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Subject: OBITUARY - MARY S. (HOVER) TEALE.

Date: Monday, May 28, 2001 10:34 PM

Decatur County Journal

December 30, l897

MARY S.(HOVER) TEALE, who died December 22nd, was the daughter of WM.

and MARY HOVER; was born in West Salem, Mercer County, Penn., September

8, l84l.

The family with four children, moved to Illinois in l847, going by

steamboat down the Ohio to Cairo, and up the Mississippi River to

Galena. The family lived in Jo Daviess and Stephenson Counties from

that time on.

In l880 the mother died, leaving MARY, the eldest living daughter, at

the age of nineteen, the care of the family. Her father afterwrds

married again, and died in l894, aged 8l years.

MARY was married to JAS. E. TEALE in l865, and moved to Decatur County,

Iowa, where they commenced housekeeping and have lived in the county

since, except three years sojourn in California. There were born to

them seven children--FRANK D., aged ten years, died in January, l883;

HIRAM A., aged sixteen, died in January, l884. Of the five surviving

children, three are married and all were present at their mother's

death.

There was no more faithful and loving wife and mother. She could never

do enough for her family and was always solicitous of their welfare.

She has been a great sufferer from sickness at different periods,

especially about fourteen years ago. Her last sickness began about two

years ago and the decline was constant. Only her own pluck, with good

nursing, bore her up so long. Her age was 56 years, 3 months and l4

days.

She was buried beside her children, under the auspices of the Rebekah

Degree Lodge, l57, I.O.O.F., of Davis City, Iowa, of which she was a

charter member and a Past Noble Grand. Also, the members of the

Subordinate Lodge, No. 3l4, I.O.O.F. attended the funeral in a body in

full regalia. Services were held at the house by the REV. JAS. A.

MCKAY, of the Presbyterian Church, of which MRS. TEALE was a member.

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