Julia Ann (Sellers) Livingston (1837-1906)

SELLERS, LIVINGSTON, MITCHELL, HAWTHORN, SMITH

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 4/9/2017 at 09:27:04

From Nevada Representative July 16, 1906

OBITUARY

Death of Mrs. Geo. Livingston

Mrs. George W. Livingston was found dead in her bed this morning at her home on Vine street. A physician was called immediately who pronounced her death apoplexy. She had returned Saturday evening from a visit of three weeks to the family of son James, at Saylorville and had retired to her chamber Sunday night in usual health and cheer. This morning as she did not rise at the announced hour, her husband went to her bedside to inquire if she were well, and found her in appearance still asleep, investigation proved however, that life had fled.

Julia Ann Sellers was born a Williamsburg, Shelby county, Illinois, April 22, 1837, when sixteen years of age she came with her sister, Mrs. James Mitchell and other relatives to Nevada; two years later she was married to George W. Livingston and settled on a farm near Peoria. After a year Mr. and Mrs. Livingston returned to Illinois for four or five years; thence came back to Story county; moved to South Dakota in 1884, remained there fourteen years and six years ago came back to Nevada. The husband survives, as do also their daughter Frances (Mrs. Isaac Hawthorn) of Nevada, and their sons, John of Washington state, James of Saylorville near Des Moines, and George P. of Hand county, South Dakota. Her collateral relatives are her brothers, William Sellers of Colo, James Sellers of Eugene, Oregon, and her sister, Mrs. John Smith of Iowa Center. John Sellers of Nevada is a nephew of the deceased lady, and Miss Jennie Sellers of Ambroses' store is a niece.

Mrs. Livingston lived mostly in her home, which place her cheerfulness brightened to her hast waking hour; and it was her motherly kindness that filled the weeks of her last absence from that home. Her wish that her self helpfulness might last while her life did, has been fulfilled; and her request, made when she was leaving for Des Moines, that if need be, Dr. Bunce should officiate at her obsequies, will doubtless be observed. The day and hour of her funeral will be decided when distant friends shall have been heard from.