Hellen M. (Haughtaling) Ticknor (1933)

HOUGHTALING, RISER, TICKNOR, TOWNSEND, WILSON

Posted By: Pat Hochstetler
Date: 11/12/2011 at 10:55:00

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, May 11, 1933
Page 7

Earlham

The funeral of Mrs. A. J. Ticknor who passed away at the home of her daughter at Reasnor, Iowa was held Tuesday afternoon at the Methodist church here. Rev. Beers of Prescott, who was a former minister here conducted the services. Mrs. Ticknor was born near Beardstown, Illinois, July 1, 1848, and passed away April 29, 1933. She was married to Albert Ticknor at Wyoming, Illinois, December 20, 1871 and came to Iowa in a covered wagon. For many years the family lived near Stuart, later moving to a farm near Bear Creek.

In 1906 they moved to Earlham, where they lived until Mr. Ticknor’s death. Mrs. Ticknor was the mother of eight children, four of whom died in infancy.

Those left to mourn their mother’s going are Willis of Omaha, Nebraska; Anna Wilson of Reasnor, Thomas of Elgin, North Dakota, and Mable Riser of Earlham. One sister June Townsend of Wyoming, Illinois, eleven grandchildren and one great granddaughter are also left.

Mrs. Ticknor was a member of the Earlham Methodist church and was also a member of the Rebekah lodge and the Three Link club. Burial was made in the Earlham cemetery Wednesday morning.
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Earlham Echo
Earlham, Iowa
Thursday, May 4, 1933

MRS. A. J. TICKNOR IS CALLED HOME

Beloved Long-Time Resident Passed Away Saturday at Reasnor, Iowa

Hellen Mabel Houghtaling was born near Beardstown, Ill. on July 1st, 1848. She was one of a family of six girls, lost her mother when nine years old and for years had to make her own way, living in many different homes.

On December 20th, 1871 she married Albert J. Ticknor at Wyoming, Ill., and came to Iowa in a covered wagon. Mr. and Mrs. Ticknor established a home on the prairie seven miles south of Stuart and there they lived for 21 years. The next 13 years were spent on a farm near Bear Creek Church and in 1906 the family moved to Earlham where Mr. Ticknor passed away on June 10, 1928. A sad parting after 57 years of loving companionship.

Mrs. Ticknor was the mother of eight children, four of whom died in infancy. The four remaining to mourn the passing of their fine mother are: Willis, of Omaha, Nebr.; Anna Wilson, of Reasnor, Iowa; Thomas, of Elgin, North Dakota; and Mabel Riser, of Earlham. One sister Jane Townsend, of Wyoming, Ill., also survives, with 11 grandchildren and one great granddaughter Ula May Wilson, who gladdened the grandmother’s heart in her declining years. Many nieces and nephews also remain and many friends whom she loved and who will miss her.

Mrs. Ticknor was never a very robust woman but she had a generous spirit and did not hesitate to answer any call for help. She gladly gave aid in sickness and sorrow never trying to save herself in her physical weakness but served with a kind and generous hand and a smile which endeared her to all who knew her. Yes her life was an example of faith and helpfulness as shown in her deep concern for those children who thought not of her family, found love and tender care in the Ticknor home.

Early in life Mrs. Ticknor was converted and belonged to the Methodist faith. When she came to Stuart, she and her husband united with the Baptist Church and when Mt. Vernon church was established many years ago, she taught one of its first Sunday School classes. On coming to Earlham, she again renewed her connection with the Methodist Church and remained faithful there in Aid and in Missionary Society. Years brought frail health and inability to attend church but this worthy woman never neglected the reading of her Bible her Sunday School lesson and Missionary papers.

She belonged to the Rebekah Lodge at Earlham and to the Three Link Club.

Always a happy soul, she continued in her cheery disposition till the end and lately seemed to live again those happy busy days with her beloved family. While her utterances, little songs and sayings were not always understood by those around her, they seemed a fitting echo of those glad by-gone days, for she always rejoiced in services for others.

Mrs. Ticknor’s last years were spent with her oldest daughter Anna at Reasnor, Iowa. Gladly would her family have kept and cared for her but God who granted her long life of almost 85 years called her Home on April 29th, 1933 and another beloved mother awaits in that House of Many Mansion, prepared for those who love Him.

Funeral services were Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 at the Earlham Methodist Church, with Rev. W. H. Beers, of Prescott, officiating. Burial was Wednesday morning in Earlham Cemetery.

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