Hi Regina, Could I use the obits here: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/obits/m_obitx.htm If so, do you know the name and/or the dates of the newspapers where the obits appeared? Thank you. Gloria At 01:29 PM 2/20/2007, you wrote: > >Not sure if this will help anyone, but this is the obituary of my >great-great-grandfather Isaac Newton Lemarr. I have the original scanned >and would be >glad to send it if anyone is interested. > >Regina > > > >Obituary Column of I. N. Lemarr >Isaac Newton Lemarr was born in Clayborn county, East Tennesse, May 18, >1829, and died at his home in Palmyra, Ill., at 8:03 a m, June 30, 1916, >age 87 >years, 1 month and 12 days. >In the year of 1855 when Mr. Lemarr was in his 26th year he emigrated from >Tennessee to near Palmyra, and worked as a day laborer until the following >year when on August 19, 1856, he was united in marriage with Sarah E. James, >daughter of Adam and Delilah James. To this union eleven children were born, >five of whom died in infancy and early childhood, and two sons and four >daughters surviving, namely: F. M. Lemarr of Palmyra; Martha J. Hoyt, of >Leedey, >Okla.; Isaac N. Lemarr, Jr., of Barr; Elsie L. Cole, of Palmyra; Rachael M. >Wiser, of Custer, Okla; Emily A. Richie, of Springfield. Besides these >children he >leaves a widow, 80 years of age, two living brothers, 21 grandchildren and >11 great-grandchildren, and numerous other relatives to mourn his departure. >For three years following his marriage he lived one-half mile west of Goshen >in a house that has long since disappeared. Then he took up his residence >one-fourth mile east of Goshen farm where he remained until 1874 when he >returned to his Goshen farm where he remained until about four months ago >when he >took up his residence in Palmyra and where his death occurred. >Mr. Lemarr made a profession of religion at the meeting held by Rev. Joel >Turner, at Goshen school house in the year 1871, and united in the >organization >of the Goshen Baptist church at that time and of which church he has always >remained a faithful member. >Mr. Lemarr was of a rugged physical nature and up to within a few months >prior to his death was able to do manual labor far beyond most men of his >years. > He was brought up in habits of industry and never objected to any kind of >labor merely because it was hard to do. >He was a close observer both of men and surroundings, being quick to detect >hypocrisy or lack of sincerity in men, and quick also to reason from >cause to >effect in things. At the same time he was liberal in his views with regard >to other people, always making allowance for the frailties and weaknesses of >human nature which a long life had given him opportunity to observe. >As to the moral side of his nature it is enough to say that his life was >absolutely clean, and the writer of these lines having known the deceased >intimately for more than 40 years knows of no better example of satisfying >companionship than that of the deceased neighbor and his aged wife. >Mr. Lemarr was a deeply religious nature. 45 years continuous membership in >one church testifies, somewhat, to this, but that is far from being all. >Those who knew him well cannot fail to remember the hundreds, yes, >the thousands >of times his voice was heard in public worship, and during his half century >of residence near Goshen church his home was always hospitably open to the >minister of the gospel and his door was never closed against the poor or the >wayfarer. >In the last talk of the writer of these lines had with Mr. Lemarr, he asked >me what was the sweetest thing in the world. Not understanding what he >had in >mind, I was unable to answer, and he said, "I can tell you; it is a clear >conscience." Wise old man. Truly, there is no sweeter thing in >the world than >a clear conscience; and I only hope that when I reach the end of my journey >my conscience may be as clear as that of the kind old neighbor whom we now >bid farewell. >The funeral was held at the Baptist church in Palmyra, Sunday afternoon at 2 >o'clock. A large congregation was present. The services were conducted by >Rev. W. E. Vaughn, of Carlinville, and were impressive. The interment was in >the Palmyra cemetery. > > ><BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> Check out free AOL at >http://free.aol.com/thenewaol/index.adp. Most comprehensive set of free >safety and security tools, millions of free high-quality videos from >across the >web, free AOL Mail and much more. > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message