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HOUSE, Mrs. Eda 1827-1919

HOUSE, BOYD

Posted By: Justin (email)
Date: 7/7/2005 at 15:49:27

From the Merrill Record

Obituary of Mrs. Eda House

Eda Ann Boyd was born August 23, 1827, at Memphis, Tennessee. When an infant she was taken to Cumberland, Maryland, where at fourteen she joined the Calvin M.E. church to which she was a faithful member. In 1843 she was married to Henry House at Cumberland, Maryland, and in 1853 they came to Iowa City, Iowa, where they lived until 1867 when they moved on a farm five miles west of that place, living there until 1882 when they moved to Nebraska. They lived there but a short time when they moved to Kansas where they lived one year. They moved to Dawson county, Nebr., where her husband took up a homestead. His health failed him soon after and he died July 15, 1887, at the age of 71 yrs and 26 days leaving his wife with one son to battle the homestead life. She being in ill health and not able to manage the problem left to her she went to live with her daughter, Mrs. F.N. June and has made her home with her at Merrill ever since.

Mrs. House was the mother of thirteen children, five of which died in infancy, and Mrs. Emma Hancer who died two years ago. There are left to mourn her five girls and two boys: Mrs. Mary E. Nolan, Marshalltown, Iowa; Rebecca Talbot of Sunnydale, Canada; Mrs. Maggie Palmer of Denver, Colo.; Henrietta Hammond of Merrill, Iowa; Mrs. Virginia June of Merrill, Iowa; Mr. Edward House of Lexington, Nebr.; Mr. N.A. House of Struble, Iowa; and also a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Mrs. Eda Ann House died September 1, 1919, at 92 years and 8 days and was buried by the side of her husband which was her wish, at Do?max, Nebr.

Children, grandchildren, great grandchildren attended the funeral as well as a large number of old time neighbors and friends.

A true and loving mother, patient and faithful to the last her only words were, Nobody Knows.

Her patient, sweet and trembling voice
Was heard to say to those
Who tried to ease her best they could
Nobody knows, nobody knows.

The one who watched or her ninety two years
Yes, the one who knows, who knows
Could answer for her at roll call
Yes, He knows, He knows.

The suffering and why it should be
Nobody knows, nobody knows.

Card of Thanks

We wish to most heartily thank the kind friends of Merrill who sent flowers and offered services, also do we thank the pall barriers who come out at so early an hour to assist in and tenderly care for our dear mother. – Mrs. F.N. June and family, Mrs. N. Hammond and family, Mr. N.A. House and Edward House.


 

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