Farrier, Arminda (Borough) 1838-1917

FARRIER, BOROUGH, MINSTER, RICHARDSON, BUSH

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Date: 2/18/2004 at 20:50:26

"Arminda Borough was born May 12, 1838 in McGupin County, Ill., and died at the home of her niece, Mrs. Howard Minster Apr. 14, 1917 age 78-11-2. She came to Iowa in early childhood with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Borough. Christian Church at Antioch. In Sept. 1875 married Louis Farrier who preceded her in death. One child, which died in infancy, but she was a mother to three other children, Rebecca Richardson and Arminda Borough, whom she took when small children and raised to womanhood, and at the death of Mrs. Richardson she took her 4 year old son Ollie Richardson and raised him to manhood. Two of these were present at her last illness, Mrs. Arminda Bush and Ollie Richardson. Leaves one brother, Bartholomew Borough of Ollie. . . . ."

Fairfield Journal
Thurs., Apr. 19, 1917, 3-3.