>From the Hoosier Democrat, Flora, Indiana, May 6, 1916, this obituary: "OLDEST CONTINUOUS RESIDENT OF MONROE DIES AT AGE OF 89 YEARS. "Mrs. Elizabeth Betts, who has perhaps lived in Monroe township longer than any other person, died at her home a mile northeast of the city last Saturday about 12 o'clock, the direct cause being a fall that she sustained at her home on March 21. She had been gradually going down from infirmities of old age for some time and the fall caused her to take to her bed, and the constitution was too weak to withstand this blow. Mrs Betts' death removes another of the pioneers of Carroll county and Monroe township. "She was 89 years old and had lived for 86 years in Monroe township, within a mile and a half of where she died, and was known to everybody in and near Flora, "Elizabeth Zook was born in Preble county, Ohio, in 1827. At the age of three years she came with her parents to Carroll county and entered the land that comprises the south-eastern part of Flora. They built a house where the John G Trent home stands. There were very few white people in Carroll county at that time, the residents for the most part being Indians and the land all being wilderness. The subject of this sketch saw all the improvements that have come to our county in bringing it up from its primeval state to its present condition of being among the most fertile land in the state. "On March 1, 1855, she was united in marriage to Abraham Barnard. Five children were born to this union. Two of these died in childhood and the only son, Jacob, died a few years ago. There are two surviving daughters, Mrs Sarah Burge of this city, and Miss Lucinda Barnard, who had never married and lived with the mother. The husband died in 1865 and in August 1869 she was again married to David Maxwell, who died the following January. "In November 1871, she was married to Nathaniel Betts, who lived until December, 1876. After his death she moved to the farm she owned at the time of her death and for the past 39 years had continued to live there. "The funeral was held at the Old Order Dunkard church of which she had been a member for many years, Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock by Elder John F Flora, her pastor, assisted by Rev. Joel Fisher, of Howard county. Interment was made in the Maple Lawn cemetery." **************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851)