Marmon, Elizabeth – 1835-1911

MARMON, MOSHIER, SIMPSON

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Date: 10/17/2010 at 18:28:43

After Years of Hardships and Bitter Experiences Elizabeth Marmon is Laid to Rest
Elizabeth Marmon, daughter of Benjamin and Susan Simpson, was born at Goshen, Indiana, January 23, 1835. She came with her parents to Iowa, landing at Red Rock, in 1849 where she grew to womanhood. Was married to Lemuel J. Marmon January 24, 1859. At the age of 14 years she was converted and joined the Baptist church when the church home was the little brick church in the south part of Monroe.
Later she removed her membership to the M. E. church of Monroe, and was a consistent Christian member of that church at death. Sometime in the early 60’s she and her husband and little daughter started from Monroe with a wagon train of several families for the golden west. While out on the prairies another little daughter was born to them. After months of travel, of hardship harassed by hostile Indians, they landed at San Francisco, where they made their home for some time. In the meantime another little daughter came to bless their home, but by an accident the husband and father was so injured that he was paralyzed and helpless. He grieved so to come back to Iowa that one day in July she put the wagon sheet over the bows, hitched the muleteam to the wagon, placed the cripples husband on a cotbed in the wagon, took her three little girls, one a babe of three months, and started alone with them back to Iowa, arriving at Monroe the last of November in a raging snowstorm. Then began the struggle for a living for the family. The old settlers of
Monroe know only too well how the brave little woman with Spartan courage struggled and won. After the death of her husband some years after, she devoted every energy to the educating her daughters, who finished the course of studies in the Monroe school. Later she and her daughters moved to Nebraska where they taught school and the oldest daughter, Martha, was elected post mistress of David City, where she served several years. Later deceased moved to Gordon, Nebraska, and took a claim near the foot hills. She was 2_ miles from any other family and staid and proved upon her land, and never left her home when the Indian outbreak occurred and all settlers and families were segrated at Gordan, protected by the soldiers she staid in her home with the Indians passing and repassing, but by kind treatment she had won their regard and with faith in her Heavenly Father’s protection no harm came to her. As hardships and years were telling on her she sold her Nebraska interests and moved with her daughter, Martha, to Vermillion Alta, Canada. The climate was too cold and she came back to Iowa and settled at Barney where she has lived several years. Two years ago she visited old friends and neighbors here and how happy she was to meet old friends. One week ago she was taken sick with pneumonia and on May 11, God in love touched the tired eyes and she sweetly fell asleep. The funeral proper was held Friday at the M. E. church at Barney by the pastor, after which the body was sent to Monroe for burial, accompanied by a daughter, Mrs. Moshier, and nephew and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Elias Simpson. The body was taken to the home of her friends, Mr. and Mrs. P. McGriff, where a short service was conducted at 10 o’clock Saturday by Rev. C. P. Johnson, pastor of the M. E. church here.
Newton Herald; June 1, 1911, page 1