Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1895-01-25
IN WEIwORLAM

December I9, 1894, aged 81 years
s months and "a days.
Nancy Scott Martin was born in
Henry county, Kentucky, on June
5th, 1927. While yet in her girl
hood she removed with her family
to Indiana, anG on the goth day OF
April, 1849, she was united in
marriage to George N. Stewart.
To them were born twelve children,
seven boys and five girls. OF this
family there are still nine living,
three of the girls having passed
away. The beloved subject of this
memoriam continued to enjoy the
faithful companionship of her hus'
band until May 28, 1878, when
death claimed her life's helpmate
and she was left alone with her
children. With them she continued
to reside in Indiana until 1881,
when with the greater part of her
family she emigrated to Gosper
county, Nebraska, where she home
steaded a peice of land and on
which she made her home until the
time of her death.
In her early girlhood she united
with the Christian, or Campbellite
church, but later on severed her re-
lation with that church and united
with the Baptist church that she
might worship with the same de-
nomination as her husband. Of
the latter church she was a faithful
and consistent member for more
than twenty-five years. But her
conception Of the Christian religion
did not stop with the carrying of
her name on the church record, but
her lite was filled with many kindly
deeds of Christian charity, love,
forebearance and fortitude, the
memory which will be shining
light for many feet that follow after
her.
A loving and faithful wife, she
could be nothing else than loving
and patient mother. In her family
her life seemed centered. Her
chiefest aim seemed to be the well
fare of her children, and the griefs
and trials borne uncomplainingly,
the sore sacrifices made cheerfully
and the silently uttered prayers for
the welfare of her children which
she has made may never be known
only by Him who knoweth all
things and by whom the fall of even
sparrow is noted. That she was a
loving and true parent the writer of
these weak lines to her blessed
memory can attest.
About two years ago feeling the
weakness of age coming upon her
she quit housekeeping and lived |
from that time to her death with her
children who lived near and with
her. In the winter of 1Se2-9s she
was attacked with the lagrippe, |
which was then prevalent in that
country. She eapparantly recovered !
but the insidious disease had under
mined a hitherto strong constitu-
ton, and during the present winter
she began to failrapidly, the disease
taking the form of the dropsy of the
heart. On Sunday, December 16, |
she began to get rapidly worse and
word was telegraphed to her chill
dren, but owing to distance some of
them did not get to her bedside in
time to see her again alive. She
passed peacefully away to her better
home on Wednesday, and on Sun
day, December aand, she was laid
forest in the beautiful little cemetery
at Arapahoe, Nebraska.
In her death the community have
lost good Christian woman, and
the family have lost that dearest
friend on earth, a kind and loving
mother. In trying to find words
that will tell of her many loving
traits and kindness we realize how
weak are words, and yet there is
one word that will ever be clustered