Malinda (MEDARIS) BREEDEN was born August 19, 1838 in Ohio, moved to Spencer, Indiana, in 1839.
She was converted in a Methodist revival conducted by Rev. W. ZARING, and joined the Methodist Protestant church at the age of fifteen years. She placed her membership in the M. E. church at Greene County Chapel at the time of her marriage where it remained until her death. She was married to Rev. John T. BREEDEN, June 5, 1852. To them were born five children, two sons and three daughters. The husband, two sons and two daughters and fourteen grandchildren survive her. She was also a mother to two children by J. T. BREEDEN’S first wife, likewise a mother to Perry EDWARDS for whom she had cared since he was a child three weeks old.
Deceased died at her home in Beech Creek Township Sunday, August 30, aged seventy years and eleven days. She was a long and patient sufferer, having been an invalid for almost eight years.
During her long illness she read a chapter in the bible every day that she had the strength to do so and the day of her death she read the fourth chapter of James.
For many months she has been anxious to go home and had prayed often that Jesus would come and take her home where there is no sickness, sorrow, pain or death. Just before she died she lifted her hands and eyes heaven ward and said “Glory to God” and peacefully, calmly and sweetly went to sleep to wake no more on earth.
The funeral services were held from the home by her pastor, Rev. GODWIN, assisted by Rev. ELLIS and Dr. L. F. DIMMIT.
The remains were laid to rest at Greene County Chapel. She leaves a host of friends to mourn her loss. N.
Stanford, August 31, 1908.
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CEMETERIES OF EASTERN GREENE COUNTY, INDIANA, 1994, G.C.H.S., Beech Creek Township, Greene County Chapel Cemetery, Page 9, Column 3: BREEDEN, John T., Methodist Minister,8 Jan 1834—23 Dec 1914; BREEDEN, Malinda, 19 Aug 1838—30 Aug 1908.
She was converted in a Methodist revival conducted by Rev. W. ZARING, and joined the Methodist Protestant church at the age of fifteen years. She placed her membership in the M. E. church at Greene County Chapel at the time of her marriage where it remained until her death. She was married to Rev. John T. BREEDEN, June 5, 1852. To them were born five children, two sons and three daughters. The husband, two sons and two daughters and fourteen grandchildren survive her. She was also a mother to two children by J. T. BREEDEN’S first wife, likewise a mother to Perry EDWARDS for whom she had cared since he was a child three weeks old.
Deceased died at her home in Beech Creek Township Sunday, August 30, aged seventy years and eleven days. She was a long and patient sufferer, having been an invalid for almost eight years.
During her long illness she read a chapter in the bible every day that she had the strength to do so and the day of her death she read the fourth chapter of James.
For many months she has been anxious to go home and had prayed often that Jesus would come and take her home where there is no sickness, sorrow, pain or death. Just before she died she lifted her hands and eyes heaven ward and said “Glory to God” and peacefully, calmly and sweetly went to sleep to wake no more on earth.
The funeral services were held from the home by her pastor, Rev. GODWIN, assisted by Rev. ELLIS and Dr. L. F. DIMMIT.
The remains were laid to rest at Greene County Chapel. She leaves a host of friends to mourn her loss. N.
Stanford, August 31, 1908.
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CEMETERIES OF EASTERN GREENE COUNTY, INDIANA, 1994, G.C.H.S., Beech Creek Township, Greene County Chapel Cemetery, Page 9, Column 3: BREEDEN, John T., Methodist Minister,8 Jan 1834—23 Dec 1914; BREEDEN, Malinda, 19 Aug 1838—30 Aug 1908.
Malinda (MEDARIS) BREEDEN was born August 19, 1838 in Ohio, moved to Spencer, Indiana, in 1839.
She was converted in a Methodist revival conducted by Rev. W. ZARING, and joined the Methodist Protestant church at the age of fifteen years. She placed her membership in the M. E. church at Greene County Chapel at the time of her marriage where it remained until her death. She was married to Rev. John T. BREEDEN, June 5, 1852. To them were born five children, two sons and three daughters. The husband, two sons and two daughters and fourteen grandchildren survive her. She was also a mother to two children by J. T. BREEDEN’S first wife, likewise a mother to Perry EDWARDS for whom she had cared since he was a child three weeks old.
Deceased died at her home in Beech Creek Township Sunday, August 30, aged seventy years and eleven days. She was a long and patient sufferer, having been an invalid for almost eight years.
During her long illness she read a chapter in the bible every day that she had the strength to do so and the day of her death she read the fourth chapter of James.
For many months she has been anxious to go home and had prayed often that Jesus would come and take her home where there is no sickness, sorrow, pain or death. Just before she died she lifted her hands and eyes heaven ward and said “Glory to God” and peacefully, calmly and sweetly went to sleep to wake no more on earth.
The funeral services were held from the home by her pastor, Rev. GODWIN, assisted by Rev. ELLIS and Dr. L. F. DIMMIT.
The remains were laid to rest at Greene County Chapel. She leaves a host of friends to mourn her loss. N.
Stanford, August 31, 1908.
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CEMETERIES OF EASTERN GREENE COUNTY, INDIANA, 1994, G.C.H.S., Beech Creek Township, Greene County Chapel Cemetery, Page 9, Column 3: BREEDEN, John T., Methodist Minister,8 Jan 1834—23 Dec 1914; BREEDEN, Malinda, 19 Aug 1838—30 Aug 1908.
She was converted in a Methodist revival conducted by Rev. W. ZARING, and joined the Methodist Protestant church at the age of fifteen years. She placed her membership in the M. E. church at Greene County Chapel at the time of her marriage where it remained until her death. She was married to Rev. John T. BREEDEN, June 5, 1852. To them were born five children, two sons and three daughters. The husband, two sons and two daughters and fourteen grandchildren survive her. She was also a mother to two children by J. T. BREEDEN’S first wife, likewise a mother to Perry EDWARDS for whom she had cared since he was a child three weeks old.
Deceased died at her home in Beech Creek Township Sunday, August 30, aged seventy years and eleven days. She was a long and patient sufferer, having been an invalid for almost eight years.
During her long illness she read a chapter in the bible every day that she had the strength to do so and the day of her death she read the fourth chapter of James.
For many months she has been anxious to go home and had prayed often that Jesus would come and take her home where there is no sickness, sorrow, pain or death. Just before she died she lifted her hands and eyes heaven ward and said “Glory to God” and peacefully, calmly and sweetly went to sleep to wake no more on earth.
The funeral services were held from the home by her pastor, Rev. GODWIN, assisted by Rev. ELLIS and Dr. L. F. DIMMIT.
The remains were laid to rest at Greene County Chapel. She leaves a host of friends to mourn her loss. N.
Stanford, August 31, 1908.
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CEMETERIES OF EASTERN GREENE COUNTY, INDIANA, 1994, G.C.H.S., Beech Creek Township, Greene County Chapel Cemetery, Page 9, Column 3: BREEDEN, John T., Methodist Minister,8 Jan 1834—23 Dec 1914; BREEDEN, Malinda, 19 Aug 1838—30 Aug 1908.
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