Eliabeth McAlfery(McCaffery) Burrows

BURROWS, MOORE, SLONAKER

Posted By: Mary Burrows (email)
Date: 10/1/2010 at 20:28:37

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Mrs Elizabeth Burrows of this place passed to her eternal rest Saturday, September 30, 1899. The end was peaceful and calm, passing from life to death in slumber. For the past six years she has lived in her little cottage by herself in the north part of town. She had many year friends and neighbors, and it was her custom upon rising in the morning to raise the window blinds in her sleeping apartment. On last Saturday the blinds remained down and Mrs, Don Phillips her nearest neighbor, thinking something wrong in company with Mrs I.W. Cooper went to her home and found the doors locked. Mr Cooper was summoned, who forced the door open and on entering found her dead. A physician was called who made an examination finding life had been extinct several hours, cause heart failure. She was born in Dalry, Aryshire, Scotland, August 18, 1827, was married to George Burrows in 1844, and emigrated to America in 1854(1851 ship Rolena), settled in Pennsylvania, and from there moved to Iowa and settled on a farm southwest of Milton and by hard work and careful management bult a home for after years. Her husband and companion died in November 1885. For a number of years after his death she made her home on the old home place with her son William and in 1894 moved to Milton. Fourteen children were born to them, seven having died in early life, one daughter Jennie Moore. of Troy, died only three days after her mother. Those remaining. Those remaining to mourn their loss are Thos.J of Pueblo, Colo.,D.H. and Wm of Milton, F.J. of Cantril, John of Bloomfield, and Mrs Maggie Sloanaker of Milton. All were present at the funeral, Wednesday morning October 4th conducted by Elder McFarland and Renfrow. Mrs Burrows was a kind, Christian woman, a good neighbor much loved and respected by all. She was a consistant member of the M.E. Church having placed her letter there under the pastorate of Rev Pacner, who arrived home from conference in time to assist in the funeral services. The remains were laid to rest beside her husband in the old cemetery.