GIFT, Adam and Sarah

GIFT

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 1/24/2007 at 15:49:24

"Fairfield Ledger", March 12, 1868, Pg. 3, Col. 4

OBITUARY of Adam GIFT, who died suddenly, at his residence in Cedar Township, Jefferson county, Iowa, Jan. 18, 1868, in the 73d year of his age; and wife, Sarah GIFT, who died Feb. 26, 1868, aged 66 years and 2 months.

For the last 15 years they have resided in this county, having moved from Allegany Co., Md., in the fall of 1852. By their characteristic integrity and unassuming deportment in life, they secured the esteem of a circle of friends who offer their heart-felt sympathy to the family and relatives, in this their double bereavement. They were both members of the Methodist Protestant Church, and of their death we can say they died as they had lived, giving hope of a blessed immortality beyond the tomb.

“Their mission on earth is done,
Their battle fought, their victory won,
Their life work o’er.
The span of life’s allotment filled,
The wheels of life together stilled,
They’ve gone before.”

*Transcribed for genealogy purposes; I have no relation to the person(s) mentioned.

[Note: The above obituary is a more complete version of one posted by another volunteer -- see this link for the abbreviated obituary ~ http://iagenweb.org/boards/jefferson/obituaries/index.cgi?review=64980 .]