Mary was a daughter of William Carmichael and Janet Wait or Watt.
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Mary was my great great great grandmother. For more information on her descendants, see my Milroy web page.
The Rhinebeck Gazette
October 30, 1909
front page
MRS. MILROY DEAD.
Mrs. Robert Milroy died Tuesday Morning at the great age of ninety-one.
OUR OLDEST RESIDENT
Mary Carmichael Milroy, wife of the late Robert Milroy, and incidentally the oldest living resident of the town of Rhinebeck, died at the home of her son, Lafayette Milroy on Montgomery Street Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Milroy was born April 17, 1818 in Kelso, Scotland (family Bible says Lauder or Lander in Berwickshire, Scotland), and was thus nearly ninety-two years of age at the time of her death. Her early years were passed in her native home where she was one of a large family. In 1835, at the age of seventeen, she came to this country and located in Brooklyn. Four years later, March 17, 1839, in her twenty-first year, she married Robert Milroy the ceremony being held in the city of Brooklyn. In 1865 Mr. and Mrs. Milroy came to Rhinebeck and both lived here until the time of their deaths. Mr. Milroy died February 23, 1896, at the age of eighty-four. Ten years ago, Mrs. Milroy suffered a stroke of paralysis from which she never fully recovered.
SUBJECT OF GEORGE III
It is interesting to note that Mrs. Milroy was born a subject of George III, who was at that time King of England. Her allegiance however was severed when she came to America, and later her son and husband fought in the Union army during the civil war.
FIVE GENERATIONS LIVING
At the time of her death, Mrs. Milroy was the first of five generations living. The second generation is represented by her daughter, Mrs. Jane Bowman, the third by Mrs. Bowman's daughter, Mrs. Charles Simmons, the fourth by Mrs. Charles Herrick and the fifth by her son, Harold Herrick. All are from Lafayetteville, N. Y. In 1905 a photograph was taken of the remarkable group, which is highly prized by those who own them. The cut of Mrs. Milroy which appears above is a detail from the photograph of the group.
HER PROGENY
Mr. and Mrs. Milroy were the parents of twelve children, six of whom are now living; four sons, Lafayette Milroy, John C. Milroy and James Milroy of this village, and William C. Milroy of Shickley, Nebraska, and two daughters, Mrs. Jane Bowman and Mrs. Jessie Friday, both of Lafayetteville, N. Y. One sister, Mrs. Isabelle Goodearle of Kingston, Canada, also survives her, as well as seven grandsons, nine granddaughters, twelve great grandchildren and one great great grandson. Thirty-five descendants are living to mourn her loss, aside from the wide and extensive circle of friends who have known her, many of them for forty years.
SONS IN UNION ARMY
Mrs. Milroy was interested, as much perhaps as any one could be, in the great civil war. Her husband and sons, William and Alexander (now dead) both served with distinction in the Union Army, for the defense of the Union. The husband and son William C., enlisted in the long famous Company C. of the 128th Regiment, the Rhinebeck company of the Dutchess County Regiment. Both were at the famous storming of Port Hudson under Col. Keese, and won distinction by their bravery.
WROTE WAR POEMS
Mrs. Milroy's heart was in the fight for the union and while her husband and son were at the front she used to write many letters, usually in the form of poems, some of which were published in the Gazette at the request of her friends, and some in Poughkeepsie papers. All were signed "Grace". The following two are illuminative specimens of her writing which during the war times gained a considerable circulation.
(For the Gazette)
The following lines are published at the earnest solicitation
of the friends of the author.
'Twas in September, Sixty-Two
You left your native state.
To join the Union army true
In the Hundred and Twenty Eight
You left your wife and children dear,
Your workshops and your stores,
And went to plant the stars and stripes
On Louisiana's shore.
How nobly you looked that day,
Dressed in your suit of blue
To answer to your country's call
With hearts both loyal and true;
You bade farewell to friends and home
Where the noble Hudson roars
And went to plant the stars and stripes
On Louisiana's shore.
You've gone into that sunny clime
Where the orange and lemon grow
To give that freedom to the slave
To be oppressed no more.
How nobly that work you've done!
Their trials are almost o'er.
While you firmly plant the starts and stripes
On Louisiana's shore.
Oh, that a few short months were past,
And the cruel war was o'er
And you return unto your homes
With laurels on your brow;
With banners waving in the wind,
And band's rich music pour,
We'll give you a hearty welcome back
From Louisiana's shore.
Grace
Lafayetteville, D.C.
TO THE BOYS OF THE 128TH
Eighteen months are past and gone
Since you left your families, friends and home,
To join the Union army true,
Under the banner of the Red, White and Blue
There went with you a friend most dear,
Bless his memory with a tear;
His lively songs you'll ne'er forget
While he sleeps in peace at Parapet.
Other comrades too have gone,
And for the memory you do mourn;
To save their country they did go,
But rebel bullets laid them low.
Your noble Colonel too was slain,
Upon Port Hudson's battle plain;
He died, his country to defend,
He died a soldier, and a man.
The gallant Keese then took command
And cheered you on with heart and hand.
"Come on, brave boys, come on, come all
And tear that banner from the wall!"
'Tis done - down comes the rebel rag,
Up goes your Starry Spangled flag.
His voice was heard midst cannon's roars,
"Hurrah, brave boys, the day is ours!"
The battle's o'er, the carnage cease,
The dying soldier rests in peace;
O, give praise, who dids't thou save,
And kept you from a soldier's grave.
'Ere eighteen months passes round
May you return unto your home,
And then be free from war's alarms,
And clasp the fond ones in your arms.
A BEAUTIFUL LIFE
The death of Mrs. Milroy marks the passing of a serene Christian character and a long, useful and unselfish life. As the wife and mother of men who risked their lives for their country, she was a brave, sweet woman who bore the trials of life with a patience, courage and cheerfulness which few possess.
To the last, Mrs. Milroy retained much of the beauty of her earlier years and her lovely, self-sacrificing and generous nature made her hosts of friends and endeared her to everyone whose privilege it was to know her. Not only is her loss irreparable to her children, but to all her many friends and acquaintances she will be missed and mourned.
One who knew her well pays this tribute to her worth:
"Her life was a shining example of gracious and noble womanhood and her taking away gives promise of a life immortal whose glories cannot be fathomed and well illustrates the saying: 'To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.' "
THE FUNERAL SERVICE
The funeral service was held Thursday afternoon from the home of her son, Lafayette Milroy, with whom she had lived for eleven years. Her church was the Scotch Presbyterian. The Rev. George H. Smith, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church in this village officiated at the service. The interment took place in the local cemetery in charge of Carroll & Son.
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Robert and Mary had a total of 12 children. The four children not listed below died in childhood and I have not yet located their grave sites.
=========================
Mary was my great great great grandmother. For more information on her descendants, see my Milroy web page.
The Rhinebeck Gazette
October 30, 1909
front page
MRS. MILROY DEAD.
Mrs. Robert Milroy died Tuesday Morning at the great age of ninety-one.
OUR OLDEST RESIDENT
Mary Carmichael Milroy, wife of the late Robert Milroy, and incidentally the oldest living resident of the town of Rhinebeck, died at the home of her son, Lafayette Milroy on Montgomery Street Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Milroy was born April 17, 1818 in Kelso, Scotland (family Bible says Lauder or Lander in Berwickshire, Scotland), and was thus nearly ninety-two years of age at the time of her death. Her early years were passed in her native home where she was one of a large family. In 1835, at the age of seventeen, she came to this country and located in Brooklyn. Four years later, March 17, 1839, in her twenty-first year, she married Robert Milroy the ceremony being held in the city of Brooklyn. In 1865 Mr. and Mrs. Milroy came to Rhinebeck and both lived here until the time of their deaths. Mr. Milroy died February 23, 1896, at the age of eighty-four. Ten years ago, Mrs. Milroy suffered a stroke of paralysis from which she never fully recovered.
