Sarah Nelson Beatty

NELSON, BEATTY

Posted By: L. Krahn (email)
Date: 11/3/2010 at 09:57:16

Mrs. John Beatty

Sarah Nelson was born in Van Buren County, Iowa on Feb. 7, 1843. When about two years of age, the family moved to Morgan County, Ohio, where she lived until after the Civil War. On August 11, 1864, she was united in marriage to John Beatty. To this union five children, four sons and one daughter, all of whom are living, and all but Will present at their mother's side in her last illness.

They moved to Illinois soon after the marriage, and resided there until the spring of 1871; when they moved to Ringgold County, Iowa, and with the exception of five years spent at Bloomington, Illinois, they lived continuously in Ringgold and Taylor counties, Iowa until their going away. Mr. Beatty died Feb. 7th this year.

Sarah Nelson joined the Methodist church early in life and has been active in church work ever since. She will be much missed in church, Sunday School, and in the societies of which she was a member. She passed away at her home in Clearfield, April 7, 1921 being 78 years and 2 months of age.

The services were held in the Clearfield Methodist church at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 9th, Rev. Douglass officiated. The pallbearers were grandsons of the deceased. The floral offerings were numerous and beautiful. Interment was in Clearfield Cemetery, by the side of the husband so recently gone before.

Clearfield Enterprise, April 14, 1921, Page 1 Col. 3, Clearfield, IA.