Rebecca (Anderson) Vasey (1819-1903)

ANDERSON, VASEY

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 11/20/2011 at 20:37:41

From Story County Watchman May 29, 1903

Collins Liberator: Grandma Vasey passed peacefully away last Friday morning at the home of her son George, south of town. Rebecca Anderson was born at Harkness, Yorkshire, England, April 2, 1819. there she was married at the age of 19 to Richard Vasey. They emigrated to America in 1861 and sttled on the farm south of town, in Jasper county, which George Vasey recently sold. Here the husband and father died two years afterward, in 1890. To Mr. and Mrs. Vasey were born six children--five sons and one daughter. Funeral services were hld at the M. P. church Saturday afternoon and were largely attended. Rev. C. E. Burton preached the sermon and paid a touching tribute to the membory of the deceased. A very long cortege followed the remains to the Collins cemetery, where they were laid to rest beside the grave of her husband....