McNUTT, Catharine (Buchanan)

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Obituary.
(Shelbyville, Ill., Democrat)

MRS. CATHARINE M’NUTT

The subject of this sketch was born in Fayette county, Ill., September 25th 1846, and died at her home in Herrick the 9th day of October, 1889, with that dread disease, consumption, with all its complications.

On the 17th day of January, ’67, she was united in marriage to Dr. I. B. McNutt, formerly of Hensley township, Johnson County, Ind. As a result of this union there [are] six children living at the time of her death. Her father, Hestin Buchanan died when she was three years old leaving her mother with six children. Being a poor woman she had a hard struggle to educate and raise her children, five of whom were girls. School privileges being few, these chil­dren had to go from two to three miles, across creeks and swamps to get to the school house; but notwithstanding this, all but one were teachers in after life, and Catharine began teaching at the early age of sixteen, and continued to teach until her marriage in 1867.

Her family was remarkable for honesty and integrity, growing out of the old Virginia stock of Buchanans and Carsons. She inherited from her pro­genitors those excellent qualities that marked her conduct in life. She had fixed political and religious ideas, differing with her husband in politics while their religious ideas were con­genial. She was a strong believer in predestination, and she had perfect confidence in the promises of God touching the salvation of his people. She never harbored the idea of endless misery for anything that emanated from God by birth or creation. She believed in a perfect and complete Savior. She worshipped God in the spirit and had no confidence in the flesh. She died perfectly satisfied and expressed a will­ingness to go; was conscious to the last and bade her family goodbye with perfect composure. She was buried at the Burrus cemetery. Fully five hundred persons were present to pay the last tribute of respect to her who was the friend of all and the enemy of none. One very striking feature of this occasion was that all of the vast crowd were mourners. The religious rites at the grave were solemn and impressive, and were conducted by Mr. Jacob D. Burrus, of the Christian church, who was an old neighbor and schoolmate, rendered a beautiful tribute in song and prayer. While not a minister, his re­marks were so appropriate that all seemed to sympathize with the bereav­ed husband and children.

A Friend.

Link to Catharine (Buchanan) McNutt’s grave

Submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry