The L'Anse sentinel., 1906-04-21
Death 7 OF MRS.
JULIA PEVNOCK.
Passed Away Early Tuesday Morning,
After q Lingering Illness. Funeral
Held Thursday Afternoon.

After an illness OF over three
months. Mrs. Julia Belle Pennock
one Of L'Anse' pioneer residents
passed peacefully away at her home
at $50 o'clock Tuesday morning.
Regarding the life Of Mrs. Pen
mock the following sketch was writ
ten by Rev. T. G. Thomas.
Mrs. Julia Belle Pennock was
born at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
February IA, 1926, and died al bel
late home in L'Anse. Mich. April
II, 1906, at 6:3O a. M, making heI
age 81 years, two months and thret
days.
She was q true and devoted chris.
tian woman. Her daily life was ar
example for good. not only fol
her own. family, but to tho Sc with
whom she came in contact. Within
the last few years of her life she
was deprived, on account Of sickness
and age, to be at her usual place
Of worship 10 the sanctuary, but her
daily prayers had ascended to the
throne OF grace, for the church she
loved SO much, and for the con yer.
sion OF her loved ones.
When it became evident to hel
that the end Of her earthly career
was near at hand, aud that she
would soon part with her beloved
family, she summoned her sons and
daughters around her bed and i'm.
parted to them her last blessing,
q q d while holding Charles
hand, the oldest son, said,
"You know how I have always tried
to teach you since you was little,
to be good" and pointing upward
s6scsetinsea, Il have always liked
to go you all, and have always
loved. you ell, and I hope to meet
you all in heaven, where 1 am going
where We shall be forever happy.
"weep NOT sos me, sons, dsushsprs. dear,
am notSoad. am only elespfng hero;
Ny soul 10 happy BY the thrsAe, whore Jesu
dwells.
Ny work is done, my life h past,
ny asve for you was Tin The last"
Mrs. Pennock vas about eigh,
years OF age when the first mission
aries came. II was 10 the yeal
1885 when John Sunday, an Indiar
missionary, drst brought the goot
tidings Of the gospel among tht
Indians at tire 500 and L'Anse
Her father. Jehn South wind, (Shah
wub-ne-no-din) was on Q Of the frs
converts to christianity from heath
enism. and Mrs. Julia B. Peanock wa
brought up in q christian family
and never learned the customs o
Indian life or religion. She was con
verted at the age OF 9 years, and re
ceived the rites Of baptism by th,
late Rev, Peter Jones, Wesleyan
Methodist, at Sault st. Marie. Th
second missionary who came anon,
the Cbippewas. was Thomas Phras
or, an Indian, who came to L'Anse
Among the FIRST missionaries VIII
came after that we're Thoma
Mckee, Gsorge Copway and Jobl
Johnson. These we're. all iron
Canada.
She was adopted by Rev. Jane.
Evans, and lived with the famil,
and attended school at differen
places wherever the missionarie
went. Thus in early life she becam
acquainted with the ways Of civilize
life.
When Rev. James Evans was ap
pointed to 20 TO Red River, Canada
she made up her mind to 20 hom
to her people at Kewsonon. Upo
her return she became . teache
among her people, continuing in thi
line Of work for three years. ANON
her pupils we're James Holiday, Jr.
Amos Crane, Daniel Ash er, Nancy
Ellen and Annie Asher. William
Owen and many Others She wa
also ap interpreter for the whit
missionaries for . number OF years
When Daniel Ashers's father died
(Megesee or Asher Eagls,) Rev
George W. Brown was the mission
| ary At L'Anse. Mrs. julia Bell
Pennock was called up
on for the first time TO interpret
and from that time on she was th
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