Emmons County record., 1911-03-09
CALLED away.
Death OF Mrs. leah L. Carmichael
One OF the EARLY Settlers OF
the Beaver Valley.

the Beaver Valley.
Last Friday evening. March 4, at
6:lQ clock. at her home in Linton,
occurred the death of Mrs. Leah
Elizabeth Carmichael, who settled 4
few m IS east Of the present town
OF Lint n IN the pioneer DAYS. she
had for many months been strug
CLING to gam the mastery over her
disease but was too weak 10 rally.
The funeral services wero held in
the Linton Methodist church last
Monday at , y. m, where friends
and nelghhors congregated To pay
last tribute of respect and love to
the departed. The Rev. A Nj Wiley
conducted the services. The Choir
sang some Very touching hymns ap-
! prppriate to the occasion.
4 Leah Elizabeth Gibson was horn
4 Sept. i $50, in Oxford, Ohio. Her
father WAS Joseph Martin Gibson
Her mother 5 maiden name was
Nancy Parker. They lived in New
York state When sin wears of age
deceased went With her parents to
Brighton, Iowa. where She was mar
rled, July p. lso1, at the age of
seventeen, to j L. Carmichael. Sin
children We're the result of his un-
ion, as follows. Jacob T.. Carmch
ael, residing in Kansas; Mrs. Net
tie NJ. Hume. Of Seattle, Wash.
Mrs. Ella A Raynolds, who died in
Emnons county many years ago.
| VIM a. carmichael. of Mcintosh,
Is. ~ Mrs. Alice j. Lucas, de-
ceased, Joseph Carmichael, de-
ceased.
| When the civil war broke out Mrs.
\ Carmichael went with her husband
from plattsinouth, Neb., where they
lived. to the south, with the army.
1t took strength of character and a
brave, patriotic heart to leave the
comforts of home for the dangerous
field of war. During these cNcit-
ing experiences her eldest child Ja-
cob Elston, was born.
Mrs Carmichael experienced many
SORROWS and bereavements. He1
daughter Nancy. when girl OF
fifteen. married and settled with hpi
husband a. |. Raynolds on a home.
stead ON the south side of Beaver
creek about four miles east of | in
ton. which homestead afterward be
came the property of w. f. Petri,
now proprietor of general store
in Linton, which property was fol
many years the home of the Petrit
family MIR. Reynolds had stor,
ON the north side near the roat
which leads to the j. w jaime,
|Hneighborhood
One day the young bride eN
|clamed: "Oh, what beautiful
|placc this hill overlooking as it doe
the lovely Beaver valley, would b,
for burial place. When die IL
| like to be buried right here. = II
was Nancy S delight torow back an,
forth across the Beaver, going be
tween the house and the store. One
day she was late in returning hom,
and her husband going in search O
her found that the lovely girl hat
| been drowned. Mr.. Reynolds hac
the remains of his young wife in
tered at the spot she had chosedn
and. when some time later his bod,
4 Twas fonud not far from his hous,
showing that a gun-shot wound ha'
caused his death the remains wcr
deposited BY the side Of his wife.
Joseph Martin. the youngest chile
Of deceased was an invalid. His SIS
ter Nancy was very fond of he
helpless brother. One day while liy
ing at home she exclaimed
Mother if Joseph and should dl
before you die | want youtopromis
to bury us side by side AT the ag
Of eleven years Joseph was laid b
the side of his sister.
Many people, ,in passing these thre
graves, have wondered why the
were placed there. No lovelier spc
lean be found in f,mmons count
than the gently sloping hilloverlool
). ing the verdant valley with its farm
and beautiful groves
On one of these farms her home
stead Mrs. carmichael lived f.
j. seventeen years before she could SC
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