YIPPERS - hope that was free and not priced per typing " On 2/26/2014 3:19 AM, Marsha Ensminger wrote: > Reads more like a biography from one of those early 20th Century county histories. > > Sure beats the "Mrs. John Doe was buried last Tuesday." type. > > > > Marsha L. Ensminger > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Karen Zach <karen.zach@sbcglobal.net> > To: INMONtgo@rootsweb.com > Cc: > Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 9:13 PM > Subject: [InMontgo] a dream obit :) Oh, why can't they all be that way? > > Source: Crawfordsville Daily Journal 7 July 1902 > > Aaron Kelsey and Phebe Venard, the parents of William Kelsey were > natives of Mason County, Kentucky.They moved to Ohio in the year of 1790 > and moved back to Kentucky in the year 1806 came to Indiana in 1820 and > entered from the government the present home.They were among the very > first pioneers to settle in Montgomery County and battle with the > hardships of pioneer life.Aaron and Phebe Kelsey were the parents of 7 > children, six sons and one daughter. Thomas was born May 4, 1824, died > Nov 7, 1853; Rezin was born April 19, 1826 died Aug 7, 1853; Hannah was > born Dec 23, 1827, died Aug 30, 1847; William was born Jan 3, 1830, died > July 2, 1902 at the age of 72 years 5 months 29 days.James, the 5th > child was born Aug 4, 1832, died July 9, 1850; Isaac was born Nov 10, > 1837 died March 23, 1864; Joseph W. was born Aug 15, 1840, died Feb 14, > 1873.In the spring of 1845 the father assisted in driving stock to > Lafayette, returned and through the exposure was taken sick and on Feb > 18, 1845 died leaving his companion a widow with seven children to care > for. With that heroic disposition and a firm determination that was so > prevalent without pioneer parents, she so bravely met the test and she > saw all of her children grown to mature years and with the exception of > Joseph and William, she experienced the sad duty of following them to > their last resting place.But in these trying hours she had a friend that > she could trust. She put her faith in her Savior.This father and mother > in early life joined the Methodist Church and one by one the children > followed in father's and mother's precept and today they are basking in > the sunshine and love of God's countenance an unbroken family.William > was born on the old homestead and has lived continually on the farm > where he was born, with the exception of 18 months that he lived in > Scott Township.He joined the ME Church when he was quite young at the > old log church then called "Pleasant Hill," but now known as Findley > Chapel.He retained his membership at this point until the church was > built at New Market and transferred his membership to that point.For > over a half century, William Kelsey was a true, loyal Methodist, a > Christian gentleman without spot or blemish devoted to the cause and > uplifting of Christ's kingdom ever ready to do what was in his power to > promote the best interest of the church, devoted as but few are, always > at his post, the chair in the church will now be vacant.The Sunday > School will miss one of its most close attendants, the bible class a > devoted teacher.William and Nancy Jane Wray were married Nov 4, 1851, > and to this union were born four children, three daughters , Eliza > Ellen, Savilla Paulinia and Anna Adalaide and one son, Samuel Aaron all > grown. On July 26 1877 Nancy Jane, the wife of William was called home > after long months' of intense suffering. This dissolution of > companionship was a trying ordeal, but his love centered on his children > and a more indulgent, devoted loving father could not have lived, always > ready with kind, loving, sympathetic, consoling words.The very likeness > of love and kindness as a father he will be miss in the home. > > > http://indianagenweb.com/inmontgomery/ > > List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > http://indianagenweb.com/inmontgomery/ > > List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >