A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Pennsylvania > Montgomery http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1717 Also visit our new sister sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=49649 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The Philadelphia Inquirer Article Date: February 26 1898 Article Description: Nearly a Century for Mrs. HUNSICKER. Montgomery County Woman Lived to Be Over Ninety-nine Years Old. Was Mentally Perfect. Article Text: Collegeville, Feb. 25.--Mrs. Elizabeth HUNSICKER, of this place, died at her home this afternoon at the age of 99 years, 3 months and 7 days. She was in entire control of her mental faculties up to the last. The accompanying cut of her is from a photograph made a week ago by her great-grandson, Frank H. HOBSON, who is 14 years of age, and shows her sitting in her own room. She was the wife of Rev. Abraham HUNSICKER, a bishop of the Mennonite Church, and prominent in educational work. Her descendants numbered at the time of the family reunion, a year ago last November, 55 grandchildren, 79 great-grandchildren and 13 great-great-grandchildren, making a total of 157. Mr. HUNSICKER died on January 12, 1872. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com