Washington News, Washington, IL, Thursday, October 31, pg. 1, cols. 2-3
A PIONEER GONE
Death of Mrs. Asenath H. Scott at a Ripe Old Age.
The funeral of Mrs. Asenath H. Scott of this city brought out a large concourse of her friends and relatives at 10:30 on Tuesday. It was held at the home of son-in-law, Mr. G. W. Tobias. The sermon was by Rev. John Wilkinson of the M. E. Church, with Dr. Cornelison of the Presbyterian church assisting. The text was from Deuteronomy 32:31. The pall bearers were: Henry Denhart, Isaac Kern, H. W. Gove, Alexander Heiple, S. Y. Weiser and La Fayette Birkett. Mrs. Scott was one of the pioneer residents of the county and was a woman of exemplary Christian character. Her husband, the late J. Randolph Scott, was a man of great force of character and utterly fearless in the discharge of duty. He was an anti-slavery man before the war and risked much and endured persecution in assisting slaves to escape to Canada.
The following sketch of the life of Mrs. Scott was read by Rev. John Wilkinson:
Asenath Hicks, daughter of Asa and Anna Hicks, was born near Barnsville, Belmont county, Ohio, April 8, 1820. She, with the family, moved to Tremont, Tazewell county, in 1837, coming to Washington in 1843, where she has since resided. Her father's death, caused by an accident while enroute to Illinois, left her mother with ten children to rear and many hardships to endure incident to a pioneer life. Amid these vicissitudes she ever leaned on the strong arm of this daughter for assistance in maintaining the family, and nobly did she fulfill her part until her marriage to J. Randolph Scott on November 25, 1847, with whom she lived happily nearly 47 years, he having preceded her to the better land 7 years ago.
In the home, the same spirit of energy and faithfulness pervaded her life; ever faithful to duty, loyal to home and friends and commanding the utmost respect and esteem of all who knew her. She was especially fond of little children, who were always greeted with a smile and a kind word. Until her marriage, she was a member of the Orthodox Quaker church and during her life was true to Christ and her religious faith.
To her and her husband were born seven children, of whom five remain to mourn her loss: Quincy A. of Corydon, Iowa, Lincoln R. of Denver, Col., William G. of Peoria, and Mrs. G. W. Tobias and Miss Emma Scott of Washington, all of whom, excepting Lincoln R., were present at the bedside of their mother in her last sickness; also her brother, Asa Hicks, of Minier and her sisters, Mrs. O. B. Judson of Galesburg and Mrs. O. M. Bartlett and her daughter, Louise of Alexis.
Mrs. Scott received her summons to enter into rest at 6:30 o'clock Monday morning, October 28, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. G. W. Tobias (with whom she lived after removing from the farm where she had spent 49 years of her life) after a protracted illness of six weeks, during which she bore her sufferings, which at times were intense, with great fortitude and patience, expressing to those about her a desire to live, but assuring them she had no fear of death. She was much impressed by the fading leaves, they serving as a reminder of the brevity of life. Expressive of this thought she quoted these lines:
"And when another autumn strips the summer leaves away,
Shall silence sit upon the lips that breathe and move today."
The closing scene was painless, like the slow going out of a burned-down candle, and for hours before the end came she was unconscious.
Thus one by one the old landmarks in Washington are passing away, and but few of those connected with the early history of the town are left.
Friend after friend departs;
Who hath not lost a friend?
There is no union here of hearts
That find not here an end.
Beyond the flight of time,
Beyond this vale of death,
There surely is some blessed clime
Where life is not a breath.
There is a world above,
Where parting is unknown;
A whole eternity of love,
Formed for the good of love,
Formed for the good alone.
Thus star by star declines,
Till all are passed away;
Nor sink those stars in empty night,
They hide themselves in heaven's own light.
A PIONEER GONE
Death of Mrs. Asenath H. Scott at a Ripe Old Age.
The funeral of Mrs. Asenath H. Scott of this city brought out a large concourse of her friends and relatives at 10:30 on Tuesday. It was held at the home of son-in-law, Mr. G. W. Tobias. The sermon was by Rev. John Wilkinson of the M. E. Church, with Dr. Cornelison of the Presbyterian church assisting. The text was from Deuteronomy 32:31. The pall bearers were: Henry Denhart, Isaac Kern, H. W. Gove, Alexander Heiple, S. Y. Weiser and La Fayette Birkett. Mrs. Scott was one of the pioneer residents of the county and was a woman of exemplary Christian character. Her husband, the late J. Randolph Scott, was a man of great force of character and utterly fearless in the discharge of duty. He was an anti-slavery man before the war and risked much and endured persecution in assisting slaves to escape to Canada.
