The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-05-22

MCNULTY CATHARINE, wife of%Hugh
MoNulty, who died in 1858, at the age of
81 years, departed this life, May 14th, IS.
70, aged SO years.
She Was tsnderly cared for during her
fatal illness by her children, her grand
children, her only living brother, Henry
Martin, by her attending physician and by
sympathising friends.
She first complained of pain in her
side. This soon gave way to medical
treatment and without pain her lamp of
life gradually went out.
The general surrender THE vital forces,
consequent upon old age. preceded by
temperate habits, most gracefully ex-
changed her present life for that held in
store for the redeemed of Christ.
Mrs McNulty died as she had lived, a
devoted Catholic.
A telegram from her only living son,
Henry, of Dubuque, Iowa, expressed his
intention to be in Somerset in time for his
mothers funeral. This took place at Ho-
ly Trinity church on Sunday, the 10Th.
Katharine Martin and her husband
Hugh McNulty were both born in Tyrone
county, Ireland. She emigrated to this
country with her fathers family in 1914.
Of that family all are gone to the land OF
rest, except Henry Murtin, above named
She had four children: Mrs. Sarah J
Burns, and Ellen McNulty, both of Som.
erset, Ohio, Jehn, who died in the west
and Henry, prosperous lawyer of Du-
buQue. Iowa. She had, also, two grand
children, Amanda Burns, now married &c
Samuel Kullman, and John II. Burns o.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and also two other
grand children, decendants of her SOL
Henry, who married Mrs. Hugh Maginnis
These grand children are Lewis and Kate
Hugh McNulty, father, grand father
and great grand father of the preceding
defendants, began life as q peddler, sue
ceedsd we'll, married at St. Joseph's, bough
J farm, and became tiller of the soil. He
had left his brother Neil McNulty il
Frederick county, Maryland. Of thi
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ness, as a school teacher, bachelor, and ;
money lender He had not seen him TO
about twenty seven years. and for the las
six or seven years of that period had no
even letter from him.
About this time Henry Martin made on
of his trips east with horses. On his re
turn he called at Frederick town, inquir
r ed for Neil McFulty, learned that he ha
4 died some six years previous, left a larg
q estate, soon liable to go to the state {
= Maryland by escheatment, found the vii
. on record and that of the cash, asset
Hugh was entitled 10 $1000 with each {
! his brothers back in Ireland, and that tn
balance of the estate was to be equally d
7 vided Thes facts were duly reported b
Hugh to Mr. Martin, the $1,000 was draw
y and receipted for, and second visit Wa
lr father and Mr.. McNulty. Without ge
rs ting all the facts and under representation
ct made, Hugh McDulty and Henry Martil
as agents for him, signed a receipt in full
on pay uheht w shohi VI %Ao,ooo anu d Pioh
Use oS $500 to each heir of Hugh as the
a became of age.
Is By some means il afterwards becan
er mooted that all the heirs except Hugh, hs
E. died without issue. leaving Hugh the onl
g. heir to the estate. Hugh gave Hon. Thon
g. an Ewing fee of of $500, who looked Il
sh fhe facts, found the heirs all dead except
sisters son in Maryland, bursted up Il
former settlement and recovered for Hul
D. nearly ten thousand dollars in addition
d. that already drawn.
I'D Before this Hugh found it necessary
remove his family 10 Fredericktown whe
he remained until the estate of his broth
Neil wvs fully settled, and then remov'
to Somerset, Ohio, where he resided to 4
end of his life. K.