Elizabeth M. Hughes was born near Ladoga, Ind., Oct 5, 1830; and died April 14, 1926 at Takoma Park, Washington, D.C., aged 95 years, 6 months and 9 days.
She was the daughter of James Miller and Nancy Lee Miller. the father was a relative of William Miller and the mother a relative of General Robert E. Lee. She was married to John S. Hughes in June 1858 and six children were born to this happy union, all of whom survive except the oldest son, Prof. C. B. Hughes, who died Aug. 2, 1921, after giving his entire life service to the advancement of the cause of Christian education. Of the surviving children, Willard resides in California, Mrs. Rosa Sloop in Kansas, Luther and Arthur, the twin brothers in Idaho, Mrs. C. S. Longacre in Takoma Park, D. C., and the widow of C. B. Hughes in Loma Linda, Cal.
When the Civil War broke out Mr. Hughes was enlisted in the Missouri cavalry and Mrs. Hughes accompanied her husband and served in the Army Camps. Shortly after the War was ended they both accepted the faith of Seventh-day Adventists under the labors of Elder Chaffee near Hamilton, Missouri, and they both remained faithful to the truth which they dearly loved till death claimed them . Mrs. Hughes has been a widow for 15 years. She has lived a very quiet and simple life. She was an example of patience in suffering and trials, her habits of life were marked with systematic regularity and moderation in all things, her words were few and well chosen, never indulging in the criticism of others.
She had a rich endowment of good nature and of adaptability which enabled her to accommodate herself to the plans and ways of others which always made her a comfort and a blessing instead of a burden.
Her Christian life was one of implicit faith and devotion to the fundamentals of Christian belief. she was a constant reader of the Review and Herald for more than fifty-five years, and rejoiced in sacrificing for the needs of the cause she loved, always gladly responding to every call.
She enjoyed the full use of her faculties both mental and physical to a remarkable degree without any sign of impairment to her last illness, and was conscious to the day of her death . When nearly 90 years of age she visited her children on the Pacific coast without the least sign of exhaustion. She was a devoted mother, who corresponded with her children every week.
When told at the beginning of her attack of pneumonia that her recovery was doubtful, she expressed her resignation to the will of God in her usual calmness. While she desired to live of consistent with God's will, she said she was prepared to depart and was at perfect peace with God and man.
She was the daughter of James Miller and Nancy Lee Miller. the father was a relative of William Miller and the mother a relative of General Robert E. Lee. She was married to John S. Hughes in June 1858 and six children were born to this happy union, all of whom survive except the oldest son, Prof. C. B. Hughes, who died Aug. 2, 1921, after giving his entire life service to the advancement of the cause of Christian education. Of the surviving children, Willard resides in California, Mrs. Rosa Sloop in Kansas, Luther and Arthur, the twin brothers in Idaho, Mrs. C. S. Longacre in Takoma Park, D. C., and the widow of C. B. Hughes in Loma Linda, Cal.
When the Civil War broke out Mr. Hughes was enlisted in the Missouri cavalry and Mrs. Hughes accompanied her husband and served in the Army Camps. Shortly after the War was ended they both accepted the faith of Seventh-day Adventists under the labors of Elder Chaffee near Hamilton, Missouri, and they both remained faithful to the truth which they dearly loved till death claimed them . Mrs. Hughes has been a widow for 15 years. She has lived a very quiet and simple life. She was an example of patience in suffering and trials, her habits of life were marked with systematic regularity and moderation in all things, her words were few and well chosen, never indulging in the criticism of others.
She had a rich endowment of good nature and of adaptability which enabled her to accommodate herself to the plans and ways of others which always made her a comfort and a blessing instead of a burden.
Her Christian life was one of implicit faith and devotion to the fundamentals of Christian belief. she was a constant reader of the Review and Herald for more than fifty-five years, and rejoiced in sacrificing for the needs of the cause she loved, always gladly responding to every call.
She enjoyed the full use of her faculties both mental and physical to a remarkable degree without any sign of impairment to her last illness, and was conscious to the day of her death . When nearly 90 years of age she visited her children on the Pacific coast without the least sign of exhaustion. She was a devoted mother, who corresponded with her children every week.
When told at the beginning of her attack of pneumonia that her recovery was doubtful, she expressed her resignation to the will of God in her usual calmness. While she desired to live of consistent with God's will, she said she was prepared to depart and was at perfect peace with God and man.
