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Rebecca Jane (Hollingsworth) Delong (1921)

DELONG, HOLLINGSWORTH, PURCELL, WALDEN

Posted By: Mary Welty Hart (email)
Date: 10/16/2010 at 18:07:46

Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa
January 25, 1922, page 3

Mrs. Rebecca Delong

Rebecca Jane Hollingsworth was born Sept. 13, 1837 in Iroquois county, Illinois and departed this life Dec. 19, 1921 at Mt. Zion, Iowa, aged 84 years, 3 months and 6 days.

In early womanhood, she removed with her parents to Madison county, where she lived until 1912. In 1857, she was united in marriage to Joseph Delong who preceded her in death in 1863. To them were born two daugthers: Mrs. Mary Delong Purcell, now of Ord, Nebr.; and Mrs. Emma Delong Walden of Mt. Zion, Iowa. From 1910 she made her home with Mrs. Walden, except for two winters with Mrs. Purcell.

She leaves to revere her memory, two daughters, six grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren.

She has been a faithful Christian since childhood; her life of faith and devotion won her the high esteem of her friends and her gentle unselfishness made her beloved in the family circle.

Funeral was at Mt. Zion church and burial in Purdom cemetery, Keosauqua.


 

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