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- Matilda [J.] HUFFMAN COON, sixth
child of Michael and Mary LIVINGSTON
- HUFFMAN,
was born in Clark County, Ohio, December 21, 1843, and died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Wade LOOFBORO, Welton,
Ia., January 10, 1920.
- At the age of six years she moved with
her parents from Ohio to their home in Milton
- Township, near Rock River. Here she
lived all her life until two years last October when she moved
to Welton, Ia. She publicly confessed Christ at the age of
thirteen years, was baptized by Elder Varnum HULL and
joined the Milton Church. When the Rock River Church was organized
she joined that church as one of the constituent members. Here
she held her membership for a number of years. Soon after the
Milton Junction Church was organized, she joined that church
by letter, and remained a faithful member until her death.
She was a careful student of the Bible and always spent some
time each day in reading her Bible and studying her Sabbath-school
lesson.
- On October 27, 1859, she was married
to Marshall R. COON, by Rev. V. HULL,
- who preceded her by death a little
more than a year ago. To this union two children were born,
the oldest dying in infancy, and the younger, M. Eusebia, the
wife of Wade LOOFBORO, of Welton, Ia.
- She is survived by one daughter; one
nephew, E. A. DAVIS, of Chicago, Ill., who
- lived with them for nine years; one
sister, Mrs. Elizabeth FRINK, of Milton Junction, Wis.;
two grandsons, Wesley and Howard LOOFBORO, of Welton;
one great-granddaughter and several nieces.
- Funeral services were conducted in
the Seventh Day Baptist church by her pastor,
- Rev. Edgar D. Van Horn, assisted by
her former pastors, Rev. George W. Burdick and Rev. Henry N.
Jordan of Milton. The beautiful tributes in these farewell
addresses, the large gathering of old neighbors and floral offerings
showed the very high esteem in which Mrs. COON was held
in a large circle of friends. The remains were laid to rest
in the Milton Junction Cemetery. E. D. V. H. [Vol. 88,
No. 6, p. 191]
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- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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