Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 186, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 August 1911 — Mrs. Ransom Elijah Died At Home Near Mt. Ayr. [ARTICLE]

Mrs. Ransom Elijah Died At Home Near Mt. Ayr.

The funeral of Mrs. Ransom Elijah was conducted Monday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the North Star church near Mt. Ayr, by Mrs. Noble, a United Brthren preacher of Brook, and a very eloquent woman. The funeral was largely attended. Burial was made in North Star cemetery. The maiden name of deceased was Mary Jane Williams and she was born in Indiana March 4, 1841, her age being at the time ofdeath, Aug. sth, 70 years, 5 months and 1 day. She leaves a husband and eight children to mourn their loss. All the children are married and all but two of them were at the funeral of their mother. Her husband is probably the oldest living resident of Newton county, having come there with his parents when only 5 months of age and now being in his 77th year. The Elijah home is a mile and a half west and two miles and a half north of Mt. Ayr.