The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-06-06

Death of a Most Estimable Lady.-Mrs.
Mary E. Jenifer, wife of Col Daniel Jenifer, one
of our best known and most highly esteemed citi-
zens, died at "Good Hope" the old family home
stead, in the 18th district, on Saturday evening
last. Deceased was the daughter of DIR. Thomas
G. Rsteau, one Of the best known men of his day,
and was the only child that survived him. He
had large landed estate, which included proper
ty on the Gunpowder, now known as Lime Kiln
Bottom, besides the "Good Hope" estate, in the
old mansion of which Mrs. Jenifer was born fifty
odd years ago, and in which she passed peacefully
away on Saturday.
Mrs. Jenifer had always been a most remark
ably energetic woman. Her family consisted Of
five daughters and three sons, all of whom survive
her, but notwithstanding the great responsible
ity and care incident to the raising of so large
family, she found time to devote to numerous
good and charitable works. When the Grange
movement was inaugurated in Baltimore county
she was among the first to enter the work and
never relaxed her efforts in this behalf until fail
ing health compelled her to do so. She also took
a great interest in the Baltimore county agricul-
tura fair and was one of the foremost ladies in
her efforts to insure its success being herself
perhaps the largest individual exhibitor in the
household department of any lady in the county,
and the premiums which were from time to time
awarded to her could be numbered by the SCORE.
About year ago Mrs. Jenifer's health COM
menced failing. Before that she had been re-
markably active and energetic, but when disease
laid its hand upon her she was necessarily COM
PEELED to give up much of her active work. Last
winter she spent with her family in the city, but
her health growing steadily worse, despite the
efforts of the best medical skill, she was glad to
return to her old homestead about month ago,
from whence loving hands tenderly bore her body
on Tuesday.
Mrs. Jenifer's funeral took place at "Good
Hope" at noon on Tuesday. There was very
large gathering of sorrowing relatives and friends,
very many of whom had often enjoyed the unaf-
fected hospitality of that beautiful old homestead.
The solemn funeral service of the Episcopal
church were read by Rev. Mr.. Van Antwerp, rector
of St. Thomas's church, where Mrs. Jenifer had
been a regular attendant. The body, enclosed in
a rich casket, was born to the hearse by her three
sons-Messrs. Thomas R., Daniel and John Jen-
ifer, and her three sons-in-law, the Messrs.
Mitchell, of Charles county, and DR.. Harrison, OF
Baltimore county. The remains were conveyed
to the Risteau family burying ground, on the farm
of Mr.. Thomas r. Jenifer, near Loeb Raven,
where they were inferred beside those of her an
cestors
The floral tributes were numerous and very
handsome among the most beautiful being a very
large cross, sent by the fellow clerks of Mr. Daniel
Jenifer, Jr., in the county clerks office. The
funeral arrangements were in charge of Messrs. j.
D. Slade Son, undertakers. of Unionville, and
were personally superintendent by Mr.. John E.
Slade
The attendance at the funeral included many
from Baltimore, Towsontown, Cockeysville, Pixies
vile and the surrounding country, among whom
were noticed Col. D. M. Matthews, Geo. III. Mer-
ryman, John G. Booth, Thos. and George Peerce,
Geo. W. Yellott, Thos. Craddock, Hon. Richard
Grason, VIM. Grason, DIR. G.. M. Bosley, John W.
and Arthur Shanklin, VIM. S. Cowley, Robert
Moore Caleb S. Taylor, George H. Smith, Chas.
and VIM. II. Moore, Washington Stevenson, A.
W. Bradford, Jr., Chas. M. Jessop, B. P. Butler,
Walter Warner, B. W. Ady, Chas. Fl. Quinlin, G.
W. Beatty, VIM. M. Risteau, Rev. Mr.. Rathburn,
Alex. NJ. Morrison, C. v. Cherbonnier and many
others.