SUBJECT OF GEORGE III
It is interesting to note that Mrs. Milroy was born a subject of George III, who was at that time King of England. Her allegiance however was severed when she came to America, and later her son and husband fought in the Union army during the civil war.
FIVE GENERATIONS LIVING
At the time of her death, Mrs. Milroy was the first of five generations living. The second generation is represented by her daughter, Mrs. Jane Bowman, the third by Mrs. Bowman's daughter, Mrs. Charles Simmons, the fourth by Mrs. Charles Herrick and the fifth by her son, Harold Herrick. All are from Lafayetteville, N. Y. In 1905 a photograph was taken of the remarkable group, which is highly prized by those who own them. The cut of Mrs. Milroy which appears above is a detail from the photograph of the group.
HER PROGENY
Mr. and Mrs. Milroy were the parents of twelve children, six of whom are now living; four sons, Lafayette Milroy, John C. Milroy and James Milroy of this village, and William C. Milroy of Shickley, Nebraska, and two daughters, Mrs. Jane Bowman and Mrs. Jessie Friday, both of Lafayetteville, N. Y. One sister, Mrs. Isabelle Goodearle of Kingston, Canada, also survives her, as well as seven grandsons, nine granddaughters, twelve great grandchildren and one great great grandson. Thirty-five descendants are living to mourn her loss, aside from the wide and extensive circle of friends who have known her, many of them for forty years.
SONS IN UNION ARMY
Mrs. Milroy was interested, as much perhaps as any one could be, in the great civil war. Her husband and sons, William and Alexander (now dead) both served with distinction in the Union Army, for the defense of the Union. The husband and son William C., enlisted in the long famous Company C. of the 128th Regiment, the Rhinebeck company of the Dutchess County Regiment. Both were at the famous storming of Port Hudson under Col. Keese, and won distinction by their bravery.
WROTE WAR POEMS
Mrs. Milroy's heart was in the fight for the union and while her husband and son were at the front she used to write many letters, usually in the form of poems, some of which were published in the Gazette at the request of her friends, and some in Poughkeepsie papers. All were signed "Grace". The following two are illuminative specimens of her writing which during the war times gained a considerable circulation.
(For the Gazette)
The following lines are published at the earnest solicitation
of the friends of the author.
'Twas in September, Sixty-Two
You left your native state.
To join the Union army true
In the Hundred and Twenty Eight
You left your wife and children dear,
Your workshops and your stores,
And went to plant the stars and stripes
On Louisiana's shore.
How nobly you looked that day,
Dressed in your suit of blue
To answer to your country's call
With hearts both loyal and true;
You bade farewell to friends and home
Where the noble Hudson roars
And went to plant the stars and stripes
On Louisiana's shore.
You've gone into that sunny clime
Where the orange and lemon grow
To give that freedom to the slave
To be oppressed no more.
How nobly that work you've done!
Their trials are almost o'er.
While you firmly plant the starts and stripes
On Louisiana's shore.
Oh, that a few short months were past,
And the cruel war was o'er
And you return unto your homes
With laurels on your brow;
With banners waving in the wind,
And band's rich music pour,
We'll give you a hearty welcome back
From Louisiana's shore.
Grace
Lafayetteville, D.C.
TO THE BOYS OF THE 128TH
Eighteen months are past and gone
Since you left your families, friends and home,
To join the Union army true,
Under the banner of the Red, White and Blue
There went with you a friend most dear,
Bless his memory with a tear;
His lively songs you'll ne'er forget
While he sleeps in peace at Parapet.
Other comrades too have gone,
And for the memory you do mourn;
To save their country they did go,
But rebel bullets laid them low.
