Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-10-30
Obituary. White.

Nancy Leach White, wife of the
late Bartimeus White.
She was born Feb %, 1922, in
Maine. Left motherless when not
more than years of age, her faith
or, Peleg Leach, took her, the
youngest, and her brother James,
who was next older than herself,
from Hallowell, Maine, to East
Bridgewater, which became her
home for the rest of her early years.
Her sisters, Adelaide and Olive, her
brothers, Peleg, Ebes, Elisha, Will
liam and James, all of whom have
gone before. Her life in Mas
sachusetts seems to have been hap
PLY spent with band of most affec-
tomato friends.
On May 25, 1916, she was married
to Bartimeus White, formerly of
Braintree, Mass He had gone to
Wisconsin territory in 1885, where
he had prepared home in James
town, few miles north of Galena
Immediately after the marriage the
parting words to friends were said
and the couple started on the long
journey which was to end at the
place whose neighborhood was to be
the home of the family until Deem
Der, 1864, when, in order that the
children might have better chances
for education, Lancaster, the coun-
ty seat of Grant county, became the
home and so remained until the
death of both.
Though, before marriage, Mrs.
White had been unfamiliar with
household duties and the care of
children, she assumed the increas-
ing responsibilities of a household
with such energy that her children
look back upon her faithfulness and
skill, her generosity to those outside
her home, her solicitude for her
family as something marvellous.
Her nature was strongly sensitive
to the best of the worlds attractions.
Often did she walk into the woods
belonging to the farm, always COM
inc back laden with the treasures of
nature. The birds and animals had
her affection. Many a tear did she
shed over the loss Of some Of these
dumb friends. Since her children
have been grown she has spent her
evenings mostly with books, pic
lures, poetry and her Bible. The
lives and works of missionaries have
always been strongly interesting to
her. Almost her last reading was
the account of Miss Stone in the
Mcclure magazine.
Her religious nature was strong.
So far back as her children remem-
Der she was fond of repeating
hymns, other religious poems and
Bible stories to them. She was al
ways anxious about the religious
and moral welfare of her family and
her children remember her words
and other man. stations of this
solicitude Religion was sacred to
her. It must not be touched upon
with familiarity but with serious
ness and earnestness Her soul
found satisfaction in joining the
Presbyterian church at Jamestown
in 1858, at the same time as her
husband After moving to Lancas-
ter both joined the Congregational
church of that place by letter in
1865.
In 1859 great sorrow came to her
by the death of Julia and Charlie,
the two youngest, who left her on
the same day. Death did not again
enter her home until March 81 of
the present year he took her hus-
band when almost 81 years of age.
Mrs. White went in the latter part
of September from her Lancaster
home to Milwaukee to spend the fall
and winter with her daughters. I'm
til Oct. 10th she seemed unusually
well. On that morning she had a
chill. Her physician and friends did
not consider her seriously i'll until
nearly noon of the 18th, change
for the worse appeared. Her weak
ness increased until 9:20 p. m. of the
next day when she breathed her last.
During her illness there was no pain,
no apparent anxiety about the flu
ture and her soul left it's earthly
home as gently and calmly as child
passes into sleep. Since the death
of her husband she has devoted all
the time she could to work that
would increase the future comfort of
others and her last pieces will be
sadly priced by those she has left
behind. Her life, though always
one great work of devotion to fam
lily, home and friends, became of late
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