Father: James R. Dye
Mother: Sally (Fox) Dye
OBITUARY: DIED AT NINETY FOUR
Sarah Dye was born October 1, 1825 in Jefferson County, New York, and lived in that state until she passed eighteen, when she went to Hebron, Wisconsin, where her father was living and her youngest sister, Mrs. Electa Shafer. She was at Hebron two weeks when her sister died, and then she kept house for her father who had lost his second wife after he moved to Wisconsin.
Her own mother died when she was only seven. After the death of her sister, she went to teaching and taught until married to Willard Grant at Hebron in 1847.
They settled on a farm a half mile from the village of Hebron. The quarter section farm, bought of the government at $1.25 an acre, was a dense forest of hard maple, walnut and hickory to be cut down and burned before there was even a garden spot. Mr. and Mrs. Grant were married in March, and all summer lived in the barn, which was new, until the house was finished. Mrs. Grant with pride used to relate in old age, that their chairs were three legged stools, and that her table was what is known as a "cross leg table" and was made by Mr. Grant of rough boards. Some of Mrs. Grant's happiest days were that first summer of her married life. Hebron was then an in land place of only a half dozen houses, and they went to Fort Atkinson eight miles miles for provisions. The road was through heavy timber, and was only a path marked by cutting chips from the trees - a blazed trail as it were. Bears, panther, deer and wild hogs were plentiful, and numerous other wild animals. Mr. Grant helped to build the log school house in Hebron in 1844, and taught the first school in it, and in it, all his children got their first schooling.
Seven children were born: Mrs. Mary E. Dye and Mrs. Ellen G. Miner of Auburn; Samuel L. Grant, Cogar, Oklahoma; Martha, wife of D. G. Palmer; Liberty F. Grant, Auburn; Willard J. Grant, Spokane; Sarah C., who died at the age of two. Mrs. Grant was grandmother to 27, and great-grandmother to 49.
Mrs. Grant died at the home of the daughter, Mrs. Dye in Auburn, Wednesday noon, January 14, 1920, aged 94 years, 3 months and 14 days. Pneumonia was the cause, starting with a chill the Saturday before her death.
Her last hours were peaceful, and her mind was clear and bright until the end; she just went to sleep.
Reverend Carr of the Avenue Methodist church in Auburn held a service at the Dye home,. Friday at ten, and preached the funeral sermon at Baptist church in Stella, of which she had been a charter member, at one o'clock. Burial was beside Mr. Grant in Stella cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. Grant came to Nebraska in 1882, and located in Stella, building the house now the home of Colonel Kennell, and in their home was the first wedding in the new town when their daughter Martha was married to Mr. Palmer. Mr. Grant died thirty years ago this summer. He and his wife served well their generation. He held various public offices in Wisconsin, and was elected to the legislature. Mrs. Grant loved to recall a trip she made with him to Madison when he was there in the assembly. She began teaching way back in New York state. Her ancestors were Baptists, and at the age of fourteen she was baptized in the Susquehanna river - when she was a small girl her father moved to Tioga county, New York, near Owego. In her home the grandson, B. G. Hall, grew to manhood. The oldest great-grandchild is James Davison, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Davison of Palmer, youngest is Lenora Jean, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.F. Taddiken of Morganville, Kansas.
After the burial last Friday, Mr. and Mrs. Palmer served dinner at their home to Rev. Carr, Mrs. Mary E. Dye, Charles Dye, Misses Blanche and Jessie Dye, Auburn, Emory Dye, Omaha; Mrs. Ellen G. Miner, Mrs. Fred Rohrs, Ralph Hawkins and family, Auburn; B. G. Hall, Blue Mound, Kansas; George Macomber and family, Falls City.
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Mother: Sally (Fox) Dye
OBITUARY: DIED AT NINETY FOUR
Sarah Dye was born October 1, 1825 in Jefferson County, New York, and lived in that state until she passed eighteen, when she went to Hebron, Wisconsin, where her father was living and her youngest sister, Mrs. Electa Shafer. She was at Hebron two weeks when her sister died, and then she kept house for her father who had lost his second wife after he moved to Wisconsin.
Her own mother died when she was only seven. After the death of her sister, she went to teaching and taught until married to Willard Grant at Hebron in 1847.
They settled on a farm a half mile from the village of Hebron. The quarter section farm, bought of the government at $1.25 an acre, was a dense forest of hard maple, walnut and hickory to be cut down and burned before there was even a garden spot. Mr. and Mrs. Grant were married in March, and all summer lived in the barn, which was new, until the house was finished. Mrs. Grant with pride used to relate in old age, that their chairs were three legged stools, and that her table was what is known as a "cross leg table" and was made by Mr. Grant of rough boards. Some of Mrs. Grant's happiest days were that first summer of her married life. Hebron was then an in land place of only a half dozen houses, and they went to Fort Atkinson eight miles miles for provisions. The road was through heavy timber, and was only a path marked by cutting chips from the trees - a blazed trail as it were. Bears, panther, deer and wild hogs were plentiful, and numerous other wild animals. Mr. Grant helped to build the log school house in Hebron in 1844, and taught the first school in it, and in it, all his children got their first schooling.
