Jane Barhite Ketchum 1812-1898

BARHITE, WINTER, BURLING, MOODY, KETCHUM, BREED

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Date: 3/23/2010 at 22:16:36

Jane Barhite was born In Albany,
N.Y., in 1812. At the age of 15 she was
married to Niagra Winter in Sycamore,
N. Y., and was left a widow in 1846.
In 1849 she was married to E. R.
Ketchum in Chicago, Ill. In 1857 they
removed to Fayette Co., Iowa, where
they lived until 1885, when they removed
to Long Pine, Nebraska, where they
remained three years when they removed
to Postville, Iowa, and became
members of the family of their daughter,
Mrs. Burling, where Mr. Ketchum
died in 1896. While in Nebraska, Mrs.
Ketchum contracted the inflammatory
rheumatism, which rendered her an
invalid for the remainder of her life.
Her health had been such the past two
winters that it was feared she could not
survive another winter in Iowa, so in
December Mrs. Burling took her to
Crossville, Tenn., to spend the winter
with her daughter. Mrs. Moody. At
first the change seemed beneficial, but
about the 10th of February her strength
began to fail and she sank rapidly until
her death, which occurred February
16th. She leaves surviving Mrs. Breed
and Mr. Winter, of California, children
of her first marriage, and Mrs. Burling,
of Postville, Iowa, and Mrs. Moody, of
Crossville, Tennessee, children of her
second marriage, besides three stepdaughters
and four step-sons. The remains
Were temporarily interred in
Crossville, Tennessee, but will be removed
to Postville, lown.

Postville Review - 25 Feb 1898