Mrs. John Wilcox (died 1892)

WILCOX

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 6/29/2009 at 07:10:06

Jackson Sentinel, March 10, 1892.

DIED-

MRS. JOHN WILCOX died at her home on Second Street, Maquoketa, Iowa, March 7th, 1892. The health of our sister had been poor for some years, but she kept about her work until recently, gradually failing, until Monday evening she “fell asleep.” The deceased was born in Plattsburg, Clinton County, New York, removed to Canada and subsequently to Jackson County, Iowa. The latter journey was begun February 15, 1840, and accomplished in a wagon without delay or accident. Mrs. Wilcox was the mother of eight children, five boys and three girls, six of whom, with their aged father, survive to mourn their loss. Yet they mourn not as those without hope: at the age of nineteen she made a public profession of faith in Christ, uniting with the Baptist Church, a relation that has been continued until she was called above. Especial sympathy is felt for father Wilcox, now eighty-four years old, having lived most happily with this the wife of his youth, since January 4, 1835. The funeral took place at the Buckhorn Church, near their former home and interment at the cemetery near the church. Rev. M. J. Sigler conducted the services.

John Wilcox Gravestone
 

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