"ELIZABETH CUNNINGHAM BAUGHMAN"

Another of the pioneers of Richland County has crossed the river to join the friends departed. MRS. ELIZABETH C. BAUGHMAN died at her home on South Adams Street at 11:45 o'clock this forenoon. Mrs. Baughman sustained a severe chill last Tuesday morning which developed into an attack of la grippe. She grew gradually worse although everything possible was done to relieve her. During her short illness she talked repeatedly of her death, which she expected would occur, and was prepared to greet the grim messenger. She called her children to her bedside this forenoon, and as they were kneeling before her her spirit took it's flight. She died very peacefully, as she had lived.

Mrs. Elizabeth Baughman, daughter of James and Hannah Cunningham, was born near Black Hand, Licking County, Ohio, March 8, 1805. Her mother dying when she was an infant, she was raised by her grandfather, Michael Statler, a wealthy farmer living near Black Hand. In 1819 Mrs. Baughman came to Richland County with her father, who had remarried. They settled near Newville, where Mrs. Baughman remained until September 27, 1825 when she married Jacob Baughman, of Monroe Township. Mr. & Mrs. Baughman lived in Monroe, Worthington and Jefferson Townships. Mr. Baughman died in Monroe Township March 20, 1855, at the age of 63 years. Mrs. Baughman then removed to Bellville, where she resided until 1869, when she removed to Mansfield, where she has since resided.

The deceased was the mother of five children - Mary C., deceased, wife of Abraham Lash; Hannah L., wife of David Herring, deceased; Margaret C., deceased, wife of Freeman Carlisle; Abraham J. Baughman and Miss Sadie E. Baughman. The last two named have always lived with their mother. Mrs. Baughman was one of the pioneer women of old Richland. Having come to this county when it was a wilderness she saw towns and villages spring up and saw the forests disappear before the sturdy blows of the woodman's ax. It is doubtful if any woman in this section was more widely known than "Mother Baughman" as she was called by all who knew her, and today many hearts are bleeding at the thought that she is no more, but she had lived more than her allotted years, and was ready to die. In her younger days, before she began to feel the effects of age, she was a prominent church worker and for many years did much to further the cause of her Master. While still a child she joined the Christian church, of which organization she was a member at the time of her death.

The funeral will be held from the residence Monday afternoon. Elder G.M. Kemp, of the Christian church, will officiate. The sympathy of the entire community goes out to the bereaved.

(Richland Shield & Banner: 1 December 1894, Vol. LXXVII, No. 29)

Later in the same paper ... The funeral of MRS. ELIZABETH C. BAUGHMAN was held this afternoon. At 1 o'clock prayer was offered at the house, on South Adams Street, by Rev. D.F. Davies, after which the remains were conveyed to the Christian church, on East Third Street, where an able and eloquent sermon was delivered by Rev. G.M. Kemp, who spoke at considerable length on the fact that for many years the deceased had been one of the most active workers in the Christian church and at all times she had the love and respect of all who knew her and they were almost without number. After the sermon the remains were interred in the Mansfield Cemetery, where they will remain until that last great day. An immense crowd attended the services at the church and followed the remains to the grave as a last testimony of their high regard for the noble old lady who has gone before.

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THE BAUGHMAN FAMILY IN 1850

1850 United States Federal Census about ELIZABETH BAUGHMAN-
Name: Elizabeth Baughman
Age: 45
Birth Year: abt 1805
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1850: Worthington, Richland, Ohio
Gender: Female
Family Number: 118
Household Members:
Name - Age

Jacob Baughman, age 58
Elizabeth Baughman, age 45
Hannah Baughman, age 20
Margaret Baughman, age 19
Abraham Baughman, age 14
Sarah Baughman, age 6