MRS. MARIA ARMOR DEAD
Mrs. Maria Armor died yesterday morning at 1:30 o'clock at her home, 828 Mechanic Street. Her death was the result of age; she had had no serious sickness, other than the weakness incident to her advanced years, and was remarkably active. There are few days when she was content to remain in bed all day, and her remarkable vigor and energy kept her alert and interested in life until the end. Her passing marks the close of a long, useful and honored life in Emporia, for Mrs. Armor was among the earliest settlers of the town, and during the fifty-eight years of her residence in and near Emporia, had been a part of the town's most interesting history. Her husband, Dr. Thomas Armor, helped to survey the townsite, and it was Mrs. Armor's privilege to see the very beginnings of the town.
Mrs. Armor's maiden name was Maria Talley. She was born hear Wilmington, Dela., March 10, 1818. There she grew to womanhood, and there was married, March 18, 1841, to Dr. Thomas Armor. The first years of their married life the Armors spent near Wilmington, and there their two children, George S. and Maria were born. In 1856 they came to Kansas. They made the trip by railroad to Cincinnati and from there to Kansas City by boat. From Kansas City they came westward overland by ox team, and settled near Burlingame, on Dragon Creek. Here they experienced sickness, privation and discouragement, and added to these, the dangers from the border ruffian welfare. It became unsafe for free state sympathizer to remain so near the path of the depredations of the border ruffians, and the following year the Armors loaded up their ox wagon and determined to return to Delaware. Owing to the dangers lurking between Burlingame and Kansas City, however, it seemed unwise to proceed, and Dr. Armor turned westward, seeking safety for his wife and children. They stopped on the Neosho River, and decided to go no further. A little later they chose as their homestead the land lying north of the townsite of Emporia, which later became known as the F. C. Newman farm. Here they built a home, and here Dr. Armor erected a mill. During the sixties and the early seventies he carried on an extensive milling business, freighting across the plains to Colorado. Mrs. Armor accompanied him upon one or two of these trips, but usually she remained with her children in the little one-roomed cabin that was her first Lyon County home, dispensing the generou hospitality of the pioneer to friend and wayfarer. All the hardships and dangers of those early struggling days of the state she knew; she knew also the strength and courage and faith of the women who lived through those times, and she lived to see her faith in the town justified. Dr. Armor in 1868 built the old courthouse in Emporia, at Third Avenue and Commercial Street, where the Poehler wholesale house now stands. He also built the mill at Third Avenue and Market Street, and a mill which he operated for many years at the place on the Neosho where the waterworks now is located. He died about thirteen years ago, and Mrs. Armor had since lived in her own home, keeping house alone, with the help of a girl.
Mrs. Armor is survived by two grandchildren, Miss Jo Shiple Watson and Dr. Gladdis Armor. She had been from early life a member of the Methodist Church.
The funeral was held this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home. Rev. Barnard Kelly conducted the services. The pall-bearers were R. D. Thomas, P. H. Hughes, T. L. Ryan, M. M. Mason, George Plumb and Harry Douglass. Interment was in Maplewood Cemetery.
(Emporia Gazette ~ April 27, 1914)
Mrs. Maria Armor died yesterday morning at 1:30 o'clock at her home, 828 Mechanic Street. Her death was the result of age; she had had no serious sickness, other than the weakness incident to her advanced years, and was remarkably active. There are few days when she was content to remain in bed all day, and her remarkable vigor and energy kept her alert and interested in life until the end. Her passing marks the close of a long, useful and honored life in Emporia, for Mrs. Armor was among the earliest settlers of the town, and during the fifty-eight years of her residence in and near Emporia, had been a part of the town's most interesting history. Her husband, Dr. Thomas Armor, helped to survey the townsite, and it was Mrs. Armor's privilege to see the very beginnings of the town.
