Barbara Klingaman Meyers (1831-1911)

KLINGAMAN, MEYERS

Posted By: Gail and Dennis Bell
Date: 6/13/2005 at 06:21:12

THE MAXWELL TRIBUNE, Maxwell, Story County, Iowa, Thursday, January 12, 1911, page 1. "DEATH OF MRS. S. H. MEYERS. - Barbara Klingaman** was born February 17, 1831, in Sumerset** county, Pennsylvania, and died January 2, 1911, at the age of seventy-nine years, ten months and fifteen days. She was married to Samuel H. Meyers September 17, 1849, and to this union were born eleven children, all living and present to see their mother laid to rest beside her husband who preceded her to the spirit world nearly nine years ago. They began housekeeping in Pennsylvania and in 1854 they moved to Indiana, where they remained for two years. In 1856 they locating in Johnson county, Iowa, leaving there in 1867 and locating a few miles south of Maxwell, where they, with strong bodies and willing minds, converted the virgin soil into a most beautiful home where they lived and prospered forty-four years. Mother Meyers was a member of the Brethren church for nearly fifty years and was one of those quiet, unassuming women, attending to her affairs at home, being highly respected by all who knew her. She was always willing to do a kindly act and in many a home she ministered to the wants of those in pain and suffering. She leaves to mourn her departure eleven children, thirty-four grandchildren, twenty-three great grandchildren and many neighbors and friends. The children are all married but Mattie, who has taken care of her mother since her father was taken by death. This entire community will extend sympathy to the bereaved. The funeral, which was attended by a large concourse of friends and neighbors, was held from the Brethren church, conducted by Moses Deardorff, of Yale, Iowa, who was assisted by Rev. Day, of Mt. Zion church. The six sons, Simon, Samuel, Daniel, John, Urias and Henry acted as pall bearers, having also carried the remains of their father to the last resting place. CARD OF THANKS - We wish to thank all who were so kind in their ministration to us during our recent bereavement, and especially do we feel grateful to the members of the Mr. Zion choir for the music furnished at the funeral. The Children of the late Mrs. S. H. Meyers." **Editorial note, Klingaman has also been spelled Klingam; the correct spelling of Sumerset is Somerset.

BURIAL: Iowa Historical Library, Des Moines, Iowa, POLK COUNTY, IOWA CEMETERIES, WASHINGTON TWP., Brethren Cemetery, page 4. MEYERS, Barbara, born 2 17 1831, died 1 2 1911, sec 4, row 10, misc. inf. AGE 79 10 15.