Sarah was born in West Milton, Miami Co., Ohio to Thomas Coate and Eliza Ragan.
Sarah was married to Edward David Calkins on Nov. 29, 1877, in Americus or Emporia, Kansas, and they had a son, Thomas.
Sarah's sisters Emeline and Elizabeth are also buried at Idlewild Cemetery.
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Mrs. Ed Calkins, who was suddenly stricken with heart failure on Thursday night of last week, is still very seriously ill. Her many friends hope for her speedy recovery.
-The Hood River Glacier (Mar. 6, 1913)
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Mrs. Sarah Coate Calkins
Mrs. Sarah Coate Calkins, wife of Edward David Calkins, died Friday, aged 75 years, having been born at West Milton, Miami County, Ohio, November 29, 1837. She was married to Edward David Calkins at Americus, Kansas, November 29, 1877. They also were residents of Colorado, but had lived in Hood River for 24 years. She leaves the only child, Thomas D. Calkins, also four sisters to mourn her death. Two of the sisters, Emaline and Eliza Jane Coate, are residing in Hood River near her home. The funeral was held Sunday at the Bartmess chapel. Rev. H. A. MacDonald of the Unitarian church officiated. Interment was at Idlewilde.
Mrs. Calkins' mission was her influence as homemaker. Her household ways were those of gentleness and refinement, and in this art she reached high excellence. Hers was the privlege of serving in one of earth's most useful capacities - as wife and mother and sister. Mr. and Mrs. Calkins have been empire builders in three different states, having helped develop the resources of Kansas, Colorado and Oregon. By her nobility of character, Mrs. Calkins left a sweet influence on everyone who knew her. When the human family reaches her plane of life, armies and wars, courts and jails will be no more, and the day of brotherhood and peace will have come. She won her husband's admiration by her purity, her simple, direct sincerity and her generous love for the soldier who lost his leg at Antietam.
-obituary, The Hood River News (Mar. 12, 1913)
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Mrs. Calkins Dies
The funeral of Mrs. Sarah Coate Calkins, wife of Edward David Calkins, who died last Friday at her home west of the city, was held Sunday at the Bartmess undertaking chapel, after which interment took place in Idlewild cemetery. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. H. A. McDonald pastor of the Unitarian church. Mrs. Calkins, who was the eldest daughter of Thomas and Eliza Coate, was born at West Milton, Miami county, Ohio, November 29, 1837. She and Mr. Calkins were married at Americus, Kansas, November 29, 1877.
In addition to her husband she leaves surviving a single child, Thomas D. Calkins, and two sisters, Eliza Jane and Emaline Coate, who reside west of the city.
Mrs. Calkins, by her home loving instincts and her purity of character numbered her friends as many, and the shock of the news of her death was great.
-obituary, The Hood River Glacier (Mar. 13, 1913)
Sarah was married to Edward David Calkins on Nov. 29, 1877, in Americus or Emporia, Kansas, and they had a son, Thomas.
Sarah's sisters Emeline and Elizabeth are also buried at Idlewild Cemetery.
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Mrs. Ed Calkins, who was suddenly stricken with heart failure on Thursday night of last week, is still very seriously ill. Her many friends hope for her speedy recovery.
-The Hood River Glacier (Mar. 6, 1913)
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Mrs. Sarah Coate Calkins
Mrs. Sarah Coate Calkins, wife of Edward David Calkins, died Friday, aged 75 years, having been born at West Milton, Miami County, Ohio, November 29, 1837. She was married to Edward David Calkins at Americus, Kansas, November 29, 1877. They also were residents of Colorado, but had lived in Hood River for 24 years. She leaves the only child, Thomas D. Calkins, also four sisters to mourn her death. Two of the sisters, Emaline and Eliza Jane Coate, are residing in Hood River near her home. The funeral was held Sunday at the Bartmess chapel. Rev. H. A. MacDonald of the Unitarian church officiated. Interment was at Idlewilde.
Mrs. Calkins' mission was her influence as homemaker. Her household ways were those of gentleness and refinement, and in this art she reached high excellence. Hers was the privlege of serving in one of earth's most useful capacities - as wife and mother and sister. Mr. and Mrs. Calkins have been empire builders in three different states, having helped develop the resources of Kansas, Colorado and Oregon. By her nobility of character, Mrs. Calkins left a sweet influence on everyone who knew her. When the human family reaches her plane of life, armies and wars, courts and jails will be no more, and the day of brotherhood and peace will have come. She won her husband's admiration by her purity, her simple, direct sincerity and her generous love for the soldier who lost his leg at Antietam.
-obituary, The Hood River News (Mar. 12, 1913)
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Mrs. Calkins Dies
The funeral of Mrs. Sarah Coate Calkins, wife of Edward David Calkins, who died last Friday at her home west of the city, was held Sunday at the Bartmess undertaking chapel, after which interment took place in Idlewild cemetery. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. H. A. McDonald pastor of the Unitarian church. Mrs. Calkins, who was the eldest daughter of Thomas and Eliza Coate, was born at West Milton, Miami county, Ohio, November 29, 1837. She and Mr. Calkins were married at Americus, Kansas, November 29, 1877.
In addition to her husband she leaves surviving a single child, Thomas D. Calkins, and two sisters, Eliza Jane and Emaline Coate, who reside west of the city.
Mrs. Calkins, by her home loving instincts and her purity of character numbered her friends as many, and the shock of the news of her death was great.
