San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-06-05
Obituary-A Remarkable Family.

SARAH SANDERS died at the residence of
her son-in-law. Samson Boone, on Sunday
morning, the 18th of April, 1884, aged So
years, months and % days. In the year
1907 she came with her father, Andrew
Hoover and family, and settled in the vicini-
ty of Richmond In 1919 she was Joined
in marriage with Jacob Sanders with whom
she lived in much love and affection until
his death in 1864, after which she resided
with her only surviving child, Elizabeth H.
Boone, until her DEATH She was life
long member of the Society of Friends, al
ways maintaining a quiet, orderly deport-
ment, seeking more to let her light shine by
example than by spoken profession Du-
ring the last years of her life the reading of
the New Testament seemed her greatest de-
light. Twenty-three days before her death
she was stricken with partial paralysis;
during this time she appeared to be perfect
ly happy, suffering no pain and sleeping
most of the time. She was not able to talk
much, but when her friends would visit her
she was able to recognize them with o smile,
and to their query as to how she felt, she
would say so, very WELL" For about five
hours previous to dissolution she had been
sleeping and was not aware of the approach
of death; and it required care on the part
of her watchers to note the time. SO peace
full was the close. Richmond, (Ind) Tele-
gram.
The deceased was a sister to the mother
of the editor of the FREE PRESS, and was
the youngest and only surviving member of
q family of ten children, four sons and six
daughters, whose ages, with the exception
of one who died young) averaged about
80 years. Their father died at SO and their
mother lived to be over 20. Their parents
who were of sturdy German stock-emi-
grated from Randolph county, North Caro-
lima, to Ohio in 1902, and thence to Indiana
(then territory, as above stated in 1907.
W eshould have stated that in emigrating
from North Carolina they crossed the Ohio
river at Cincinnati, then small village
mostly of log houses. We should also
have stated that Job Scott, an eminent
minister of the Society of Friends, (com-
monty called Quakers). had visited the por-
ton of North Carolina referred to number
of years previous, convincing many of the
truth of the doctrines of said Society,
among whom were several members of the
Hoover family, and Andrew and nearly all
his family continued in the faith. The sons
of these worthy parents became noted men
in the early history of Eastern Indiana, and
the daughters were all first-class good wo-
men. David, the eldest son, was the fore
most figure in the pioneer history of that
portion of the State. Self-made and edu-
Gated, he collected a good library, and was
an Unsuitable reader and seeker after knowl-
edge all his life, and thus become on awak-
ening influence to many kindred spirits
among younger people. When young man
he surveyed the town plat of the present city
of Richmond, now containing some 10000
inhabitants, and known throughout the
Union for its manufacturing enterprise, and
gave it its name. He was clerk of Wayne
county during fourteen years, repeatedly q
member of both branches of the Legislature,
and held various other positions of honor
and trust; while his private virtues great
ly endeared him TO all who knew him. He
died in 1866, at thew se of IS.
Nearly all the members of the family
were noted for excellent physical develop
ment. and it affords fine illustration Of the
happy results of sound minds in sound
bodies, reinforced by healthful exercise.
and Temperance in all things
We have thought the facts we have here
stated TO be fairly worthy Of this much
notice, a. suggested by the departure Of the
last member OF the family.