The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-12-09
THE GRIM REAPER.
short Sketches Of the Lives Of Per.
sons Who Have Recently
Passed Away.
MRS. EMMA E. TUBBs.


The death of Mrs. Emma E.
Tubbs, wife of the Rev. Timothy
u. Tubbs, occurred at the home
Of her brother, Mr.. Thomas Ed
wards near town, on Wednesday
morning Nov. %, 1915.
Mrs. Tubbs came from her
home at Salisbury, N. c., three
weeks ago to attend the funeral
Of her sister, Mrs. Margaret Eyer
at Berwick, and while visiting
her brother she contracted pneu-
monia from which she died.
The deceased was aged 60 yrs.
II months and 2S days. She is
survived by her husband the
Rev. Timothy H. Tubbs, a men,
ber of the Central Pennsylvania
Conference of the M. E. church,
Ralph, of North Emporia, Va,
Mrs. Fannie Hess, of Berwick,
DR.. |. L. Edwards, of town, and
Thomas E. Edwards, near town.
The deceased was born at Lime
Ridge, this county, and in Jan. 8
|lS74, was united in marriage to
REV. Tubbs. Since the age of
twelve years she was a member
|Of the Methodist Episcopal church
The funeral was held on Sat
|urday morning at the home of
her brother where she died, con-
Quoted by Rev. Harry w. New
man, pastor of the local M. E.
church, assisted by Rev. James
|B. Stein, D. D. District Superin-
|tendent, and Rev. w. A. Faus,
Of Millville,
She was buried at Beach Grove
near Shickshinney. The entire
funeral party went in automo-
biles, a distance of 22 miles.
NOTE. Mrs. Tubbs will be re-
|nembered by many people of
Hustontown and vicinity, as Rev
! |Tubbs served the Ft. Littleton
charge, now called Hustontown
.harge, from 1877 1879.
H. w. N.
JAMES M. MOORE.
James M. Moore, an uncle of
Mrs. T. F. Sloan, West Lincoln
Way, and for many years a resi-
dent of Wells Valley, this county,
died at his home in Brule, Nebras-
ka, on September q, 1915, aged sc
years. The Moores have quite a
military history.
His grandfather, James M.
Moore served as Major through
the war of the Revolution and two
Of his grandfather's brothers fel
in the battles Of Lexington anc
Brandywine, yet the family nev-
er swerved from what they deem
ed their duty to their country,
and their names have been or
the Muster Roll of every war ir
which the U. S. has been a party
with the exception of the Semi
mole, and some minor lndiar
wars which were not according
to their sympathies.
When the CiviLwar broke ou'
he was one of the early ones tt
enlist in the %. Pa Vol. Inft. Hi
enlistment was followed by sever
other brothers, making eigh
brothers in the Union service
A family record not duplicated
50 far as known in the history O.
that war.
Altho he had known the hard
est of service he reinlisted whel
bis time expired, in Co. B. lat
Pa. Inft. The severity of hi
wounds and hard service follow
ed him through life.
He was married to Saral
Haight, Jan. 1854. Chas. F
Moore of this union survive
him. He was married the secont
time to Margaret. A Smith il
1869. A. P. Moore and Mrs. Tho
Whyman of Brule, of this uniol
are citizens of this community
bis daughter having minister's
10 and nursed him through tn
declining years of his life. Thes
with an aged brother suryiv
him.
I M MRS. MARY DEsHoNG.
,MIrs. Mary Deshong, widow Q
Tyl1hte David d. Deshong, 0