Daughter of George W & Rebecca (Boardman) Cable
Retired College Matron
Lived at 87 Prospect Street, Northampton
78 yrs 1 mos 12 days, disseminated sclerosis
Obituary
Miss Mary Louise Cable, eldest sister of George W Cable, died Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. Ellen M Cornwell, 87 Prospect street, where her home had been for some time. Miss Cable had lived in this city 33 years. She kept for a number of years a select boarding house on the corner of Park and State streets, later she became matron of the Clark house, Smith college, retiring several years ago, owing to failing health. Miss Cable was born in New Orleans 78 years ago, She was a woman of noble character, profoundly attached to her friends and relatives. She was a woman of rare information, following all public affairs with ardent sympathies. She was a member of the Edwards church and a woman of deep piety. She was one of the original and valuable members of the Fortnightly club, one of the oldest literary clubs in the city. Besides her brother, she is survived by a sister, Mrs. James R Cox of Tuckahoe, NY, and many nephews and nieces in Milford, CT, New York, Montclair, NJ and in other places. The funeral will be held in the Edwards churgh at 4 o'clock Saturday afternnon, Prof. H M Tyler officiating, and the burial in the family lot of her brother.
Daily Hampshire Gazette, Friday, 7 June 1918, p3
Retired College Matron
Lived at 87 Prospect Street, Northampton
78 yrs 1 mos 12 days, disseminated sclerosis
Obituary
Miss Mary Louise Cable, eldest sister of George W Cable, died Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. Ellen M Cornwell, 87 Prospect street, where her home had been for some time. Miss Cable had lived in this city 33 years. She kept for a number of years a select boarding house on the corner of Park and State streets, later she became matron of the Clark house, Smith college, retiring several years ago, owing to failing health. Miss Cable was born in New Orleans 78 years ago, She was a woman of noble character, profoundly attached to her friends and relatives. She was a woman of rare information, following all public affairs with ardent sympathies. She was a member of the Edwards church and a woman of deep piety. She was one of the original and valuable members of the Fortnightly club, one of the oldest literary clubs in the city. Besides her brother, she is survived by a sister, Mrs. James R Cox of Tuckahoe, NY, and many nephews and nieces in Milford, CT, New York, Montclair, NJ and in other places. The funeral will be held in the Edwards churgh at 4 o'clock Saturday afternnon, Prof. H M Tyler officiating, and the burial in the family lot of her brother.
Daily Hampshire Gazette, Friday, 7 June 1918, p3
Daughter of George W & Rebecca (Boardman) Cable
Retired College Matron
Lived at 87 Prospect Street, Northampton
78 yrs 1 mos 12 days, disseminated sclerosis
Obituary
Miss Mary Louise Cable, eldest sister of George W Cable, died Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. Ellen M Cornwell, 87 Prospect street, where her home had been for some time. Miss Cable had lived in this city 33 years. She kept for a number of years a select boarding house on the corner of Park and State streets, later she became matron of the Clark house, Smith college, retiring several years ago, owing to failing health. Miss Cable was born in New Orleans 78 years ago, She was a woman of noble character, profoundly attached to her friends and relatives. She was a woman of rare information, following all public affairs with ardent sympathies. She was a member of the Edwards church and a woman of deep piety. She was one of the original and valuable members of the Fortnightly club, one of the oldest literary clubs in the city. Besides her brother, she is survived by a sister, Mrs. James R Cox of Tuckahoe, NY, and many nephews and nieces in Milford, CT, New York, Montclair, NJ and in other places. The funeral will be held in the Edwards churgh at 4 o'clock Saturday afternnon, Prof. H M Tyler officiating, and the burial in the family lot of her brother.
Daily Hampshire Gazette, Friday, 7 June 1918, p3
Retired College Matron
Lived at 87 Prospect Street, Northampton
78 yrs 1 mos 12 days, disseminated sclerosis
Obituary
Miss Mary Louise Cable, eldest sister of George W Cable, died Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. Ellen M Cornwell, 87 Prospect street, where her home had been for some time. Miss Cable had lived in this city 33 years. She kept for a number of years a select boarding house on the corner of Park and State streets, later she became matron of the Clark house, Smith college, retiring several years ago, owing to failing health. Miss Cable was born in New Orleans 78 years ago, She was a woman of noble character, profoundly attached to her friends and relatives. She was a woman of rare information, following all public affairs with ardent sympathies. She was a member of the Edwards church and a woman of deep piety. She was one of the original and valuable members of the Fortnightly club, one of the oldest literary clubs in the city. Besides her brother, she is survived by a sister, Mrs. James R Cox of Tuckahoe, NY, and many nephews and nieces in Milford, CT, New York, Montclair, NJ and in other places. The funeral will be held in the Edwards churgh at 4 o'clock Saturday afternnon, Prof. H M Tyler officiating, and the burial in the family lot of her brother.
Daily Hampshire Gazette, Friday, 7 June 1918, p3
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Mary Louise Cable/1840–1918/Beloved sister of/Frances A Cox and/George W Cable
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