The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-08-02
HONORABLE OLD AGE.
Three Healthy and Bright Old
Ladies'.

the following, from the Centreville
(Md) Record, in reference to three old
and estimab!e ladies, will be found of
interest to many persons in this county
This county has within its limits three
as bright aud hearty old ladies' as can be
found in auy section bearing the same
ratio of population to the square mile.
Their ages are very close together. The
oldest of the three is Mrs. Mary Elizabeth
Coulbourne, the only child of William
and Mary Horsey. Mrs. Coulbourne
was boru IN Annamessex, Somerset
county, Maryland, April 10th, 1903,
hence at this writing she is 81 years, )
months and 10 days old,
In early life she married Robert Coul-
bourne, of Somerset county, and removed
to Princess Anne, where she resided
until 1883, when she came to Centreville
t0'reside with her grand daughter, Mrs.
Arthur w. Emory. nee Miss Mary G.
Bowland Mrs. Coulbourne has been a
widow since 1886. She is the mother of
four children, all daughters, and all died
in infancy, except one. Mrs. Coulbourne
enjoys good health, is active and sprigh-
tly in conversation. Less than three
Elkton, where she had been for several
months on visit to her grandson, MIR.
Rufus ID. Rowland.
The next oldest of the three is Mrs.
Julia Woodford, mother of J, w. W..
Woodford, the well,known gentleman
who runs the Eastern Shore end of the
Chester River steamboat Line. Mrs.
Woodford was born in the State of Con-
naoop, har D91 1909 hainr Si
months and thirteen days younger than
Mrs. Coulbourne. She married James
Woodford, a resident of her native State,
January Gath, 1924, and came to Mary
land with her husband in 1881. Mr..
Woodford, her husband, was engaged in
selling clocks through out the upper por-
ton of Eastern Maryland and resided in
al the county towns north of Cambridge.
About fifty years ago she came to Cen
trevile and resided here for year or SO
and afterwards removed to Elkton, where
Mrs. Woodford opened private school,
which she taught for IA years. Among
her pupils were ex Gov. James B. Groome,
DR.. John II. lamar, Lieutenant Mitchell
lamar, Noble and George Biddle and
other prominent men of the day of Ekton.
She afterwards removed with her hus-
band to Chestertown, where he died in
1868. Since then Mrs. Woodford has
been spending her time partly with her
sou, j. w. w. Woodford, and her
daughter, Mrs. Marion Joy, who resides
in Baltimore. Mrs. Woodford is a lady OF
culture and education and sews and reads
without glasses. She is posted i'll the
literature of the day and Can discuss with
you the merits OF the characters in the
LATEST novel. 1t is useless to add that she
enjoys good health.
The youngest of the three is Mrs
Elizabeth DeCourcy Emory, widow of
the late VIM. Emory and mother of
Thomas, Francis and Addison Emory
Mrs. Emory was Miss Ruth and married
about 81 years ago, being the third wife.
She WAS born on the banks of Corsica
river at the Ruth homestead, October
u st, 1910, being about Is months youn-
ger that Mrs. Coulbourne and nearly a
year younger than Mrs. Woodford.
When MIS- Emory was II years old she
stood on the banks OF Chester river and
saw the British fleet sail up the river to
destroy Chestertown. When the troops
were landed they were met by the IN Ill
tia at Caulk's field and repulsed.
Mrs Emory is very Learty and a very
sprightly conversationalist, remem boring
distinctly many interesting events of
her quiet and peaceful life. She is the
only one of the three, who is a native of
this county These facts put to route
the Islander that the Eastern Shore is an
unhealthy section.