Elizabeth (LAMB) McDOWELL was born in Monroe county, Ind., March 6, 1839; died of heart failure at her home in Lawrence county, Ind., April 25, 1904, aged sixty-five years, one month, nineteen days. When an infant she moved with her parents, John W. and Patsy LAMB, two brothers and one sister, to Jackson township, Greene county, Ind., where their new home was located in the woods. There with the rest of the family she grew to womanhood, amid all the troubles, trials, hardships, joys and sorrows of a pioneer life in the woods of the new Hoosier state. In 1859 she confessed her Savior and was baptized into the Church of Christ at Bethel, Greene county, Ind., and lived a truly devoted Christian until called home to glory.
She was married to James McDOWELL November 2, 1865 (the same day and hour that her sister, Abbie, was married to F. M. DUGGER.) To this union were born six children, three sons and three daughters. One son and one daughter having preceded their mother to the better world, the father, two sons, two daughters, one son-in-law, one granddaughter and three grand-sons together with three brothers and two sisters are left on this side of the river.
She was the second of a family of seven children, to die, her sister Mrs. F. M. DUGGER, having died one month before. The funeral sermon was preached in the Christian church at Springville, Ind, by Elder Quincy SHORT. Interment in the Springville cemetery, April26, 1904. Her brothers and sisters who remain are Calvin and Hiram LAMB of Owensburg, Ind., Rachel GILLILAND, Matilda HATFIELD and J.T. LAMB, of Bloomfield.
Sister McDOWELL's death was very sudden and unexpected. On Saturday April 23, she went to Springville, did her shopping and returned home, a distance of about two miles, well as usual. She remained at home Sunday doing her household duties, singing and cheerful. Went to bed Sunday night with no apparent disease. About 2:30 o'clock Monday morning she awoke her husband, saying, "I am about to die, something must be done quick." The doctor was called, but she was dead before he got there. The above were her last words. She died in less than thirty minutes after she uttered them. It can be truly said of her, she did the best she could in this world and has gone home to Heaven.
She was married to James McDOWELL November 2, 1865 (the same day and hour that her sister, Abbie, was married to F. M. DUGGER.) To this union were born six children, three sons and three daughters. One son and one daughter having preceded their mother to the better world, the father, two sons, two daughters, one son-in-law, one granddaughter and three grand-sons together with three brothers and two sisters are left on this side of the river.
She was the second of a family of seven children, to die, her sister Mrs. F. M. DUGGER, having died one month before. The funeral sermon was preached in the Christian church at Springville, Ind, by Elder Quincy SHORT. Interment in the Springville cemetery, April26, 1904. Her brothers and sisters who remain are Calvin and Hiram LAMB of Owensburg, Ind., Rachel GILLILAND, Matilda HATFIELD and J.T. LAMB, of Bloomfield.
Sister McDOWELL's death was very sudden and unexpected. On Saturday April 23, she went to Springville, did her shopping and returned home, a distance of about two miles, well as usual. She remained at home Sunday doing her household duties, singing and cheerful. Went to bed Sunday night with no apparent disease. About 2:30 o'clock Monday morning she awoke her husband, saying, "I am about to die, something must be done quick." The doctor was called, but she was dead before he got there. The above were her last words. She died in less than thirty minutes after she uttered them. It can be truly said of her, she did the best she could in this world and has gone home to Heaven.
Elizabeth (LAMB) McDOWELL was born in Monroe county, Ind., March 6, 1839; died of heart failure at her home in Lawrence county, Ind., April 25, 1904, aged sixty-five years, one month, nineteen days. When an infant she moved with her parents, John W. and Patsy LAMB, two brothers and one sister, to Jackson township, Greene county, Ind., where their new home was located in the woods. There with the rest of the family she grew to womanhood, amid all the troubles, trials, hardships, joys and sorrows of a pioneer life in the woods of the new Hoosier state. In 1859 she confessed her Savior and was baptized into the Church of Christ at Bethel, Greene county, Ind., and lived a truly devoted Christian until called home to glory.
She was married to James McDOWELL November 2, 1865 (the same day and hour that her sister, Abbie, was married to F. M. DUGGER.) To this union were born six children, three sons and three daughters. One son and one daughter having preceded their mother to the better world, the father, two sons, two daughters, one son-in-law, one granddaughter and three grand-sons together with three brothers and two sisters are left on this side of the river.
She was the second of a family of seven children, to die, her sister Mrs. F. M. DUGGER, having died one month before. The funeral sermon was preached in the Christian church at Springville, Ind, by Elder Quincy SHORT. Interment in the Springville cemetery, April26, 1904. Her brothers and sisters who remain are Calvin and Hiram LAMB of Owensburg, Ind., Rachel GILLILAND, Matilda HATFIELD and J.T. LAMB, of Bloomfield.
Sister McDOWELL's death was very sudden and unexpected. On Saturday April 23, she went to Springville, did her shopping and returned home, a distance of about two miles, well as usual. She remained at home Sunday doing her household duties, singing and cheerful. Went to bed Sunday night with no apparent disease. About 2:30 o'clock Monday morning she awoke her husband, saying, "I am about to die, something must be done quick." The doctor was called, but she was dead before he got there. The above were her last words. She died in less than thirty minutes after she uttered them. It can be truly said of her, she did the best she could in this world and has gone home to Heaven.
She was married to James McDOWELL November 2, 1865 (the same day and hour that her sister, Abbie, was married to F. M. DUGGER.) To this union were born six children, three sons and three daughters. One son and one daughter having preceded their mother to the better world, the father, two sons, two daughters, one son-in-law, one granddaughter and three grand-sons together with three brothers and two sisters are left on this side of the river.
She was the second of a family of seven children, to die, her sister Mrs. F. M. DUGGER, having died one month before. The funeral sermon was preached in the Christian church at Springville, Ind, by Elder Quincy SHORT. Interment in the Springville cemetery, April26, 1904. Her brothers and sisters who remain are Calvin and Hiram LAMB of Owensburg, Ind., Rachel GILLILAND, Matilda HATFIELD and J.T. LAMB, of Bloomfield.
Sister McDOWELL's death was very sudden and unexpected. On Saturday April 23, she went to Springville, did her shopping and returned home, a distance of about two miles, well as usual. She remained at home Sunday doing her household duties, singing and cheerful. Went to bed Sunday night with no apparent disease. About 2:30 o'clock Monday morning she awoke her husband, saying, "I am about to die, something must be done quick." The doctor was called, but she was dead before he got there. The above were her last words. She died in less than thirty minutes after she uttered them. It can be truly said of her, she did the best she could in this world and has gone home to Heaven.
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