Mrs. Armor's maiden name was Maria Talley. She was born hear Wilmington, Dela., March 10, 1818. There she grew to womanhood, and there was married, March 18, 1841, to Dr. Thomas Armor. The first years of their married life the Armors spent near Wilmington, and there their two children, George S. and Maria were born. In 1856 they came to Kansas. They made the trip by railroad to Cincinnati and from there to Kansas City by boat. From Kansas City they came westward overland by ox team, and settled near Burlingame, on Dragon Creek. Here they experienced sickness, privation and discouragement, and added to these, the dangers from the border ruffian welfare. It became unsafe for free state sympathizer to remain so near the path of the depredations of the border ruffians, and the following year the Armors loaded up their ox wagon and determined to return to Delaware. Owing to the dangers lurking between Burlingame and Kansas City, however, it seemed unwise to proceed, and Dr. Armor turned westward, seeking safety for his wife and children. They stopped on the Neosho River, and decided to go no further. A little later they chose as their homestead the land lying north of the townsite of Emporia, which later became known as the F. C. Newman farm. Here they built a home, and here Dr. Armor erected a mill. During the sixties and the early seventies he carried on an extensive milling business, freighting across the plains to Colorado. Mrs. Armor accompanied him upon one or two of these trips, but usually she remained with her children in the little one-roomed cabin that was her first Lyon County home, dispensing the generou hospitality of the pioneer to friend and wayfarer. All the hardships and dangers of those early struggling days of the state she knew; she knew also the strength and courage and faith of the women who lived through those times, and she lived to see her faith in the town justified. Dr. Armor in 1868 built the old courthouse in Emporia, at Third Avenue and Commercial Street, where the Poehler wholesale house now stands. He also built the mill at Third Avenue and Market Street, and a mill which he operated for many years at the place on the Neosho where the waterworks now is located. He died about thirteen years ago, and Mrs. Armor had since lived in her own home, keeping house alone, with the help of a girl.
Mrs. Armor is survived by two grandchildren, Miss Jo Shiple Watson and Dr. Gladdis Armor. She had been from early life a member of the Methodist Church.
The funeral was held this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home. Rev. Barnard Kelly conducted the services. The pall-bearers were R. D. Thomas, P. H. Hughes, T. L. Ryan, M. M. Mason, George Plumb and Harry Douglass. Interment was in Maplewood Cemetery.
(Emporia Gazette ~ April 27, 1914)
MRS. MARIA ARMOR DEAD
Mrs. Maria Armor died yesterday morning at 1:30 o'clock at her home, 828 Mechanic Street. Her death was the result of age; she had had no serious sickness, other than the weakness incident to her advanced years, and was remarkably active. There are few days when she was content to remain in bed all day, and her remarkable vigor and energy kept her alert and interested in life until the end. Her passing marks the close of a long, useful and honored life in Emporia, for Mrs. Armor was among the earliest settlers of the town, and during the fifty-eight years of her residence in and near Emporia, had been a part of the town's most interesting history. Her husband, Dr. Thomas Armor, helped to survey the townsite, and it was Mrs. Armor's privilege to see the very beginnings of the town.
Mrs. Armor's maiden name was Maria Talley. She was born hear Wilmington, Dela., March 10, 1818. There she grew to womanhood, and there was married, March 18, 1841, to Dr. Thomas Armor. The first years of their married life the Armors spent near Wilmington, and there their two children, George S. and Maria were born. In 1856 they came to Kansas. They made the trip by railroad to Cincinnati and from there to Kansas City by boat. From Kansas City they came westward overland by ox team, and settled near Burlingame, on Dragon Creek. Here they experienced sickness, privation and discouragement, and added to these, the dangers from the border ruffian welfare. It became unsafe for free state sympathizer to remain so near the path of the depredations of the border ruffians, and the following year the Armors loaded up their ox wagon and determined to return to Delaware. Owing to the dangers lurking between Burlingame and Kansas City, however, it seemed unwise to proceed, and Dr. Armor turned westward, seeking safety for his wife and children. They stopped on the Neosho River, and decided to go no further. A little later they chose as their homestead the land lying north of the townsite of Emporia, which later became known as the F. C. Newman farm. Here they built a home, and here Dr. Armor erected a mill. During the sixties and the early seventies he carried on an extensive milling business, freighting across the plains to Colorado. Mrs. Armor accompanied him upon one or two of these trips, but usually she remained with her children in the little one-roomed cabin that was her first Lyon County home, dispensing the generou hospitality of the pioneer to friend and wayfarer. All the hardships and dangers of those early struggling days of the state she knew; she knew also the strength and courage and faith of the women who lived through those times, and she lived to see her faith in the town justified. Dr. Armor in 1868 built the old courthouse in Emporia, at Third Avenue and Commercial Street, where the Poehler wholesale house now stands. He also built the mill at Third Avenue and Market Street, and a mill which he operated for many years at the place on the Neosho where the waterworks now is located. He died about thirteen years ago, and Mrs. Armor had since lived in her own home, keeping house alone, with the help of a girl.