-obituary, The Hood River Glacier (Mar. 13, 1913)
Sarah was born in West Milton, Miami Co., Ohio to Thomas Coate and Eliza Ragan.
Sarah was married to Edward David Calkins on Nov. 29, 1877, in Americus or Emporia, Kansas, and they had a son, Thomas.
Sarah's sisters Emeline and Elizabeth are also buried at Idlewild Cemetery.
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Mrs. Ed Calkins, who was suddenly stricken with heart failure on Thursday night of last week, is still very seriously ill. Her many friends hope for her speedy recovery.
-The Hood River Glacier (Mar. 6, 1913)
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Mrs. Sarah Coate Calkins
Mrs. Sarah Coate Calkins, wife of Edward David Calkins, died Friday, aged 75 years, having been born at West Milton, Miami County, Ohio, November 29, 1837. She was married to Edward David Calkins at Americus, Kansas, November 29, 1877. They also were residents of Colorado, but had lived in Hood River for 24 years. She leaves the only child, Thomas D. Calkins, also four sisters to mourn her death. Two of the sisters, Emaline and Eliza Jane Coate, are residing in Hood River near her home. The funeral was held Sunday at the Bartmess chapel. Rev. H. A. MacDonald of the Unitarian church officiated. Interment was at Idlewilde.
Mrs. Calkins' mission was her influence as homemaker. Her household ways were those of gentleness and refinement, and in this art she reached high excellence. Hers was the privlege of serving in one of earth's most useful capacities - as wife and mother and sister. Mr. and Mrs. Calkins have been empire builders in three different states, having helped develop the resources of Kansas, Colorado and Oregon. By her nobility of character, Mrs. Calkins left a sweet influence on everyone who knew her. When the human family reaches her plane of life, armies and wars, courts and jails will be no more, and the day of brotherhood and peace will have come. She won her husband's admiration by her purity, her simple, direct sincerity and her generous love for the soldier who lost his leg at Antietam.
-obituary, The Hood River News (Mar. 12, 1913)
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Mrs. Calkins Dies
The funeral of Mrs. Sarah Coate Calkins, wife of Edward David Calkins, who died last Friday at her home west of the city, was held Sunday at the Bartmess undertaking chapel, after which interment took place in Idlewild cemetery. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. H. A. McDonald pastor of the Unitarian church. Mrs. Calkins, who was the eldest daughter of Thomas and Eliza Coate, was born at West Milton, Miami county, Ohio, November 29, 1837. She and Mr. Calkins were married at Americus, Kansas, November 29, 1877.
In addition to her husband she leaves surviving a single child, Thomas D. Calkins, and two sisters, Eliza Jane and Emaline Coate, who reside west of the city.
Mrs. Calkins, by her home loving instincts and her purity of character numbered her friends as many, and the shock of the news of her death was great.
-obituary, The Hood River Glacier (Mar. 13, 1913)
Sarah was married to Edward David Calkins on Nov. 29, 1877, in Americus or Emporia, Kansas, and they had a son, Thomas.
Sarah's sisters Emeline and Elizabeth are also buried at Idlewild Cemetery.
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Mrs. Ed Calkins, who was suddenly stricken with heart failure on Thursday night of last week, is still very seriously ill. Her many friends hope for her speedy recovery.
-The Hood River Glacier (Mar. 6, 1913)
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Mrs. Sarah Coate Calkins
Mrs. Sarah Coate Calkins, wife of Edward David Calkins, died Friday, aged 75 years, having been born at West Milton, Miami County, Ohio, November 29, 1837. She was married to Edward David Calkins at Americus, Kansas, November 29, 1877. They also were residents of Colorado, but had lived in Hood River for 24 years. She leaves the only child, Thomas D. Calkins, also four sisters to mourn her death. Two of the sisters, Emaline and Eliza Jane Coate, are residing in Hood River near her home. The funeral was held Sunday at the Bartmess chapel. Rev. H. A. MacDonald of the Unitarian church officiated. Interment was at Idlewilde.
Mrs. Calkins' mission was her influence as homemaker. Her household ways were those of gentleness and refinement, and in this art she reached high excellence. Hers was the privlege of serving in one of earth's most useful capacities - as wife and mother and sister. Mr. and Mrs. Calkins have been empire builders in three different states, having helped develop the resources of Kansas, Colorado and Oregon. By her nobility of character, Mrs. Calkins left a sweet influence on everyone who knew her. When the human family reaches her plane of life, armies and wars, courts and jails will be no more, and the day of brotherhood and peace will have come. She won her husband's admiration by her purity, her simple, direct sincerity and her generous love for the soldier who lost his leg at Antietam.
-obituary, The Hood River News (Mar. 12, 1913)
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Mrs. Calkins Dies
The funeral of Mrs. Sarah Coate Calkins, wife of Edward David Calkins, who died last Friday at her home west of the city, was held Sunday at the Bartmess undertaking chapel, after which interment took place in Idlewild cemetery. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. H. A. McDonald pastor of the Unitarian church. Mrs. Calkins, who was the eldest daughter of Thomas and Eliza Coate, was born at West Milton, Miami county, Ohio, November 29, 1837. She and Mr. Calkins were married at Americus, Kansas, November 29, 1877.
In addition to her husband she leaves surviving a single child, Thomas D. Calkins, and two sisters, Eliza Jane and Emaline Coate, who reside west of the city.
Mrs. Calkins, by her home loving instincts and her purity of character numbered her friends as many, and the shock of the news of her death was great.
-obituary, The Hood River Glacier (Mar. 13, 1913)
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