PRINCE, Jennie Louise ROOT 1871 - 1956

PRINCE, ROOT, MAXWELL, JUNKIN, KELLER

Posted By: Richard K. Thompson (email)
Date: 2/6/2011 at 09:39:25

Fairfield Ia. Ledger
Tuesday June 26, 1956

Mrs. Jennie PRINCE Critically Ill

Mrs. Jennie PRINCE of Beckwith is in critical condition at Jefferson County hospital where she was taken Saturday. She has been ill at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur KELLER, 304 E. Kirkwood, for several months.

Leonard PRINCE of Massena, N.Y. arrived this morning to be with his mother. Mrs. PRINCE has been a correspondent of The Daily Ledger for almost 65 years.

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Fairfield Daily Ledger
Wednesday June 27, 1956

Veteran Ledger Correspondent Dies

Mrs. Jennie Louise ROOT PRINCE, 84, long-time news correspondent for The Ledger, died Tuesday at 5 p.m. at the Jefferson County hospital. She had been in failing health since January.

Mrs. PRINCE entered the hospital Saturday after suffering a coronory thrombosis at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Arthur KELLER, 304 E. Kirkwood St.

Mrs. PRINCE wrote news of the Beckwith community for 67 years, making her one of the nation's oldest newspaper correspondents in point of service. She began writing news in 1889, when W.W. JUNKIN was Ledger editor and publisher, and continued to submit items by telephone even after her health failed.

Last rites will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Weston Behner Funeral home in charge of the Rev. Marion Shupe. Burial will be in Bethesda cemetery.

Mrs. PRINCE was born Oct. 11, 1871 in Defiance, Ohio, the daughter of Alanson C. and Elizabeth MAXWELL ROOT. She moved with her parents to the Beckwith comunity (sic. community) at the age of one and had resided in Jefferson county since.

She was married to J.E. PRNICE (sic. John Eugene PRINCE) Aug. 25, 1898. They lived on a farm in Black Hawk township until 1911 when they moved to the family home east of Fairfield. PRINCE died May 15, 1942.

Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. KELLER, and four sons, Leonard H. PRINCE, Massena, N.Y.; Paul PRINCE, Route 1; and Glenn and Raymond PRINCE, at home. Ten grandchildren and two great grandchildren also survive.

Mrs. Prince was a member of the Bethesda Methodist church.

* Transcribed for genealogy purposes. I am not directly related to the person(s) mentioned, but they are on my family tree of Jefferson county connections.

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