RAMSAY, Elizabeth E. (McCOMB) 1827-1862

RAMSAY, MCCOMB

Posted By: Jane Adams (email)
Date: 11/8/2005 at 19:48:33

"The Fairfield Ledger"
Thursday, February 6, 1862
Page 3, Column 1.

A COINCIDENCE:

About the time the scholars of the Presbyterian Sunday School were departing from the church the bell was tolling for the death of the wife of Mr. Mungo RAMSAY. As the scholars were leaving the Church at Libertyville a funeral cortege took possesion (sic) of it, to hear a sermon preached over the remains of Mr. Matthew Harris - Verily, in the midst of life we are surrounded by death.

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"The Fairfield Ledger"
Thursday, February 20, 1862
Page 3, Column 3.

DIED - Near Fairfield, Tuesday, February 2d 1862 (sic), Mrs. Elizabeth E. RAMSAY.

The deceased was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, June 8th, 1827. In the year 1844 she came with her parents - John and Mary McCOMBS (sic) - to Jefferson county, Iowa. On the 16th of January, 1846, she united with the Presbyterian Church of Fairfield. On the 20th of August 1847 she was married to Mr. Mungo RAMSAY. Though modest and retiring, her character and conduct were such as became the Gospel of Jesus Christ - Kind and social in her intercourse with her neighbors and friends, yet to her there was no spot as attractive as home. During the first part of the protracted sufferings whereof she died, she complained that she had not that peace and joy in her soul to which she had been accustomed in days gone by. Like the spouse of old, she sought Him whom her soul loved, and soon He revealed himself to her the chief among ten thousand, the one altogether lovely. About two weeks before she died her peace and joy flowed in like a river. Soon after she said in hearing of the writer: "For eleven weeks past I suffered excruciating pain every hour yet last night was the happiest night I ever spent." She seemed never so happy as when her friends were around her bed, celebrating the praises of her Redeemer. Her daily language was:

"Come sing to me of Heaven,
For I'm about to die;
Sing songs of holy extacy,
To waft my soul on high."

Shortly before her death she seemed to obtain a view of those celestial spirits so soon to be her convoy to her bright home above, and gave utterances to the sentiment so beautifully expressed by another

"Bright angels are from glory come;
They're in my bed, they're in my room,
They wait to waft my spirit home;
All is well. All is well."

To the many kind friends and neighbors who attended her during her illness she gave her warmest thanks, kindly and affectionately urging them to meet her in heaven, and feverently imploring upon them God's richest blessing. In calm resignation to the will of God she bade her affectionate husband and seven helpless children farewell, commanding them to that blessed Saviour in whom she had believed. She frequently gave utterance to the petition, "Come Lord Jesus, come quickly." On the morning of Tuesday February 3d, the desire of her heart was granted, and she was conveyed to the presence of that Savior "whom not having seen she Loved." Never before did I see more clearly the value of the religion of Jesus Christ - not only robbing death of its terrors but filling the soul with joy unspeakable and full of glory. Let my last end be here.

R.H.

This data has been transcribed for genealogical purposes; I am not related to the subject.