GRANDMA INGLES
Miss Eliza J. Hillis was born July 16th, 1813, four miles east of Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana. On Aug. 25, 1833, she was married to Rev. Nathaniel Ingles who then located in Carrol County, Indiana, where he had charge of two congregations eighteen miles apart, Pleasant Run and Burnett's Creek, subsequently removing to the bounds of the last named congregation. Of this church he had charge from 1833 to 1859.
She had become a member of what is called the "Seceder" church at Mt. Carmel, Indiana, at the age of 16. Her membership continued thorughout her long life. In 1859, Mr. Ingles resigned his pastorate after which he labored as a supply -------- until he removed to Knox County, Missouri, in 1863. On Aug. 30th, 1864, he died; she then removed to Monroe County, Iowa to live with her children and during the last thirteen years of her life made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Sarah P. H. Pickens, first of Albia and afterwards in Keokuk, Iowa.
During the past eight years she has been an invalid and six weeks before her death she fell and fractured her hip bone. She died August 30th, 1893, just twenty-nine years from the day of her husband's death. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Williamson, pastor of the U.P. church of that city, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Pickens, No. 628 North 13th Street, Keokuk, Iowa.
The floral offerings were profuse and beautiful. The singing was conducted by Miss Cora Elgin. The ninety-third and the seventy-first psalms were sung, and later being one she had asked her son-in-law, Rev. joseph Norris, to read at her bedside a short time before her death.
The pall-bearers were H. Scott Howell, col. Blood, Wm. Fulton and Mrs. Ayer. The remains were laid in the Oakland Cemetery, Keokuk.
The end was peace - Granma Ingles just fell asleep in Jesus. She no fear of death, but said she was just awaiting her father's will to go home. Her last words were: "O wash me, cleanse me, purge me that I may be thoroughly clean."
She was the mother of nine children of whom four survive her, James Ingles of Kanona, Kas; Rev. John Ingles of Hoopston, Ill.; Mrs. Ealy Norris of Mablevale, Ark; and Mrs. Pickens. She leaves fifteen grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. Two of her brothers are living, Dr. D.B. Hillis of Keokuk, and Wm. C. Hillis of Ventura, Cal. and a sister Mrs. Margaret Wirt of Nickerson, Kas. Both her daughters were with her during her last illness.
She was the daughter of David Hillis (Lt. Gov. Of Indiana in 1837) and Aelia Werden Hillis.
Miss Eliza J. Hillis was born July 16th, 1813, four miles east of Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana. On Aug. 25, 1833, she was married to Rev. Nathaniel Ingles who then located in Carrol County, Indiana, where he had charge of two congregations eighteen miles apart, Pleasant Run and Burnett's Creek, subsequently removing to the bounds of the last named congregation. Of this church he had charge from 1833 to 1859.
She had become a member of what is called the "Seceder" church at Mt. Carmel, Indiana, at the age of 16. Her membership continued thorughout her long life. In 1859, Mr. Ingles resigned his pastorate after which he labored as a supply -------- until he removed to Knox County, Missouri, in 1863. On Aug. 30th, 1864, he died; she then removed to Monroe County, Iowa to live with her children and during the last thirteen years of her life made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Sarah P. H. Pickens, first of Albia and afterwards in Keokuk, Iowa.
During the past eight years she has been an invalid and six weeks before her death she fell and fractured her hip bone. She died August 30th, 1893, just twenty-nine years from the day of her husband's death. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Williamson, pastor of the U.P. church of that city, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Pickens, No. 628 North 13th Street, Keokuk, Iowa.
The floral offerings were profuse and beautiful. The singing was conducted by Miss Cora Elgin. The ninety-third and the seventy-first psalms were sung, and later being one she had asked her son-in-law, Rev. joseph Norris, to read at her bedside a short time before her death.
The pall-bearers were H. Scott Howell, col. Blood, Wm. Fulton and Mrs. Ayer. The remains were laid in the Oakland Cemetery, Keokuk.
The end was peace - Granma Ingles just fell asleep in Jesus. She no fear of death, but said she was just awaiting her father's will to go home. Her last words were: "O wash me, cleanse me, purge me that I may be thoroughly clean."
She was the mother of nine children of whom four survive her, James Ingles of Kanona, Kas; Rev. John Ingles of Hoopston, Ill.; Mrs. Ealy Norris of Mablevale, Ark; and Mrs. Pickens. She leaves fifteen grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. Two of her brothers are living, Dr. D.B. Hillis of Keokuk, and Wm. C. Hillis of Ventura, Cal. and a sister Mrs. Margaret Wirt of Nickerson, Kas. Both her daughters were with her during her last illness.
She was the daughter of David Hillis (Lt. Gov. Of Indiana in 1837) and Aelia Werden Hillis.
