People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 January 1897 — Grandma Stinson is Gone. [ARTICLE]

Grandma Stinson is Gone.

Upon the return of Augustus Stinson from Lafayette on Monday, Dec. 28th, from rendering the last duties to an old neighbor and resident of Wheatfield township, Mrs. Sophia Shaffner, who had been taken tb the first named place for interment, Mr. Stinson acting as one of the pall bearers, he wes shocked to re* cieve the news of his own mother’s death in far away California, where she had passed away at the home of her son, Dr. James Stinson, at Watsonville, Santa Cruz Co., Dec. 17,1896, aged 91 years, 11 months and 4 days. Grandma Stinson had formed many acquaintances, while staying with her son at Stoutsburg, who will regret to hear of her death. She was sick but 4 days. Only the two sons mentioned survive her, together with seventeen grand children and fourteen great grand children. David Michaels, living south of town near the old fair grounds, who has been very sick with Bright’s disease for some time, died this morning at 3:80. The time of funeral and other particulars are 'not obtainable at time of going to press, but will be given next week.