MARY J. (SEARS) CARTER

SEARS, CARTER, SNYDER, HARPER, COONTZ

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Date: 2/5/2002 at 17:38:20

Decatur County Journal
October l, l9l4

MARY J. SEARS, daughter of DANIEL and
ELIZABETH SEARS, was born in
Macoupin County, Illinois, March 3, l830, and
departed this life
September l6, l9l4, at the home of WALTER
SNYDER, near Leon, Ia., being
at the time of her death, 84 years, 6 months
and l3 days of
age.

She, with her parents, came to Iowa in l84l
and settled on a farm near
Fairfield, Jefferson County, where she grew
to womanhood. She was united
in marriage to STEPHEN HARPER May l6, l86l,
and this union was blessed
with three children, all of whom preceded her
to the spirit world. Her
companion also dying in l866. She then made
her home with her brother,
J.J. SEARS, until her marriage to JOHN
CARTER, December 6, l870. They
settled on a farm near Franklin, where they
lived for several years,
then moved to Leon, and later to Davis City,
where they remained until
his death, September l0, l90l. She again
made her home with her brother
until the death of his wife and since that
time with her niece, MRS.
SUSIE COONTZ.
She leaves one brother, SAMUEL SEARS, and a
host of relatives and
friends.

She united with the Church of the Brethren
about l875 in which faith she
died.

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