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Emily <I>Thomas</I> Piety

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Emily Thomas Piety

Birth
Vigo County, Indiana, USA
Death
21 Oct 1900 (aged 72)
Prairie Creek, Vigo County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Prairie Creek, Vigo County, Indiana, USA GPS-Latitude: 39.2742844, Longitude: -87.5028992
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Emily (Thomas) Piety was daughter of Elijah and Sarah (Pound) Thomas. In 1846, Thomas Piety married Emily Thomas and they located on a farm near Hauger Hill, one mile north of Middleton. On the farm was a log house which they used for their first home. They lived at that log house until the death of Thomas after only seven years of marriage. In addition to farming, Thomas had a mill located on Prairie Creek, which flowed between his farm and his father's. Thomas had a habit of taking a swim in the mill pond after his day's work, and on one of these occasions he contracted pneumonia and died shortly thereafter. After Thomas died, Emily sold the mill and bought a home in Middletown, living there while her two sons were growing. Thomas also owned another farm one mile east of Middletown. Before their son Early (1948-1922) was of age, Emily gave him the farm east of Middletown. Their younger son Elijah (1852-1936) was given the farm north of Middletown, also before Elijah was of age. Emily had several suitors during her widowhood, although she never remarried.

Contrary to "OCT 19, 1900" inscribed on her tombstone, Emily's death certificate records her death in Prairie Creek as Oct 21, 1900 about 9 P.M. Her attending doctor B. F. Rynerson, also of Prairie Creek, saw her alive that day. The immediate cause of her death was one week of "Exhaustion," after 3 years of dealing with "Arterine Carcinoma." She was buried on Oct 22nd.

Emily (Thomas) Piety was daughter of Elijah and Sarah (Pound) Thomas. In 1846, Thomas Piety married Emily Thomas and they located on a farm near Hauger Hill, one mile north of Middleton. On the farm was a log house which they used for their first home. They lived at that log house until the death of Thomas after only seven years of marriage. In addition to farming, Thomas had a mill located on Prairie Creek, which flowed between his farm and his father's. Thomas had a habit of taking a swim in the mill pond after his day's work, and on one of these occasions he contracted pneumonia and died shortly thereafter. After Thomas died, Emily sold the mill and bought a home in Middletown, living there while her two sons were growing. Thomas also owned another farm one mile east of Middletown. Before their son Early (1948-1922) was of age, Emily gave him the farm east of Middletown. Their younger son Elijah (1852-1936) was given the farm north of Middletown, also before Elijah was of age. Emily had several suitors during her widowhood, although she never remarried.

Contrary to "OCT 19, 1900" inscribed on her tombstone, Emily's death certificate records her death in Prairie Creek as Oct 21, 1900 about 9 P.M. Her attending doctor B. F. Rynerson, also of Prairie Creek, saw her alive that day. The immediate cause of her death was one week of "Exhaustion," after 3 years of dealing with "Arterine Carcinoma." She was buried on Oct 22nd.


Inscription

EMILY THOMAS
WIFE OF
TOMAS PIETY
BORN
MAY 9, 1828
DIED
OCT. 19, 1900
MARRIED MAR 28 1846

Gravesite Details

Husband's name was normally written "Thomas" rather than "Tomas" and the Marriage License shows Mar 22nd, rather than Mar 28th



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  • Created by: Brian Hoggatt
  • Added: Nov 18, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61824327/emily-piety: accessed ), memorial page for Emily Thomas Piety (9 May 1828–21 Oct 1900), Find a Grave Memorial ID 61824327, citing West Lawn Cemetery, Prairie Creek, Vigo County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Brian Hoggatt (contributor 46777414).