The following sketch of the life of Mrs. Scott was read by Rev. John Wilkinson:
Asenath Hicks, daughter of Asa and Anna Hicks, was born near Barnsville, Belmont county, Ohio, April 8, 1820. She, with the family, moved to Tremont, Tazewell county, in 1837, coming to Washington in 1843, where she has since resided. Her father's death, caused by an accident while enroute to Illinois, left her mother with ten children to rear and many hardships to endure incident to a pioneer life. Amid these vicissitudes she ever leaned on the strong arm of this daughter for assistance in maintaining the family, and nobly did she fulfill her part until her marriage to J. Randolph Scott on November 25, 1847, with whom she lived happily nearly 47 years, he having preceded her to the better land 7 years ago.
In the home, the same spirit of energy and faithfulness pervaded her life; ever faithful to duty, loyal to home and friends and commanding the utmost respect and esteem of all who knew her. She was especially fond of little children, who were always greeted with a smile and a kind word. Until her marriage, she was a member of the Orthodox Quaker church and during her life was true to Christ and her religious faith.
To her and her husband were born seven children, of whom five remain to mourn her loss: Quincy A. of Corydon, Iowa, Lincoln R. of Denver, Col., William G. of Peoria, and Mrs. G. W. Tobias and Miss Emma Scott of Washington, all of whom, excepting Lincoln R., were present at the bedside of their mother in her last sickness; also her brother, Asa Hicks, of Minier and her sisters, Mrs. O. B. Judson of Galesburg and Mrs. O. M. Bartlett and her daughter, Louise of Alexis.
Mrs. Scott received her summons to enter into rest at 6:30 o'clock Monday morning, October 28, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. G. W. Tobias (with whom she lived after removing from the farm where she had spent 49 years of her life) after a protracted illness of six weeks, during which she bore her sufferings, which at times were intense, with great fortitude and patience, expressing to those about her a desire to live, but assuring them she had no fear of death. She was much impressed by the fading leaves, they serving as a reminder of the brevity of life. Expressive of this thought she quoted these lines:
"And when another autumn strips the summer leaves away,
Shall silence sit upon the lips that breathe and move today."
The closing scene was painless, like the slow going out of a burned-down candle, and for hours before the end came she was unconscious.
Thus one by one the old landmarks in Washington are passing away, and but few of those connected with the early history of the town are left.
Friend after friend departs;
Who hath not lost a friend?
There is no union here of hearts
That find not here an end.
Beyond the flight of time,
Beyond this vale of death,
There surely is some blessed clime
Where life is not a breath.
There is a world above,
Where parting is unknown;
A whole eternity of love,
Formed for the good of love,
Formed for the good alone.
Thus star by star declines,
Till all are passed away;
Nor sink those stars in empty night,
They hide themselves in heaven's own light.
Washington News, Washington, IL, Thursday, October 31, pg. 1, cols. 2-3
A PIONEER GONE
Death of Mrs. Asenath H. Scott at a Ripe Old Age.
The funeral of Mrs. Asenath H. Scott of this city brought out a large concourse of her friends and relatives at 10:30 on Tuesday. It was held at the home of son-in-law, Mr. G. W. Tobias. The sermon was by Rev. John Wilkinson of the M. E. Church, with Dr. Cornelison of the Presbyterian church assisting. The text was from Deuteronomy 32:31. The pall bearers were: Henry Denhart, Isaac Kern, H. W. Gove, Alexander Heiple, S. Y. Weiser and La Fayette Birkett. Mrs. Scott was one of the pioneer residents of the county and was a woman of exemplary Christian character. Her husband, the late J. Randolph Scott, was a man of great force of character and utterly fearless in the discharge of duty. He was an anti-slavery man before the war and risked much and endured persecution in assisting slaves to escape to Canada.
The following sketch of the life of Mrs. Scott was read by Rev. John Wilkinson:
Asenath Hicks, daughter of Asa and Anna Hicks, was born near Barnsville, Belmont county, Ohio, April 8, 1820. She, with the family, moved to Tremont, Tazewell county, in 1837, coming to Washington in 1843, where she has since resided. Her father's death, caused by an accident while enroute to Illinois, left her mother with ten children to rear and many hardships to endure incident to a pioneer life. Amid these vicissitudes she ever leaned on the strong arm of this daughter for assistance in maintaining the family, and nobly did she fulfill her part until her marriage to J. Randolph Scott on November 25, 1847, with whom she lived happily nearly 47 years, he having preceded her to the better land 7 years ago.
In the home, the same spirit of energy and faithfulness pervaded her life; ever faithful to duty, loyal to home and friends and commanding the utmost respect and esteem of all who knew her. She was especially fond of little children, who were always greeted with a smile and a kind word. Until her marriage, she was a member of the Orthodox Quaker church and during her life was true to Christ and her religious faith.
To her and her husband were born seven children, of whom five remain to mourn her loss: Quincy A. of Corydon, Iowa, Lincoln R. of Denver, Col., William G. of Peoria, and Mrs. G. W. Tobias and Miss Emma Scott of Washington, all of whom, excepting Lincoln R., were present at the bedside of their mother in her last sickness; also her brother, Asa Hicks, of Minier and her sisters, Mrs. O. B. Judson of Galesburg and Mrs. O. M. Bartlett and her daughter, Louise of Alexis.
