Evarts, Mary 1837-1902

EVARTS, GREEN

Posted By: Linda Ziemann (email)
Date: 9/1/2005 at 21:10:09

Mrs. Mary Evarts died at the home of her son-in-law, James Carpenter,
Sunday, March 30, 1902. Her maiden name was Green and she was born
February 26, 1837, at Fort Anne, New York. Her parents with their
family of six children moved to Wisconsin when she was eleven years old
and settle in Columbia county. She was united in marriage with Elbert
Evarts, of the same county, January 1, 1855, to whom were born seven
children, six of whom survive their mother. Howard E. Evarts, a worker
in the Salvation Army in New York; Wm. Evarts, a farmer near Edgerton,
Minn.; May, wife of Jas. Carpenter of Union township, Plymouth county,
Iowa; Alma, wife of Chas. Carpenter of Sioux City, Iowa; Bessie, wife of
C.W. Mitchell, who resides near Edgerton, Minn.; Clarence, who died in
infancy; and Hattie, wife of Ora Gore of Decatur, Iowa. Her husband
died March 31, 1879, preceding her to the better land twenty-three years
lacking one day. Mrs. Evarts kept her little flock together until they
were old enough to go out for themselves. She followed the most of her
family to Iowa in May 1894, and has resided since then with her
daughter, Mrs. James Carpenter. Mrs. Evarts was a devoted wife and
mother and a kind and helpful neighbor. She was of retiring
disposition, quiet and peaceful, her interest being centered in her
children, for whom she battled against the vicissitudes of life with
uncomplaining devotion seldom equaled, her deft fingers being busy after
all the rest were asleep, "her light seldom off before midnight."
Everything her hands touched was well done and even as she neared the
end of life her fingers were always employed. In her religious
devotions as in her home life she was quiet, but her mind rested on
Christ as her Savior and when the end drew near she was ready for the
summons home. Surely her children can bless her memory. Beside the
children with whom she lived her husband's sister, Mrs. R. G. Smith, was
the only relative by her death bed, the end coming too suddenly for
those living at a distance to reach here while she was living.

[From the LeMars Sentinel newspaper, dated 3 Apr 1902]