November 1, 1945
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DEATH OF OLDEST WOMAN IN RINGGOLD COUNTY
Mrs. Mary B. Hathaway, of Tingley, the oldest woman in Ringgold county, died October 29, 1945, aged 96 years, four months, and 26 days, at her home in Tingley. Her husband, Albert F. Hathaway, died September 25, 1916, at their farm home in Tingley township, where they had lived since they moved from Union county in 1870. They lived together for more than 53 years. They had 13 children, 43 grandchildren, 57 great-grandchildren, and six great-great-grandchildren. Ten of her descendants have been overseas. The oldest son, H. B. Hathaway, died November 8, 1944.
They had been active members of the Tingley Christian church since 1874. Funeral services were held for Mrs. Hathaway at two o'clock November 1, 1945, at the Methodist church in Tingley, and interment was in the Tingley cemetery.
November 1, 1945
Page one
DEATH OF OLDEST WOMAN IN RINGGOLD COUNTY
Mrs. Mary B. Hathaway, of Tingley, the oldest woman in Ringgold county, died October 29, 1945, aged 96 years, four months, and 26 days, at her home in Tingley. Her husband, Albert F. Hathaway, died September 25, 1916, at their farm home in Tingley township, where they had lived since they moved from Union county in 1870. They lived together for more than 53 years. They had 13 children, 43 grandchildren, 57 great-grandchildren, and six great-great-grandchildren. Ten of her descendants have been overseas. The oldest son, H. B. Hathaway, died November 8, 1944.
They had been active members of the Tingley Christian church since 1874. Funeral services were held for Mrs. Hathaway at two o'clock November 1, 1945, at the Methodist church in Tingley, and interment was in the Tingley cemetery.
Family Members
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Isabelle Cecelia Hester Preston
1863–1929
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Susanna Marie Hester Clotfelter
1865–1917
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Clara Alice Hester Marquis
1866–1934
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Kathryn Launa Hester Jones
1870–1926
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Henry Homer Hester
1871–1947
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Edgar Burgess Hester
1873–1956
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Ellen O. Hester
1875–1886
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Aurelia May "May" Hester Rose
1882–1931
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Cora Gillam Hester Schmersal
1885–1959
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Holis Benjamin Hathaway
1865–1944
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Aurilla Ewing Hathaway Wilson
1867–1958
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Arden Ernest Hathaway
1870–1947
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Albert Edwin Hathaway
1872–1896
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Mary Eva Hathaway McGuire
1874–1962
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Sarah Elizabeth Hathaway Johnston
1876–1961
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Wilbur Fletcher Hathaway
1878–1955
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Ida Mae Hathaway Temple
1880–1903
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Helen Stella Hathaway Mason
1882–1968
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Lydia Leota Hathaway Johnston
1884–1975
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Maude Freelove Hathaway Borrusch
1887–1965
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Gertrude Beatrice Hathaway Marler
1889–1978
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Chester Artie Hathaway
1892–1910
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