Elizabeth M. Hughes was born near Ladoga, Ind., Oct 5, 1830; and died April 14, 1926 at Takoma Park, Washington, D.C., aged 95 years, 6 months and 9 days.
She was the daughter of James Miller and Nancy Lee Miller. the father was a relative of William Miller and the mother a relative of General Robert E. Lee. She was married to John S. Hughes in June 1858 and six children were born to this happy union, all of whom survive except the oldest son, Prof. C. B. Hughes, who died Aug. 2, 1921, after giving his entire life service to the advancement of the cause of Christian education. Of the surviving children, Willard resides in California, Mrs. Rosa Sloop in Kansas, Luther and Arthur, the twin brothers in Idaho, Mrs. C. S. Longacre in Takoma Park, D. C., and the widow of C. B. Hughes in Loma Linda, Cal.
When the Civil War broke out Mr. Hughes was enlisted in the Missouri cavalry and Mrs. Hughes accompanied her husband and served in the Army Camps. Shortly after the War was ended they both accepted the faith of Seventh-day Adventists under the labors of Elder Chaffee near Hamilton, Missouri, and they both remained faithful to the truth which they dearly loved till death claimed them . Mrs. Hughes has been a widow for 15 years. She has lived a very quiet and simple life. She was an example of patience in suffering and trials, her habits of life were marked with systematic regularity and moderation in all things, her words were few and well chosen, never indulging in the criticism of others.
She had a rich endowment of good nature and of adaptability which enabled her to accommodate herself to the plans and ways of others which always made her a comfort and a blessing instead of a burden.
Her Christian life was one of implicit faith and devotion to the fundamentals of Christian belief. she was a constant reader of the Review and Herald for more than fifty-five years, and rejoiced in sacrificing for the needs of the cause she loved, always gladly responding to every call.
She enjoyed the full use of her faculties both mental and physical to a remarkable degree without any sign of impairment to her last illness, and was conscious to the day of her death . When nearly 90 years of age she visited her children on the Pacific coast without the least sign of exhaustion. She was a devoted mother, who corresponded with her children every week.
When told at the beginning of her attack of pneumonia that her recovery was doubtful, she expressed her resignation to the will of God in her usual calmness. While she desired to live of consistent with God's will, she said she was prepared to depart and was at perfect peace with God and man.
She was the daughter of James Miller and Nancy Lee Miller. the father was a relative of William Miller and the mother a relative of General Robert E. Lee. She was married to John S. Hughes in June 1858 and six children were born to this happy union, all of whom survive except the oldest son, Prof. C. B. Hughes, who died Aug. 2, 1921, after giving his entire life service to the advancement of the cause of Christian education. Of the surviving children, Willard resides in California, Mrs. Rosa Sloop in Kansas, Luther and Arthur, the twin brothers in Idaho, Mrs. C. S. Longacre in Takoma Park, D. C., and the widow of C. B. Hughes in Loma Linda, Cal.
When the Civil War broke out Mr. Hughes was enlisted in the Missouri cavalry and Mrs. Hughes accompanied her husband and served in the Army Camps. Shortly after the War was ended they both accepted the faith of Seventh-day Adventists under the labors of Elder Chaffee near Hamilton, Missouri, and they both remained faithful to the truth which they dearly loved till death claimed them . Mrs. Hughes has been a widow for 15 years. She has lived a very quiet and simple life. She was an example of patience in suffering and trials, her habits of life were marked with systematic regularity and moderation in all things, her words were few and well chosen, never indulging in the criticism of others.
She had a rich endowment of good nature and of adaptability which enabled her to accommodate herself to the plans and ways of others which always made her a comfort and a blessing instead of a burden.
Her Christian life was one of implicit faith and devotion to the fundamentals of Christian belief. she was a constant reader of the Review and Herald for more than fifty-five years, and rejoiced in sacrificing for the needs of the cause she loved, always gladly responding to every call.
She enjoyed the full use of her faculties both mental and physical to a remarkable degree without any sign of impairment to her last illness, and was conscious to the day of her death . When nearly 90 years of age she visited her children on the Pacific coast without the least sign of exhaustion. She was a devoted mother, who corresponded with her children every week.
When told at the beginning of her attack of pneumonia that her recovery was doubtful, she expressed her resignation to the will of God in her usual calmness. While she desired to live of consistent with God's will, she said she was prepared to depart and was at perfect peace with God and man.
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In lot of C.S. Longacre.
