Biographies and Obituaries
In loving memory
Minerva Padgett
Mrs. Minerva padgett Dead.
Death Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock removed one of the most kindly and lovable citizens that has ever dwelt in Daviess county. Mrs. Minerva J. Padgett, mother of a large and prominent family, died at that hour sitting in an arm chair. The end was was peaceful and the transition from this world to the unknown was scarcely noticeable. She had been placed in the chair by her daughter, who was attending her needs and without a gasp or indication of pain her spirit was borne away.
Mrs. Padgett suffered from a cancer 0 not malignant in form - a growth incident to old age. She had been afflicted with the growth for eighteen months. Her condition had been critical for many days. The family long ago realized she could never grow better.
Mrs. Minerva Padgett was born in Hardin county, Kentucky, in January, 1827, and came to Daviess county with the removal of her parents to Van Buren township when she was seven years old. She was married to William Padgett in 1843 at the age of sixteen. Her death [unreadable] which have existed between her and her aged husband for sixty-four years. The devotion of the two for each other was as marked in their older days as when they were first wedded. In 1877 the family came to Washington and lived here for a number of years, finally removing to Edwardsport, Knox county, where they lived a short while. In 1884 the family returned to Washington and moved into the home on the Bedford road where Mrs. Padgett and the husband since have lived Mrs. Padgett was the mother of twelve children, five of whom survive her namely, C.W. Padgett, Vincenes; Alvin Padgett, Arnold J. Padgett, Mrs. Frank Love, Washington; Mrs. Adeline Cunningham, Barr township. She was a life long and devout member of the Catholic church.
The Seal family - Seal being Mrs. Padgett's maiden name - is noted for the longevity of its members. William Seal, the father, lived to be ninety-three years of age and the mother passed over the ninety mark before she was called. Mrs. Padgett was a woman of remarkable vitality. Up until four years ago when she slipped and fell on the ice, receiving an injury of the hip which necessitated her using a cane, she was able to do work and engage in household duties readily. Throughout her whole life she had only a few spells of illness. William Padgett is eighty-three years old.
Contributed by: Lisa OSullivan