"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 51, No 1, p 13, Jan. 3, 1895.
Elizabeth D. Hoffman, daughter of Moses Hand and Elizabeth Van Horn Hoffman, was born in Harrison county, W. Va. [Va.], April 11, 1805. She was converted at the age of eleven, and united with the Lost Creek Church in the fall of 1816; was married to Milton Stout March 21, 1822. Mr. Stout was killed by a falling tree July 14, 1829. Sister Elizabeth was thereby left a widow at the age of twenty-four with three boys dependent upon her. She supported these by the loom. During the evangelistic work of Robert Alexander in the fall of 1833 she felt it her duty to offer prayer in the church. This was so scandalous a matter that many left the church.
March 16, 1837, after eight years of widowhood, she was married to Elder Simeon Babcock, whose labors she shared till he was called home January 14, 1870. In this second union she was mother to two sons and a daughter. Since the death of her second husband her house has been with her son Simeon.
She died at Walworth, Wis., Dec. 20, 1894, being 89 years, 8 months, and 9 days of age. Funeral services were held at the Albion church Sunday, December 23d, conducted by the pastor, assisted by Rev. E. M. Dunn.
transcribed by Jon Saunders, contributor 47674050
An account of Elizabeth's wedding night to Mr. Babcock follows:
"Dr. Hezekiah's son, Milton Stout, married Elizabeth Hoffman, in Harrison County and lived for a time on the Moses Van Horn farm near Lost Creek. One day while Milton was felling a tree which had caught fire his wife came out of the house to watch. When Elizabeth felt the tree was about to fall on her husband, she ran screaming into danger herself. Then Milton, in his effort to rescue her, was himself caught by the falling timber and was almost instantly killed.
Elizabeth and her three small sons resided for a time with Milton's parents. When she planned to remarry, her mother-in-law decided to try to keep the boys by process of law. The widow, too quick for legal procedures, was married (Elder Simeon Babcock) early the same evening and traveled all night with her new husband and her sons in a buggy, reaching Marietta, Ohio by daylight, before the demurrer could be served."
("Richard Stout Descendants in West Virginia", by Russell Ray Stout p. 37)
Toots a Stout descendant
From the 1880 census, Albion, Dane Co., Wi.
She is the mother of Simeon H. Babcock, aged 39.
She was born in West Virginia, her parents born in N.J.
She was the wife of Simeon Babcock, aged 76 in the 1860 census, Salem, Shelby Co., OH.
Name Rev. Simeon Babcock, Rev.
Families Babcock family, Simeon family
Gender Male
Born September 15, 1784 at
Squam, NJ,
Died January 14, 1870 at
Jackson Center, OH, USA (86 years old)
Elizabeth D. Hoffman, daughter of Moses Hand and Elizabeth Van Horn Hoffman, was born in Harrison county, W. Va. [Va.], April 11, 1805. She was converted at the age of eleven, and united with the Lost Creek Church in the fall of 1816; was married to Milton Stout March 21, 1822. Mr. Stout was killed by a falling tree July 14, 1829. Sister Elizabeth was thereby left a widow at the age of twenty-four with three boys dependent upon her. She supported these by the loom. During the evangelistic work of Robert Alexander in the fall of 1833 she felt it her duty to offer prayer in the church. This was so scandalous a matter that many left the church.
March 16, 1837, after eight years of widowhood, she was married to Elder Simeon Babcock, whose labors she shared till he was called home January 14, 1870. In this second union she was mother to two sons and a daughter. Since the death of her second husband her house has been with her son Simeon.
She died at Walworth, Wis., Dec. 20, 1894, being 89 years, 8 months, and 9 days of age. Funeral services were held at the Albion church Sunday, December 23d, conducted by the pastor, assisted by Rev. E. M. Dunn.
transcribed by Jon Saunders, contributor 47674050
An account of Elizabeth's wedding night to Mr. Babcock follows:
"Dr. Hezekiah's son, Milton Stout, married Elizabeth Hoffman, in Harrison County and lived for a time on the Moses Van Horn farm near Lost Creek. One day while Milton was felling a tree which had caught fire his wife came out of the house to watch. When Elizabeth felt the tree was about to fall on her husband, she ran screaming into danger herself. Then Milton, in his effort to rescue her, was himself caught by the falling timber and was almost instantly killed.
Elizabeth and her three small sons resided for a time with Milton's parents. When she planned to remarry, her mother-in-law decided to try to keep the boys by process of law. The widow, too quick for legal procedures, was married (Elder Simeon Babcock) early the same evening and traveled all night with her new husband and her sons in a buggy, reaching Marietta, Ohio by daylight, before the demurrer could be served."
("Richard Stout Descendants in West Virginia", by Russell Ray Stout p. 37)
Toots a Stout descendant
From the 1880 census, Albion, Dane Co., Wi.
She is the mother of Simeon H. Babcock, aged 39.
She was born in West Virginia, her parents born in N.J.
She was the wife of Simeon Babcock, aged 76 in the 1860 census, Salem, Shelby Co., OH.
Name Rev. Simeon Babcock, Rev.
Families Babcock family, Simeon family
Gender Male
Born September 15, 1784 at
Squam, NJ,
Died January 14, 1870 at
Jackson Center, OH, USA (86 years old)
"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 51, No 1, p 13, Jan. 3, 1895.
