Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-16

LONG EARTHLY
JOURNEY ENDS
Mrs. Mary Dubois Marquis
Passes Away in SD
Year.
BEEN ILL ONLY TWO WEEKS
Mrs. Robert Kuschmann, Resident
Here Since 1860, Answers
Final Summons.
BEEN ILL ONLY TWO WEEKS

Mrs. Mary Dubois Marquis died last
hight at 10 o'clock at the home of her
son, DR.. w. s. Marquis. 726 Twenty
third street. She had been i'll several
weeks with complications of diseases
superinduced by inrmities of age.
Mrs. Marquis was born April 8, 1927,
at Carlisle Station, Warren county,
Ohio. Her father, Daniel Dubois, was
q cabinet maker in early life, but in
pioneer days removed from New Jer-
sey, his native state, to Carlisle, Ohio,
where he owned and operated large
farm. Mary Dubois was first married
to DIR. John Treon Dubois and by that
union had one son, Louis Stanley Du-
Bots, whose present residence is Pasa-
dena, Cal. DR.. Dubois died two years
after their marriage.
Several years later Mrs. Dubois was
married to Rev. James Edgar Mar
quis, and to this union were born three
sons and two daughters, DR.. William
Stevenson Marquis, pastor of Broad
way Presbyterian church, Rock Island;
Frank Marquis, cashier of the Peoples
bank of Bloomington, and Chalmers c.
Marquis of the Paragraph, Blooming
and Mrs. Laura Green, preceded their
mother in death.
Shortly after her marriage to Rev.
Mr.. Marquis, the family removed to
Bloomington, H., residing there for a
year, and then moving to Elmwood,
Peoria county, in 1858. Mr.. Marquis
died Feb. %, 1868. while pastor OF the
Presbyterian church at Elmwood. Mrs.
Marquis returned to Bloomington for
residence In 1859 to educate her chill
dren. The later years of her life have
been spent at the home OF DR.. Marquis
In this city.
Mrs. Marquis until her death retain
ed her membership II the Second Pres
byterian church of Bloomington. She
had been affiliated with the Presby-
terrain church 90 years. For the greater
part OF the past 10 years she had made
her home here With the family of her
son, and in that time had come to be
well known in . the city, especially
among the members Of the Broadway
congregation, to ali OF whom she en-
deared herself by her sweetness of
character, motherly devotion and the
purity OF her Christian life. Despite
her advanced years, until the last her
mind was as active as one half her age.
The funeral service will be held to-
morrow afternoon at 80 from Broad
way Presbyterian church. Rev. w. G.
Ogleyee, assistant pastor Of the church,
will conduct the services. The remains
will be taken to Elmwood, H., and
!nterment will be by her loved ones
n Gods acre there.
Mrs. Robert Kuschnlnnn.
Mrs Robert Kuschmann died yes
terday morning at 4:30 at the family
residence, 535 Twenty-second street,
after an illness of two weeks with con-
gestion of the lungs. She was born
June IL, 1884, in Thel Filter, Germany.
Her maiden name was Miss Louisa
Range In 1865 she came to Rock ISL
and and after residing here two years
returned to Germany, where she was
married in 1867 to Robert Kuschmann.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kuschmann came to Rock
Island in 1869 from Germany and had
resided here since that time. During
her long residence here she had gained
large host of frinds who will be
grieved by her death. She attended |
Broadway Presbyterian church, al |
though not member.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Kusch- |
mann is survived by three children, |
F. R. Kuschmann. Mrs. Lena Tiede- |
mann and Mrs. Edith Hildebrandt, all |
of Rock Island, and brother, Louis |
Range, also of this city.
The funeral will be held tomorrow |