Mrs. Mary Jane Griffin Weatherly

GRIFFIN, WEATHERLY

Posted By: Rebecca Foster (email)
Date: 8/22/2015 at 17:07:22

The following obituary will be of interest to many of our readers. Mrs. Weatherly was well known here. Mary Jane Griffln was born in Sweetwater county, Tenn., Feb. 23, 1850. At the age of fourteen she lived with her parents to Illinois. She was married to James Weatherly Dec, 31, 1867, at Tuscola, Ill. To this union were horn eight children, two of them dying in infancy. In the year 1882, she, with her husband, moved to Crawford county where they resided eight years, when they returned to Illinois, where they stayed until August, 1901, when they removed to Lebanon, Ind. Her husband: died, there January 1, 1914, since which time she has lived with her: daughter, Mrs. Tremaine, at Whitestown, Ind. She departed this life March .24, 1915, aged 65 years, 1 month and. 1 day. She is survived by her-aged .father, J. H. Griffin of this place, six daughters, four brothers and .seven grandchildren. Interment was made at Lebanon. We extend our sincere sympathy to the bereaved relatives.

Source: The Denison Review, Denison, Crawford, Ia., 07 Apr 1915.