Anderson - Polly Rogers
Source: Crawfordsville Daily Journal Tuesday, 28 November 1893
Darlington, Nov. 27—Some fifteen years ago there lived in Sugar Creek Township an aged couple known as Uncle Jesse Anderson and Aunt Polly Rogers. Now Uncle Jesse at this time was a widower with grown up children all around him and Aunt Polly was a widow living with an only son. This good old couple had known each other almost always, and they concluded to travel life’s uneven journey together and were married about fifteen years ago.
They went to housekeeping on the farm of Uncle Jesse, afterward, buying property and moving to Colfax, where they enjoyed the companionship of each other until they became too feeble to take care of themselves and were compelled to quit housekeeping and each returned to their children, where they continued to live visiting each other at short intervals until lately, when both took to their beds. Last week the end came to both, there being less than twenty four hours between their departure for the spirit world, he being in his 80th year and she in her 83d. Thus this old couple passing away reminds us that the pioneers of this country are fast passing away. Each died as they had lived, loved and respected by all who knew them.
Don't usually put the ones alike but this was just so precious it's worth a double !!
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, 1 December 1893
DARLINGTON, Nov, 27—Some fifteen years ago there lived in Sugar Creek township an aged couple known as uncle Jesse Anderson and aunt Polly Rogers. Now Uncle Jesse at this time was a widower with grown up children all around him and Aunt Polly was a widow living with an only son. This good old couple had known each other almost always, and they concluded to travel life's uneven journey together and were married about fifteen years ago. They went to housekeeping on the farm of Uncle Jesse, afterward buying property and moving to Colfax, where they enjoyed the companionship of each other until they became too feeble to take care of themselves and were compelled to quit housekeeping and each returned their children, where they continued to live visiting each other at short intervals until lately, when both took to their beds. Last week the end came to both, there being less than twenty-four hours between their departure for the spirit world, he being in his 80th year and she in her 83rd. Thus this old couple passed away reminding us that the pioneers of this country are fast passing away. Each died as they had lived, loved and respected by all who knew them. - thanks to Kim H for this one