The Sun newspaper, Brooksburg, IN
Thursday 12 February 1891; Front Page; Column 4
Grandma Larimore Dead
Tuesday evening, about 7 o'clock, just as the congregation was assembling at Morris Chapel, news was received that Grandma Larimore was dying. Some of the relatives, who were at the church, immediately started for the old homestead, but too late to see the dear old mother alive, whose soul had wafted its way to the spirit land. Oh, true it is that the young may die, but the old must die.
At this writing we are not prepared to state her age nor even the hour or place of burial, but we presume the funeral will take place to-day (Thursday) at Morris. Next week we will endeavor to give further particulars of the dear old lady's death.
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The Sun newspaper, Brooksburg, IN
Thursday 19 February 1891; Front Page; Column 2
Grandma Larimore
Militia Bondurant was born in Claiborne County*, Tennessee, on March 18, 1818, and came to this county in 1822, and resided here up to the time of her death, which occurred Tuesday, February 10, 1891, being in her 73rd year of age.
She was familirly known as Grandma Larimore or Aunt Lisha; she was everybody's friend, and gave homes to others besides her own family, and will be sadly missed by the entire community. The greatest eulogy to be used for one of her long life is to say that she lived a faithful Christian and passed away in a Saviour's love with the hope of a glorious immortality. The funeral took place at Morris last Thursday, and was one of the largest we have ever known in this community. Bro. Gelvin preaching a most excellent and brief but impressive discourse.
The deceased leaves a husband, seven children, thirty grand-children and thirteen great-grand-children and a host of friends to mourn her departure. Uncle Sterling Bondurant, her only brother still survives her and is about 75 years of age.
We have heard Grandma say that when she came from Tennessee to this place there were but few houses where Madison is situated, and that Carrollton was then known as Port William. Indians were numerous here and above here. Even the redskins would come to Grandma and ask for pies. She said the squaws would have their papooses tied to a board and would stand them on the ground and lean them against the house while they went in.
Grandpa Larimore kept a woodyard here and furnished the steamboats with wood: We remember hearing Grandma remark that she well recollected the first steamer that plyed the Ohio - the Robert Fulton - and that many of the settlers who resided miles back of this place would come in to be at her house, near the river, to see the wonderful boat, which was a great curosity to all.
*Claiborne County is a located in the north east corner of Tennessee. It is bordered on the north by Whitley and Bell counties, KY and on the northeast by Lee County, VA.
Thursday 12 February 1891; Front Page; Column 4
Grandma Larimore Dead
Tuesday evening, about 7 o'clock, just as the congregation was assembling at Morris Chapel, news was received that Grandma Larimore was dying. Some of the relatives, who were at the church, immediately started for the old homestead, but too late to see the dear old mother alive, whose soul had wafted its way to the spirit land. Oh, true it is that the young may die, but the old must die.
At this writing we are not prepared to state her age nor even the hour or place of burial, but we presume the funeral will take place to-day (Thursday) at Morris. Next week we will endeavor to give further particulars of the dear old lady's death.
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The Sun newspaper, Brooksburg, IN
Thursday 19 February 1891; Front Page; Column 2
Grandma Larimore
Militia Bondurant was born in Claiborne County*, Tennessee, on March 18, 1818, and came to this county in 1822, and resided here up to the time of her death, which occurred Tuesday, February 10, 1891, being in her 73rd year of age.
She was familirly known as Grandma Larimore or Aunt Lisha; she was everybody's friend, and gave homes to others besides her own family, and will be sadly missed by the entire community. The greatest eulogy to be used for one of her long life is to say that she lived a faithful Christian and passed away in a Saviour's love with the hope of a glorious immortality. The funeral took place at Morris last Thursday, and was one of the largest we have ever known in this community. Bro. Gelvin preaching a most excellent and brief but impressive discourse.
The deceased leaves a husband, seven children, thirty grand-children and thirteen great-grand-children and a host of friends to mourn her departure. Uncle Sterling Bondurant, her only brother still survives her and is about 75 years of age.
We have heard Grandma say that when she came from Tennessee to this place there were but few houses where Madison is situated, and that Carrollton was then known as Port William. Indians were numerous here and above here. Even the redskins would come to Grandma and ask for pies. She said the squaws would have their papooses tied to a board and would stand them on the ground and lean them against the house while they went in.
Grandpa Larimore kept a woodyard here and furnished the steamboats with wood: We remember hearing Grandma remark that she well recollected the first steamer that plyed the Ohio - the Robert Fulton - and that many of the settlers who resided miles back of this place would come in to be at her house, near the river, to see the wonderful boat, which was a great curosity to all.
*Claiborne County is a located in the north east corner of Tennessee. It is bordered on the north by Whitley and Bell counties, KY and on the northeast by Lee County, VA.
