Aged 70y 4m 2d. Buried in the Fisher/Dorwin Plot

CAROLINE, born Sept. 16, 1824, in Franklin county, Penn., was married Feb. 17, 1848, in Springfield, Ill., to Phares A. Dorwin, who was born Sept. 10, 1820, in Champion, Jefferson county, N. Y. They had three living children, HENRY F., CHARLES G. and SHELBY C., all reside with their mother. Mr. Dorwin was engaged in the tin ware and stove business the greater part of his life, in Springfield, except during the rebellion, when he was in the Quartermaster's Department, stationed at one post all the time, in Kentucky. He died in Springfield, Feb. 17, 1870. His widow and three sons reside at 511 north sixth street.

EARLY SETTLERS OF SANGAMON COUNTY - 1876, By John Carroll Power

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Died, Friday, Jan. 18, at 8 p.m., at her late residence, corner of Fifth street and Capital avenue, Mrs. Caroline Dorwin, in the seventy-first year of her age. So far as her appearance and spirits would indicate, Mrs. Dorwin was in possession of her usual condition of health during the day. In the evening she took tea with Mrs. Henry S. Greene at the latter's residence on South Second street. There was nothing in her manner nor conversation during her stay to give an intimation that she was ill in any way. That she was well and had confidence in her strength is indicated in that she left Mrs. Greene's residence shortly after 8 o'clock, intending to walk to her home and thence to prayer meeting at the First Presbyterian church. While descending a short flight of steps at Mrs. Greene's residence, she made a misstep and the consequent jar was severe. It is supposed to have affected the action of the heart. The interruption once incited, her condition grew rapidly worse, and while on the north side of the executive grounds she sat down on the stone coping of the fence in the hope that she might regain natural respiration. Here she was found by a friend who immediately notified her son, Harry F. Dorwin, at The Journal office. When Mr. Dorwin, accompanied by Dr. Dresser, arrived with a carriage five minutes later, she was in a serious condition, but was able with some assistance, to walk to the conveyance. She was taken at once to the family residence and shortly afterwards lapsed into unconsciousness, breathing her last within an hour after the trouble originated.

Mrs. Dorwin was a member of the First Presbyterian church. In speaking of her as a church worker and as a woman, Rev. Thomas D. Logan, her pastor, said: "Mrs. Dorwin was a very devoted and consistent member of the church and was active and enthusiastic in every line of church work. At the time of her death she was on the furnishing committee and had taken a great interest in the work of remodeling and refurnishing the interior of the building. She was faithful in her attendance at the regular Sunday services and the prayer meetings and was always to be depended upon to meet any responsibility committed to her. She was unselfish and self sacrificing and manifested a true Christian disposition to assist those in need and to extend sympathy to the unfortunate and sorrowing. She was the author of many charitable deeds known only to her intimate friends. In her social relations she was kindly, genial and companionable, a woman of broad mind, intelligent to a high degree and always interesting. She was one of the most active and devoted members of the Ladies' Soldiers' Aid society, in which organization her generous disposition clearly manifested itself."

Mrs. Dorwin was born in Franklin, Pa., and came to Springfield Nov. 13, 1840, with other members of her father's family. She was the widow of Phares A. Dorwin, a former well known business man who died here in 1870. She is survived by her brothers, William and Charles Fisher of this city and George Fisher of Belle Plaine, Kan.; by three sisters, Mrs. Shelby M. Cullom and Misses Kate and Victoria Fisher of this city; and by three sons - Harry F. Dorwin, business manager of The State Journal; Charles G. Dorwin, traveling freight agent of the Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis railroad, and Shelby C. Dorwin of the Marine Bank.

- Illinois State Journal, Springfield, Il, 1-19-1895