GRANDMA INGLES
Miss Eliza J. Hillis was born July 16th, 1813, four miles east of Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana. On Aug. 25, 1833, she was married to Rev. Nathaniel Ingles who then located in Carrol County, Indiana, where he had charge of two congregations eighteen miles apart, Pleasant Run and Burnett's Creek, subsequently removing to the bounds of the last named congregation. Of this church he had charge from 1833 to 1859.
She had become a member of what is called the "Seceder" church at Mt. Carmel, Indiana, at the age of 16. Her membership continued thorughout her long life. In 1859, Mr. Ingles resigned his pastorate after which he labored as a supply -------- until he removed to Knox County, Missouri, in 1863. On Aug. 30th, 1864, he died; she then removed to Monroe County, Iowa to live with her children and during the last thirteen years of her life made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Sarah P. H. Pickens, first of Albia and afterwards in Keokuk, Iowa.
During the past eight years she has been an invalid and six weeks before her death she fell and fractured her hip bone. She died August 30th, 1893, just twenty-nine years from the day of her husband's death. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Williamson, pastor of the U.P. church of that city, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Pickens, No. 628 North 13th Street, Keokuk, Iowa.
The floral offerings were profuse and beautiful. The singing was conducted by Miss Cora Elgin. The ninety-third and the seventy-first psalms were sung, and later being one she had asked her son-in-law, Rev. joseph Norris, to read at her bedside a short time before her death.
The pall-bearers were H. Scott Howell, col. Blood, Wm. Fulton and Mrs. Ayer. The remains were laid in the Oakland Cemetery, Keokuk.
The end was peace - Granma Ingles just fell asleep in Jesus. She no fear of death, but said she was just awaiting her father's will to go home. Her last words were: "O wash me, cleanse me, purge me that I may be thoroughly clean."
She was the mother of nine children of whom four survive her, James Ingles of Kanona, Kas; Rev. John Ingles of Hoopston, Ill.; Mrs. Ealy Norris of Mablevale, Ark; and Mrs. Pickens. She leaves fifteen grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. Two of her brothers are living, Dr. D.B. Hillis of Keokuk, and Wm. C. Hillis of Ventura, Cal. and a sister Mrs. Margaret Wirt of Nickerson, Kas. Both her daughters were with her during her last illness.
She was the daughter of David Hillis (Lt. Gov. Of Indiana in 1837) and Aelia Werden Hillis.
Miss Eliza J. Hillis was born July 16th, 1813, four miles east of Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana. On Aug. 25, 1833, she was married to Rev. Nathaniel Ingles who then located in Carrol County, Indiana, where he had charge of two congregations eighteen miles apart, Pleasant Run and Burnett's Creek, subsequently removing to the bounds of the last named congregation. Of this church he had charge from 1833 to 1859.
She had become a member of what is called the "Seceder" church at Mt. Carmel, Indiana, at the age of 16. Her membership continued thorughout her long life. In 1859, Mr. Ingles resigned his pastorate after which he labored as a supply -------- until he removed to Knox County, Missouri, in 1863. On Aug. 30th, 1864, he died; she then removed to Monroe County, Iowa to live with her children and during the last thirteen years of her life made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Sarah P. H. Pickens, first of Albia and afterwards in Keokuk, Iowa.
During the past eight years she has been an invalid and six weeks before her death she fell and fractured her hip bone. She died August 30th, 1893, just twenty-nine years from the day of her husband's death. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Williamson, pastor of the U.P. church of that city, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Pickens, No. 628 North 13th Street, Keokuk, Iowa.
The floral offerings were profuse and beautiful. The singing was conducted by Miss Cora Elgin. The ninety-third and the seventy-first psalms were sung, and later being one she had asked her son-in-law, Rev. joseph Norris, to read at her bedside a short time before her death.
The pall-bearers were H. Scott Howell, col. Blood, Wm. Fulton and Mrs. Ayer. The remains were laid in the Oakland Cemetery, Keokuk.
The end was peace - Granma Ingles just fell asleep in Jesus. She no fear of death, but said she was just awaiting her father's will to go home. Her last words were: "O wash me, cleanse me, purge me that I may be thoroughly clean."
She was the mother of nine children of whom four survive her, James Ingles of Kanona, Kas; Rev. John Ingles of Hoopston, Ill.; Mrs. Ealy Norris of Mablevale, Ark; and Mrs. Pickens. She leaves fifteen grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. Two of her brothers are living, Dr. D.B. Hillis of Keokuk, and Wm. C. Hillis of Ventura, Cal. and a sister Mrs. Margaret Wirt of Nickerson, Kas. Both her daughters were with her during her last illness.
She was the daughter of David Hillis (Lt. Gov. Of Indiana in 1837) and Aelia Werden Hillis.
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