A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Illinois > Kankakee http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1364 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=57284 Submitted by: babette602001 Article Title: The Momence Progress Article Date: April 21 1911 Article Description: Obituary Article Text: Rachel A Polen was born in Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada, Dec 23, 1835, and died at the home of her daughter in this city, April 17, 1911, aged 75 years, 3 months, and 24 days. On May 21, 1856, she was untied in marriage to Wm H Bradley in Ontario, Canada and to them were born five children, Minnie E Clapsaddle of Corwith, Iowa, L P Bradley, of Momence; Dora E Beebe, of Momence; Viola E, a daughter who died Aug 2, 1871 aged 10 years; Stella H who died Jan 16, 1872, aged 5 years. She also leaves three brothers, James, John and Louis, all of Muncie, Ind.; and five sisters, Daisy, Mary and Esther, of Muncie, Ind and Jane and Sally of Castleton, Ontario. Fifty-five years ago, she with her husband, were baptized in the Baptist Church in Canada in June 1856. Mrs. Bradly was a woman of very decided convictions, and had many admirable traits of character which won her many friends. She will be sadly missed in the home circle where her words of counsel and her gentle influence were always an inspiration for good. The funeral was held at the Baptist Church in this city, Wednesday, at 1:30pm, conducted by the pastor Rev. R M Wood and burial tool place at the Union Corner’s Cemetery, northwest of the city. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ IL-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com Also visit our other sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com http://www.AutumnWindz.com