Your noble Colonel too was slain,
Upon Port Hudson's battle plain;
He died, his country to defend,
He died a soldier, and a man.
The gallant Keese then took command
And cheered you on with heart and hand.
"Come on, brave boys, come on, come all
And tear that banner from the wall!"
'Tis done - down comes the rebel rag,
Up goes your Starry Spangled flag.
His voice was heard midst cannon's roars,
"Hurrah, brave boys, the day is ours!"
The battle's o'er, the carnage cease,
The dying soldier rests in peace;
O, give praise, who dids't thou save,
And kept you from a soldier's grave.
'Ere eighteen months passes round
May you return unto your home,
And then be free from war's alarms,
And clasp the fond ones in your arms.
A BEAUTIFUL LIFE
The death of Mrs. Milroy marks the passing of a serene Christian character and a long, useful and unselfish life. As the wife and mother of men who risked their lives for their country, she was a brave, sweet woman who bore the trials of life with a patience, courage and cheerfulness which few possess.
To the last, Mrs. Milroy retained much of the beauty of her earlier years and her lovely, self-sacrificing and generous nature made her hosts of friends and endeared her to everyone whose privilege it was to know her. Not only is her loss irreparable to her children, but to all her many friends and acquaintances she will be missed and mourned.
One who knew her well pays this tribute to her worth:
"Her life was a shining example of gracious and noble womanhood and her taking away gives promise of a life immortal whose glories cannot be fathomed and well illustrates the saying: 'To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.' "
THE FUNERAL SERVICE
The funeral service was held Thursday afternoon from the home of her son, Lafayette Milroy, with whom she had lived for eleven years. Her church was the Scotch Presbyterian. The Rev. George H. Smith, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church in this village officiated at the service. The interment took place in the local cemetery in charge of Carroll & Son.
---------------------------
Robert and Mary had a total of 12 children. The four children not listed below died in childhood and I have not yet located their grave sites.
Mary was a daughter of William Carmichael and Janet Wait or Watt.
=========================
Mary was my great great great grandmother. For more information on her descendants, see my Milroy web page.
The Rhinebeck Gazette
October 30, 1909
front page
MRS. MILROY DEAD.
Mrs. Robert Milroy died Tuesday Morning at the great age of ninety-one.
OUR OLDEST RESIDENT
Mary Carmichael Milroy, wife of the late Robert Milroy, and incidentally the oldest living resident of the town of Rhinebeck, died at the home of her son, Lafayette Milroy on Montgomery Street Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Milroy was born April 17, 1818 in Kelso, Scotland (family Bible says Lauder or Lander in Berwickshire, Scotland), and was thus nearly ninety-two years of age at the time of her death. Her early years were passed in her native home where she was one of a large family. In 1835, at the age of seventeen, she came to this country and located in Brooklyn. Four years later, March 17, 1839, in her twenty-first year, she married Robert Milroy the ceremony being held in the city of Brooklyn. In 1865 Mr. and Mrs. Milroy came to Rhinebeck and both lived here until the time of their deaths. Mr. Milroy died February 23, 1896, at the age of eighty-four. Ten years ago, Mrs. Milroy suffered a stroke of paralysis from which she never fully recovered.
SUBJECT OF GEORGE III
It is interesting to note that Mrs. Milroy was born a subject of George III, who was at that time King of England. Her allegiance however was severed when she came to America, and later her son and husband fought in the Union army during the civil war.
FIVE GENERATIONS LIVING
At the time of her death, Mrs. Milroy was the first of five generations living. The second generation is represented by her daughter, Mrs. Jane Bowman, the third by Mrs. Bowman's daughter, Mrs. Charles Simmons, the fourth by Mrs. Charles Herrick and the fifth by her son, Harold Herrick. All are from Lafayetteville, N. Y. In 1905 a photograph was taken of the remarkable group, which is highly prized by those who own them. The cut of Mrs. Milroy which appears above is a detail from the photograph of the group.
