Hardin, Ella Duglas Ballantyne

HARDIN, BALLANTYNE

Posted By: Lorelei Rusco (email)
Date: 11/7/2011 at 12:20:11

Hardin, Ella Duglas Ballantyne –
Ella Duglas Ballantyne was born at Brooklyn, Poweshiek Co., Iowa, November 19, 1873 and died July 5, 1916, aged 42 years, 7 months and 16 days.

She married at her home in Adams county to Roscoe James Hardin February 14, 1895. She moved from Adams county to Grove Center, Taylor Co. in the spring of 1912, at which place she died.

Of this marriage four children were born. The youngest died August 22, 1914. She leaves to mourn her loss her husband and three children, Arthur, Helen and Lena, a father, mother,1 sister and 2 brothers, and a host of relatives and friends.

At the age of 15 years she joined the Presbyterian church at Corning, Iowa. In November 1914, she, with her husband and children, put her membership in with the Christian church, Blue Grove of which church she continued and earnest and active member until her death.

From February she knew she could not live long. Notwithstanding this, she went forward cheerfully and bore her pain bravely which became very severe. On the morning of the 5th she passed away.

Funeral services were held last Thursday at Blue Grove church, C. Shaw officiating and she was laid to rest in the Walnut Grove cemetery, Corning, Iowa. [poem]
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday July 13, 1916