Booth, Louisa (Johnson) 1823 – 1896

BOOTH, JOHNSON, JENKS, BATHEN, CHRISTENSON, MOREY, MITCHELL

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 5/22/2024 at 16:07:23

Iowa Plain Dealer June 23, 1896, LP, C3

Obituary.
Friday, a. m. a delayed telegram announced that Mrs. M. Booth died last Thursday evening, of heart failure, at Alden, Minn.
We noticed in last week’s paper that Mrs. Booth had gone to Alden, to visit her children, Frank, Fred and Mrs. Jenks and their families.
On Thursday the relatives all visited at Frank’s. Mrs. Booth remarked she had not felt better since she left home. After tea all went to the drug store as “mother” wanted to see how Frank was situated in his new “brick” erected since the fire. While there she said she had a bad feeling in her throat and as a storm was threatening she was taken to the residence of her youngest child, Fred, to stay that night. The bad feeling intensified to pain and settled in her chest. She said she had had it many times. Her usual remedies were applied and the family physician sent for but in a few moments she fell back on the couch, dead.
Louisa Johnson was born August 31, 1823, in Chautauqua county N. Y., near Fredonia. She was married to Moses Booth, May 24, 1841, at Westfield. They settled in Erie county, Pa. Each united with the M. E. church in 1846. Came to Iowa in 1856, and on the 15th of June camped near the place where the old home now stands in New Oregon township.
Six sons and six daughters came to maturity before the number was lessened by death which came to Mrs. Hattie Bathen three years ago.
The funeral services were held in Cresco, at her home, on the afternoon of the 20th, conducted by Rev. G. W. Fall. Nine of the eleven remaining children were present, viz: The three mentioned at Alden, Messdames Christenson and Morey of Fulda, Minn. and Dr. C. Edward Booth of Minneapolis; Mrs. Mitchell and Messrs. John and I. J. Booth of Cresco. The remains were interred at Oak Lawn cemetery.
She was loved best by these who knew her best. Ever kindly to all solicitous for the welfare of others. She made an ideal neighbor and mother. Rev. Fall who has known her intimately for many years, touchingly referred to these excellent qualities and hoped her pure, unselfish, christian life would ever be an example to her children and grand-children.

Oak Lawn Cemetery
 

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