HER PROGENY
Mr. and Mrs. Milroy were the parents of twelve children, six of whom are now living; four sons, Lafayette Milroy, John C. Milroy and James Milroy of this village, and William C. Milroy of Shickley, Nebraska, and two daughters, Mrs. Jane Bowman and Mrs. Jessie Friday, both of Lafayetteville, N. Y. One sister, Mrs. Isabelle Goodearle of Kingston, Canada, also survives her, as well as seven grandsons, nine granddaughters, twelve great grandchildren and one great great grandson. Thirty-five descendants are living to mourn her loss, aside from the wide and extensive circle of friends who have known her, many of them for forty years.
SONS IN UNION ARMY
Mrs. Milroy was interested, as much perhaps as any one could be, in the great civil war. Her husband and sons, William and Alexander (now dead) both served with distinction in the Union Army, for the defense of the Union. The husband and son William C., enlisted in the long famous Company C. of the 128th Regiment, the Rhinebeck company of the Dutchess County Regiment. Both were at the famous storming of Port Hudson under Col. Keese, and won distinction by their bravery.
WROTE WAR POEMS
Mrs. Milroy's heart was in the fight for the union and while her husband and son were at the front she used to write many letters, usually in the form of poems, some of which were published in the Gazette at the request of her friends, and some in Poughkeepsie papers. All were signed "Grace". The following two are illuminative specimens of her writing which during the war times gained a considerable circulation.
(For the Gazette)
The following lines are published at the earnest solicitation
of the friends of the author.
'Twas in September, Sixty-Two
You left your native state.
To join the Union army true
In the Hundred and Twenty Eight
You left your wife and children dear,
Your workshops and your stores,
And went to plant the stars and stripes
On Louisiana's shore.
How nobly you looked that day,
Dressed in your suit of blue
To answer to your country's call
With hearts both loyal and true;
You bade farewell to friends and home
Where the noble Hudson roars
And went to plant the stars and stripes
On Louisiana's shore.
You've gone into that sunny clime
Where the orange and lemon grow
To give that freedom to the slave
To be oppressed no more.
How nobly that work you've done!
Their trials are almost o'er.
While you firmly plant the starts and stripes
On Louisiana's shore.
Oh, that a few short months were past,
And the cruel war was o'er
And you return unto your homes
With laurels on your brow;
With banners waving in the wind,
And band's rich music pour,
We'll give you a hearty welcome back
From Louisiana's shore.
Grace
Lafayetteville, D.C.
TO THE BOYS OF THE 128TH
Eighteen months are past and gone
Since you left your families, friends and home,
To join the Union army true,
Under the banner of the Red, White and Blue
There went with you a friend most dear,
Bless his memory with a tear;
His lively songs you'll ne'er forget
While he sleeps in peace at Parapet.
Other comrades too have gone,
And for the memory you do mourn;
To save their country they did go,
But rebel bullets laid them low.
Your noble Colonel too was slain,
Upon Port Hudson's battle plain;
He died, his country to defend,
He died a soldier, and a man.
The gallant Keese then took command
And cheered you on with heart and hand.
"Come on, brave boys, come on, come all
And tear that banner from the wall!"
'Tis done - down comes the rebel rag,
Up goes your Starry Spangled flag.
His voice was heard midst cannon's roars,
"Hurrah, brave boys, the day is ours!"
The battle's o'er, the carnage cease,
The dying soldier rests in peace;
O, give praise, who dids't thou save,
And kept you from a soldier's grave.
'Ere eighteen months passes round
May you return unto your home,
And then be free from war's alarms,
And clasp the fond ones in your arms.
A BEAUTIFUL LIFE
The death of Mrs. Milroy marks the passing of a serene Christian character and a long, useful and unselfish life. As the wife and mother of men who risked their lives for their country, she was a brave, sweet woman who bore the trials of life with a patience, courage and cheerfulness which few possess.
