Jane Ett Metcalf

METCALF, JOLLIFFE, KINSEY, TANSEY, NCNABB, BRYANT

Posted By: Roger Tansey (email)
Date: 9/13/2008 at 18:40:17

Jane Ett Metcalf, daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. Frederick Metcalf, was born at Toland, Conn., Mar. 6, 1848, and died at her home in Rolfe, Iowa, June 14, 1926, aged seventy-eight years, three months, and eight days.

The family came to Clayton, county, Iowa and in 1862 moved to the vicinity of Plover, Iowa.

On the 14th day of October 1867, she was married to J.B. Jolliffe. They made their home on the farm near Plover until 1913, when they came to Rolfe. This has been the family home since that time.

From the age of six years, Mrs. Jolliffe's life has been identified with the state of Iowa.

Mrs. Jolliffe was the mother of twelve children, namely: Rosella, Mary, Albert, Sarah, Cerinda, Emma, Ida, Ina, Hattie, Clara, Will and George. Cerinda, Ida, Emma and Sarah preceded their mother in death. All the others were present at her bedside when she passed away.

Mrs. Jolliffe joined the Methodist church when she was a child. She was thruout her life a consistent Christian character. She was a woman whom you liked better the better you knew her. Quiet and unassuming, one needed to know her well to appreciate her fully. She was a faithful and devoted wife and mother, bearing the burdens and enduring the hardships of pioneer life, bringing up her family in the best way afforded by opportunity.

During the last few years of her life she has been unable to go about from home. Most of this time she was a great sufferer. But her Christian faith and patience never failed her. Even thru the last few weeks of intense pain she was uncomplaining and patient.

She leaves to mourn her passing her husband; three sons, Albert of Mallard, Will of Spencer; and George of Havelock; and five daughters, Mrs. Rosella Kinsey of Des Moines, Mrs. Nancy Tansey of Alden, Minn., Mrs. Hattie McNabb of Britt, Mrs. W.P. Bryant of Plover, and Miss Ina, at home.

Funeral services were held from the Rolfe Methodist Church Wednesday afternoon of this week, Rev. S. T. Grove of Plover preaching the sermon, and Rev. J.H. Walker assisting in the service. Internment was in Powhatan Township Cemetery.

Source - The Rolfe Arrow - 17 Jan 1926