
My 2nd Great Grandmother
Clarinda Herald (Clarinda, Iowa), Friday, May 10, 1895, p. 5
Mrs. Jonathan Chiles died at the home of her son, John Chiles, east of the square, yesterday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock, aged 67 years, 1 month and 24 days. The funeral will occur from the home at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, conducted by Rev. Compton of the Baptist church. The cause of her death was consumption, from which she has been suffering for several years. Her husband died two years ago, and she is survived by six children, S. [ylvester] P. [uritan], Jacob, David and John, and Misses Maggie and Jennie, living in Clarinda and Mattie, now married and living in Ohio. Mrs. Chiles lived on the farm north of town until this spring when she moved to town to make her home with her son. She was a member of the Baptist church and has been for years an exemplary Christian. She has a large circle of relatives and acquaintances who deeply mourn her loss.
Clarinda Journal (Clarinda, Iowa), Friday, May 17, 1895, p. 4
Another family has sustained the loss of a good mother and a wide circle of friends mourns the death of a noble woman. Mrs. Margaret Chiles passed away at her home in this city Thursday afternoon of last week, age 67 years, 1 month and 24 days. She was afflicted with a form of lung trouble. Her last illness was of about ten days duration.
The funeral was held at the late residence of Mrs. Chiles at 10 o'clock last Saturday morning. The services were conducted by Rev. L. F. Compton, pastor of the First Baptist church. The music was by a male quartet, Messrs. W. Rainey Bennett, H. R. Spry, A. F. Galloway and John Keener. The pallbearers were Messrs. A. H. Wilson, J. H. Smith, S. E. Hall, J. K. Breese, W. T. Pennington and Alfred Armagost.
The maiden name of the late Mrs. Chiles was Margaret Cress. She was born in 1828 in Preston county, Va., now a part of West Virginia. She was married in 1846 in her native county, to Jonathan Chiles. The family moved in 1863 to Muskingum county, O., and in 1887 to Page county, Ia., where they located on a farm four miles north of Clarinda. Seven children survive, as follows: Mrs. Martha Chandler of Cambridge, O.; J. [acob] S. [cott] Chiles, S. [ylvester] P. [uritan] Chiles, D.[avid] H. [amilton] Chiles, Margaret Chiles, Jennie Chiles and John Chiles, all but Mrs. Chandler residing here.
The father died on the farm May 28, 1893 and was buried Decoration Day of that year. Last winter the widowed mother removed to this city and made her home with her son John, the youngest of the family.
The late Mrs. Chiles had been a member of the Baptist church for fifty-three years.
Clarinda Herald (Clarinda, Iowa), Friday, May 10, 1895, p. 5
Mrs. Jonathan Chiles died at the home of her son, John Chiles, east of the square, yesterday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock, aged 67 years, 1 month and 24 days. The funeral will occur from the home at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, conducted by Rev. Compton of the Baptist church. The cause of her death was consumption, from which she has been suffering for several years. Her husband died two years ago, and she is survived by six children, S. [ylvester] P. [uritan], Jacob, David and John, and Misses Maggie and Jennie, living in Clarinda and Mattie, now married and living in Ohio. Mrs. Chiles lived on the farm north of town until this spring when she moved to town to make her home with her son. She was a member of the Baptist church and has been for years an exemplary Christian. She has a large circle of relatives and acquaintances who deeply mourn her loss.
Clarinda Journal (Clarinda, Iowa), Friday, May 17, 1895, p. 4
Another family has sustained the loss of a good mother and a wide circle of friends mourns the death of a noble woman. Mrs. Margaret Chiles passed away at her home in this city Thursday afternoon of last week, age 67 years, 1 month and 24 days. She was afflicted with a form of lung trouble. Her last illness was of about ten days duration.
The funeral was held at the late residence of Mrs. Chiles at 10 o'clock last Saturday morning. The services were conducted by Rev. L. F. Compton, pastor of the First Baptist church. The music was by a male quartet, Messrs. W. Rainey Bennett, H. R. Spry, A. F. Galloway and John Keener. The pallbearers were Messrs. A. H. Wilson, J. H. Smith, S. E. Hall, J. K. Breese, W. T. Pennington and Alfred Armagost.
The maiden name of the late Mrs. Chiles was Margaret Cress. She was born in 1828 in Preston county, Va., now a part of West Virginia. She was married in 1846 in her native county, to Jonathan Chiles. The family moved in 1863 to Muskingum county, O., and in 1887 to Page county, Ia., where they located on a farm four miles north of Clarinda. Seven children survive, as follows: Mrs. Martha Chandler of Cambridge, O.; J. [acob] S. [cott] Chiles, S. [ylvester] P. [uritan] Chiles, D.[avid] H. [amilton] Chiles, Margaret Chiles, Jennie Chiles and John Chiles, all but Mrs. Chandler residing here.
The father died on the farm May 28, 1893 and was buried Decoration Day of that year. Last winter the widowed mother removed to this city and made her home with her son John, the youngest of the family.
The late Mrs. Chiles had been a member of the Baptist church for fifty-three years.
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