To the last, Mrs. Milroy retained much of the beauty of her earlier years and her lovely, self-sacrificing and generous nature made her hosts of friends and endeared her to everyone whose privilege it was to know her. Not only is her loss irreparable to her children, but to all her many friends and acquaintances she will be missed and mourned.
One who knew her well pays this tribute to her worth:
"Her life was a shining example of gracious and noble womanhood and her taking away gives promise of a life immortal whose glories cannot be fathomed and well illustrates the saying: 'To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.' "
THE FUNERAL SERVICE
The funeral service was held Thursday afternoon from the home of her son, Lafayette Milroy, with whom she had lived for eleven years. Her church was the Scotch Presbyterian. The Rev. George H. Smith, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church in this village officiated at the service. The interment took place in the local cemetery in charge of Carroll & Son.
---------------------------
Robert and Mary had a total of 12 children. The four children not listed below died in childhood and I have not yet located their grave sites.
=========================
Mary was my great great great grandmother. For more information on her descendants, see my Milroy web page.
The Rhinebeck Gazette
October 30, 1909
front page
MRS. MILROY DEAD.
Mrs. Robert Milroy died Tuesday Morning at the great age of ninety-one.
OUR OLDEST RESIDENT
Mary Carmichael Milroy, wife of the late Robert Milroy, and incidentally the oldest living resident of the town of Rhinebeck, died at the home of her son, Lafayette Milroy on Montgomery Street Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Milroy was born April 17, 1818 in Kelso, Scotland (family Bible says Lauder or Lander in Berwickshire, Scotland), and was thus nearly ninety-two years of age at the time of her death. Her early years were passed in her native home where she was one of a large family. In 1835, at the age of seventeen, she came to this country and located in Brooklyn. Four years later, March 17, 1839, in her twenty-first year, she married Robert Milroy the ceremony being held in the city of Brooklyn. In 1865 Mr. and Mrs. Milroy came to Rhinebeck and both lived here until the time of their deaths. Mr. Milroy died February 23, 1896, at the age of eighty-four. Ten years ago, Mrs. Milroy suffered a stroke of paralysis from which she never fully recovered.
SUBJECT OF GEORGE III
It is interesting to note that Mrs. Milroy was born a subject of George III, who was at that time King of England. Her allegiance however was severed when she came to America, and later her son and husband fought in the Union army during the civil war.
FIVE GENERATIONS LIVING
At the time of her death, Mrs. Milroy was the first of five generations living. The second generation is represented by her daughter, Mrs. Jane Bowman, the third by Mrs. Bowman's daughter, Mrs. Charles Simmons, the fourth by Mrs. Charles Herrick and the fifth by her son, Harold Herrick. All are from Lafayetteville, N. Y. In 1905 a photograph was taken of the remarkable group, which is highly prized by those who own them. The cut of Mrs. Milroy which appears above is a detail from the photograph of the group.
HER PROGENY
Mr. and Mrs. Milroy were the parents of twelve children, six of whom are now living; four sons, Lafayette Milroy, John C. Milroy and James Milroy of this village, and William C. Milroy of Shickley, Nebraska, and two daughters, Mrs. Jane Bowman and Mrs. Jessie Friday, both of Lafayetteville, N. Y. One sister, Mrs. Isabelle Goodearle of Kingston, Canada, also survives her, as well as seven grandsons, nine granddaughters, twelve great grandchildren and one great great grandson. Thirty-five descendants are living to mourn her loss, aside from the wide and extensive circle of friends who have known her, many of them for forty years.
SONS IN UNION ARMY
Mrs. Milroy was interested, as much perhaps as any one could be, in the great civil war. Her husband and sons, William and Alexander (now dead) both served with distinction in the Union Army, for the defense of the Union. The husband and son William C., enlisted in the long famous Company C. of the 128th Regiment, the Rhinebeck company of the Dutchess County Regiment. Both were at the famous storming of Port Hudson under Col. Keese, and won distinction by their bravery.
