Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 68, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 April 1907 — Death Of Mrs. Drace Adams Farmer. [ARTICLE]

Death Of Mrs. Drace Adams Farmer.

Mrs. Grace Farmer, &ife of Henry P. Farmer, and a daughter of Joseph Adams, of about four miles south ot town, died at his home early Thursday mo.t.ing, April 25th, at the age of but little more that* 18 years. Her sickness and the sad circumstance . of her coming home to die from the far state of Washington early last winter, will be remembered by our readers. Ou May 10, 1905, when but ltttle more than 10 years old, she was married to Henry P. Farmer, and- about nine months later, in-February 1906, went with him to Washington state, where they took up a homestead 35 fniles from Wilson Creek, their nearest ailroad point. The birth of a child last September, and which limf only ten days, was followed by childbed fever, and this soon ran into quick consumption-, which has now caused her death. She and her husband arrived here from Washington on the 20th of last December, and agreeable to her wishes she was taken at once to her father’s home, and tho it was hardly hoped. she would live to the journey’s end, yet owing to the the tender nursing she has since received, and her naturally robust constitution, her life has been prolonged much longer than was thought possible. She was born in the house where she died, Aug, 15, 1888, and her age was 18 years, 8 months and ten days, The funeral was held Saturday, at 10:30 A. M. at the residence by Rev. H. L. Kindig, pastor of Trinity M. E. church. Interment being made in Egypt or Welsh, cemetery in Jordan township.