Elizabeth D. Hoffman, daughter of Moses Hand and Elizabeth Van Horn Hoffman, was born in Harrison county, W. Va. [Va.], April 11, 1805. She was converted at the age of eleven, and united with the Lost Creek Church in the fall of 1816; was married to Milton Stout March 21, 1822. Mr. Stout was killed by a falling tree July 14, 1829. Sister Elizabeth was thereby left a widow at the age of twenty-four with three boys dependent upon her. She supported these by the loom. During the evangelistic work of Robert Alexander in the fall of 1833 she felt it her duty to offer prayer in the church. This was so scandalous a matter that many left the church.
March 16, 1837, after eight years of widowhood, she was married to Elder Simeon Babcock, whose labors she shared till he was called home January 14, 1870. In this second union she was mother to two sons and a daughter. Since the death of her second husband her house has been with her son Simeon.
She died at Walworth, Wis., Dec. 20, 1894, being 89 years, 8 months, and 9 days of age. Funeral services were held at the Albion church Sunday, December 23d, conducted by the pastor, assisted by Rev. E. M. Dunn.
transcribed by Jon Saunders, contributor 47674050
An account of Elizabeth's wedding night to Mr. Babcock follows:
"Dr. Hezekiah's son, Milton Stout, married Elizabeth Hoffman, in Harrison County and lived for a time on the Moses Van Horn farm near Lost Creek. One day while Milton was felling a tree which had caught fire his wife came out of the house to watch. When Elizabeth felt the tree was about to fall on her husband, she ran screaming into danger herself. Then Milton, in his effort to rescue her, was himself caught by the falling timber and was almost instantly killed.
Elizabeth and her three small sons resided for a time with Milton's parents. When she planned to remarry, her mother-in-law decided to try to keep the boys by process of law. The widow, too quick for legal procedures, was married (Elder Simeon Babcock) early the same evening and traveled all night with her new husband and her sons in a buggy, reaching Marietta, Ohio by daylight, before the demurrer could be served."
("Richard Stout Descendants in West Virginia", by Russell Ray Stout p. 37)
Toots a Stout descendant
From the 1880 census, Albion, Dane Co., Wi.
She is the mother of Simeon H. Babcock, aged 39.
She was born in West Virginia, her parents born in N.J.
She was the wife of Simeon Babcock, aged 76 in the 1860 census, Salem, Shelby Co., OH.
Name Rev. Simeon Babcock, Rev.
Families Babcock family, Simeon family
Gender Male
Born September 15, 1784 at
Squam, NJ,
Died January 14, 1870 at
Jackson Center, OH, USA (86 years old)
Elizabeth D. Hoffman, daughter of Moses Hand and Elizabeth Van Horn Hoffman, was born in Harrison county, W. Va. [Va.], April 11, 1805. She was converted at the age of eleven, and united with the Lost Creek Church in the fall of 1816; was married to Milton Stout March 21, 1822. Mr. Stout was killed by a falling tree July 14, 1829. Sister Elizabeth was thereby left a widow at the age of twenty-four with three boys dependent upon her. She supported these by the loom. During the evangelistic work of Robert Alexander in the fall of 1833 she felt it her duty to offer prayer in the church. This was so scandalous a matter that many left the church.
March 16, 1837, after eight years of widowhood, she was married to Elder Simeon Babcock, whose labors she shared till he was called home January 14, 1870. In this second union she was mother to two sons and a daughter. Since the death of her second husband her house has been with her son Simeon.
She died at Walworth, Wis., Dec. 20, 1894, being 89 years, 8 months, and 9 days of age. Funeral services were held at the Albion church Sunday, December 23d, conducted by the pastor, assisted by Rev. E. M. Dunn.
transcribed by Jon Saunders, contributor 47674050
An account of Elizabeth's wedding night to Mr. Babcock follows:
"Dr. Hezekiah's son, Milton Stout, married Elizabeth Hoffman, in Harrison County and lived for a time on the Moses Van Horn farm near Lost Creek. One day while Milton was felling a tree which had caught fire his wife came out of the house to watch. When Elizabeth felt the tree was about to fall on her husband, she ran screaming into danger herself. Then Milton, in his effort to rescue her, was himself caught by the falling timber and was almost instantly killed.
Elizabeth and her three small sons resided for a time with Milton's parents. When she planned to remarry, her mother-in-law decided to try to keep the boys by process of law. The widow, too quick for legal procedures, was married (Elder Simeon Babcock) early the same evening and traveled all night with her new husband and her sons in a buggy, reaching Marietta, Ohio by daylight, before the demurrer could be served."
("Richard Stout Descendants in West Virginia", by Russell Ray Stout p. 37)
Toots a Stout descendant
From the 1880 census, Albion, Dane Co., Wi.
She is the mother of Simeon H. Babcock, aged 39.
She was born in West Virginia, her parents born in N.J.
She was the wife of Simeon Babcock, aged 76 in the 1860 census, Salem, Shelby Co., OH.
Name Rev. Simeon Babcock, Rev.
Families Babcock family, Simeon family
Gender Male
Born September 15, 1784 at
Squam, NJ,
Died January 14, 1870 at
Jackson Center, OH, USA (86 years old)
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