Jemima (Elledge) Beall (1900)

BEALL, ELLEDGE, MATTHEWS, HILL

Posted By: Pat Hochstetler
Date: 6/19/2009 at 14:48:38

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, July 26, 1900
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An Old Settler Dead

Grandma Beall, who made her home with her son, Edward Beall, of Scott township, died Sunday at the advanced age of nearly 98 years. Funeral services were held Tuesday, conducted by Rev. Follansbee, and the remains interred in the Winterset cemetery. See obituary elsewhere.
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The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, July 26, 1900
Page 1

Almost a Centenarian.

Jemima Elledge was born in Kentucky September 29, 1802, and died in Scott township, Madison county, Iowa, July 22, 1900, having nearly completed her 98th year. She was married to Richard Beall, in Morgan county, Ill., in March 1824. They moved to Madison county, Iowa, in April, 1955, where they have ever since resided.

She was the mother of eleven children, and the following survive her: Mrs. Charity Matthews, Des Moines, Iowa; Mrs. Susan Hill, Winterset, Iowa; Edward Beall, of Scott township, and Leonard Beall, of Kansas. Her husband died sixteen years ago last January.

When but a young girl she united with the Baptist church, and when she came to Iowa found a home in the church of her choice as soon as there was an opportunity. The records show that her name appears among the charter members of the church of this city. It reads as follows: The First Baptist church of Winterset, Iowa, was organized in the year 1856, with the following as charter members. R. E. Beall, Richard Beall, Jemima Beall, R. Bickel, Jane Bickel, William Charlock, E. Elledge, J. Elledge, J. S. Elledge, C. Alcorn, S. McElrane, Sarah McElrane, Ruth McElrane, M. Moody and M. D. Leonard. To this spiritual and active little band she became devotedly attached, and for the prosperity of her beloved zion she ever labored and fervently prayed.

The late Mrs. Judge Leonard, who was an associate member with her was accustomed to say: “Mrs. Beall ought not to give her testimony of religious experience, for her evidence is so clear that it almost discourages the rest of us.”

For several years she had been growing deaf, and her extreme age had weakened her mental powers, rendering her incapable of knowing but little of the passing events in the busy world around her, but like “a shock of corn fully ripe” she has been gathered by the reaper of the harvest and taken to the land where the form never changes nor the powers ever fail.

Her funeral services were held at the Zion church, Scott township, Tuesday, July 24, 1900, at 10 o’clock, a.m. and accompanied by a large procession of neighbors and friends her remains were placed by the side of her husband’, in the Winterset cemetery. The funeral sermon was preached by Rev. L. E. Follansbee of Winterset.
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Winterset Reporter
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, July 26, 1900
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Ninety Eight Years of Age

Jemima Eleedge was born in Kentucky Sept. 20th, 1802, and died at the home of Edward Bell in Scott township this county, July 22, 1900, having nearly completed her 98th year.

She was married to Richard Bell in Morgan county, Illinois, in March 1824. She moved to Madison county, in April 1855, where they have ever since resided. She was the mother of eleven children four of whom survive her. They are Mrs. Susan Hill of this city, Mrs. Charity Mathews of Des Moines, Leonard Bell of Kansas, and Edward Bell of this county. Her husband died 16 years ago.

For sometime her extreme age has occasioned deafness and mental weakness rendering her unable to know but little of the passing events.

The funeral was held at Zion church Scott township, Tuesday, July 24th, 1900 at 10 a.m. and accompanied by a large number of neighbors and friends were laid to rest beside those of her husband in the Winterset cemetery. The funeral discourse was preached by Rev. L. E. Follansbee of this city.
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The Winterset Review
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, 25 Jul 1900

The Journey of Life

Died – Sunday, July 22, 1900, at the residence of her son, Edward Beall, of Scott township, Mrs. Jemima Beall, widow of Richard Beall, deceased.

Mrs. Beall came to the county April 1855 and would have been 98 years old in September. She was the mother of Mrs. A. D. Hills and was one of the original members of the Baptist church of this city.

The funeral occurred yesterday from Zion church, the Rev. Follansbee preaching the sermon.

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