The 1880 census shows her living in Edgar Township, Edgar County, Illinois. She was recorded as age 77 and born in Indiana. Her 18 year old granddaughter, Harriet, was living with her at the time. Her granddaughter may have answered the questions in 1880 and not have known where she was born.
The 1850 census showed her place of birth as Kentucky and her age as 43.
Newport Hoosier State
Wednesday, January 8, 1890
Mahala Utter was born May 26, 1807, in the state of Kentucky, and died January 3, 1890, near Bloomfield, Illinois, aged nearly 83 years. She moved with her parents from Kentucky to Ripley, Ohio, in an early day, where she was united in marriage to William Utter. To them was born 11 children, 4 of whom are still living. She was for several years a resident of this place, and her husband at one time was Treasurer of this county. Her funeral took place on last Saturday afternoon, her remains being interred in the Highfill Cemetery, 3½ miles south of town.
Family trees on ancestry.com and familysearch.org have much disinformation on her with many of them showing she died December 15, 1925. I have been asked to add her marriage record and for now I simply cannot provide proof. A tree on ancestry.com shows that she married William Burke Utter on November 4, 1825 in Clermont County, Ohio and that William P. Botts, Justice of the Peace performed the ceremony. I am trying to find proof, but in the meantime it is very possible that the marriage did occur in early November.
The 1850 census showed her place of birth as Kentucky and her age as 43.
Newport Hoosier State
Wednesday, January 8, 1890
Mahala Utter was born May 26, 1807, in the state of Kentucky, and died January 3, 1890, near Bloomfield, Illinois, aged nearly 83 years. She moved with her parents from Kentucky to Ripley, Ohio, in an early day, where she was united in marriage to William Utter. To them was born 11 children, 4 of whom are still living. She was for several years a resident of this place, and her husband at one time was Treasurer of this county. Her funeral took place on last Saturday afternoon, her remains being interred in the Highfill Cemetery, 3½ miles south of town.
Family trees on ancestry.com and familysearch.org have much disinformation on her with many of them showing she died December 15, 1925. I have been asked to add her marriage record and for now I simply cannot provide proof. A tree on ancestry.com shows that she married William Burke Utter on November 4, 1825 in Clermont County, Ohio and that William P. Botts, Justice of the Peace performed the ceremony. I am trying to find proof, but in the meantime it is very possible that the marriage did occur in early November.
The 1880 census shows her living in Edgar Township, Edgar County, Illinois. She was recorded as age 77 and born in Indiana. Her 18 year old granddaughter, Harriet, was living with her at the time. Her granddaughter may have answered the questions in 1880 and not have known where she was born.
The 1850 census showed her place of birth as Kentucky and her age as 43.
Newport Hoosier State
Wednesday, January 8, 1890
Mahala Utter was born May 26, 1807, in the state of Kentucky, and died January 3, 1890, near Bloomfield, Illinois, aged nearly 83 years. She moved with her parents from Kentucky to Ripley, Ohio, in an early day, where she was united in marriage to William Utter. To them was born 11 children, 4 of whom are still living. She was for several years a resident of this place, and her husband at one time was Treasurer of this county. Her funeral took place on last Saturday afternoon, her remains being interred in the Highfill Cemetery, 3½ miles south of town.
Family trees on ancestry.com and familysearch.org have much disinformation on her with many of them showing she died December 15, 1925. I have been asked to add her marriage record and for now I simply cannot provide proof. A tree on ancestry.com shows that she married William Burke Utter on November 4, 1825 in Clermont County, Ohio and that William P. Botts, Justice of the Peace performed the ceremony. I am trying to find proof, but in the meantime it is very possible that the marriage did occur in early November.
The 1850 census showed her place of birth as Kentucky and her age as 43.
Newport Hoosier State
Wednesday, January 8, 1890
Mahala Utter was born May 26, 1807, in the state of Kentucky, and died January 3, 1890, near Bloomfield, Illinois, aged nearly 83 years. She moved with her parents from Kentucky to Ripley, Ohio, in an early day, where she was united in marriage to William Utter. To them was born 11 children, 4 of whom are still living. She was for several years a resident of this place, and her husband at one time was Treasurer of this county. Her funeral took place on last Saturday afternoon, her remains being interred in the Highfill Cemetery, 3½ miles south of town.
Family trees on ancestry.com and familysearch.org have much disinformation on her with many of them showing she died December 15, 1925. I have been asked to add her marriage record and for now I simply cannot provide proof. A tree on ancestry.com shows that she married William Burke Utter on November 4, 1825 in Clermont County, Ohio and that William P. Botts, Justice of the Peace performed the ceremony. I am trying to find proof, but in the meantime it is very possible that the marriage did occur in early November.
Inscription
Mahala
Wife of Wm. Utter
Died
Jan. 3, 1890
Aged
82 Ys. 7 Mo. 7 D.
Gravesite Details
Obit provided by Carolyn Schwab 46985190 & parent links by John Bush 47251328. There are 4 Illinois towns named Bloomfield. Edgar Co is closest to where Mahala lived. Scott & Adams Co are west nearer Missouri & Johnson Co is south nearer Kentucky.
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