Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-02-20
Obituary.

daughter OF Mr.. John Waldo, and WIS
born in the State of Connecticut on the
first day OF January, 1850. When she
WAS but three years old, her father moved
to the State of New York, where she nv
ed t6Twoma6lfood, amid the trying times
of our Revolutionary struggle. She re-
tanned yiyid. reeollection OF that great
confict4wass within hearing of the Battle
Bennington. and her father, at that
time. suffered considerable loss of proper
4y;froms the depredati6ns, Of the Kings
soldiers. sOn1lhe 3th'of December, 1885,
she, was married, to Mi Job Golf, who
died ON the 8thsof Decsmber,o I 845, pre-
eisely, 6o,years from the day 'of their
marriage. nI8ol they moved to North
western Virginia, which was then but q
little better than an unbroken forest, aud
settled in sthe woods on the waters OF
Booth'si Creek, where she lived until her
death-a period Of morethan fifty years.
Here, surrounded by all the difficulties
incident to a new country, she and her
companion struggled for a livelihood, and
SOON had the satisfaction OF seeing the
forest ssubdued around them. and the ge-
nerous earth yielding competence for
themselves and family.
In NH tie varied relations of life. Mrs.
g. appeared rs a truly dignited and no
bic woman. Possessed OF q warm heart,
simple and transformations in her manners,
she not only commanded, but received
the respect OF all who knew her. To the
poor and afflicted, she was ever a bene-
factor and friend. 'st.i' 4"
al L. tIHk1a and
afFectionate.a Her family consisted OF
FIVE sons and three daughters. Of whom
three sons and one daughter survive her.
Possessing strong intellect and indomi-
table energy, she was not only prepared
toEgoVern her children with discretion,
but gave them an example Of industry,
perseverance, and economy, worthy OF
imitation. God blessed her efforts, and
gave her the unspeakeable satisfaction OF
seeing her children grown up to be re-
spectacle and useful members of society,
an honor'to her and to the communities
inlwhieh they reside. 10 the close Of
her lie. her tender solicitude for the well
fare of her children continued, seemingly
nnabated. Especially did she earnestly
desire that they all mis- ht be interested in
the Saviour's merits, and live worthy OF
His name. And in this, also, the desire of
hezeheart was in measure granted. Her
three daughters and one son united with
the. Baptist church, and one son, still liy-
ing.is an efficient and devoted member Of
The NJ. e. Church. May they all be
brought into the fold Of the Redeemer.
As CHRISTIAN, it is sufficient to say
she was devoted and sincere follower of
Christ. At an early age she made apro.
fessiou OF religion, and was baptized and
admitted into the fellowship Of the Bap-
list Church by Elder Wait. At the time
of her death. she had been member of
the Baptist Church nearly eighty gears
Her views Of the sacred Scriptures, Of the
way Of life through Christ the Redeemer.
were clear and consistent. Her faith in
Christ was at once simple and confding.
Ia His merits. alone, she trusted. and felt
that there, and only there, was her soul
secure. Her life was consistent with her
profession. No one, who knew Ter,
questioned her piety. In the prosperity
of the Redeemer's kingdom. she felt q
dy To- give of her substance and exert her
influence for its promotion. She was a
regular attendant upon the house of God,
until the loss of sight. about seventeen
years since, an the infrmities incident to
old age, deprived her of its privileges
This was severe loss. and one which
she doubtless keenly felt. But her mem
DRY and intellect continued unimpaired,
and having stored her mind, ia the early
part of her Christian career, with a rich
fund of scriptural knowledge, she could
not only converse on those topics intelli-
gently, but found its exceeding great and
precious promises comforting and sustain>
ing in her affli tons. 1l a' a..gsD .--.
Her death was fitting close to such a
life. )" On the day she was ninety-seven
years old. her reason seemed to waVer
and fail. and she appeared somewhat
Eighty all day. The next day she was as
well'as usual. and told her daughterin>
Law, Mrs. Mary Goff) that she felt salts
fed che should soon die, and wished her to
send for her children, that they might be
with-her once more before her DEATH
When asked why she though she should
die. her reply was : death aud the grave
have lost their terrors to me-" She said
she had always shrunk back from death
andnhe grave. but now all fear of them
was removed from her mind This she
regarded as premonition of her ap-
preaching end. and though not seemingly
Horse than usual. she from that time con.
tended that the hour of her departure
wasiaf haLd. A few days before her
death, bshe seemed to be sinking, and
eomplained somewhat. of internal suffer
ing. Still her mind appeared sound. and
she .conversed freely. as her strength
would admit. with her friends. who visi-
ted her. On the morning of the nth
ult.. with intellect uuimpaired. her faith