Ellen Barbara (Myers/Meyers) Illingworth (1854-1924)

MYERS, MEYERS, ILLINGSWORTH, ILLINGWORTH, ROUND

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 8/31/2015 at 19:20:54

From Nevada Journal December 5, 1924

OBITUARY MRS. ILLINGSWORTH

Was Well Known and Respected Citizen of Cambridge

Special to the Journal.
Cambridge, Dec. 5--The death of Mrs. W. B. Illingsworth takes from this community another of its respected citizens. Fort the last three years she has been in failing health. In her recent illness she was confined to her bed less than three weeks. She bore her suffering cheerfully and welcomed the relief.

Ellen M. Meyers was born in Fayette county, Penn., April 2, 1852. She had journeyed more than a mile stone beyond the three score years and ten. She came west with her folks and settled in Story county on a farm south of where Maxwell now is. In the fall of 1874 she and Mr. W. B. Illingsworth were married. During their first years Mr. Illingsworth was a traveling man. Their first home was in Davis City, Decatur county. Here they lived a little over a year. They came to Cambridge and for five years farmed two miles south of this city. In 1885 they located on a farm of their own seven miles north of Nevada. This was their home for two decades. McCallsburg claimed them for the next ten years. In the fall of 1915 they returned to Cambridge and have resided there ever since.

Three children were born to them Mrs. E. T. Round of Cambridge, Lloyd Illingsworth of Nevada and Francis, who lived at home. These with six grandchildren and one great grand child mourn her death. Mrs. Illingsworth was a member of the United Brethren church uniting with the same during the pastorate of Rev. Main. She was one of a family of twelve children, three boys and nine girls. Of these, but two sisters now living in Fayette county, Pennsylvania survive her.

Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock in the United Brethren church conducted by Rev. Peter Jacobs, pastor of the Cambridge Union church. Favorite hymns were sung by the quartette. Interment in the Cambridge cemetery.