Van Allen, Prudence (Wilkins) 1857-1907

VAN ALLEN, VANALLEN, WILKINS, HANCOCK, ARMS

Posted By: Diana Henry Diedrich (email)
Date: 12/31/2022 at 12:31:24

Mrs. Vanallen, who was brought home from Chicago recently, by her brother Ted, passed away at the home of her parents, Mr and Mrs. Wilkins.

Deceased had been suffering from injuries received from a fall while at work in the city.
Her remains, followed by a large funeral, were laid to rest in the Trappie Cemetery Tuesday, Oct. 23.
She leaves to mourn her loss her aged parents, two sisters and one brother, to whom the sympathy of the community is extended in their brevement.
Page 4 Allamakee Journal Oct. 30, 1907

Note: The Council Hill cemetery is at times referred to as the Watson cemetery, Trappe cemetery, Kinsley cemetery or Pleasant Ridge cemetery. Probably Prudence is her given name (Thank You Sharyl Ferrall)

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Added by S. Ferrall on 1/31/22:

Van Allen, Prudence (Wilkins) 1857-1907
Upon Sunday, Oct. 20th, occurred the death of Mrs. Prudence (Wilkins) Van Allen, of Chicago, at the home of her parents eight miles east and north of Monona.

Mrs. Van Allen was born in Fenney Compton, Warwickshire, England, July 25, 1857. She came to America with her parents in May 1873. In 1886 she was married to Seth Van Allen, of Chicago, in which city they made their home. Mr. Van Allen died in June 1897. Mrs. Van Allen continued to live in Chicago, however.

A few weeks ago she fell breaking a bone of a lower limb. She was recovering from this, but other complications set in which resulted in her death on Oct. 20th, a few days after being brought to her parents home.

There are left to mourn her death, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Wilkins, her brother, T.E. Wilkins, her sister, Mrs. Ed Hancock, all these being residents of Iowa; and Mrs. Roy Arms, of Springfield, Mo., and many near relatives.

She was buried in the Pleasant Ridge cemetery. The service was conducted by Rev. B.H. Cheney, of Monona.

~Monona Leader, Thursday, October 24, 1907; pg 4

Note! She has a gravestone in the Council Hill cemetery (sometimes referred to as Pleasant Ridge cemetery & other names). The engraved dates on the stone (1851-1909) are not correct. More than likely the gravestone was placed some time after her death and possibly replaced an original stone that no longer was legible.