The Sun newspaper, Brooksburg, IN
Thursday 12 February 1891; Front Page; Column 4
Grandma Larimore Dead
Tuesday evening, about 7 o'clock, just as the congregation was assembling at Morris Chapel, news was received that Grandma Larimore was dying. Some of the relatives, who were at the church, immediately started for the old homestead, but too late to see the dear old mother alive, whose soul had wafted its way to the spirit land. Oh, true it is that the young may die, but the old must die.
At this writing we are not prepared to state her age nor even the hour or place of burial, but we presume the funeral will take place to-day (Thursday) at Morris. Next week we will endeavor to give further particulars of the dear old lady's death.
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The Sun newspaper, Brooksburg, IN
Thursday 19 February 1891; Front Page; Column 2
Grandma Larimore
Militia Bondurant was born in Claiborne County*, Tennessee, on March 18, 1818, and came to this county in 1822, and resided here up to the time of her death, which occurred Tuesday, February 10, 1891, being in her 73rd year of age.
She was familirly known as Grandma Larimore or Aunt Lisha; she was everybody's friend, and gave homes to others besides her own family, and will be sadly missed by the entire community. The greatest eulogy to be used for one of her long life is to say that she lived a faithful Christian and passed away in a Saviour's love with the hope of a glorious immortality. The funeral took place at Morris last Thursday, and was one of the largest we have ever known in this community. Bro. Gelvin preaching a most excellent and brief but impressive discourse.
The deceased leaves a husband, seven children, thirty grand-children and thirteen great-grand-children and a host of friends to mourn her departure. Uncle Sterling Bondurant, her only brother still survives her and is about 75 years of age.
We have heard Grandma say that when she came from Tennessee to this place there were but few houses where Madison is situated, and that Carrollton was then known as Port William. Indians were numerous here and above here. Even the redskins would come to Grandma and ask for pies. She said the squaws would have their papooses tied to a board and would stand them on the ground and lean them against the house while they went in.
Grandpa Larimore kept a woodyard here and furnished the steamboats with wood: We remember hearing Grandma remark that she well recollected the first steamer that plyed the Ohio - the Robert Fulton - and that many of the settlers who resided miles back of this place would come in to be at her house, near the river, to see the wonderful boat, which was a great curosity to all.
*Claiborne County is a located in the north east corner of Tennessee. It is bordered on the north by Whitley and Bell counties, KY and on the northeast by Lee County, VA.
Thursday 12 February 1891; Front Page; Column 4
Grandma Larimore Dead
Tuesday evening, about 7 o'clock, just as the congregation was assembling at Morris Chapel, news was received that Grandma Larimore was dying. Some of the relatives, who were at the church, immediately started for the old homestead, but too late to see the dear old mother alive, whose soul had wafted its way to the spirit land. Oh, true it is that the young may die, but the old must die.
At this writing we are not prepared to state her age nor even the hour or place of burial, but we presume the funeral will take place to-day (Thursday) at Morris. Next week we will endeavor to give further particulars of the dear old lady's death.
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The Sun newspaper, Brooksburg, IN
Thursday 19 February 1891; Front Page; Column 2
Grandma Larimore
Militia Bondurant was born in Claiborne County*, Tennessee, on March 18, 1818, and came to this county in 1822, and resided here up to the time of her death, which occurred Tuesday, February 10, 1891, being in her 73rd year of age.
She was familirly known as Grandma Larimore or Aunt Lisha; she was everybody's friend, and gave homes to others besides her own family, and will be sadly missed by the entire community. The greatest eulogy to be used for one of her long life is to say that she lived a faithful Christian and passed away in a Saviour's love with the hope of a glorious immortality. The funeral took place at Morris last Thursday, and was one of the largest we have ever known in this community. Bro. Gelvin preaching a most excellent and brief but impressive discourse.
The deceased leaves a husband, seven children, thirty grand-children and thirteen great-grand-children and a host of friends to mourn her departure. Uncle Sterling Bondurant, her only brother still survives her and is about 75 years of age.
We have heard Grandma say that when she came from Tennessee to this place there were but few houses where Madison is situated, and that Carrollton was then known as Port William. Indians were numerous here and above here. Even the redskins would come to Grandma and ask for pies. She said the squaws would have their papooses tied to a board and would stand them on the ground and lean them against the house while they went in.
Grandpa Larimore kept a woodyard here and furnished the steamboats with wood: We remember hearing Grandma remark that she well recollected the first steamer that plyed the Ohio - the Robert Fulton - and that many of the settlers who resided miles back of this place would come in to be at her house, near the river, to see the wonderful boat, which was a great curosity to all.
*Claiborne County is a located in the north east corner of Tennessee. It is bordered on the north by Whitley and Bell counties, KY and on the northeast by Lee County, VA.
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Melitia Larimore, w of A.J., d. Feb. 10, 1891, age 73 yrs
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