The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-02-11
Obituary.


Rainsboro, Ohio, Jan 49, 1909, aged SO
years and 25 days. Her life WAS lnde ed
a link binding the present to the
past
Her grandfather owned the lard on
which was fought the Battle of
Brandywine, Sept. IL, 1777, and was
killed in that memorable battle Her
mother died when she was but Is
months old and she was taken to the
home of Daniel Miller in Culpepper
County, Va. Mrs. Miller, being her
mothers sister, took the motherless
neice not only to her home but to her
heart and became indeed mother to
her and when at about the age of IL,
the Millers with several other fami.
lies, among the number being the
Davis family of which her future
husband was member, came to Ohio.
Daniel Miller settled on a farm
about miles west of Rainsboro
There the deceased grew to woman
hood and was married to Asahel n.
Davis, March l6, 1912 To them we're
born eight children, Mary L Joseph
p, Lewis B., William b., Thomas II. +,
Sarah j., James 3 Jacob II.
She lived to see half of her children,
three sons and one daughter, with
husband called to the home beyond
One daughter, Mrs. Mary l.. Seal, of
Oregon, three sons, Lewis of Lin
coin, Ill, James b, of Rlinsboro,
Jacob Il of Villisca, Iowa, are left
to mourn the loss of dear mother,
beside these there are ten grand
children and five great grandchildren
der husband died March %, 1905
Since then she has remained at the
old home tenGerly cared for by her
son, James, and his wife.
Hers was beautiful life; strength
and gentleness we're manifested there
In. The Palmist says. "Thy yentle.
ness hath made me great" She met
the duties and trial of life with a
patient forbearance and gentle
ministration of kindness, that will
live long In the memory of loved ones.
The home was 10 her the dearest spot
and here she ruled more by gentle.
ness and persuasion than by command
and bound her loved ones to her by
ties that death cannot sever, and as
So omon in describing the noble
won an In the Book of Proverbs, 1.-THE
heart of her husband safely trusted
in her and her children rise up to call
her blessed "
Sorrows came TO her as the common
lot of all She has seen eleven of her
loved ones, three sons, one daughter,
husband, five grandchildren and one
gre at grandchild, borne to their last
resting place, yet no murmur of dis
content escaped her lips aud think
II may be safely said that no harsh or
unkind word was ever spoken by her
in rega d to any one. All, who have
ever been inmates of the home or as
and friends were intimately
with her we're drawn
toward her by her sweetness of dlspo-
sition and gentleness of manner. AS
has been said of another so 1t may |
truthfullY be said of her, "none knew
her but to love her." She enjoyed the |
presence and companionship of her
friends and some here will recall with |
what keen delight she wei
coined the kindred neighbors and |
who gathered in the old home
to celebrate her SSth birthday. Little
did we think that so soon we should |
ook for the last time upon her gentle |
face, calm in its repose of the last
sleep. She was member of the U
B. Church aud in the many years of
ler Christian life she ever manifested
the Spirit of Christ In word and deed.
On Jan. 8, she took her bed with
what proved to be her last sickness
and in one short week death claimed
her for his own and while our hearts
are sad because of this our loss, we
think of her eternal gain and through
the mist of tears we look not at the
things wkich are seen but at the
things which are not seen.
We see the morning of Gods tomor-
row and with the morn "those angel
faces smile that we have loved long
since and lost awhile"
"A few who watched her sail away,
Do miss her craft from the busy bay.
some friendly barks that were anchored
near
some loving soul that her heart held dear
In silent sorrow stin drop tear,
But she peacefully furled her ready sail
In mooring shelter from storm and gale,
And greeted the friends who had sailed |
before
O're the unknown sea to the unseen shore"
And our Faith, says:
'Yes we shall greet when the last deep Il
crossed