Mary E. (Denison) Applegate (1891)

APPLEGATE, DENISON

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Winterset Madisonian – July 10, 1891
Winterset, Iowa
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County and City

Mrs. D. Applegate, of Douglas township, a quite old lady, died at her home about ten days ago. Her sickness was of short duration, and her death was a sudden blow to the family, coming so soon after that of the husband and father, David Applegate. Mrs. Applegate was an exemplary Christian woman, a devoted wife, and a kind, indulgent mother, and one whose death is not only a sad bereavement to family and relatives, but a severe loss to the community in which she lived. Two of her brothers, and Dr. Applegate and wife, were present at her death and burial.

Winterset Madisonian – July 17, 1891
Winterset, Iowa
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Obituary Notice

Notes of the Life and Character of Mrs. Mary E. Applegate

DIED—in Douglas township, Madison county, Iowa, July 2d, 1891, Mary E. Applegate, aged 68 years 4 months and 14 days.

Mary E. Denison was born in Trumbull county, Ohio, Feb. 18, 1823. Was the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Denison. In this family were ten children, six sons and four daughters. The father and mother were among the first pioneer settlers of eastern Ohio, were highly esteemed Christian citizens and faithful members of the U. P. church. The father dying in 1865 and the mother in 1874. Mary E., the subject of this memoir, was early trained and brought up in Christian religion and joined the U. P. church at the early age of 14 years. On January 26, 1843, she was joined in marriage to David Applegate. In the year 1858, she came with her husband and family, to Douglas township, Madison county, Iowa, and for thirty-three years living at the home with her loved companion. The three sons growing up to manhood and married life, all now living near the parental home. Mother Applegate was an esteemed woman, loved and revered by all with whom she mingled in life, and many of the old settlers and neighbors can call to mind her many kind words, deeds, helps and aids in sickness. The name Aunt Mary, as she was familiarly called, is a loved household word to all with whom she mingled. She was a true and faithful wife, and helpmate in the journey of wedded life, a kind, tender and Christian mother. Thus, through a journey of 48 years of wedded with her loved husband, bearing and sharing life’s toil in all its variations. She was brought to try and realize the deep ordeal of affliction in the loss of her husband on the 8th of May 1891, whose life and death has been recently written.

After this sad bereavement, Mother Applegate seemed to be in her usual health and ------, visiting with her children and neighbors, manifesting a cheerful resignation to the willing the Heavenly Father. On the Friday before her death she stared on a visit to see her sister, Mrs. J. Miers, who lives in Greenfield, Adair county, Iowa. She was taken to the residence of Mr. Proctor, the boarding place of her granddaughter, Miss Minnie Applegate, who was teaching class, in that vicinity, arriving there she felt a little tired of the journey yet feeling quite well. She ate a hearty dinner, in the afternoon, she was suddenly taken with a sick headache and severe pains all through the body, so that she gave up the visit to her sister. Her granddaughter starting home with her that evening, came to Mr. Reed’s in Jackson township, where she remained til Saturday and was for----- her son Allen, growing worse at the time. Her disease settled in the heart, medics were called in. (The rest is unreadable)

Note: Burial was made in the Stringtown cemetery.