WORK, Laura Rebecca Ellis
Back: John Richard Ellis, Robert Thomas Ellis, James William Ellis. Front: Laura Rebecca Ellis Work; Mary Ruth Ellis Cooper; Frances Ann Ellis Blackford I have the original on the wall, a copy in my file. The original was scanned into my computer, on the back of the photo it only says 'taken when all siblings were over the age of 60.' Since the youngest was born 28 Sept. 1854 and the oldest died in 10 Oct. 1917, that would mean the picture was taken between Sept. 1914 and Oct. 1917. That pins it down pretty close. Judie Clark judiepc@charter.net. Thanks so very much Judie -- we LOVE to get Fountain photos :)
Mrs. Laura Rebecca Work passed away at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Charles B. Kern, of Kossuth street, in Lafayette, at 6 o'clock Tuesday evening, at the age of 82 years. Laura Rebecca Work was born in Kentucky, February 14, 1851. She was the daughter of Robert T. and Lucinda (Cottey) Ellis. She moved with her parents to Indiana when a young child and was brought up on a farm south of Hillsboro, along with three brothers, James W., Robert T., and John H. Ellis, and two sisters, Mrs. David Cooper and Mrs. Nathaniel Blackford. These have all preceded her in death. Before her marriage Mrs. Work taught school in Indiana and Illinois. She received her education at Alamo Academy, one of the better schools of the early days. After her marriage to William R. Work, she resided in Waynetown for three years, and then moved with her husband and two children to Independence, Kansas. After a brief residence in Kansas the husband died, and Mrs. Work moved back to Crawfordsville, where she lived the greater part of her life. Of late she has resided in Lafayette with her daughter, Mrs. Charles B. Kern, who with a son William E. Work, of Indianapolis, survive. For the past four years Mrs. Work has been confined to her home with illness. Always retiring in disposition, she was devoted to her family and home. She has one granddaughter, Mrs. Mary Margaret Kern Garrard. Mrs. Work was a member of the Christian church, and throughout her entire life she was devoted to the principles of Christian life. Services were held at the Kern home at 10:30 Thursday morning, with the Dr. W. R. Graham and Rev. J. H. Jessup officiating. Short services for the relatives and friends were also held at the Masonic Cemetery, Waynetown, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, where internment took place. File Created: Jan 27, 2008