Hodgson, Mary Ann "Mollie" 1846-1929

HODGSON, RAW

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, family connected (email)
Date: 6/21/2008 at 16:37:08

PIONEER WOMAN DIES ON BIRTHDAY
MRS. ANN HODGSON WAS RESIDENT HERE FORTY-FIVE YEARS

Mrs. Ann Hodgson, an old resident of Plymouth county, died at the home of her brother-in-law, Albert Muxlow, in this city July 7. Mrs. Hodgson had been in failing health for about five years and June 15 suffered a fall, which confined her to bed. On the morning of June 19 a stroke of paralysis came from which she was unable to rally and Jesus released her from her earthly cares on the morning of her eighty-third birthday.

Mary Ann Raw, daughter of James and Mary Raw, was born in Swaledale, Yorkshire, England July 7, 1846, and died at her home in LeMars, Iowa, July 7, 1929, age 83 years. She came to America with her parents in 1852 and settled in New Diggings, Wisconsin. Here she spent her girlhood. On June 20, 1877, she was united in marriage to Ralph Hodgson at Darlington, Wisconsin. To this union four children were born, Robert R. and Charles C. of Wessington Springs, S.D. Fred A. of Dawson, Minn. A daughter, Georgie, preceded her in death in 1904.

In March of 1887, they moved to Iowa where they farmed near LeMars until Mr. Hodgson’s death in 1903. Mrs. Hodgson then moved to LeMars, where she lived the remainder of her life. The last few years of her life, she divided her time among her three sons and her brother-in-law, Albert Muxlow.

Mrs. Hodgson early in life joined the Primitive Methodist Church in Wisconsin and on moving to town joined the Methodist Episcopal Church at Merrill, Iowa, where her membership remained until her death. Her quiet devotion and fine Christian character leaves a benediction to all. Funeral services were held from the First Methodist church Monday at 2 o’clock, the pastor F. Earl Barrows, conducting the service.

~Source: LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, July 9, 1929