GREENLEE, Martha J.

KIMSEY, GREENLEE

Posted By: Ruth Tysor (email)
Date: 6/2/2004 at 17:05:43

Martha J., Daughter of P.K. and Margaret Kimsey, was born March 11, 1850 in Crittenden county Kentucky. In the fall of 1852 she came with her parents to Fremont county and resided here continuously until her death.
She was married November 12, 1871 to William Jasper Greenlee, who lives to mourn her loss. To them were born three children; Orpheus, who died two years ago; Ewell, now in the service of his country at Norfolk, Virginia; and Mrs. William Acord, who resides in Prairie township, this county.
Mrs. Greenlee was converted and became a member of the Pleasant Grove Baptist church in 1870 and has lived a consistent christian life. During her final illness she expressed faith in her Saviour and asked her husband to meet her in the better land. She suffered much in this life, and for more than a year before her death was unable to walk. She entered into rest Sunday morning, October 13, 1918.
She was a faithful wife and loving mother. In addition to the relatives mentioned above, Mrs. Greenlee is survived by three sisters; Mrs. Elizabeth Ballinger and Mrs. Lewis Hills, who reside in Sidney, and Mrs. J.B. Lake of Battle Creek, Iowa.
Funeral services were held from the home of Mrs. L.C. Langston in East Sidney on Monday, conducted by Rev. Griffin of Hamburg. Interment in the Sidney cemetery.