FORMER SABETHA PIONEER DIES.
Mrs. Pamelia Stringfield, who would have reached her 100th birthday this fall, died Wednesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. T. G. Atwood, seven miles northeast of Humboldt.
One of the true pioneers of this vicinity, Mrs. Stringfield was born November 22, 1845, at Jacksonville, Illinois a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jubal Brown. In 1856 the family moved in an ox-drawn schooner to Kansas and settled near Sabetha. In 1864 they moved to falls City and on July 4, 1867, she was married to W. H. Stringfield, a Civil war veteran, who passed away on October 27, 1923.
About a year after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Stringfield built a log cabin on the banks of the Nemaha river in this vicinity and their nearest neighbor was an Indian chief named Mesouquit.
In 1880 Mr. and Mrs. Stringfield moved to Stella and later to Humboldt. Mrs. Stringfield was a member of the Methodist church for 83 years.
She had been an invalid for the past ten years and bedfast the last fourteen months.
Surviving are three sons, Porter Stringfield, Wooster, Ohio, Fred Stringfield, Parma, Idaho, and Lester Stringfield, Missoula, Montana, and two daughters, Mrs. W. E. Wheeler, Pasadena, Calif. and Mrs. Atwood, Humboldt. Also surviving are 25 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Friday at 1:30 p.m. at the Humboldt Methodist church with Rev. L. V. Hassell in charge. Burial was in the Stella cemetery.- Falls City Journal.
FORMER SABETHA PIONEER DIES.
Mrs. Pamelia Stringfield, who would have reached her 100th birthday this fall, died Wednesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. T. G. Atwood, seven miles northeast of Humboldt.
One of the true pioneers of this vicinity, Mrs. Stringfield was born November 22, 1845, at Jacksonville, Illinois a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jubal Brown. In 1856 the family moved in an ox-drawn schooner to Kansas and settled near Sabetha. In 1864 they moved to falls City and on July 4, 1867, she was married to W. H. Stringfield, a Civil war veteran, who passed away on October 27, 1923.
About a year after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Stringfield built a log cabin on the banks of the Nemaha river in this vicinity and their nearest neighbor was an Indian chief named Mesouquit.
In 1880 Mr. and Mrs. Stringfield moved to Stella and later to Humboldt. Mrs. Stringfield was a member of the Methodist church for 83 years.
She had been an invalid for the past ten years and bedfast the last fourteen months.
Surviving are three sons, Porter Stringfield, Wooster, Ohio, Fred Stringfield, Parma, Idaho, and Lester Stringfield, Missoula, Montana, and two daughters, Mrs. W. E. Wheeler, Pasadena, Calif. and Mrs. Atwood, Humboldt. Also surviving are 25 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Friday at 1:30 p.m. at the Humboldt Methodist church with Rev. L. V. Hassell in charge. Burial was in the Stella cemetery.- Falls City Journal.
Family Members
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Edwin Porter Stringfield
1868–1948
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Christopher C Stringfield
1870–1928
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William Scipio Stringfield
1872–1936
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Anna May Stringfield Atwood
1874–1958
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Frederick Simpson "Fred" Stringfield
1876–1965
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Edna Florena Stringfield Wheeler
1881–1982
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Rollie Cyril Stringfield
1884–1944
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John Lester Stringfield
1886–1965
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