A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > District of Columbia http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=323 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=34269 Submitted by: Susan Article Title: Washington Post Article Date: August 17 1905 Article Description: Foretold Her Own Death Article Text: Foretold Her Death – Aged Mrs. Schofield Said She Would Die August 15 The End Came the Next Day Shortly After the Death of Her Son, John D. Schofield, Jr., a Year Ago, She Announced that She would Die on August 15, 1905 – She Died Within 18 hours of the Date Set. There was a remarkable instance of what might be regarded as presentiment or second sight in the case of Mrs. Ann Rebecca Schofield, wife of John D. Schofield, of 1236 Potomac Street, Georgetown, who died last evening. Until within a day or two of her death, Mrs. Schofield had enjoyed excellent health, better, in fact, than she had experienced for years, yet, despite this fact, she, months beforehand, had prophesied that she would die on August 15, her death occurring within 18 hours of the time she had set for it to occur. Mrs. Schofield was born at Sligo, Montgomery County, Maryland, August 19, 1835, the daughter of Hezekiah Crown, a prosperous farmer of that locality. As a girl, she was remarkable, religious bent, and throughout her life her mind was set in the direction of things religious, not to say mystical. She was married September 19, 1857, to John D. Schofield, a native of this city, settling in the home they ever since occupied, an old fashioned brick dwelling house on one of the quaintest of the many interesting thoroughfares of old Georgetown. Two Deaths Affect Her Nothing occurred to mar the placid tenor of her life until August 5, 1903, on which date her oldest brother, Thomas M. Crown, to whom she was greatly attached, died. The event made a deep impression upon her mind and seemed to occupy much of her thought. A second shock came on August 15, 1904, when her oldest son, John D. Schofield, Jr., died at the home of his parents in Georgetown. From that time forward her mind seemed to dwell on these two events with great persistency. Shortly after the death of her son she made the statement that she would be the third to die, asserting in the most positive manner that she would depart this life on August 15, 1905, the same day, in fact, on which her son had died the year before. Mrs. Schofield, although a rather slight and delicate woman, had never been sick a day in her life, and notwithstanding the fact that her mind dwelt perpetually upon the death of her brother and son, she remained in good health up to within two days of her death. As August 15 approached, the family began to feel some misgivings as a result of her oft-repeated prophecy that she would die on that day, and extraordinary efforts were put forwarded to divert her mind from the subject. She was taken driving and shopping. No effort was neglected that might in any way banish the thought of death from her mind. The good health she enjoyed finally reassured her family, and they had practically put aside their alarm, when this event long prophesied took place. Stricken as She Foretold On Monday afternoon her daughter, Mrs. Amelia Howard, drove her to the city to do some shopping. Late that afternoon, while they were making some purchases in a store on Pennsylvania avenue, Mrs. Schofield suddenly became ill, fainted, and had to be taken home. Dr. Suter was summoned and administered remedies, against her protest, she assuring the doctor that his efforts were useless; that it was the will of a higher power that she should die on the day following, the 15th. The next day, she was worse, and again was remonstrated with the attending physician, saying her time had come and that neither he nor any other physician could save her. Medical attention resulted, however, in prolonging her life until yesterday, the lady dying of heart failure at 6:20 p.m., within eighteen hours of the time she had set for her death. She leaves a husband, J. D. Schofield and three children – Mrs. Amelia Howard, wife of George E. Howard, the printer and publisher, of 714 Twelfth street northwest; Frank J. Schofield, tobacconist, 716 Twelfth street northwest, and Charles E. Schofield. She also has two sisters and a brother living – Mrs. Mary E. Ward, of Woodfield, MD; Mrs. G. A. Porter, of Rocky Point, Fla., and Joseph H. Crown, of Steelton, PA. The funeral will take place at the residence, 1236 Potomac street, Georgetown, at 3 o’clock this afternoon. Rev. Mr. Crouse, of the Congress Street Methodist Protestant Church, of which Mrs. Schofield was member, officiating. The interment will be in Rock Creek Cemetery. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ DC-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com