Elizabeth K. Wood Maxwell (1825-1902)

WOOD, MAXWELL

Posted By: Gail and Dennis Bell
Date: 6/13/2005 at 05:30:00

THE MAXWELL TRIBUNE, Maxwell, Iowa, Thursday, December 11, 1902, page 1, column 1. "OBITUARY. - Elizabeth K. Wood was born in Allen county, Ohio, September 10, 1825, and died near Cory Grove, Iowa, December 8, 1902, aged seventy-seven years, one month and twenty-eight days. She moved, with her parents, to Indiana in 1840 and was married to Daniel Maxwell in 1847, came to Story county, Iowa, in 1855 and afterwards moved to Polk county where she has since resided. Mrs. Maxwell was a sister of W. K. and J. R. Wood, and was a lady very highly esteemed by all who knew her. She was blessed with a long life and did a great deal of good in that time. Her friends have the sincere sympathy of the community in this their time of great bereavement."

THE MAXWELL TRIBUNE, Maxwell, Iowa, Thursday, December 18, 1902, page 8, column 4. "OBITUARY - We gave a short obituary of Mrs. Elizabeth K. Maxwell, last week but as we were somewhat misinformed as to dates we will make the corrections this week and present a few facts which have come to us since. Elizabeth K. Wood was born December 30, 1825, in Logan county Ohio, and died at her home near Cory Grove Iowa December 8, 1902, age seventy seven years, two months and eight days, she moved with her parents to Indiana in 1840 and was unoted** in marriage to Daniel Maxwell, December 27, 1849, to this union eight children were born, six of whom survive her and all were present at the time of her death. Mrs. Maxwell united with the Baptist church early in life and lived a consistant** christian life until the end and she passed into the great eternity with full faith in God. Mrs. Maxwell was a long but patient sufferer and was never heard to complain of her lot, and her last breath passed out calm and almost imperceptaible** and she is now with her God, whom she love to serve. "GRANDMA MAXWELL. Her white soul is gone forever. Borne down by the river of time. Down in the calm of the night time. With all the winds sleeping and still. Wide did the portal gates open when her white soul went to rest. With a white cloud for her pillow. There shall she sleep till the dawn."" **Editorial note - spelling used is from the original newspaper article.