Obituary, Chelsea Standard, Jan. 12, 1939
"Mrs. Sarah Mapes, 97, oldest native resident of Livingston county, died Thursday at her home north of Plainfield. She had resided in the same house for the past 76 years.
Formerly Sarah Abbott, she was born Dec. 22, 1841 in a log cabin near Wood's Corners. In 1860 she was married to C.D. Mapes, who died in 1919.
She is survived by three sons: Samuel A. Mapes of Lakeland, Fla., Fred C. Mapes of Jackson, and C.E. Mapes of Okemos; two daughters, Mrs. Gladys Wright of New York and Mrs. C.E. Sweet of Plainfield; 11 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Robert Sweet of Sylvan township is a grandson on Mrs. Mapes.
Funeral Services were held a 2:00 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Plainfield Methodist Church, Rev. W.W. Camburn of Stockbridge officiating. Interment was at Plainfield Cemetery.
Those from Chelsea who attended the services were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sweet and Family, Mr. and Mrs. Gottlieb Bollinger, Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Grieb, Mrs. Lydia Davis and Mrs. H. L. Paul."
"Mrs. Sarah Mapes, 97, oldest native resident of Livingston county, died Thursday at her home north of Plainfield. She had resided in the same house for the past 76 years.
Formerly Sarah Abbott, she was born Dec. 22, 1841 in a log cabin near Wood's Corners. In 1860 she was married to C.D. Mapes, who died in 1919.
She is survived by three sons: Samuel A. Mapes of Lakeland, Fla., Fred C. Mapes of Jackson, and C.E. Mapes of Okemos; two daughters, Mrs. Gladys Wright of New York and Mrs. C.E. Sweet of Plainfield; 11 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Robert Sweet of Sylvan township is a grandson on Mrs. Mapes.
Funeral Services were held a 2:00 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Plainfield Methodist Church, Rev. W.W. Camburn of Stockbridge officiating. Interment was at Plainfield Cemetery.
Those from Chelsea who attended the services were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sweet and Family, Mr. and Mrs. Gottlieb Bollinger, Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Grieb, Mrs. Lydia Davis and Mrs. H. L. Paul."
Obituary, Chelsea Standard, Jan. 12, 1939
"Mrs. Sarah Mapes, 97, oldest native resident of Livingston county, died Thursday at her home north of Plainfield. She had resided in the same house for the past 76 years.
Formerly Sarah Abbott, she was born Dec. 22, 1841 in a log cabin near Wood's Corners. In 1860 she was married to C.D. Mapes, who died in 1919.
She is survived by three sons: Samuel A. Mapes of Lakeland, Fla., Fred C. Mapes of Jackson, and C.E. Mapes of Okemos; two daughters, Mrs. Gladys Wright of New York and Mrs. C.E. Sweet of Plainfield; 11 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Robert Sweet of Sylvan township is a grandson on Mrs. Mapes.
Funeral Services were held a 2:00 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Plainfield Methodist Church, Rev. W.W. Camburn of Stockbridge officiating. Interment was at Plainfield Cemetery.
Those from Chelsea who attended the services were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sweet and Family, Mr. and Mrs. Gottlieb Bollinger, Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Grieb, Mrs. Lydia Davis and Mrs. H. L. Paul."
"Mrs. Sarah Mapes, 97, oldest native resident of Livingston county, died Thursday at her home north of Plainfield. She had resided in the same house for the past 76 years.
Formerly Sarah Abbott, she was born Dec. 22, 1841 in a log cabin near Wood's Corners. In 1860 she was married to C.D. Mapes, who died in 1919.
She is survived by three sons: Samuel A. Mapes of Lakeland, Fla., Fred C. Mapes of Jackson, and C.E. Mapes of Okemos; two daughters, Mrs. Gladys Wright of New York and Mrs. C.E. Sweet of Plainfield; 11 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Robert Sweet of Sylvan township is a grandson on Mrs. Mapes.
Funeral Services were held a 2:00 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Plainfield Methodist Church, Rev. W.W. Camburn of Stockbridge officiating. Interment was at Plainfield Cemetery.
Those from Chelsea who attended the services were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sweet and Family, Mr. and Mrs. Gottlieb Bollinger, Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Grieb, Mrs. Lydia Davis and Mrs. H. L. Paul."
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