Mrs. Scott received her summons to enter into rest at 6:30 o'clock Monday morning, October 28, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. G. W. Tobias (with whom she lived after removing from the farm where she had spent 49 years of her life) after a protracted illness of six weeks, during which she bore her sufferings, which at times were intense, with great fortitude and patience, expressing to those about her a desire to live, but assuring them she had no fear of death. She was much impressed by the fading leaves, they serving as a reminder of the brevity of life. Expressive of this thought she quoted these lines:
"And when another autumn strips the summer leaves away,
Shall silence sit upon the lips that breathe and move today."
The closing scene was painless, like the slow going out of a burned-down candle, and for hours before the end came she was unconscious.
Thus one by one the old landmarks in Washington are passing away, and but few of those connected with the early history of the town are left.
Friend after friend departs;
Who hath not lost a friend?
There is no union here of hearts
That find not here an end.
Beyond the flight of time,
Beyond this vale of death,
There surely is some blessed clime
Where life is not a breath.
There is a world above,
Where parting is unknown;
A whole eternity of love,
Formed for the good of love,
Formed for the good alone.
Thus star by star declines,
Till all are passed away;
Nor sink those stars in empty night,
They hide themselves in heaven's own light.
A PIONEER GONE
Death of Mrs. Asenath H. Scott at a Ripe Old Age.
The funeral of Mrs. Asenath H. Scott of this city brought out a large concourse of her friends and relatives at 10:30 on Tuesday. It was held at the home of son-in-law, Mr. G. W. Tobias. The sermon was by Rev. John Wilkinson of the M. E. Church, with Dr. Cornelison of the Presbyterian church assisting. The text was from Deuteronomy 32:31. The pall bearers were: Henry Denhart, Isaac Kern, H. W. Gove, Alexander Heiple, S. Y. Weiser and La Fayette Birkett. Mrs. Scott was one of the pioneer residents of the county and was a woman of exemplary Christian character. Her husband, the late J. Randolph Scott, was a man of great force of character and utterly fearless in the discharge of duty. He was an anti-slavery man before the war and risked much and endured persecution in assisting slaves to escape to Canada.
The following sketch of the life of Mrs. Scott was read by Rev. John Wilkinson:
Asenath Hicks, daughter of Asa and Anna Hicks, was born near Barnsville, Belmont county, Ohio, April 8, 1820. She, with the family, moved to Tremont, Tazewell county, in 1837, coming to Washington in 1843, where she has since resided. Her father's death, caused by an accident while enroute to Illinois, left her mother with ten children to rear and many hardships to endure incident to a pioneer life. Amid these vicissitudes she ever leaned on the strong arm of this daughter for assistance in maintaining the family, and nobly did she fulfill her part until her marriage to J. Randolph Scott on November 25, 1847, with whom she lived happily nearly 47 years, he having preceded her to the better land 7 years ago.
In the home, the same spirit of energy and faithfulness pervaded her life; ever faithful to duty, loyal to home and friends and commanding the utmost respect and esteem of all who knew her. She was especially fond of little children, who were always greeted with a smile and a kind word. Until her marriage, she was a member of the Orthodox Quaker church and during her life was true to Christ and her religious faith.
To her and her husband were born seven children, of whom five remain to mourn her loss: Quincy A. of Corydon, Iowa, Lincoln R. of Denver, Col., William G. of Peoria, and Mrs. G. W. Tobias and Miss Emma Scott of Washington, all of whom, excepting Lincoln R., were present at the bedside of their mother in her last sickness; also her brother, Asa Hicks, of Minier and her sisters, Mrs. O. B. Judson of Galesburg and Mrs. O. M. Bartlett and her daughter, Louise of Alexis.
Mrs. Scott received her summons to enter into rest at 6:30 o'clock Monday morning, October 28, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. G. W. Tobias (with whom she lived after removing from the farm where she had spent 49 years of her life) after a protracted illness of six weeks, during which she bore her sufferings, which at times were intense, with great fortitude and patience, expressing to those about her a desire to live, but assuring them she had no fear of death. She was much impressed by the fading leaves, they serving as a reminder of the brevity of life. Expressive of this thought she quoted these lines:
"And when another autumn strips the summer leaves away,
Shall silence sit upon the lips that breathe and move today."
The closing scene was painless, like the slow going out of a burned-down candle, and for hours before the end came she was unconscious.
Thus one by one the old landmarks in Washington are passing away, and but few of those connected with the early history of the town are left.
Friend after friend departs;
Who hath not lost a friend?
There is no union here of hearts
That find not here an end.
Beyond the flight of time,
Beyond this vale of death,
There surely is some blessed clime
Where life is not a breath.
There is a world above,
Where parting is unknown;
A whole eternity of love,
Formed for the good of love,
Formed for the good alone.
Thus star by star declines,
Till all are passed away;
Nor sink those stars in empty night,
They hide themselves in heaven's own light.
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