Jacksonville, Illinois
Tuesday, April 22, 1879
Obituary: Waverly has lost one of its aged and respected residents, Mrs. Deatherage, wife of Killis Deatherage, Esq. She had attained the age of 73 years, and has passed most of her life in Morgan county. She first came to this county in 1828 or 1829. Of late she has been quite feeble, her declining health giving way at last and ending in death on Sunday morning, at her home, about one mile from Waverly. The funeral occurred yesterday, the body being buried in the Roger's graveyard.
Note: Killis Deatherage, referenced above, was Achilles Deatherage.
Melinda was the daughter of Rev. William Rogers and Elizabeth (Pickett) Rogers. She had a brother, Thomas Coleman Rogers who died in Shannon Co., Missouri.
Jacksonville, Illinois
Tuesday, April 22, 1879
Obituary: Waverly has lost one of its aged and respected residents, Mrs. Deatherage, wife of Killis Deatherage, Esq. She had attained the age of 73 years, and has passed most of her life in Morgan county. She first came to this county in 1828 or 1829. Of late she has been quite feeble, her declining health giving way at last and ending in death on Sunday morning, at her home, about one mile from Waverly. The funeral occurred yesterday, the body being buried in the Roger's graveyard.
Note: Killis Deatherage, referenced above, was Achilles Deatherage.
Melinda was the daughter of Rev. William Rogers and Elizabeth (Pickett) Rogers. She had a brother, Thomas Coleman Rogers who died in Shannon Co., Missouri.
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