JOHNSTON, Mrs. Ann E.: 1836-1911

JOHNSTON, NEWELL, WHITAKER, MCMANAMAN, HOUKE

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OBITURIES.

MRS. ANN E. JOHNSON
**Note: JOHNSON has a handwritten line through it and JOHNSTON written above it.

Ann E. Newell was bor in Carthange, Hancock county, Ill., May 31, 1836, and passed from life's scenes at Valley Junction, Iowa, at 9:30 a.m., Aug. 29, 1911. The time allotted for her earthyly pilgrimage was 74 years, 2 months and 28 days. Mrs. Johnson was the youngest child born to William and Mary Newell, and but two of her father's family survive her. They are Mrs. Kate Whitaker, Monrovia, Cal., and Robt. Newell, Fremont, Iowa, also a half-brother, Wilson McManaman, Monrovia, Cal. In the year of her birth her father moved his family to Winchester, Ia. Here her childhood, youth and maiden days were spent and here she was wooed by David Johnston, who mader her his bride on Oct. 14, 1852. Mr. Johnston preceded her to the unseen world twenty-six years ago. There was but one child born to this union. That child is Mrs. W.A. Houke, Valley Junction, Iowaq, but formerly of this community and well known to many here. Mrs. Johnston was a strong, religious character. Converted in her 17th year she joined the Methodist Episcopal church and has held her membership in Utica, Mt. Zion, Keosauqua and Valley Junction. She loved her Bible and committed whole chapters. On Saturday before her death she repeated all the first Psalm and the Fourteenth of Revelations. Also many other passages. Her friends say that she was charitable and generous to a fauly. And among her kindly traits was the love of entertaining preachers which, in the early days, was true benevolence. On Thursday before her death she was in her usual health, and was taken suddenly sick on Fridry morning. The suffering though short was most accute and the attending physician said that the disease had been at work for a long time. Dropsy of the lungs was the immediate cause of her demise. On August30, the remains were sent to Mt. Zion and taken to the Forbes cemetery where Rev. O.A. Field conducted a funeral service in the presence of many of her old friends.

A happy co-incident was that the choir unwittingly sang the song that is printed on the tombstone of her departed husband. The pall-bearers were three of her grandsons, Edwin, Frank and Lloyd Houke, also Harry Beer, Frank Perkins and Craig Miller.

Source: Van Buren Co. Genealogical Society Obituary Book C, Page 374, Keosauqua Public Library, Keosauqua, IA