Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-06-21
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Died-At the residence of her parents il
Dover township. June IL. 1894. Of whoopini
cough and inflammation OF the b lWeIs. EDITH,
infant daughter oil +. IL. and Bette Bray.
At Fulton, Mo, june ad, of Group. BELLE
i youngest , auGhter of II. c. and NJ. f. Eng
lish. aged searly 8 years.. Mrs. English Is 4
daughter of MIR. WIN. Morrison, of this city.
In Odessa. Iaafay cite county, Mo-, june
!. Mrs. MARY F.. REDDINGrON, wife Of Col,
ID. Reddtngton. editor CT the Herald, aged SC
years.
The Intelligenc.r extends sympathy to ita
brother editor
Mean M4yview. Lafayette county. Mo.
% years.
Born in Warren county. Kentucky. In 1906
msrrisd in 1879; moved to Lafayette county,
Missouri. in 1885,. Protested religion in 1872
and was one OF the constituent members OF
Mound Prairie Baptist church. and died a men,
Der ofthat organization. lie was the father of
fourteen soma and one daughter, all OF whom
but two survive HIM. and all now members of
the Baptist church, add two of his sous. Alex
ander and Henry. are ministers Of the gospel.
-in this city. June l3. Of general debility.
Mrs. SUSAN H.. TklGG. relict of the late Capt.
WIN. X. Trigg, In the 74th year Of her age.
- SAN A. y cuty
I, 1910. Her maiden name was Susan Trigg
Hickman, and upon her marriage she 1transpos-
ed her Two last names. Her father was Capt.
Paschal Hickman. who was MORALLY wounded
at the battle oil the River Raisin. 1t is of him
that ID recorded the prophetic and historical
warning. that all who remained behind would
perish by the tteachery OF The foe. He and
others who could not he moved were left In q
hut by the waysids. which the Indians In a
drunken orgle, burned with all lite inmates
dis disconsolate widow was lett to mourn his
loss with several young children, one the sub
ject OF this article, and another aiterward the
Vile OF Gen. George w. Chambers, OF Louis
yIile, amt the mother oil DR.. Pasci,ai Il.
OF this city. Miss Hickman was
at Abingdon. Va, at the residence OF
her sister, Mrs. JUICE Benz. Estlll, in August,
1882. TO Capt. William King Trivg. In 1916
capt Trigg removed with his family to this
Where he first settled upon u farm
which 10 now the site of the town OF Higgins
vile. For many years be continued to live i'll that
and always since. the family has resided
N this county. Capt. Trigg died, in this city,
March 2, 1877. Their children We're, Daniel,
Lizzie, Frank, Susan H., Florence E., sry
Annie 8. and William X. The first
Tas killed in battle at Arksdelphia, Ark,
While carrying q dispatch from Gen. Marina
luke TO Gen. Shelby, LIZZIE, the wife of Capt |
Chos W. Shields, died at Marshall, Texas, |
ut after the War, and Mary Robertson died |
When quite yOuhg. The others all survive, |
the Vile OF A A. Lesueur, and Aun,e |
he wife of j. .. Lesueur.
Mrs. IrlgE was buried from Christ church |
Protestant EpiscopaD .laot Saturday afternoon, |
ne pall-beaIers, particular frienis OF her hus-
anu and herseif, being Messrs. Henry C. Wal
3. K Ireland. Mm.G McCausIand, Geo. |
l Monn'joT, Aeaophon Ryland ami Joseph +.
min. The services were Conducted BY Rev.
ohn Davis. the rector. The hymns used were
lnH by her request, as they had been at the
lberai OF her husband because he asked it
ney We're NEARER My God to Thee'' and
Rock Of Ages.n
IL 10 easy To Write what ha. heen said above,
ut what pen Can do justice TO the loseliness of
er character9 As q Christian. all humility, love
nd faith; as Q wife, tender and devoted; a. a
other, all that the name implies; as q woman
rand In all the attributes OF her character. .
rouSnt up among the most refining influences
The old days In Kentucky and Virginia, she
ways maintained the courtly grsces OF her !
rlhood. Thoroughly unselfsh her lite was 4 !
'ntinuai sacrifice upon the altar OF her love for {
ose about her. An uncbaritable word or
dgment never passed her lips. Her lie was i
poem anu y sermon, and her death bed, with c
IL q bain or strn.gie. with her child EN- and :
lends about her renewing her smile and bles- q
ng was u scene to impress itself ON the behold .
, tor life. rs an illustration of how easy 1t is :
+ a true Christian to pass from this life to that .
tier One where there are no partings and no .
While those of us who are left be- ..
nd are full OF Erlet and sorrow death came to II
r ss a relief from bodily frsilty, and as the g
'rtalt to those dear ones who had gone before. y
: blessed ARE the dead which die In the Lords;
Al thry may rest irI.u their laburs; und their D
orhs DO follow th.In.' 4