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Obituary for Mary Barnum Carson (1851-1889)
No. 022 - Uncited clippings from the "Neva Murphy Hubbard Collection" of
Beth Rengers Talken, 1998.
At the old Heady homestead, four miles southwest of Troy, March 19, 1889, of consumption, chronic indigestion and nervous prostration, Mrs. Mary Barnum CARSON, in her 38th year.
Deceased was born at the place where she died, on the 31st day of July, 1851, and was the oldest child of Joseph M. HEADY (deceased) and Jane S., his wife, who still survives to mourn the loss of departed ones. Barnum, as she was familiarly called by the family, was united by marriage with Mr. John B. CARSON of St. Louis on the 5th day of October, 1873. To this marriage four children were born-two sons and two daughters. The oldest, Harry, and the third, Barbara, still live to mourn the loss of a mother; the second died in infancy and the youngest, little Carrie, died when about three years of age. On the 14th of February, 1882, Mrs. CARSON had the misfortune to lose her husband. Two years after little Carrie was carried away, and only one year later her father, too, was callled to join the loved ones who had gone before. These calamities, coming in such quick succession, produced a shock upon the nervous system from which she never recovered. Her remains were taken to St. Louis to her father-in-law, James O. CARSON's, accompanied by her mother, children and a few relatives, where services were held by Rev. Mr. FORD of the Second Baptist church, after which they were taken to Bellefontaine and laid to rest by the side of her husband.
Mrs. CARSON was not a member of any church; but the author of these lines, who spend much of his time trying to administer to her wants, is not prepared to say that she died without hope in the Savior. A short time before her death she had the family called to her bedside and, after disposing of her children as she desired, bade them farewell by kissing and shaking the hand of each and repeating the word, "Good-by," after which she called upon the Lord to have mercy on her. Her last words were: "Jesus, save me!" and she died without a struggle or the movement of a muscle.
It would be useless for us to attempt to say anything in regard to her past life, save to say that society has lost one of its brightest ornaments, and her home some of its most precious [note: the obituary ends there]
Note regarding clippings from the "Neva Murphy Hubbard Collection": Neva Murphy Hubbard (1886-1971) lived all of her life in Lincoln County, MO. She collected a large file of clippings of Lincoln County residents. The majority of the clippings were without citation. Beth Rengers Talken, beneficiary of the collection, has transcribed them for inclusion in our Lincoln County Heritage Records.
File contributed for use on USGenWeb/MOGenWeb Lincoln County Heritage Page by Beth Rengers Talken, 21 September 1998. Link change or update: 21 Sep 1998
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