Decatur County Journal

August 5, l909

ELIZA JANE ELLIS was the eldest child of ROBERT and MALINDA WASSON

MOORE, and was born in Marion Township, Mercer County, Missouri,

February l4, l843. In March, l863, she was married to JOSEPH R. DUNCAN,

and to them were born three children; SARAH HAMPTON, ROBERT DUNCAN and

IDA KEELEY. Her husband was killed in a saw mill October 8, l867, and

after being a widow of about seven years, she married CHARLES ELLIS, and

to them were given three sons; BURTON, HARRY and OSCAR.

Two years of her life were spent in Nebraska, and since her return has

lived part of the time in the township of her birth, but in later years

her home has been at Morgan Township, Decatur County, Iowa. At that

place, after an ilness of about a year, she died July 27, l909, at the

age of 66 years, 5 months and ll days.

In her tenth year she lost her mother by death, but her father, husband

and all her children survive her. She is not known to have been

identified with any church organization, but she held the principles and

institutions of religion in respect, and her natural kindness of heart

and sympathy with those in trouble is remembered by many of those who

had practical evidence of her gracious disposition.

The funeral services were held at the Elm Chapel, on the Lineville and

Pleasanton Road, July 28th, to a full house of mourning relatives and

sympathizing friends and neighbors. The address was by Elder Duncan

Campbell, of Pleasanton, Iowa. Brethren C.E. Morey and J.M. Fenton

assisting in the exercises. The burial was in the Elm Graveyard where

loving hands strewed her last earthly resting place with beautiful

flowers.

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