WROTE WAR POEMS
Mrs. Milroy's heart was in the fight for the union and while her husband and son were at the front she used to write many letters, usually in the form of poems, some of which were published in the Gazette at the request of her friends, and some in Poughkeepsie papers. All were signed "Grace". The following two are illuminative specimens of her writing which during the war times gained a considerable circulation.
(For the Gazette)
The following lines are published at the earnest solicitation
of the friends of the author.
'Twas in September, Sixty-Two
You left your native state.
To join the Union army true
In the Hundred and Twenty Eight
You left your wife and children dear,
Your workshops and your stores,
And went to plant the stars and stripes
On Louisiana's shore.
How nobly you looked that day,
Dressed in your suit of blue
To answer to your country's call
With hearts both loyal and true;
You bade farewell to friends and home
Where the noble Hudson roars
And went to plant the stars and stripes
On Louisiana's shore.
You've gone into that sunny clime
Where the orange and lemon grow
To give that freedom to the slave
To be oppressed no more.
How nobly that work you've done!
Their trials are almost o'er.
While you firmly plant the starts and stripes
On Louisiana's shore.
Oh, that a few short months were past,
And the cruel war was o'er
And you return unto your homes
With laurels on your brow;
With banners waving in the wind,
And band's rich music pour,
We'll give you a hearty welcome back
From Louisiana's shore.
Grace
Lafayetteville, D.C.
TO THE BOYS OF THE 128TH
Eighteen months are past and gone
Since you left your families, friends and home,
To join the Union army true,
Under the banner of the Red, White and Blue
There went with you a friend most dear,
Bless his memory with a tear;
His lively songs you'll ne'er forget
While he sleeps in peace at Parapet.
Other comrades too have gone,
And for the memory you do mourn;
To save their country they did go,
But rebel bullets laid them low.
Your noble Colonel too was slain,
Upon Port Hudson's battle plain;
He died, his country to defend,
He died a soldier, and a man.
The gallant Keese then took command
And cheered you on with heart and hand.
"Come on, brave boys, come on, come all
And tear that banner from the wall!"
'Tis done - down comes the rebel rag,
Up goes your Starry Spangled flag.
His voice was heard midst cannon's roars,
"Hurrah, brave boys, the day is ours!"
The battle's o'er, the carnage cease,
The dying soldier rests in peace;
O, give praise, who dids't thou save,
And kept you from a soldier's grave.
'Ere eighteen months passes round
May you return unto your home,
And then be free from war's alarms,
And clasp the fond ones in your arms.
A BEAUTIFUL LIFE
The death of Mrs. Milroy marks the passing of a serene Christian character and a long, useful and unselfish life. As the wife and mother of men who risked their lives for their country, she was a brave, sweet woman who bore the trials of life with a patience, courage and cheerfulness which few possess.
To the last, Mrs. Milroy retained much of the beauty of her earlier years and her lovely, self-sacrificing and generous nature made her hosts of friends and endeared her to everyone whose privilege it was to know her. Not only is her loss irreparable to her children, but to all her many friends and acquaintances she will be missed and mourned.
One who knew her well pays this tribute to her worth:
"Her life was a shining example of gracious and noble womanhood and her taking away gives promise of a life immortal whose glories cannot be fathomed and well illustrates the saying: 'To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.' "
THE FUNERAL SERVICE
The funeral service was held Thursday afternoon from the home of her son, Lafayette Milroy, with whom she had lived for eleven years. Her church was the Scotch Presbyterian. The Rev. George H. Smith, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church in this village officiated at the service. The interment took place in the local cemetery in charge of Carroll & Son.
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Robert and Mary had a total of 12 children. The four children not listed below died in childhood and I have not yet located their grave sites.
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Died Oct. 26 1909
Aged 91 years, 6 months and 9 days
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