Seven children were born: Mrs. Mary E. Dye and Mrs. Ellen G. Miner of Auburn; Samuel L. Grant, Cogar, Oklahoma; Martha, wife of D. G. Palmer; Liberty F. Grant, Auburn; Willard J. Grant, Spokane; Sarah C., who died at the age of two. Mrs. Grant was grandmother to 27, and great-grandmother to 49.
Mrs. Grant died at the home of the daughter, Mrs. Dye in Auburn, Wednesday noon, January 14, 1920, aged 94 years, 3 months and 14 days. Pneumonia was the cause, starting with a chill the Saturday before her death.
Her last hours were peaceful, and her mind was clear and bright until the end; she just went to sleep.
Reverend Carr of the Avenue Methodist church in Auburn held a service at the Dye home,. Friday at ten, and preached the funeral sermon at Baptist church in Stella, of which she had been a charter member, at one o'clock. Burial was beside Mr. Grant in Stella cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. Grant came to Nebraska in 1882, and located in Stella, building the house now the home of Colonel Kennell, and in their home was the first wedding in the new town when their daughter Martha was married to Mr. Palmer. Mr. Grant died thirty years ago this summer. He and his wife served well their generation. He held various public offices in Wisconsin, and was elected to the legislature. Mrs. Grant loved to recall a trip she made with him to Madison when he was there in the assembly. She began teaching way back in New York state. Her ancestors were Baptists, and at the age of fourteen she was baptized in the Susquehanna river - when she was a small girl her father moved to Tioga county, New York, near Owego. In her home the grandson, B. G. Hall, grew to manhood. The oldest great-grandchild is James Davison, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Davison of Palmer, youngest is Lenora Jean, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.F. Taddiken of Morganville, Kansas.
After the burial last Friday, Mr. and Mrs. Palmer served dinner at their home to Rev. Carr, Mrs. Mary E. Dye, Charles Dye, Misses Blanche and Jessie Dye, Auburn, Emory Dye, Omaha; Mrs. Ellen G. Miner, Mrs. Fred Rohrs, Ralph Hawkins and family, Auburn; B. G. Hall, Blue Mound, Kansas; George Macomber and family, Falls City.
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January 23, 1920
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Father: James R. Dye
Mother: Sally (Fox) Dye
OBITUARY: DIED AT NINETY FOUR
Sarah Dye was born October 1, 1825 in Jefferson County, New York, and lived in that state until she passed eighteen, when she went to Hebron, Wisconsin, where her father was living and her youngest sister, Mrs. Electa Shafer. She was at Hebron two weeks when her sister died, and then she kept house for her father who had lost his second wife after he moved to Wisconsin.
Her own mother died when she was only seven. After the death of her sister, she went to teaching and taught until married to Willard Grant at Hebron in 1847.
They settled on a farm a half mile from the village of Hebron. The quarter section farm, bought of the government at $1.25 an acre, was a dense forest of hard maple, walnut and hickory to be cut down and burned before there was even a garden spot. Mr. and Mrs. Grant were married in March, and all summer lived in the barn, which was new, until the house was finished. Mrs. Grant with pride used to relate in old age, that their chairs were three legged stools, and that her table was what is known as a "cross leg table" and was made by Mr. Grant of rough boards. Some of Mrs. Grant's happiest days were that first summer of her married life. Hebron was then an in land place of only a half dozen houses, and they went to Fort Atkinson eight miles miles for provisions. The road was through heavy timber, and was only a path marked by cutting chips from the trees - a blazed trail as it were. Bears, panther, deer and wild hogs were plentiful, and numerous other wild animals. Mr. Grant helped to build the log school house in Hebron in 1844, and taught the first school in it, and in it, all his children got their first schooling.
Seven children were born: Mrs. Mary E. Dye and Mrs. Ellen G. Miner of Auburn; Samuel L. Grant, Cogar, Oklahoma; Martha, wife of D. G. Palmer; Liberty F. Grant, Auburn; Willard J. Grant, Spokane; Sarah C., who died at the age of two. Mrs. Grant was grandmother to 27, and great-grandmother to 49.
Mrs. Grant died at the home of the daughter, Mrs. Dye in Auburn, Wednesday noon, January 14, 1920, aged 94 years, 3 months and 14 days. Pneumonia was the cause, starting with a chill the Saturday before her death.
Her last hours were peaceful, and her mind was clear and bright until the end; she just went to sleep.