Mrs. Armor is survived by two grandchildren, Miss Jo Shiple Watson and Dr. Gladdis Armor. She had been from early life a member of the Methodist Church.
The funeral was held this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home. Rev. Barnard Kelly conducted the services. The pall-bearers were R. D. Thomas, P. H. Hughes, T. L. Ryan, M. M. Mason, George Plumb and Harry Douglass. Interment was in Maplewood Cemetery.
(Emporia Gazette ~ April 27, 1914)
Mrs. Maria Armor died yesterday morning at 1:30 o'clock at her home, 828 Mechanic Street. Her death was the result of age; she had had no serious sickness, other than the weakness incident to her advanced years, and was remarkably active. There are few days when she was content to remain in bed all day, and her remarkable vigor and energy kept her alert and interested in life until the end. Her passing marks the close of a long, useful and honored life in Emporia, for Mrs. Armor was among the earliest settlers of the town, and during the fifty-eight years of her residence in and near Emporia, had been a part of the town's most interesting history. Her husband, Dr. Thomas Armor, helped to survey the townsite, and it was Mrs. Armor's privilege to see the very beginnings of the town.
Mrs. Armor's maiden name was Maria Talley. She was born hear Wilmington, Dela., March 10, 1818. There she grew to womanhood, and there was married, March 18, 1841, to Dr. Thomas Armor. The first years of their married life the Armors spent near Wilmington, and there their two children, George S. and Maria were born. In 1856 they came to Kansas. They made the trip by railroad to Cincinnati and from there to Kansas City by boat. From Kansas City they came westward overland by ox team, and settled near Burlingame, on Dragon Creek. Here they experienced sickness, privation and discouragement, and added to these, the dangers from the border ruffian welfare. It became unsafe for free state sympathizer to remain so near the path of the depredations of the border ruffians, and the following year the Armors loaded up their ox wagon and determined to return to Delaware. Owing to the dangers lurking between Burlingame and Kansas City, however, it seemed unwise to proceed, and Dr. Armor turned westward, seeking safety for his wife and children. They stopped on the Neosho River, and decided to go no further. A little later they chose as their homestead the land lying north of the townsite of Emporia, which later became known as the F. C. Newman farm. Here they built a home, and here Dr. Armor erected a mill. During the sixties and the early seventies he carried on an extensive milling business, freighting across the plains to Colorado. Mrs. Armor accompanied him upon one or two of these trips, but usually she remained with her children in the little one-roomed cabin that was her first Lyon County home, dispensing the generou hospitality of the pioneer to friend and wayfarer. All the hardships and dangers of those early struggling days of the state she knew; she knew also the strength and courage and faith of the women who lived through those times, and she lived to see her faith in the town justified. Dr. Armor in 1868 built the old courthouse in Emporia, at Third Avenue and Commercial Street, where the Poehler wholesale house now stands. He also built the mill at Third Avenue and Market Street, and a mill which he operated for many years at the place on the Neosho where the waterworks now is located. He died about thirteen years ago, and Mrs. Armor had since lived in her own home, keeping house alone, with the help of a girl.
Mrs. Armor is survived by two grandchildren, Miss Jo Shiple Watson and Dr. Gladdis Armor. She had been from early life a member of the Methodist Church.
The funeral was held this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home. Rev. Barnard Kelly conducted the services. The pall-bearers were R. D. Thomas, P. H. Hughes, T. L. Ryan, M. M. Mason, George Plumb and Harry Douglass. Interment was in Maplewood Cemetery.
(Emporia Gazette ~ April 27, 1914)
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