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- Died at Milton Junction, Wis., May
1, 1897, Mrs. Amy BABCOCK, from general
- debility resulting in partial heart
failure and hemorrhage of the stomach and bowels. She suffered
greatly in the last hours of her illness and was tenderly cared
for by her son, Joseph C. BABCOCK, and his family, with
whom she lived. Her funeral was held Monday forenoon, May 3,
in the Seventh-day Baptist church at the Junction and the sermon
was preached by Pres. W. C. Whitford, who was assisted in the
services by Geo. W. Burdick and E. B. Saunders, the evangelist.
A daughter of Mrs. BABCOCK and her husband from Fort
Atkinson were in attendance, and among other relatives of the
deceased were present Rev. L. A. PLATTS, and Rev. D. K.
DAVIS. Burial took place in the village cemetery.
- Aunt Amy, as she was familiarly called,
was born Oct. 10, 1826, and was, therefore,
- at her death 70 years, 6 months and
21 days old. Her birthplace was in Doddridge Co., W, Va.; and
her parents were William and Mary VAN HORN. The mother
was a sister to Eld. James B. DAVIS of Salem, W. Va. and
to Jacob DAVIS, who died some years since in the town
of Lima, Wis.; and she was half sister to Eld. Samuel D. DAVIS
of Jane Lew, W. Va. While an infant her people moved to New
Hampton, Clarke Co., Ohio, where they resided until she was fourteen
years of age, when they settled in the town of Stokes, Logan
Co., Ohio. Here soon afterwards she experienced religion and
united with the Seventh-day Baptist church of the place. She
was married January 1, 1845, to Simeon BABCOCK, a son
of William and Asenath BABCOCK. Her husband's mother
was the daughter of William DAVIS of Greenbrier, W. Va.,
an uncle of Elder Lewis A. DAVIS, deceased, and was well
known to many people in Ohio and Iowa.
- Soon after their marriage, the couple
took up their residence on a farm near Jackson
- Center, Shelby Co., Ohio, where Mrs.
BABCOCK joined the Seventh-day Baptist church of that
village. In about eight years, subsequently, Mr. BABCOCK,
her husband, had repeated attacks of malaria, so common at that
time in that country, and became a confirmed invalid. For upwards
of twenty years, she had the care of her companion, and labored
to raise her children, eight in number, five sons and three daughters.
To all intents and purposes, she was a most devoted and efficient
wife and mother. Mr. BABCOCK died Sept. 26, 1876, and
she remained near Jackson Center with her children, bringing
them all but one to manhood and womanhood, until April, 1800,
when she removed to Wisconsin and has since made her home with
her son Joseph in the towns of Albion and Milton. During a
revival season at Rock River in the latter town, she transferred
her membership of that year to the Seventh-day Baptist church
of this place with which she retained fellowship to her death.
- Of the children born to her, the eldest
named David, died when three years of age,
- and the youngest, Teressa V., married
Jarius CLEMENT, and departed this life some time since
at North Loup, Neb. Her surviving sons are Joseph C., already
mentioned; John Albert of Jackson Center, Ohio; Jesse, residing
at Stokes, Ohio; and Wilbur J. now of Farnam, Neb. Two daughters
are still living, Mrs. Salvina JONES of Kansas, and Mrs.
Isadore N. BABCOCK of Jackson Center.
- Living in a new country in her youth
and in charge of a large family during most of her
- married life, she enjoyed but few opportunities
to improve her mind and engage actively in church work; yet she
maintained in these years a strong and abiding interest in the
cause of Christ. But in her more advanced life she found time
to inform herself more fully on several religious subjects and
to possess, in a greater measure, the spiritual riches of an
unfailing trust in her Lord and Redeemer. The little church
of which she was a beloved member at her death, will sensibly
feel their loss. [Wednesday edition, p. 1]
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- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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