"Matilda, daughter of Francis and Rebecca Latimer, was born December 25, 1850, near Warsaw, Ind. When a young girl she moved to Illinois and later, in 1864, to Kansas.

"At the age of 16 she was converted, baptized and united with the Baptist Church, to which she has always been a member.

"In 1871 she was united in marriage to Jonathan D. Douglas. Five childre were born to this union, one son and four daughters. All have preceded her in death except Mrs. Dolly Landon, in whose home she passed away in quiet sleep April 27, 1940.

"She, with two step-sons, L. C. Brown of El Monte, Calif., H. J. Brown of Kansas City, Kan; six grandchildren, and ten great-grandchildren; one brother, James Latimer of Foss, Okla.; nieces and nephews are left to keep blessed her memory.

"In 1911 she was married to J. C. Brown, a childhood friend. They made their home in Holton until Mr. Brown's death in 1928. Thus another pioneer woman has journeyed on to meet those who wait for her. Her parting words were: 'In season ye shall reap if ye faint not, and be faithful to the end.'

"Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 1:30 from the Gabel and McAsey Funeral Home, Rev. Maurice Hall in charge. Burial was made in the Holton Cemetery.

"'Sleep on, beloved, and take thy rest; We loved thee well, but Jesus loved ye best'"

(The above appeared in the Holton newspaper.)

The children of Matilda (Latimer) and J. D. Douglas were:
James Bird, Cynthia Luella (Dolly)Landon, Sophia May Morrison, Jessie O. May and Edna Pearl Smith. They lived on a farm between Holton and Mayetta. Sometime before 1900 the family moved to a farm near the community of Wanette, Cleveland County, OK. J. D. Douglas passed away there in 1907 and was buried at the Lexington, OK cemetery. In 1911 Aunt Til (as ahe was known) was married to John C. Brown and returned to Holton. He passed away 1n 1928 and is buried at the Holton Cemetery.