Reverend Carr of the Avenue Methodist church in Auburn held a service at the Dye home,. Friday at ten, and preached the funeral sermon at Baptist church in Stella, of which she had been a charter member, at one o'clock. Burial was beside Mr. Grant in Stella cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. Grant came to Nebraska in 1882, and located in Stella, building the house now the home of Colonel Kennell, and in their home was the first wedding in the new town when their daughter Martha was married to Mr. Palmer. Mr. Grant died thirty years ago this summer. He and his wife served well their generation. He held various public offices in Wisconsin, and was elected to the legislature. Mrs. Grant loved to recall a trip she made with him to Madison when he was there in the assembly. She began teaching way back in New York state. Her ancestors were Baptists, and at the age of fourteen she was baptized in the Susquehanna river - when she was a small girl her father moved to Tioga county, New York, near Owego. In her home the grandson, B. G. Hall, grew to manhood. The oldest great-grandchild is James Davison, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Davison of Palmer, youngest is Lenora Jean, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.F. Taddiken of Morganville, Kansas.
After the burial last Friday, Mr. and Mrs. Palmer served dinner at their home to Rev. Carr, Mrs. Mary E. Dye, Charles Dye, Misses Blanche and Jessie Dye, Auburn, Emory Dye, Omaha; Mrs. Ellen G. Miner, Mrs. Fred Rohrs, Ralph Hawkins and family, Auburn; B. G. Hall, Blue Mound, Kansas; George Macomber and family, Falls City.
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January 23, 1920
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Mother: Sally (Fox) Dye
OBITUARY: DIED AT NINETY FOUR
Sarah Dye was born October 1, 1825 in Jefferson County, New York, and lived in that state until she passed eighteen, when she went to Hebron, Wisconsin, where her father was living and her youngest sister, Mrs. Electa Shafer. She was at Hebron two weeks when her sister died, and then she kept house for her father who had lost his second wife after he moved to Wisconsin.
Her own mother died when she was only seven. After the death of her sister, she went to teaching and taught until married to Willard Grant at Hebron in 1847.
They settled on a farm a half mile from the village of Hebron. The quarter section farm, bought of the government at $1.25 an acre, was a dense forest of hard maple, walnut and hickory to be cut down and burned before there was even a garden spot. Mr. and Mrs. Grant were married in March, and all summer lived in the barn, which was new, until the house was finished. Mrs. Grant with pride used to relate in old age, that their chairs were three legged stools, and that her table was what is known as a "cross leg table" and was made by Mr. Grant of rough boards. Some of Mrs. Grant's happiest days were that first summer of her married life. Hebron was then an in land place of only a half dozen houses, and they went to Fort Atkinson eight miles miles for provisions. The road was through heavy timber, and was only a path marked by cutting chips from the trees - a blazed trail as it were. Bears, panther, deer and wild hogs were plentiful, and numerous other wild animals. Mr. Grant helped to build the log school house in Hebron in 1844, and taught the first school in it, and in it, all his children got their first schooling.
Seven children were born: Mrs. Mary E. Dye and Mrs. Ellen G. Miner of Auburn; Samuel L. Grant, Cogar, Oklahoma; Martha, wife of D. G. Palmer; Liberty F. Grant, Auburn; Willard J. Grant, Spokane; Sarah C., who died at the age of two. Mrs. Grant was grandmother to 27, and great-grandmother to 49.
Mrs. Grant died at the home of the daughter, Mrs. Dye in Auburn, Wednesday noon, January 14, 1920, aged 94 years, 3 months and 14 days. Pneumonia was the cause, starting with a chill the Saturday before her death.
Her last hours were peaceful, and her mind was clear and bright until the end; she just went to sleep.
Reverend Carr of the Avenue Methodist church in Auburn held a service at the Dye home,. Friday at ten, and preached the funeral sermon at Baptist church in Stella, of which she had been a charter member, at one o'clock. Burial was beside Mr. Grant in Stella cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. Grant came to Nebraska in 1882, and located in Stella, building the house now the home of Colonel Kennell, and in their home was the first wedding in the new town when their daughter Martha was married to Mr. Palmer. Mr. Grant died thirty years ago this summer. He and his wife served well their generation. He held various public offices in Wisconsin, and was elected to the legislature. Mrs. Grant loved to recall a trip she made with him to Madison when he was there in the assembly. She began teaching way back in New York state. Her ancestors were Baptists, and at the age of fourteen she was baptized in the Susquehanna river - when she was a small girl her father moved to Tioga county, New York, near Owego. In her home the grandson, B. G. Hall, grew to manhood. The oldest great-grandchild is James Davison, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Davison of Palmer, youngest is Lenora Jean, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.F. Taddiken of Morganville, Kansas.
After the burial last Friday, Mr. and Mrs. Palmer served dinner at their home to Rev. Carr, Mrs. Mary E. Dye, Charles Dye, Misses Blanche and Jessie Dye, Auburn, Emory Dye, Omaha; Mrs. Ellen G. Miner, Mrs. Fred Rohrs, Ralph Hawkins and family, Auburn; B. G. Hall, Blue Mound, Kansas; George Macomber and family, Falls City.
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January 23, 1920
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