Susan "Susie" Clara Dillow was born on March 11, 1866, in Madison County, Ohio, to William and Elizabeth Houser Dillow.
Her parents moved to Illinois in the early 1880's and settled in Weldon, DeWitt County.
At age 19, Susie married David Monroe West. David was a farmer living in Harp Township, Dewitt County, Illinois. The couple settled in Solomon, near Weldon, Nixon Township, DeWitt County, and farmed for many years. They worked hard and raised six children (listed below.)
David West died in 1938 and Susie outlived him by 20 years. She lived with her children and was very active for her age until she had a stroke in November, 1957. She then went to Pinecrest Nursing Home and lived there until she died at John Warner Hospital in Clinton, DeWitt County, Illinois, on April 19, 1958.
Her parents moved to Illinois in the early 1880's and settled in Weldon, DeWitt County.
At age 19, Susie married David Monroe West. David was a farmer living in Harp Township, Dewitt County, Illinois. The couple settled in Solomon, near Weldon, Nixon Township, DeWitt County, and farmed for many years. They worked hard and raised six children (listed below.)
David West died in 1938 and Susie outlived him by 20 years. She lived with her children and was very active for her age until she had a stroke in November, 1957. She then went to Pinecrest Nursing Home and lived there until she died at John Warner Hospital in Clinton, DeWitt County, Illinois, on April 19, 1958.
Susan "Susie" Clara Dillow was born on March 11, 1866, in Madison County, Ohio, to William and Elizabeth Houser Dillow.
Her parents moved to Illinois in the early 1880's and settled in Weldon, DeWitt County.
At age 19, Susie married David Monroe West. David was a farmer living in Harp Township, Dewitt County, Illinois. The couple settled in Solomon, near Weldon, Nixon Township, DeWitt County, and farmed for many years. They worked hard and raised six children (listed below.)
David West died in 1938 and Susie outlived him by 20 years. She lived with her children and was very active for her age until she had a stroke in November, 1957. She then went to Pinecrest Nursing Home and lived there until she died at John Warner Hospital in Clinton, DeWitt County, Illinois, on April 19, 1958.
Her parents moved to Illinois in the early 1880's and settled in Weldon, DeWitt County.
At age 19, Susie married David Monroe West. David was a farmer living in Harp Township, Dewitt County, Illinois. The couple settled in Solomon, near Weldon, Nixon Township, DeWitt County, and farmed for many years. They worked hard and raised six children (listed below.)
David West died in 1938 and Susie outlived him by 20 years. She lived with her children and was very active for her age until she had a stroke in November, 1957. She then went to Pinecrest Nursing Home and lived there until she died at John Warner Hospital in Clinton, DeWitt County, Illinois, on April 19, 1958.
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The obituary and funeral home remembrance card has "Susan," but the tombstone has "Susie." I cannot find anything to determine her actual name.
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