HUMPHREYS, Mary Margaret (Doty)

Date of birth:  19 Dec 1834
Date of death: 9 Apr 1896 – Johnson County, Indiana

The Franklin Democrat, Friday, April 17, 1896,
Volume XXXVI Number 40, page 4 column 6

FROM OVER THE COUNTY

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STONE’S CROSSING.

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Mrs. John Humphreys was buried at the Miller grave yard last Friday. She died very suddenly of heart trouble. She leaves a husband and three grown daughters to mourn her death.

The Franklin Democrat, Friday, April 24, 1896,
Volume XXXVI Number 41, page 2 column 6

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OBITUARY.

Mary Margaret Humphreys departed this life on the morning of April 9, 1896, aged 61 years, 3 months and 21 days. Her suffering the day and night before she was called away must have been intense, but she bore it with pa­tience until suddenly the Lord called her away. She was married to John S. Humphreys, Jan. 28, 1868. The union was blessed with four daughters, three of whom survive. She had been a member of the Lutheran church the greater part of her life and was always known as a good Christian-hearted wo­man, always ready to give to the poor and needy. A husband and three daughters are left to mourn their loss, besides three sisters and four brothers. There is a vacancy, one more tie in heaven, one less on earth. No mother’s voice is heard speaking a warning word to children or a word to cheer the hus­band; no more will her form cross the threshold of your home. She cannot come to you but you may go to her; may this family be so guided and directed that they may form an un­broken family circle around the throne of God.

Her funeral was preached at home by Rev. Carter.

Link to Mary Margaret (Doty) Humphreys’ grave

Submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry