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Title | Obituary: Sarah J. Fairall | |
Short Title | Obituary: Sarah Jane (Hickman)Fairall | |
Author | Decatur County Journal | |
Publisher | Thursday, April 27, 1899 | |
Source ID | S166 | |
Text | SARAH J. FAIRALL Died, April 7, 1899, after a short illiness, Mrs. Sarah J. Fairall, wife of Clark Fairall. Deceased was overtaken with a slight stroke of paralysis on the morning of April 1st and from that time she gradually lost strength. About 2 o'clock Tuesday evening she was seized with a second stroke from which she never revived until she passed away Friday morning at 5 o'clock. The subject of this sketch was born in Coshocton County, Ohio, January 4, 1824. she was the daughter of Kimball & Mary Hickman, and the eldest of ten children. At the age of seventeen she united with the Christian church at Elizabethton, Ohio, to which she remained a constant and faithful member. Grandpa and Grandma Fairall were united in marriage, May 1, 1844. To this union were born four children, Thomas, Kimball, William and Mary. Thomas died at Macon, Georgia, in 1866. Kimball Fairall and Mrs. Mary Brazelton live in Decatur County and were present during her illness. The grandchildren, eight in number and two great-grandchildren also reside in this county. Grandpa and Grandma Fairall were among Iowa's pioneers. in 1853 they settled in Jones County where they resided for three years, since then their home has been on the farm four miles south of Leon. For the past twenty-three years the aged pair had kept house alone, hale and happy. Those who knew them were their friends. Card Of Thanks We most sincerely thank neighbors and friends who so graciouly assisted during the illness of wife and mother...Clark Fairall and Family | |
Linked to | COOPER, Mary FAIRALL, Clark FAIRALL, Kimball FAIRALL, Mary E. FAIRALL, Thomas FAIRALL, William L. HICKMAN, Kimble HICKMAN, Sara Jane Family: FAIRALL, Clark / HICKMAN, Sara Jane |
Photos | Obit~Fairall_SarahJaneHickman.JPG |
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