Templeman, Anna H. (Brown) 1833 - 1894

TEMPLEMAN, TEMPLETON, BROWN, GREEN, LLOYD

Posted By: Reid R. Johnson (email)
Date: 2/8/2022 at 12:22:41

Elkader Register, Thur., 11 Jan. 1894.

Mrs. Anna H. Brown Templeton*, wife of Thomas Templeton, was born in Whittlesea, Cambridgeshire, England, May 8th, 1833, died at her home in Elkader, Iowa, Jan. 4th, 1894, surrounded by the members of her own little family, who had administered to her every want so lovingly, during her brief illness. So quietly did the breath of life depart, and so gently did the spirit wing itself Heavenward, that had not her daughter and her husband stood beside her they would not have known when dissolution of soul and body occurred. A most beautiful close to such a life as hers full of usefulness and love. She had no regret, for quitting this life, save for the future welfare of her loved ones here. She was one of a large family the members of which upon reaching maturity were widely separated. She never tired of talking of the dear ones left behind her in dear Old England.

One beloved sister emigrated to Australia and from thence to Canada, and there the angle of Death claimed her for his own before she had assertained the whereabouts of her sister who were in Iowa. One sweet sister whose threads of life were cruelly snapped asunder while yet a young girl lies buried under the green turf of Mother England. Her only brother offered himself a sacrifice upon his country's alter and yielded up his life in the Crimean War. Two other loved sisters are still living in the Mother Country. Mrs. Daniel Green, an idolized sister who had preceded Mrs. Templeton to the New World, who has always lived near her, died but a few short years ago, and the announcement of her death gave to Mrs. Templeton such a severe shock that she never recovered from it. She never ceased to grieve for the favorite sister Mary; Mr. and Mrs. Templeton were married March 7th, 1853 at her native place and the following September embarked for America, going direct to Cleveland, Ohio, where her sister, Mrs. Daniel Green, then resided. They remained there until March 1855, at which time they came to Clayton County and ever since occupied the premises then located upon until last March, at which time they came to Elkader and purchased a pleasant home hoping that in their declining years they might be enabled to enjoy a little more ease than it is possible for those who live upon a farm to have. Their union was blessed by the birth of three children, two sons and one daughter. The sons who were idolized by their mother were snatched from her bosom by that dread disease diptheria while at a very tender age. The daughter, Mrs. Garner Lloyd, has always been her mothers constant companion, it often being remarked that they were more like sisters than mother and daughter. To Garner was she also devotedly attached and had her own sons lived they could not have surpassed him in kindness to her which kindness she never failed to appreciate. To all those who attended the funeral it was evident that she was held in great esteem, for there were those there who had been her neighbors and friends ever since she had been in America. Men and women bowed with their weight of years whose gray hair and furrowed cheeks admonish us that the sands of life are nearly run, risked the inclemency of the cold winter weather and rode many miles over rough roads to attest the love they have for their departed friend. And there were strong men and women too who have grown from childhood to maturity - nay some of them are on the declining side of life's journey (the writer of this among them) almost within sound of her voice, whose silent tears were shed with a feeling that she was something nearer and dearer to them than simply a neighbor. To her aged husband, who is some years her senior, left to complete his journey alone it seems almost more than he can bear. To him it now seems that there is nought worth living for. How wisely are all these things directed, by and by his grief will seem less poignant, and then will come the blessed thought that "Our loss is her gain." The daughter in her daily walks of life will continually feel the loss, but again that wisdom is made manifest by the fact that the aged father will need increased care and affection from her and her devoted husband, and by and by Time which is the holy assuasive balm for grief will enable them to say, "Whatever is, is right."

Mrs R. E. Price.

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Surname is correctly spelled TEMPLEMAN; she was wife of Thomas Templeman