Published in The Rochester News-Sentinel
Wednesday, May 3, 1944
Margaret Elliott
Mrs. Margaret ELLIOTT, one of the pioneer residents of Fulton county, passed away a few moments after midnight Wednesday morning at the Ewing nursing home in this city. Death resulted from complications following an illness of several months' duration.
Mrs. Elliott has enjoyed good health most of her life with the exception of the last few years. For 20 years, except for visits to California, she had resided with her daugher, Mrs. Florance HENDRICKSON. Due to her frail condition she came to the Ewing home in December, 1942.
While a resident of Rochester Mrs. Elliott and family resided in their own home on the northwest corner of 13th and Jefferson streets for a long number of years. The deceased had a host of friends throughout Rochester and the western section of Fulton county.
Mrs. Margaret Elliott [Margaret McCAUGHEY] was born May 16, 1851, in Wayne township, Fulton county, the third of ten children born to David and Lavina EDGAR McCAUGHEY. She was the last survivor of that family. More than 50 yers of her life was spent in Wayne township and for more than 25 years she was a resident of Rochester.
Former School Teacher
Mrs. Elliott was educated in "the little red school house" and among her school masters were Joseph SLICK, late of Kewanna, and the late Enoch MYERS, who for years was a prominent attorney of Rochester. For several years she was a teacher in the schools of Fulton county. One year she became champion speller of Fulton county at a spelling match conducted in the court room of the old county court house. Her memory of these times was very keen and in late years she has dictated about 30 stories of early day incidents, recalling Civil war happenings, family events, spelling matches and other neighborhood happenings.
In 1875 she became the wife of David Parker ELLIOTT, and to them four children were born: Clara Belle SMALLES and Hugh [ELLIOTT], both deceased; Ruth JESSEN of La Canada, Calif., and Frances HENDRICKSON of Wayne township. There are two grandchildren, Margaret [HENDRICKSON] and George HENDRICKSON and a number of nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Elliott has been a member of the Presbyterian church all of her life and in point of years was the oldest member of the Rochester church. As long as her health permitted she was active in church work.
Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Rochester Presbyterian church and interment will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery. The body will lie in state at the church from 1:30 to 2:30 Friday afternoon and prior to that time the body will repose at the Florance HENDRICKSON home near Kewanna.
SOURCE:
Fulton County Indiana Obituaries - 1944
by Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh
Wednesday, May 3, 1944
Margaret Elliott
Mrs. Margaret ELLIOTT, one of the pioneer residents of Fulton county, passed away a few moments after midnight Wednesday morning at the Ewing nursing home in this city. Death resulted from complications following an illness of several months' duration.
Mrs. Elliott has enjoyed good health most of her life with the exception of the last few years. For 20 years, except for visits to California, she had resided with her daugher, Mrs. Florance HENDRICKSON. Due to her frail condition she came to the Ewing home in December, 1942.
While a resident of Rochester Mrs. Elliott and family resided in their own home on the northwest corner of 13th and Jefferson streets for a long number of years. The deceased had a host of friends throughout Rochester and the western section of Fulton county.
Mrs. Margaret Elliott [Margaret McCAUGHEY] was born May 16, 1851, in Wayne township, Fulton county, the third of ten children born to David and Lavina EDGAR McCAUGHEY. She was the last survivor of that family. More than 50 yers of her life was spent in Wayne township and for more than 25 years she was a resident of Rochester.
Former School Teacher
Mrs. Elliott was educated in "the little red school house" and among her school masters were Joseph SLICK, late of Kewanna, and the late Enoch MYERS, who for years was a prominent attorney of Rochester. For several years she was a teacher in the schools of Fulton county. One year she became champion speller of Fulton county at a spelling match conducted in the court room of the old county court house. Her memory of these times was very keen and in late years she has dictated about 30 stories of early day incidents, recalling Civil war happenings, family events, spelling matches and other neighborhood happenings.
In 1875 she became the wife of David Parker ELLIOTT, and to them four children were born: Clara Belle SMALLES and Hugh [ELLIOTT], both deceased; Ruth JESSEN of La Canada, Calif., and Frances HENDRICKSON of Wayne township. There are two grandchildren, Margaret [HENDRICKSON] and George HENDRICKSON and a number of nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Elliott has been a member of the Presbyterian church all of her life and in point of years was the oldest member of the Rochester church. As long as her health permitted she was active in church work.
Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Rochester Presbyterian church and interment will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery. The body will lie in state at the church from 1:30 to 2:30 Friday afternoon and prior to that time the body will repose at the Florance HENDRICKSON home near Kewanna.
