Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 83, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 January 1920 — Obituary [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Obituary

Mrs. Hannah Freeman Blake Hamm ah Freeman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Freeman, was born in Bristol, Wilts county,, England, Feb. 14, 1849, and departed this life Jan. 2, 1920, aged 79 years, 10 imonthe and J 2 uays, being preceded by her husband 26 years before. She was united in marriage to 1866 to Aaron Blnke, and to this union were born eight children, five sons and three daughters, all of whom survive her, and with the exception of one, were with her when she answered her Maker’s call to thei wprld beyond. In 1868 Che came with her husband to America, and settled on a farm near Remington, living on this -farm 40 years, after Which she moved to Remington where she spent the remainder of her days. Mrs. Blake was baptized in the

Church of England, but was raised in the Methodist church, uniting with the M. E. church at Remington upon their arrival here, later transferring to the United Bethren at Green Grove, but in 1900 placing her membership again with the M. E. church of this place. During the prime of life she was an active Church worker, but in her years of decline was forced to give up Church work to a large extent. There remain to mourn her loss eight children, 20 grandchildren, two great-grandChlldren and a host of friends. The funeral services were held at the Methodist church Monday afternoon and were attended by a large concourse of relatives and friends. Rev. Crowder of Terre iha uto, a former pastor of the church here, assisted by Rev. Miller, the present pastor of tlhe churkh, conducted the services, after which burial was made in Remington cemetery.—Remington Press. The more disloyal becomes the more votes <he seems to be able to command. No wonder the former kaiser’s brother, while propaganding in this country, spoke of Milwaukee as the only part of Germany he had not yet visited.