FRUSH, Mary SHEPHERD 1810 - 1904

FRUSH, SHEPHERD, MOORE, SPENCER, FREEMAN, ANDERSON, MCELDERRY, QUILLEN

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 5/15/2022 at 18:46:00

"The Fairfield Ledger"
Wednesday, March 9th, 1904
Page 6, Column 3

Was Fairfield's Oldest Woman.

It is probable that Mrs. Mary SHEPHERD FRUSH, who died in this city Fri-Fairfield. She was born in Jefferson day, was the oldest woman in county, O., (sic) August 4th, 1810, and was in the ninety-fourth year of her age. Miss SHEPHERD was married near the place of her birth, November 5th, 1829, to Henry FRUSH. They reared a family of eleven children, ten of whom are living. One son, George, died in 1870. The others are Mrs. Amanda MOORE, Zarah, Kan.; Mrs. B. E. SPENCER, Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs. Eugene FREEMAN and Mrs. Mary R. ANDERSON, Paola, Kan.; Mrs. John R. McELDERRY, Mrs. J. W. QUILLEN, Miss Sarah, William and John H. FRUSH of this city ; and James W. FRUSH of Anaconda, Mon. Mrs. FRUSH had thirty living grandchildren and twenty-two great-grandchildren, or sixty-two descendants. The family came to this county in 1850 and a year later located on a farm just northeast of the city, which was its home for many years. The parents came to Fairfield in 1869, and the father died here August 23d (sic - 22d), 1874. Mrs. FRUSH became a member of the Methodist Episcopal church in young womanhood and held an unbroken connection with that denomination for seventy years. She was undoubtedly the oldest member of the congregation in this city. During her long life here Mrs. FRUSH was greatly beloved for her womanly virtues, her devotion to family and friends, her christian character. The body was interred in this city Monday, funeral services being conducted by Rev. Thos. Osborn and Rev. Alex. Corkey. All the children except the son who lives in Montana were present.

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"Jefferson County Republican"
Friday, March 11, 1904
Page 5, Columns 3 and 4

Mrs. Mary FRUSH Dead.

Mrs. Mary FRUSH died at her home in this city last Friday. Funeral services were conducted Monday morning at 10:30 by Rev. Osborn, of the M. E. church. Deceased was a faithful member of this church for 70 years and was probably the oldest person in the county, being ninety-three years of age.

Mary SHEPHERD was born in Jefferson county, Ohio, Aug. 4, 1810, and was married to Henry FRUSH in 1829, who preceded her the spirit land by several years. They came to Jefferson county in 1851, and lived on a farm two miles north of town until later in life they moved to Fairfield to enjoy the comforts which a city affords. Mr. and Mrs. FRUSH were the parents of ten children, who with thirty grandchildren and twenty-three great grandchildren remain to mourn her death. The bereaved ramily (sic) have the sympathy of a large circle of friends, for all who knew Mrs. FRUSH loved her.

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"The Fairfield Tribune"
Wednesday, March 16, 1904
Page 7, Column 4

Mrs. Mary ANDERSON and Mrs. Amanda MOORE departed for their respective homes at Paola, Kans., and Kansas City, Mo., having been called here recently by the death of their mother, the late Mrs. Mary FRUSH.

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Note: Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, IA, in Lot Old.P.354 with husband Henry.