Margaret (Whitfield) Findlay 1824-1904

WHITFIELD, FINDLAY, STONG, CARSON, NEILSON, LEFEVER, MINEAR, CAHILL

Posted By: Volunteer - Karen DaPra
Date: 10/12/2002 at 02:40:20

MRS. MARGARET FINDLAY

Miss Margaret Whitfield of of [sic] Douds-Leando was born in County Ayr, Scotland, April 23, 1824, and came with her parents to America in 1837. Settled in Maryland; was married to Alexander Findlay at Mt. Savage, Md., April 22, 1841; moved to Jefferson county, Iowa, in 1855, and then into Van Buren county, where she spent the remainder of her life, dying Aug. 18, 1904, aged 80 years, 3 mo. and 25 days. She is survived by nine children: Hugh, Alexander, Margaret Stong, Agnes Carson and Ellen Neilson who live near Douds. Mrs. Winfield Lefever, of Goldendale, Washington; Mrs. Wm. Minear, Keokuk county, Iowa; Geo. W. of Keosauqua and Mrs. P. M. Cahill of Farmington. She joined the M.E. church with her husband in 1857, and was a consistant member during life. She was a devoted wife, a loving mother and a kind neighbor loved and respected by all. She was not only a church member but lived a christsan [sic] life. She leaves a large circle of relatives and friends to mourn for her. She knew the end was near, but complained not and was ready and resigned which was a great comfort to her friends. She was buried August 19, beside her husband, Alexander Findlay, in the Zion Lutheran cemetery, Rev. Seeds conducting funeral services.

(Photocopy of this obit is located on page 68 of Obit Book A found in the Van Buren County, Iowa Genealogical Society's collection at the Keosauqua Public Library in January 2000. Name and date of newspaper not given.)

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[Original Post 03 Feb 2000]