SOURCE:
Fulton County Indiana Obituaries - 1944
by Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh
Published in The Rochester News-Sentinel
Wednesday, May 3, 1944
Margaret Elliott
Mrs. Margaret ELLIOTT, one of the pioneer residents of Fulton county, passed away a few moments after midnight Wednesday morning at the Ewing nursing home in this city. Death resulted from complications following an illness of several months' duration.
Mrs. Elliott has enjoyed good health most of her life with the exception of the last few years. For 20 years, except for visits to California, she had resided with her daugher, Mrs. Florance HENDRICKSON. Due to her frail condition she came to the Ewing home in December, 1942.
While a resident of Rochester Mrs. Elliott and family resided in their own home on the northwest corner of 13th and Jefferson streets for a long number of years. The deceased had a host of friends throughout Rochester and the western section of Fulton county.
Mrs. Margaret Elliott [Margaret McCAUGHEY] was born May 16, 1851, in Wayne township, Fulton county, the third of ten children born to David and Lavina EDGAR McCAUGHEY. She was the last survivor of that family. More than 50 yers of her life was spent in Wayne township and for more than 25 years she was a resident of Rochester.
Former School Teacher
Mrs. Elliott was educated in "the little red school house" and among her school masters were Joseph SLICK, late of Kewanna, and the late Enoch MYERS, who for years was a prominent attorney of Rochester. For several years she was a teacher in the schools of Fulton county. One year she became champion speller of Fulton county at a spelling match conducted in the court room of the old county court house. Her memory of these times was very keen and in late years she has dictated about 30 stories of early day incidents, recalling Civil war happenings, family events, spelling matches and other neighborhood happenings.
In 1875 she became the wife of David Parker ELLIOTT, and to them four children were born: Clara Belle SMALLES and Hugh [ELLIOTT], both deceased; Ruth JESSEN of La Canada, Calif., and Frances HENDRICKSON of Wayne township. There are two grandchildren, Margaret [HENDRICKSON] and George HENDRICKSON and a number of nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Elliott has been a member of the Presbyterian church all of her life and in point of years was the oldest member of the Rochester church. As long as her health permitted she was active in church work.
Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Rochester Presbyterian church and interment will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery. The body will lie in state at the church from 1:30 to 2:30 Friday afternoon and prior to that time the body will repose at the Florance HENDRICKSON home near Kewanna.
SOURCE:
Fulton County Indiana Obituaries - 1944
by Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh
Wednesday, May 3, 1944
Margaret Elliott
Mrs. Margaret ELLIOTT, one of the pioneer residents of Fulton county, passed away a few moments after midnight Wednesday morning at the Ewing nursing home in this city. Death resulted from complications following an illness of several months' duration.
Mrs. Elliott has enjoyed good health most of her life with the exception of the last few years. For 20 years, except for visits to California, she had resided with her daugher, Mrs. Florance HENDRICKSON. Due to her frail condition she came to the Ewing home in December, 1942.
While a resident of Rochester Mrs. Elliott and family resided in their own home on the northwest corner of 13th and Jefferson streets for a long number of years. The deceased had a host of friends throughout Rochester and the western section of Fulton county.
Mrs. Margaret Elliott [Margaret McCAUGHEY] was born May 16, 1851, in Wayne township, Fulton county, the third of ten children born to David and Lavina EDGAR McCAUGHEY. She was the last survivor of that family. More than 50 yers of her life was spent in Wayne township and for more than 25 years she was a resident of Rochester.
Former School Teacher
Mrs. Elliott was educated in "the little red school house" and among her school masters were Joseph SLICK, late of Kewanna, and the late Enoch MYERS, who for years was a prominent attorney of Rochester. For several years she was a teacher in the schools of Fulton county. One year she became champion speller of Fulton county at a spelling match conducted in the court room of the old county court house. Her memory of these times was very keen and in late years she has dictated about 30 stories of early day incidents, recalling Civil war happenings, family events, spelling matches and other neighborhood happenings.
In 1875 she became the wife of David Parker ELLIOTT, and to them four children were born: Clara Belle SMALLES and Hugh [ELLIOTT], both deceased; Ruth JESSEN of La Canada, Calif., and Frances HENDRICKSON of Wayne township. There are two grandchildren, Margaret [HENDRICKSON] and George HENDRICKSON and a number of nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Elliott has been a member of the Presbyterian church all of her life and in point of years was the oldest member of the Rochester church. As long as her health permitted she was active in church work.
Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Rochester Presbyterian church and interment will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery. The body will lie in state at the church from 1:30 to 2:30 Friday afternoon and prior to that time the body will repose at the Florance HENDRICKSON home near Kewanna.
SOURCE:
Fulton County Indiana Obituaries - 1944
by Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh
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